Dogs at the gym

The other day at the gym, I saw a dog in the gym locker room. Believe me I would rather see animals in there then naked women,lol. I really value the concept of having an emotional pet. In our state there are no rules at all. People can take there animals everywhere, and it doesn't just mean a dog. People have emotional chickens, squirrels. you name it. I LOVE animals, but feel there needs to be some sort of guidelines. Now Service Dogs are a different thing entirely. This whole "Emotional Pet" thing is getting out of control in the association we live in. I am part of the group that makes the decisions about things where we live and our hands are tied on this subject. Even liabilities are questionable! If my guinea pigs weren't pissers they would be in my purse when I go somewhere.

Anyone else seeing animals in stores, gym, etc?

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Not so much in my area but I do like your guinea pig comment...lol. Mine certainly became an emotional pet and I wanted to get rid of her when she was brought home.To much poops though to take anywhere...eek

in our area you cant have any animals that arent considered domestic pets and the city and county will hammer you if you get caught. only animals you see around here is service animals, the rest are banned. i would have mine trained as service animals but they bite so i am screwed with my current animals.

the pigs are poop and piss machines so they are def a no go as traveling pets. you might as well have a pair of goats

Love animals. Great companions from traditional domestic pets to exotic ones. The one place I would not want them to be is at my gym though. It is a dangerous environment for those fellas.