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writes:  in response to NilesKnox:  I have come to regard Market
Square as little more than a gathering place for overgrown
hippies and self-centered snobs. In this case snobby dog owners
who like to parade around showing off their stinking dogs as if
they are the center of the universe. They think we should honor
their hounds and the piles they leave behind as divine beings
and objects. Actually I really don't care for some stinking dog
whining and wandering around as I consume my meal and wine,
raising its leg or bowing its behind in front of me. These
people should leave their dogs at home and let it drop it's
stinking piles in their own lawns or on their own carpets. Keep
these dogs out of the public.  You are totally clueless. Well
trained dogs are not fed tablescraps and are not inclined to
whimper, drool, etc while their humans are eating. These are
dogs that humans interact with, not the canine acquired on a
whim that is tied up outside and