Because they’re more likely to be ill behaved and their owners to have a sense of entitlement about bringing them places they don’t belong.
[whiny laprat owner]But they’re cute, and tiny, so many people feel they aren’t possibly dangerous carnivores. Since little poopsy can’t possibly be dangerous, poopsy’s snarls and “nibbles” aren’t a bad thing. Why should poopsy have to have special training? [/whiny laprat owner]
Yes, they’re dogs. They should be trained like any other dog not to jump, to eat only their own food (for the dog’s safety), drink only what and where they should (again, for he dog’s safety), not to bark innappropriately, not to bite or growl without good cause or instruction, etc. Size should not matter. Oh, and they should be taught appropriate elimination behavior, and should be picked up after just the same.
The tag that the Food and Agricultural Code refers to is ecplicitly required for dogs in training to be service dogs:
The same is also referred to in Civil Code 54.1:
Kind of odd that the service dog tags are not actually for fully fledged service dogs, but instead for dogs being trained as such.
Nowhere in reading through this stuff did I find anything saying that “practising” service dogs are required to carry identification, nor that their owners are. I find this quite surprising. But it does jibe with what I found out about Wisconsin law.
This is what the law was in California, unless something has changed.
I’d like to know what else it says, to see if there is someplace that indicates this is voluntary and/or a date that shows when it changed. Also, that is is actually the full & correct code, not something someone slapped up on a page (that no longer works).
It also doesn’t particularly make sense that it is under the food and agricultural code, but then most of what California does makes little sense…
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Ridiculous. I have had dogs for 30 years and they’ve all been indoor dogs. Dogs that stay outside get far dirtier than indoor dogs. My dogs have all been well trained enough to behave calmly inside the house and have been housebroken so they have learned to go outside when they had to eliminate. Except for some fur on the carpet, which I vacuum frequently, you would never know I have a dog. And I do agree with you that dogs should never be taken into restaurants or into most public places. It’s not just you, and I am with you on that subject. People should leave their dogs at home, no matter the size. I only take my dog to places such as PetSmart (which welcomes properly restrained pets), to the dog park (which provides an enclosed area for owners to let their dogs off-leash), or to the vet. They are well-suited for the indoor life, provided they have the opportunity to exercise daily, either by being walked on a leash, or by access to a properly fenced yard. They can be taught manners and if well-trained, don’t get the house any dirtier than their owners do. You are free to exclude dogs from your own home, of course, but I’m sure there are plenty of Dopers who will agree with me that a well-kept dog is not filthy and can live in the house as a much-loved companion.
Agreed. I have a whippet, which has very short fur. He stays inside all day then gets out to go pottie and for an evening run. His fur is easily wiped down with a wet cloth. We take him to all kinds of dog friendly places, such as outdoor restaurants and dog friendly hotels. He is a clean and well mannered pooch.
101 Things to Do with at Celebrity’s Lap Rat
- Dip it in chocolate and serve it as hors d’œuvr at a B list party.
And those people who bring their adorable dog to a frigging barbecue. It is not a gathering of dog lovers.
- Serve BBQ laprat – gives a new meaning to service dog.
meh, deleted.
Not that she brought her everywhere (she never did, actually), but my grandmother’s Yorkie was one of the best behaved dogs I ever knew. I hardly ever remember her barking all that much.
So it’s all in how you train them.
Oh they do, that’s a fact. I had a better relationship with the local K9 guys dog than he did, and he was none too amused when he couldn’t break the dog from playing tug with me. I’m a dog guy, what can I do, they love me.
- Fling the celeb’s laprat into the crowd of paparazzi.
- Feed it to the wolverine
I clicked on the OP because I was curious about what a ‘Laprat’ might be. I’d heard Labrat, and Lapdog. But Laprat was a new one.
Ah bliss. A fellow human being who shares my loathing of those angry little shits. I honestly honestly feel a powerful urge to punt one of them every time its shreiking yap rapes my sense of contented relaxation.
I recall someone saying that the most annoying sound a human being can hear is a screeching human baby. I beg to differ.
baby v. laprat – death match – which one wins?
Well I feel a certain amount of sympathy for babies. I used to be one. And they have an excuse - they’re babies of the species. Those horrible fucking turds that people insist on owning (In America I guess it’s Paris Hilton clones. In Britain it’s old people) are adult dogs who should kn… shouldn’t exist.
In all time worst noise possible? Screaming baby, hands down. I don’t appreciate getting hysterically barked at when I’m working in my own yard by the neighbors Chihuahuas, but a screaming child is FAR more irritating. And, around here, far more common since I have yet to see a purse dog in a store, etc but there are plenty of yelling, crying, screaming, running children.
- Use it as a cat toy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6QhIecMjZs&
I think some dogs just know who the grumpy, whiny bitches are, and do it to annoy them!