Who left the dogs in
Dear Annie: First, may I start off by saying I love animals, especially dogs. I have had several dogs and loved them, as they loved me, unconditionally. But when did it come to be that all dogs are service dogs? When did it start being OK to bring a dog into a grocery, a pharmacy and even a restaurant? Today in a department store, there was a little dog that growled whenever anyone got near it.
Some people have allergies to animals, and I don’t think it is OK to expose everyone to dogs. In your home or car, I get that. It’s your space, and you have every right to keep your best friend by your side. But is it me, or has this gotten totally out of hand? When I was growing up, you would never dream of bringing an animal of any kind in a food store.
I have contacted people at the headquarters of the grocery chain, and they tell me that the only thing an employee can do is ask the customer whether the animal is a service dog and, if so, what the nature of its service is. No documents are required.
People, leave your animals at home. If you can’t, then
Canada: Sharing memories
Against the blue of the sky, A stealthy falcon flies on high; Below, sparrows, alerted, hide in thick brush for cover, While the field mice scurry toward higher clover…
For many, many years I have been A proud Canadian native Over those wonderful year I have seen Many awesome places to live!
Places making me feel close to God, Where scenes of nature take your breath away; Everything so pleasantly perfect, from water to sod, And fresh air, that makes you want to forever stay!
Canada has the snow-capped mountains and pristine lakes, And our amazing Great Lakes with the grand Saintlawrence Seaway – Making me ask what will motivate, what it takes To urge visitors to see Canada first, before the U.S.A.! go to a grocery that delivers your groceries to your car in the parking lot. There is no charge for that. I am fed up with having to worry about whether my grocery cart will be full of pet hair. Perhaps the food industry should take into consideration those of us who don’t bring their animals inside instead of catering to those who do. — Frustrated Dear Frustrated:
to me about this. Whenever people lie or break the rules so they can bring their pet dog around town with them, it negatively impacts the many people who really do need service or therapy dogs for medical reasons. So to anyone out there faking it: Shame on you.
That being said, as a bystander, you can’t know for sure what the situation is. It’s not always clear when someone has a condition that necessitates a service animal. So withhold judgment. It’s better for your blood pressure.
Dear Annie: This message is for “Still Interested,” who says his wife’s sexual thrill is gone.
For example, from our beautiful Townships country-side, Admiring the Gaspé route toward New Brunswick’s laid back ways, Through their Acadian lands to the Oceanside, Where they reclaimed land from the sea in their early days;
In Canada’s Maritimes you will tread into early history, In places like Fort Louisburg, ex-port Royal and Halifax – I guarantee a true Canadian will never feel sorry To learn about our ancestry and other facts!
I could go on, but seeing beats many words: Join with friends, take the highway, ingest your freedom As you ride along the Trans- Canada, free of life’s daily girds, On a trip of many sights to God’s Country, so, so winsome!
G.L. Brown
You’re not the first person who has Motherly Love: Oh, Selfless Lady!
You are female An overseer of love’s every minute detail; You are life, To children, a loving mother, to spouse, a patient wife…
Yet, at times you can be also a sensitive child Probably because you need to let go, be wild; The world demands so much of a mother, A role you must fulfill like no other!
Cry, if you must, form the weight of it all Take comfort that children will grow tall, And you will be at the center, the queen of their hearts – Because yours is motherly love, a love that never parts!
God bless each mother’s gift of self mankind; Respect that motherly love is the purest you’ll ever find – If there’s ever a time to open hearts in ways most sincere, Do it to mothers whom you too silently revere!!
G.L. Brown
Perhaps it is his thrill and not hers! Has he turned into a grumpy old man who complains and criticizes? Did he never complete the job she asked him to do last week or last year? Did he fuss about what she cooked for supper? Did he get irritated when she talked to him? Perhaps her thrill would return if he started treating her with love and respect.
My advice to him: Finish those jobs. Enjoy that meal. Just listen when she talks. Give her hugs. Help her around the house. Appreciate what she does. And stop complaining! When you thrill her with your actions, perhaps she will, in return, thrill you! — Happy Wife, Happy Life
Dear Happy: I didn’t see any indication in the letter from “Still Interested” that he is treating his wife poorly, so I feel you may be drawing that conclusion based on your own experiences. In any case, indeed — a happy wife equals a happy life, and those little gestures of affection can go a long way.
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