Walking the Dog?

I was driving home yesterday when I saw a lady taking her dog for a walk. “What’s so special about that?” you might ask. Well, the dog wasn’t on a leash, the dog wasn’t even touching the ground. This poor dog was in a dog stroller. And I don’t know if “stroller” is even the right word. It was a dog prison on wheels.

Don’t get me wrong, I am a dog person and having a crate for the dog is a good idea. It is a great way to keep your dog out of trouble when you aren’t around. It’s a good training tool for puppies. But what the hell was someone thinking!? Let the damn dog walk. He’s got 4 legs.

Poor thing can’t do the normal doggie stuff like sniffing around to find the perfect spot to pee. Hell, he can’t sniff anything. Makes you wonder if the dog gets out of the crate, ever. Poor thing probably gets shuffled around from one crate to another. It just ain’t right.

Disclaimer: Any reference to the dog as “he” or “him” in this post is not intended to be a gender specific designation. In fact, I have no idea if the dog was a he or she. Instead of writing something stupid like “he/she” every time I referenced the dog, I decided to reference the dog as “he”. I don’t really care what you think about this decision. If this bothers you, you completely missed the point of the post.