This post is just me blowing off steam about something that isn't really that big of deal, but with all the other things going on, it just makes me feel better to get some frustrations out by writing about something that has been bugging me. You do not have to read if you don't want to. This post is for me.
I am sick of all the restrictions in the parks for people who owe dogs. All the walks that we go on are just me and the boys and we go to a park where the boys can play and have fun with new equipment, rock walls, etc. But my dogs have to stay at home because that park does not allow dogs. And this makes them dig and chew and develop other bad habits because they are not getting enough exercise. I can't bring a part of my family on a walk, when they are the most in need of it, because our destination does not allow dogs. They are on leashes and we clean up after them, so What Is The Problem??? But CATS!!! Cats can roam all over, pee/mark on our $200 tent that we have in our backyard airing out, my stroller, and my cloth-fold-up wagon, and poop in my childs' sandbox!! And the owner is not responsible for the damage done by this "free-spirit". My sister is what I consider a responsible cat owner. Her cat is an indoor cat. I think that it should be a law!! My children could get sick from the cats using our sand box as a litter box, not to mention all the cats who probably have used the parks as litter boxes. Where is a law for that??? They can ruin my property, which if it was a dog or a child, the owners/parents would be called legligent and held responsible. I just think that cats should have the same laws that are applied to all other PETS, because that is what they are, PETS. They are not wild animals, people have domesticated them. If someone wants a cat as a pet, they should be responsible enough to accept that cats should be indoors. If you want to take your cat out, leash-train it, just like dogs and ferrets and other PETS that have RESPONSIBLE owners!!! Is this too much to ask? People domesticated dog and cats, and they should be held to the same rules. I know a Lab that can jump over his owners 6 foot fence. That owner is responsibe for that dogs behavior outside his fence. Just because cats can climb out of yards does not mean that the owner is not responsible for that cats behavior. A cat has food, bathroom, toys, you can get scratching posts and climbing houses. Cats can be perfectly happy living indoors. No one complains that you are taking a birds freedom away by keeping it inside.
Thank you. This is just theraputic writing. You don't have to agree or even like what I have said. Now I am going to take my boys and my DOGS on a walk, not to a park where we can have fun, but on boring sidewalks around the neighborhood, and when we come home, I will be tired from juggling two dogs, a stroller, and a 3-year-old that has decided he can't walk anymore after 5 minutes but is full of energy the minute we get home, the dogs will be exercised (the good part, because they are less likely to dig and chew and other bad behavior), BUT my little boys will be ready to run and play and want to go to the cool park that we couldn't go to because DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED. Thank you parks and recreation (said sarcastically).
As with every year, we carved our pumpkins last night for Family Night. The boys used to hate touching the guts, but this year, everyone (except Eli) was elbow deep and having fun. They laughed when Daddy made their pumpkins throw up and they were actually scrapping with their fingers and not whining. After the pumpkins where finished, we started a fire in our fire pit and roasted marshmallows. This morning after breakfast, all the boys wanted to put their costumes on. Ben doesn't have a costume yet, but as soon as we find one, we will get pictures. Happy Halloween!
