As both a Chicago restaurant owner and a dog owner for over 40 years, I must respectfully poo-poo the Tribune Editorial Board’s idea that allowing dogs in our restaurants is both a good one and a potential lifesaver for our struggling businesses ( “Woof! Restaurants should be able to let the dogs in (within reason),” Sept. 29). My experience as a dog owner over those years tells me that while owners unquestionably love their pets, most of them have gotten little or no training at all on how to handle their dogs in public. And their dogs haven’t gotten training either. Exhibit A: uncollected dog waste all over our sidewalks. Exhibit B: owners allowing their dogs to wander all over the sidewalks, causing tripping hazards with leashes extended 10 or more feet. Pretty thoughtless.

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