Comments on: Why talk on your cell phone while walking the dog?

By: Colorado Transplant

Colorado Transplant — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:14:06 +0000

I interrupt this column for some breaking news:

In today’s Denver Post in the business section
is a column entitled

“Pet airline hits ground running”.

Animals fly in the main cabin and even get snacks and at each stop and a potty break. Stops are at N.Y., Baltimore, Chicago, Roucky Mountain Metro, and Hawthorne Municipal near Los Angeles International Airport—eventually there will be 24 more destinations.,

It is called Pet Airways. Here, pets are no longer LUGGAGE!

The writer is Ann Schrader and July 16, today, the article appeared, as a stated previously, in the Business section. Check it out folks.

If my pets fly, that is the way they will go.
No longer hiding them under the seat or worse.

By: Wild Dingo

Wild Dingo — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:32:43 +0000

OMG… HUGE fan of this post. It saddens me to see people on the cell in the dog park or walking their dogs paying no attention to them. Dogs are social animals and NEED companionship and leadership. why bother having a dog if you’re not going to give it some attention daily? Even the most well-behaved dog needs leadership in public. The worst is people who stroll into the dog park with their toddlers and dog(s) and talk on the cell as if its safe for their dog or their toddler. Ugh. but the bottom line is cell phones/texting make it easier to be distractable even with among dogs, kids or other people. I feel that cells should be used for quick informational purposes while “multi-tasking” like a dog walk or watching your kid’s baseball game. (such as “meet me at the restaurant at 6:30”) It should not be a device to have long drawn out in-depth conversations while your physical body is present with someone who needs your full attention. Its just bad manners. Dogs learn their good manners from their leaders. and cell phone addicts wonder why their dogs don’t respect or listen to them.

By: Linda Kaim

Linda Kaim — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:00:35 +0000

I have my own dog park, so I can restrict entrants (limited to my clients and my own dogs) and I have a business involving dogs, and I have a Blackberry.

I am dependent on my crack-berry for business, and I have it nearby from 6:30 am til’ 6:30 pm in the absence of access to my computer.

I do resent the fools who seem to think that their device is more important to their impact on the roads I drive on, the stores I shop in or the places I frequent. My device is decidedly off in these circumstances.

But, I am not above taking a call on the cell, or answering an email whilst I am working with a dog, in the privacy of my training yard or while training afield. No harm, no foul, and other people being present is never an issue.

That is what voice mail is for.

I have been known to bitch about traffic while stuck behind some fool who caused an accident in front of me because of inappropriate communications device use.

I have not attempted texting while driving or while riding the motorcycle, which I have seen.

I am simply not that brave, or that stupid.

By: Phyllis DeGioia

Phyllis DeGioia — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:17:47 +0000

oh my, thank you OTHER Pat…I *need* that! When Dodger boinked into the picnic table I stopped off and phoned the vet from a land line…can’te tell you how often my cell battery is dead. Thanks!

By: Original Lori

Original Lori — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:11:32 +0000

Funny you should bring this up now, as I did something STUPID in this regard the other day. The ONLY time I use a flexi is when I think the chance of meeting other people or dogs is very remote. I was in the middle of a field with Kasey working on recalls, I got a text message (about where I probably should have been instead of in the middle of a field), and was trying to respond. Kasey saw a squirrel and BOOM there he went with the (luckily) locked flexi bouncing 26 feet behind him till he met up with the creek and got caught in some weeds.

I felt like the biggest moron—there probably went all the recall work…yep, OK, I WAS the biggest moron. I won’t be texting-phoning while walking again anytime soon.

By: The OTHER Pat

The OTHER Pat — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:00:07 +0000

Here ya’ go, Phyllis!

http://www.amazon.com/Gaiam-Si.....d_sbs_hi_3

By: Phyllis DeGioia

Phyllis DeGioia — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:31:39 +0000

Just to clarify here - I own a cell phone because I can get lost in a paper bag. Also, no one driving alone in winter should be without one, and for women it’s a safety issue to have one.

I used my cell phone to call the vet from the dog park after Ginger was attacked, and was incredibly grateful for it. I tried to call the vet from the dog park when Dodger boinked into a picnic table and got a nasty cut on his eyelid (thankfully his eye was not affected) but my battery was dead because I usually forget to charge my phone. I use it when I travel. I use my cell phone - I just don’t carry on lengthy conversations past “I’m lost, how do I get there?”

My point, partially, was that I see the same people at the dog park who use a cell phone the entire time they are there. They use the time to catch up on calls, and they do not pay attention to what their dog is doing. That’s my concern.

By: The OTHER Pat

The OTHER Pat — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:00:30 +0000

Comment by Anne T — July 12, 2009 @ 6:24 pm

However, I’d rather have a flat pocket camera with fabulous resolution that I can download from!

Here’s one I found on the CNET reviews page:

http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-p.....ontentBody

By: Anne T

Anne T — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:52:04 +0000

Gina, if you are a cell phone addict/user, you will adore the Iphone! Take it from a non cell phone person with a good friend who has one. lol! If I liked any type of phone better I would have one in a heartbeat. :)

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:42:43 +0000

I want one, too! I’ve been holding off, but probably not for much longer. Currently I am without a cell at all, waiting for my contract with Sprint to expire so I can get an iPhone (which requires AT&T).