Re: Dogs and common facilities | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Sharon Villines (sharonsharonvillines.com) | |
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2019 10:04:06 -0700 (PDT) |
> So, if service dogs are allowed, what does that do to the people with > allergies? And, if service dogs are allowed, why not others? Life is a series of contradictions. Why do we love babies but don’t want them around all the time? Very few people have service dogs. Of all the people who have lived at Takoma Village with 43 units and lots of guests, we have had only 1 person in 20 years with a service animal. That person was not in the CH everyday, usually for an hour 4-6 times a month for a meal or a meeting and otherwise just to pick up mail. If all dogs were to be allowed, we could reasonably expect 5+ dogs to be in and out of the CH a few times everyday and for dogs to be hanging out there while their owners were cooking, watching TV, doing child care, etc. Anyone who is allergic would be significantly more likely to be affected by dog dander all over the CH, on rugs, furniture, baseboards, etc. Even in the kids room. And those who were violently afraid of dogs based on personal experience would be more likely to run into a dog. I was living in Florida when Takoma Village was forming in Washington DC. l saw the action only through email and had to put the pieces together from bits and pieces of information. One day the discussion was about a kitty litter box in the CH. Where should it be, how large, what kind, etc? I started thinking about previous email references to cats. From a distance I asked, “How many cats do we have?” One person took in foster cats and had as many as 5. Another had 3. Both indoor and outdoor cats. Several more had 1. Who changes the litter often enough to keep the smell out of the CH for maybe 10 part-time cats? As the numbers mounted, there was no more discussion of cats or litter boxes in the CH. This was before we got to the discussion about allergies. It comes down to what is doable. What works. Talking about what is fair or equal is only useful if there is something that can be changed or fixed or adjusted. Sharon ---- Sharon Villines, Historic Takoma Park In Washington DC, Where all roads lead to Casablanca
- Re: Dogs and common facilities, (continued)
- Re: Dogs and common facilities Dick Margulis, October 3 2019
- Re: Dogs and common facilities Virgil Huston, October 3 2019
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- Re: Dogs and common facilities Diana Carroll, October 3 2019
- Re: Dogs and common facilities Sharon Villines, October 3 2019
- Re: Dogs and common facilities Elizabeth Magill, October 3 2019
- Re: Dogs and common facilities Sharon Villines, October 3 2019
- Re: Dogs and common facilities Doug Huston, October 3 2019
- Re: Dogs and common facilities Sharon Villines, October 3 2019
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