Sept. 19, 2011 - PPM - Bark in the Park

This week's PET PEEVE MONDAY (PPM) is about a new trend, "Bark in the Park."

It's where Major League Baseball teams allow fans to bring their dogs to the baseball game.

It brings to mind three questions for me:

How did this start?
Why?
And, what can I do to STOP it?

I like dogs, I have one. But I have no desire to take my dog to a baseball game. I believe it started with the Montreal Expos. They had really poor attendance and needed a draw. Viola - le chien ? (That's almost all I remember from my high school French class.)

Why limit it to dogs? Why not snakes at Arizona Diamondback games? Pet fish at Florida Marlin games? Horses, albeit clydesdales, at Cardinal games.

I've never been a fan of large Parrots or mascots, as well.



Seriously. I don't like it when a neighbor dog marks his spot in my yard. Why would I want that to happen when I'm watching baseball?

It might be interesting to have a "Dog Day" at a Philadelphia Eagle football game. It would give new meaning to a "Sudden Death" game. But let's keep baseball, pet free.

Can we all agree that pets are fine, in their place, in their cage, and away from professional sports stadiums?

Stevie Wonder never had a dog with him at games. Why do normal fans need one?

I believe we should heed the lessons from the Planet of the Apes movies. Let's keep our pets on leases, in cages, and away from public venues. Otherwise, we may rue the day of, ......"The Bark in the Park."


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