Should dog families live in obeyence of other people's fears?
Or is Earth also meant for non humans?
I prefer Jeri's POV over Steve's.
I wouldn't want a neighbor with extortion demands and the assumed right to kill our dog because it would be or bark within the property border as border collies innately do.
There are simply good dogs and bad dogs in relation to good people and bad people. Sometimes nature or disease makes a mistake but mostly mean people can create mean dogs.
I will accept the nature of a person who might say "I dislike dogs - and sic most dog Owners".
Who knows there may be people who are intimidated by chipmunks and simply don't like them. I don't know if its a matter of experience or breeding but there are all sorts of folks out there. I wouldn't want to share a border with all of them.