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I've listed below all comments received from 9400 unit owners.

Posted 9/1/09
Hi John,
I'm very sorry to hear that your dog was attached and hope your dog is doing OK.

I feel that the 9400 she enforce strict rules on pets.  I believe that only owners should be allowed to have their dogs staying with them in their condos and be present if the dog staying with them belongs to family.

This summer was very busy for me on the elevator with dogs.  They were always on there and many of them hot and bothered.  Summer is very hard on dogs and they are not as happy being secluded on an elevator with other people crowding them after being out in the heat. I was very worried about the dogs being so close to my grandchildren ages three and one because they love animals and they tend to put their hands out to them.  We caution them against getting to close to the dog before he gets downstairs to go out to do his business or after he comes back into the elevator after being in the heat.  I feel no matter what the owner of a dog says about his pet being good about people approaching them, I don't trust a dog in the hot weather.  Many of these dogs have to go to the bathroom and get very anxious waiting for the elevators in the summer when the building is full of vacationers.  I think the summer is a much harder time for dogs to be able to get outside in time to relieve themselves and I've seen them come back into the lobby area and be barking and growling at other dogs.  
You don't know what they may do.
Thank you,
Pat Critzer
Unit 1204

I think in order to get a fair decision on this matter and a full spectrum on the views of all, it would only be fair to have one person that does not own a dog and two people that own small dogs and two persons that own larger dogs serve on the Committee.  In this way, a decision that will be fair to all should be able to be reached and the recommendations will not be weighted in favor of any one group.  

I hope you will post this question, and provide me with details on those who have been picked to serve on this Committee.

Thank you.

 Judy Whitbred
Owner of Unit 1302
 

I appreciate your letting me know about the members of the committee, and it appears that the overall makeup of the committee should be fair.  I have meet the owner of the boxers and they are both very well mannered.  My dog is a small german shephard mix and weighs 70 lbs.  He is well mannered, does agility competition with many other dogs and has never been aggressive to another dog.   Most importantly, because I won't allow him to act in that manner.  

I make sure to keep him away from the elevator doors when they open.  I never enter an elevator with other people unless I ask them if they have a problem with dogs, and before I allow him to exit the elevator, I always note the environment we will be walking into.  Just a little common sense and consideration can go a long way.

The size of the dog has nothing to do with an aggressive personality.  In fact, I have found that in many cases the smaller the dog the more likely they are to be allowed to act in an aggressive manner.

In order to be fair, I would even agree to require a mussle on ALL dogs in any public areas of 9400 (that means small and large dogs).   I would not like that, but if you feel that is necessary than it should be across the board for all dogs.   

I literally see hundreds of dogs at the agility competitions, and I have never seen a dog fight, but the OWNERS use common sense, and don't allow their dogs to run up to one another.  They look around the corner before walking around it blind, and when they are walking with their dogs, they are paying total attention to the dog and what is going on around them.  I hope we don't jump into doing something that will mean only more cumbersome rules and regulations that are unnecessary.

Judy Whitbred

Owner #1302