On dogs...

On one of the rides to university a blind man got on the train accompanied by his guide dog.Although I had not seen a guide dog for a long ,long time that didn't seem as anything unusual as guide dogs can ride trains and buses for obvious reasons.What did catch my attention and struck me as a cultural difference was to see other dogs riding the train with their owners!Dogs are not allowed in public transport in Argentina unless their are carried in specially designed cage,or kennel.These dogs I am talking about where in the train with just a leash and they where moving about commuters' legs and feet while their owners were calling them sweet names and pampering then as if they did not see the rest of us commuters! I personally think it is a bit dangerous to have a dog in a crowded train car without a muzzle. Dogs are nice loyal pets but they are their owners ' pets not the rest of the world' s pets and it is a fact that they have teeth....what would have happened if those two dogs I saw in two different ocassions would have gotten angry or frightened??? I don't intend to judge or critize here I am just suprised at this cultural difference I encountered while commuting in the 1 line!