None of this is different from our parents though. Landlords didn’t want dogs in the 70s/80s/90s either. Nor did dogs take care of themselves when their owners

None of this is different from our parents though. Landlords didn’t want dogs in the 70s/80s/90s either. Nor did dogs take care of themselves when their owners went on vacation. Lifestyle expectations and the way we treat dogs is different. People who grew up with outdoor dogs in the suburbs now want to live in urban apartments with indoor dogs. But that’s kind of like saying cars are expensive because you have to rent a parking spot. You could see it that way, or recognize that as a cost of urban living instead.