I'm Impressed.

People bring their dogs with them everywhere around here. Right now, I'm sitting in the library, working on my paper. From where I sit, I can see the lake and the field near it. A man has brought his border collie out to play. His dog is very well trained. Last week, when I was walking to campus in the evening, I saw a man walking two black labs. To my surprise, both were off-lead (which I was not comfortable with--I don't care how well trained they are, you never know what might happen and Earlham Road is very busy), and neither attempted to stray from their master's side. They crossed the road and jumped through the fence into the park. I have to tell you, I was so impressed. And with all the dogs I've seen, especially in town, I've not seen one act up or be a nuisance or anything. I think British people take dog-ownership much more seriously than Americans do. And I have a lot of respect for that.