I am going to post this to get peoples opinions, thought I am not sure this 
will be a non biased group ( for obvious reasons ) or if I can truly convey 
my thoughts on this. Here it is....

I have a person who lives somewhere in our neighborhood. He is a paraplegic. 
He seems to only be able to travel by wheelchair, mostly. Of course this is 
sad, but here is my problem.

He has a small black lab. This lab is on the small side to begin with. She is 
also, if you saw her, you would say she is undernourished. Her ribs stick out 
pitifully. This person wheels along in the wheelchair. He does not use his 
efforts, but hookds this lab up to a leash and has her pull him all over 
town. If he goes shopping or to the restuarant up the road, or anywhere, this 
little lab is pulling him. Now mind you, she does not look unhappy. He has a 
wheelchair that looks rather lightweight ( You probably know the kind I mean, 
not the standard hospital wheelchair, but a slimlined version, with large 
thin wheels ). What bothers me, is this. No matter what the weather he has 
that dog pulling him like a pack of sled dogs would.  We had a real hot 
summer up here in Northeast this year and she pulled him in these hot humid 
temperatures, looking like she was about to keel over. Last winter I almost 
jumped out of the car, but restrained myself as he was having her pulling him 
over the heavily snow covered sidewalk. When she got him to the corner, he 
was whipping her with the leash to get him pulled through the drift that had 
built up there. I felt so sorry for this poor thing as she was being whipped 
and struggling to pull this 200+ lb guy through the snow.

My problem is that I feel sorry for this man and his situation. But this dog 
is being forced to do things, I personally have a problem with. She is not a 
horse! On the other hand, she looks tired and undernourished, but not 
unhappy. I'd like some opinions, what would you guys do. I almost want to 
report him, but maybe I should just mind my own business. Yet I see Red every 
time I watch her pulling him down the road, in bad weather.

Oh well, if nothing else I got it off my chest. I may be wrong for feeling 
the way I do.

Mike

... If there's one thing I can't stand, it's intolerance.

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