Reply To: Jews Owning Dogs?

I would love to have a dog, but several family members are allergic and/or afraid of them. And yes, Shabbos is a holy day, BUT I have known some dogs who seemed to be holier than some people with whom I am acquainted. As Tzaar baalei chaim is a chiyuv, and dogs cannot legally be left off-leash in many places, they require being walked on Shabbos. My parents O”H had a dog very late in life (I think I recounted that story once before, and won’t do so now), and he was their fierce protector, utterly loyal devoted to all of us, loving, and intuitive when something was wrong. How many people can have that said about them???