While businesses that rent dogs may be well intentioned, they’re unlikely to benefit the overall welfare of pets, and may actually do harm to the individual dogs they rent. So says the New York Times, and what do you think?

Quoting again from the Times, a dog is a lifetime friend and companion — not a two-hour rental. Dogs form attachments to their families and thrive on consistency. Frequent and abrupt changes in location, routine, discipline and attention are confusing and stressful. Moving them from person to person, home to home, can induce problems such as anxiety and depression.

Well I don't know the answer, but my BFD Maxi is looking pretty sullen about the prospect that I am leaving him for the day to go away to work. Amazing that he even knows how to position his chin between his paws to emphasize the word 'pitiful.'

And ha, ha Air Canada. New ruling says that . pets are people too

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