It's definately the owner's who need a kick
Like the rest on here, we look after our dog and make sure he is seen but not heard, and is not a pest to anyone.
If anyone want's to stroke our chocolate Lab, I always pre-warn them that he is powerfull and does like to lift his head at the last min.
We've got our car specifically fitted out to transport him. He has a 6" electric fan, sun blinds and the car's air con piped to the boot area via the rear seat ducts. He also has a mesh fitted to the opening tailgate window. Not to keep him in, but to keep people out. As we are fulltiming, we take him everywhere with us. I'll even leave the car locked with the windows wide open when we have no option but to leave him for 30 mins to go into the supermarket.
I just wish humans would not be so selfish as to hog all the shadey spots in the car parks to park their dark coloured cars out of the sun
Our hound has cost us £70 at the vets over the last couple of weeks because he picked up a sickness and diorea bug. Well it's either that or the weed killer we saw being liberally sprayed on site a few days previous. But as we can't proove either way we have to swallow the bill.
Under Health, Safety & Environment regs, people who use weed killer in public spaces are supposed to display signs detailing what has been used. But they don't.