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by Cecilia Dong<\/p>\n
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I<\/span>magine you have a dog. Not just a pet, but a real companion\u2014the one who greets you at the door, curls up next to you on the sofa, comforts you when you\u2019re stressed or down, and follows you everywhere with quiet loyalty. Now imagine you want to grab a meal together after a long walk. Nothing fancy\u2014just a casual bowl of noodles for you, maybe a sip of water for him. But every time you approach a restaurant, you can only tie him outside, eating with one eye on the door, under his pitiful, watery stares. It feels wrong, doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||on||||||” text_text_color=”#E09900″ custom_margin=”|150px||150px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “It’s really like raising a child. If your child couldn’t enter certain places just because of some rule, you’d be upset and heartbroken.”<\/strong><\/p>\n