In regards to the cell phones, the biggest pain with them, is every student in high school get's one bought for them by their parent's. It used to be just the businessmen who carried them. Now everyone under age 20 has one, and if you ever sit on the bus around the time the high school's get out, I guarantee it pushes you towards contemplating bus bombs. There is nothing worse than hearing 20-30 yapping teenagers, plus 20-30 overplayed hip hop ring tones going off at maximum volume. I can understand wanting to hear your phone ring, but does everyone else with a mile radius have to as well?
As for the dogs, I own an Australian Shepard/Blue Heeler, she is 7 months old, and considering the breed; very well trained. The problem I have overcoming right now is the puppy energy, her being a herd dog, she has limitless energy is seems. I can manage this fairly well, but what ruins it is parents who don't inform their children to be careful. My dog can handle a child and parents approaching slowly, what she can't handle, is a child running towards her. This makes her revert to instinct, and she'll hunker down and get ready to get to work(herd). This display has scared the coodles out of more than one parent. I jsut wish they ahd enough common sense that I wouldn't go through this in the first place. TYhere is nothing like being proud of your dog's training, and have some flippant youth who can't listen break that dog's training(ie. she charges at the person or something) that is embarassing to me, but it's not my dog's fault, yet the other person always looks at you like your pet in insane. I always have my dog on a leash, as well as a gentle leader(promise collar) to help control her, that should be enough to tell you that the dog requires special handling, not charge and pet tactics.
