Comments on: When a house of God becomes a house of Dog

By: FriendlyDogStoreGuy

FriendlyDogStoreGuy — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:06:54 +0000

I agree. This is a really terrific idea. There seems like we are all becoming a little more “pet friendly” these days. Its nice to see that the church is helping to pave the way!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:59:29 +0000

what a fabulous idea – bringing the ENTIRE family to church.

By: Anne-n-Spencer

Anne-n-Spencer — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:57:20 +0000

I think this is a pretty good idea. Of course I think that dogs should be welcome at “regular” church on Sunday morning, as long as they behave properly. Our church, Memorial Episcopal, has a resident cat. Her name is Sophia, which means Wisdom, and she certainly lives up to that. She’s ordinarily asked to remain in other parts of the church during Sunday worship, but she puts in an occasional appearance anyway. She also maintains a prayer list for animals and (I believe) serves when asked as a wise counsellor to the clergy. This is my favorite picture of Sophia–taken as she paid a visit to the Christmas creche:
http://memorialepiscopal.org/about_us/sophia_10.jpg

By: tsg

tsg — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:51:27 +0000

Perhaps it’s the melancholy mood I am in this lazy Friday morning. Or the little prayers I have been sending for a beautiful 8 mos rascal who needs a home (and will hopefully mine) that I have been walking each day and am missing while out of town – but this story provokes me to want to attend again after a 20+ year lapse. Maybe Baltimore will catch on — this is a wonderful idea, especially at a time when faith is running low due to the constant reminders of our economy. No doubt our current dog would enjoy going to church, especially if it means socializing AND treats =^..^=