to me, i'd rather a dog be tied up in the shade then in a hot car.

it wasnt snappy or anything. so be it. kids dont like dogs; pick them up or walk past it with out acknologeing it.
If you're alleric again one of those things. its a PUBLIC place, and unless its signed that dogs cannot be tethered up whats wrong with it?

If it was a snappy dog yeah, get some one to put an announcement over asking if the dog could be moved. but as OP said it wasnt. do its a non-issue for me. perhaps its a good learning point for kids who dont like dogs that they are around and they arent always a threat? JMHO.