It's kind of rough on people who don't drive, for sure. (like me, wonering if a person walking up to the hardware store, not enclosed in a car, could get a bag of stuff handed to her.) And yeah -- what, you hand the carrier with your 100-pound dog in it through a window? Realistically, I would guess that somebody or bodies comes out to your car and takes over your pet with minimal human contact.

I don't think urban density is going to go away; I hope the public health system and general attitudes about a lot of things will change.

P.