Re: RC: /dogs

[Kenzie_Kelly@spc.com]

<<You need to think of this as your quest for a safer country when you ride
with your dogs.  Just think - the next victim attacked could be a child , a
service dog, etc.  Get a chance to shoot those vicious killer dogs & you'll
be a hero and you'll get to enjoy that sweet feeling of revenge PLUS you
will make the world a safer place for us all.  Feeling better yet?

<snip> Lif>>


     Hi Lif,

     I hate to prolong one of those ridecamp no-no topics like dogs, but I
     can't seem to help myself.  :)  I sure hope her dog was on a leash, or
     it doesn't fall into that making a safer country category for me.  I
     don't take my dog on trail rides with me because of this. When I hike
     at a public park with him one of my biggest peeves are dogs off-leash.
      If you can't leash, or contain, LEAVE THEM AT HOME.

     My dog is very well behaved with people - loves them in fact.  And he
     will play all day with nicely behaved dogs.  But he really doesn't
     play well with others as far as unruly dogs are concerned.  He has
     never started a fight, but he has finished a few.  All of his fights
     have occurred because the other dogs were off-leash.  When a fight
     breaks out, I can pull my dog back for miles, and the other dog will
     follow us.  Owners generally stand dumbfounded as I get more and more
     frustrated.  It has gotten in the past to where I don't want to take
     him anywhere for fear of off-leash dogs.  That's the saddest part to
     me.  We are responsible, but the few that aren't ruin the experience
     and pleasure of being outdoors on a sunny summer day.

     This is why leash laws were created.  Now, I know some of you are
     going to say that you ride in a remote area and feel safer with your
     dog with you, and if that area is on your own property, then fine.
     But if you are in a public space, and you don't have your dog under
     direct control, then you are not being responsible, IMHO.  Same goes
     for people who allow their dogs to roam the neighborhood.

     Even small dogs.  Smaller dogs are cute, but they can be just as
     annoying when they run up to you uninvited.

     That doesn't excuse the fact that her dog was attacked by roaming
     dogs.  Someone should say something to the owners, and depending on
     the laws in that area they could be responsible for the vet bill.  If
     there is a leash law in that county, and all dogs were running free,
     then no one will be found at fault.  If the rider had her dog on a
     leash, then the roaming dog owners would be completely liable.

     Kenzie (flame suit on) & Tiger (but I really like to go)
     Birmingham, AL
     http://kenzie_k.tripod.com/tiger.html