resmas wrote:
happybooker1 wrote:
So about 1/3 the responses say take the piggy, 1/3 say do NOT break any rules or the end of the world will be upon us, & 1/3 say call the CG & ask.
I'm thinking if CG's REALLY mean dogs (that are walked outside, poop outside, might cause some kind of disturbance/problem, etc.) WHY don't they just say " no dogs" ?
I have no idea why they use the term "no pets" vs. "no dogs" or "no outdoor pets".
I will say that I would never sneak in a barking yappy indoor dog. If it makes noise, I wouldn't do it. But if it doesn't make noise, who is it bothering?
I guess I just see it as what happens in my camper is MY business. What happens outside my camper is what they have power over. Yes, there are a million ways to bend and abuse those statements... I do honestly report and pay for the number of humans (and dogs) in my party, but I never reported the 2 hamsters and 4 gerbils that we full-timed with for 6 months. Yes, my DH has had an alcoholic beverage INDOORS in campgrounds that said it wasn't permitted. It was in the fridge while we were on the road, it was in the fridge when we pulled in, and it was in the fridge when we left.
We're just crazy rule-breakers! Watch out! ;)
They don't say "no Dogs" or "no outside pets" because it has become fashionable to parse the English language to make any policy fit each person's particular want or desire. "No Dogs" would mean the park would have to deal with pet llamas, pet pigs, horses and the ubiquitous "it's just a little dog" dog, and every other incantation of a pet. Same with "no outside animals" Every dog would instantly become an indoor pet who only goes out when they think no one is looking.
Our policies now list five different synonyms for tents. We started out with "no tents" over the years we have had to add gazebos, canvas shade structures, screen rooms, sunrooms and pergolas, because people wanted to argue that a tent wasn't really a tent. The same thing would happen if a park left any wiggle room in what pets were or were not allowed. In my opinion, if a park actually said "no pets" I go elsewhere. It isn't like there is a shortage of parks that allow normal pets with normal policies and rules.
