Pet peeve
I don't know of any campground that does not require pets to be leashed. Why then, do people NOT leash their dogs? If you can control your dog with one word, no problem, but I'm not talking about thos...
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I love the way the non-rule-compliers somehow make the problem into YOU with your "non-friendly" dogs (smack forehead).
I had this problem for years - Cattle Dogs are by nature, a protective sort of beast - and a loose dog that was bounding towards us was going to get hurt if it came too close. Fortunately, a Cattle Dog in full "protective mode", standing silently but poised for action, with hackles raised 6", is fearsome-looking enough that most people quickly called their errant dog back after I mentioned that my dog is NOT dog-friendly.
But now I have two snack-sized fluffballs who couldn't garner a half-ounce of ferocity between the two of them. We haven't camped since we had to put the Cattle Dog down - but I'm going to have to carry some sort of defensive stick or spray, I guess.....
I had this problem for years - Cattle Dogs are by nature, a protective sort of beast - and a loose dog that was bounding towards us was going to get hurt if it came too close. Fortunately, a Cattle Dog in full "protective mode", standing silently but poised for action, with hackles raised 6", is fearsome-looking enough that most people quickly called their errant dog back after I mentioned that my dog is NOT dog-friendly.
But now I have two snack-sized fluffballs who couldn't garner a half-ounce of ferocity between the two of them. We haven't camped since we had to put the Cattle Dog down - but I'm going to have to carry some sort of defensive stick or spray, I guess.....
