So we are on a rare, purely camping weekend for the 4th. This means our elderly 13 1/2 year old German Shepard is along for the trip. A short while ago, I took him out to do his business, and while walking past the site next to me, two dachshunds that have been barking at everything passing including leaves falling made a beeline towards our old hound, dragging the chair they were tied to along for the ride. I should have just dropped the bag full of poop and scooped the 70lbs of him up and let them bite my ankles, but it happened way to quickly after I realized they were not on leads that were attached to anything other than they were dragging along. So my old dog got chewed on pretty good. No broken skin, but dragging one of his lame bad rear legs. The worst part: the jack-knob couple these "fur-babies" belonged to were obnoxious. Like blocking my path while I was trying to get my dog back to my site and inside. Getting in my face, and not letting me by while mumbling "I'm sorry" while your wife is asking me "oh, is he hurt?" is not going to get me un-lit, especially while my dog is still dragging a leg. While I understand accidents happen, these people are playing with fire having these dogs out in public as irresponsible as they are. They are lucky it was me as an adult and not a kid on a bike or scooter, or my 16 year old daughter who walks our dog when I don't. So it was a crummy 4th of July afternoon. Thanks camping neighbors. Not.

It happened to me once at a campground. A couple swift kicks took care of it.

Geez, that's awful!I hate to take it out on the dogs when it's really the lackwitted owners who deserve, at least, two swift kicks. Morons.

Call the local police and let them handle the incident of dogs at large. Maybe that will sink in to the 2 idiots with their ankle bitters.

Lumpty wrote:So we are on a rare, purely camping weekend for the 4th. This means our elderly 13 1/2 year old German Shepard is along for the trip. A short while ago, I took him out to do his business, and while walking past the site next to me, two dachshunds that have been barking at everything passing including leaves falling made a beeline towards our old hound, dragging the chair they were tied to along for the ride. I should have just dropped the bag full of poop and scooped the 70lbs of him up and let them bite my ankles, but it happened way to quickly after I realized they were not on leads that were attached to anything other than they were dragging along. So my old dog got chewed on pretty good. No broken skin, but dragging one of his lame bad rear legs. The worst part: the jack-knob couple these "fur-babies" belonged to were obnoxious. Like blocking my path while I was trying to get my dog back to my site and inside. Getting in my face, and not letting me by while mumbling "I'm sorry" while your wife is asking me "oh, is he hurt?" is not going to get me un-lit, especially while my dog is still dragging a leg. While I understand accidents happen, these people are playing with fire having these dogs out in public as irresponsible as they are. They are lucky it was me as an adult and not a kid on a bike or scooter, or my 16 year old daughter who walks our dog when I don't. So it was a crummy 4th of July afternoon. Thanks camping neighbors. Not.And I'm sure you made them and the office aware of your feelings. If not, get ready for the next time.

Dogs running at me......will get them kicked repeatedly.Then when the owners show up they had best be humble, courteous, apologetic......YES.....it is the owners fault. BUT I will deal with the dogs first then the owners.

If You Have Yippy Nasty Dogs Please Leave Them Home

DiskDoctr
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Jul 05, 2014

The new bunch in front of us had several yapping dogs, and set up a pen out side their door. YEAH they DID! Those dogs yapped, and barked every time any one walked by. When they went to the beach they cooped them up in the camper. They NEVER stopped barking.

Open the fence an turn them loose. "They were begging and crying the whole time to be set free." :R

Kidding, of course.
et2
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Jul 05, 2014
Being owners of two small dogs, I cringe at the arrogant and ignorant dog owners that give a perceived bad reputation to all of us. Not all of us are like some of the people we read about here almost weekly.

Our dogs will never bite you as they are "always" on a 6 foot leash ( and not the recoil ones people use that are more like 20' ). They are never unattended while outside or tied to a chair leg. They are also trained with spray collars and you won't hear them when we aren't there or when outside with us.

I can understand the OP frustration as we've been chased down with our dogs while walking by other's "friendly dogs" many times. I won't take a chance either, if they get too close they get kicked or sprayed. No second guessing it. If the owners have a problem we can sort it out with the law enforcement people if needed. But the owners of the establishment will be made aware. If needed we'll leave the campground. Life is to short to put up with idiots. Leash rules apply to everyone's dogs.
PenMan
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Jul 05, 2014
I'm glad to hear your dog is OK. I honestly don't understand why anyone wants small yappy dogs but that is exactly what my dad always had. To each his own so long as the rules are followed.
Lumpty
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Jul 05, 2014
I obviously like dogs too, having large breeds aside from my very first being a Beagle mix when I was a little kid 45 years ago.

Dogs are pack animals. The typical pet wants nothing more than to be with their family who functions as their pack. Our old GSD likes nothing more than all 4 of us plus him stuffed inside a no-slide 24' Class C, exactly as we are this weekend. He is never left alone either. Someone is inside with him, or out and about on a leash. Properly supervised and attended to 24/7.

And I did find a couple of small spots where he's missing fur on one of his front legs. A close check there shows no broken skin/scabs. He's not worrying the location so he is OK. I had him outside with me early morning while I had my coffee under the awning, and he's definitely more wary/aware of things going by. It's going to be awhile before his personal Defcon 5 goes away.
Terryallan
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Jul 05, 2014
As I said I like dogs too much to punish them by cooping them up in a camper. Case in point. We just spent a week at PirateLand. OF course on Friday a whole new bunch of people came in.
The new bunch in front of us had several yapping dogs, and set up a pen out side their door. YEAH they DID! Those dogs yapped, and barked every time any one walked by. When they went to the beach they cooped them up in the camper. They NEVER stopped barking.
I didn't say anything, because we were leaving last night. However I do feel sorry for the next person on our site, and the campers around them
crudeman
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Jul 05, 2014
Oh it must be July 5th.:B
Dog_Folks
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Jul 05, 2014
Lumpty wrote:
The rangers took my info on what happened along with my contact info.

It would be wise to give the rangers a call in a week,I hope you have their names, and ask how the case is progressing.

I am afraid it will get "forgotten" and no action taken if you let it.

If there is an animal control department in the area, they should be involved also. Most LEO's are happy to turn dog bite cases over to animal control.

Give your dog a hug for me.
1100Sabre
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Jul 05, 2014
ASP baton. Works great!!
Terryallan
Explorer II
Jul 05, 2014
terry thiessen wrote:
My dog stays home so I don't have to worry about other dogs .

Me too. I like my dogs way too much to make them go camping.
Terryallan
Explorer II
Jul 05, 2014
wirenutz wrote:
my dog probable would run up on you as well, run up to get her butt scratched and lick you to death

But we wouldn't know why she was running to us, and would prolly get kicked, clubbed, shocked, sprayed, as well