Dog to dog aggression while camping
We just completed 4 wonderful days at a county CG on a very nice fishing lake. The moment we arrived, we noticed a family with a pit bull running loose. I asked them to put it on a leash as we h...
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toedtoes wrote:xteacher wrote:
I've had big and small dogs over the years (currently have small dogs). I am usually one of the few campers in any campground who expects my small dogs not to charge and yap at other dogs; no, I don't want to stop and "let our dogs play". When we were at a campground last mnonth, a clueless lady with a yorkie walked her dog frequently on a flexi-leash (PLEASE don't get me started on that topic...), and she let the dog come well onto our site every time, peeing on a nearby bush - argghhhh!
When I see those flexi-leashes, I want to wrap them around the owner's neck. They are absolutely worthless to maintain control of a dog.
Retractable leashes are the subject of my daughter's fair educational poster for 4-H this year. NO Retractable Leashes :)
Between the lack of control, teaching the dog to PULL on the leash and if your dog bolts and you drop it it's now bouncing along the ground chasing your dog, they are the horrible.
~ Dori ~
