Tracy Collins Webboard User Reg: 10-09-2008
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I read this heartbreaking story on the front page of the St Louis paper yesterday. They interviewed dog owners who come there because they want their dogs to be able to "socialize."
It's one of the most common misconceptions out there--that dogs have some need to make friends with strange dogs. Meet-and-greet on every sidewalk, and play dates in these parks.
So sad. And, unfortunately, inevitable that something like this would happen. I really think owners take dogs to these parks with the very best intentions. Nobody is telling them that it is a completely unnecessary risk.
The title of this thread pretty much says it all. So very sad.
That's one of the first bits of advice I picked up on when I discovered this website and I'm glad I followed it. Our dogs have lived a pretty fine life without having to make other doggie friends outside of their pack.
I just read this story on another dog forum yesterday. So very, very sad.
I believe what Tracy mentions above is very true, that most people who go to dog parks do so with the best of intentions and simply are not aware of the dangers. Regular readers of this and other like-minded forums understand why it is such a bad idea, but I think, in many people's minds, taking your dog to the dog park is no different than taking your kid to a playground to play with other kids.
If any good at all comes out of this tragic event, I hope it will be to get the word out to more people about the risks they are taking.
Today the owner of the Dane said the other dog nipped at his dog's feet. GREAT reason huh! Seems he should have known his dog was so reactive "IF" that was the case.
In interviewing others at the dog park many of them said
"I guess it's a chance we all take".
I won't stop because my dog so looks forward to the park and all his friends.
"Everyone here knows their dogs are nice".
Yadda, yadda, yadda!
What total asses!!!!
This is why the term "pet people" makes the hair on my neck stand up.
All my dogs have always been my "pets". Even the working earth dogs, show dogs, Herding dogs, Schutzhund dogs, obedience competition dogs and the Just "pet" dogs but they aren't my furbabies. They aren't my kids. The don't need dog friends and for sure they don't need to be tossed in an area with, in this dog park, sometimes 50-75 dogs at a time.
I've cried over every one of the many dogs I've buried in my life time and will continue to do so till they cry at my burial but they are my "dogs"!
Aric Buss Webboard User Reg: 10-14-2013
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"I guess it's a chance we all take".
I won't stop because my dog so looks forward to the park and all his friends.
"Everyone here knows their dogs are nice".
Yadda, yadda, yadda!
What total asses!!!!"
Couldn't agree with you more, far too many believe their dogs need "friends". My dogs do not interact with other dogs, and I can confidently say that they are not lonely nor are they missing out.
I take my dog to the dog park because she needs to have a place where she can run. I live in a small town and when I go during weekdays, we usually find just one or two dogs in the park. I keep the dog on a leash when she is around other dogs so that I have better control of her behavior. This news story worries be but I think that letting your dog run unsupervised with a lot of other dogs isn't the only possibility. The dog owner has a lot of control of the situation.
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