Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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Gee....a fight in a dog park...what a surprize!!! I would never subject my dogs to that pandemonium. I have friends that go there all the time & say the dogs get along great together. I tell them that they have just been lucky that they haven't been there at the wrong time with the wrong dogs present & that it is just a matter of time before a fight breaks out & she will be there. Poor dogs that have such clueless owners.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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... I tell them that they have just been lucky that they haven't been there at the wrong time with the wrong dogs present & that it is just a matter of time before a fight breaks out & she will be there. Poor dogs that have such clueless owners.
Imagine just trusting the control and/or the training background and general dog-skills of total strangers.
When my GSD was about 8 months old I had a bad ankle injury and started taking her to the dogpark to give her the exercise she needed. I continued taking her after I had recovered because we both had made friends and we would just walk away when other dogs played too agressive. Things changed when she was about 15 month old and started to react to other dogs agression. That's when I knew it was time to leave the dogpark.
I met many nice dogs and dog owners at the dogpark and think it's an appropriate place for some dogs to get their exercise. It just wasn't the right place for my dog!
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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... I met many nice dogs and dog owners at the dogpark and think it's an appropriate place for some dogs to get their exercise. It just wasn't the right place for my dog!
It only takes one dog to injure yours, to kill yours, or to turn yours into a fear-biter. The many nice dogs and owners will mean less than nothing if there is one who attacks your dog.
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007
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I agree that most public dog parks are a place of insanity. It boggles the mind to me the dogs people are willing to take the liability with at such places.
There are a couple different dog parks nearby that do things much much better than most places. Both are private ownership.
This first is at a local private shelter. The rule is one owner per park enclosure. Basically you can bring your three dogs if you wish but no one else can bring their dog in while you use the facility. It's well maintained by volunteers and very nice with seven foot diamond mesh fences. It is free to use by the public.
The second is at my place of employment(I'll leave out the name so it's not a plug) and it has strict entry guidelines with dues for members. All dogs need to have a temperament screening by the park owner and must have been through and passed a basic dog obedience course. The owner must be able to recall their dog when off leash from across the park. It's more of a park to work on obedience than anything else.
I guess I'm the odd man out. I take my gs Luna to the dog park
every Saturday and Sunday at the same time of day, what you
usually find is the same people and same dogs. I have been
taking her their since she was 3 months old. We started in the
small dog park and eventually moved up to the large dog park.
I have never incountered a fight, sometimes a small tustle and
owners are their immediately appologizing and getting their
dogs back in control. I will however say I have encountered
some people bringing small children and letting them run amuk
in the large dog area where they could easily get hurt from
a knock down. I've even seen adults almonst get knocked down
mearly from a group of dogs that like to get right under your
feet to play. Dog parks are no place for small children to run out of control, my biggest complaint.
This first is at a local private shelter. The rule is one owner per park enclosure. Basically you can bring your three dogs if you wish but no one else can bring their dog in while you use the facility. It's well maintained by volunteers and very nice with seven foot diamond mesh fences. It is free to use by the public.
Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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Quote: Angela Burrell
Quote: Melissa Thom
This first is at a local private shelter. The rule is one owner per park enclosure. Basically you can bring your three dogs if you wish but no one else can bring their dog in while you use the facility. It's well maintained by volunteers and very nice with seven foot diamond mesh fences. It is free to use by the public.
What I wouldn't give!!!!!
That's a nice set up to book a time slot for your turn in the field. At least then you only have to worry about entry & exit from the area as far as contact with unruley dogs & you need to interact with your own dogs. So long as a set up like that is 'policed' at all times, it would be a great opportunity for owners. Although, I think that many of the people that freequent dog parks do it more for THEIR socialization then their dog's. Most of them just let their dogs run & basically ignor them. It is a way for most owners that freequent parks to exercise their dogs without their haveing to put in any effort except to take the dog there. Dogs are PACK animals & would prefer to romp & play with members of their OWN pack not strangers. Dog you see wolves 'play' with members of other packs....not they KILL them.
Kristel Smart Webboard User Reg: 10-03-2006
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Quote: angela burrell
Quote: melissa thom
This first is at a local private shelter. The rule is one owner per park enclosure. Basically you can bring your three dogs if you wish but no one else can bring their dog in while you use the facility. It's well maintained by volunteers and very nice with seven foot diamond mesh fences. It is free to use by the public.
What I wouldn't give!!!!!
No kidding! I would love that. I use a little-league field at a local park, but it's not always available. The other day while I was in there, some guy, without saying a word to me, actually OPENED THE GATES AND BROUGHT HIS DOG IN thinking our dogs could "play". I told him no, that I was there to train and that I didn't let my dog mix it up with dogs I don't know. He tried to "reason" with me while I packed up my gear and scooted out of there. It was really weird.
I'm so not against the idea of dog-play (and probably more for it than many on this forum) but in a dog-park environment where dogs are just forced to get on with other dogs that they don't know....not so much I've seen way too many dog fights in these situations to be at all comfortable with the idea. Dog fights in a dog park environment are more likely than not. It's just not worth the risk IMHO.
My limited dog park experience gave me the impression that it was an environment for dogs to get lots of exercise, and dog owners had the opportunity to meet people who shared their love for dogs. I also became aware that for some people this was the only way to exercise their dogs due to physical limitations. I was recovering from an ankle injury and was able to move on once I discovered the risks involved. However, I'm still walking my dog close to the leash free area and most of the dogs get along just fine. I tend to believe that certain breeds/temperaments of dogs are not suited for the dog park.
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