[Abaronos]

I think any sucker who has to chosen to have a dog deserves to have to waste their time to look after their dog.

[alexbookhyip]

what kind of dog park has a fishing pond?

[herawaq]

I think any sucker who has to chosen to have a dog deserves to have to waste their time to look after their dog.

Seriously, that troll is weak even by poly standards. Put in a little effort or don't bother please.

@Dis: It wasn't always a dog park, so I guess the fish are left over from when they stocked the lake. Or, the guy was wasting his time fishing a pond with no fish. Or, they are still stocking the lake because they enjoy wasting money. I'm not really sure.

[OEMCHEAPSOFTDOWNLOAD]

Typical, eh? You leave your dog off the leash, you get crap from the public.

You want to have a boy on a leash, you have to do it in private and pay a member's fee.

What kind of a world do we live in.

My understanding is that you can just find the right boy also.

JM

[yasalaioqe]

I'm just happy with having a cat that doesn't need me to look after himself, but still wants to be in the same room as me, instead of having a dog that demands me to do stuff for him (and if my cat demands stuff he doesn;t get it, except when he wants to go outside for the toilet)

[Zvssxstw]

...It's not a troll.

Well, it sure sounded like one. I just don't consider myself a sucker for liking dogs (and a cat isn't an option anyway, since I'm allergic.). And I wasn't complaining about needing to care for my dogs, I was complaining about people who go into off-leash areas but don't seem to want to be around off-leash dogs.

@Supr49er: Not sure if you were just stating a general case or directing at me, but you are right, there are certain behavioral standards to be observed. That said, there's play dog fights and then there's real dog fights. I've found almost all non-dog people and a surprising large portion of dog owners can't tell the difference. Not that I have to deal with either (one dog is too old and arthritic to cause trouble, the other pretty much just wants to play fetch), but I do bring a leash with me in case one of the dogs gets out of hand. I haven't needed to use it, they're decently trained, but I do have it on me. It isn't about letting my dogs run completely out of control, but it is about them having more freedom than they would in a different environment.

But to be extra clear: jumping on a dog is a few minutes on a leash. Jumping on a human is get in the car, park time's over. Running up and sniffing is completely acceptable, it's how dogs say "hello."

@Winston: You have dogs running lose in the neighborhood? Or you just don't even like them barking at you? If the former, bad owners and completely legitimate concern. If the latter, cry emo-boy.

[intmarkworkk]

I like dogs but it sounds like your's is untrained. My dad's dog literally is the best trained dog I've ever seen as a family pet. He automatically heels even when off the leash, he will stop and come back when called (even if he was about to chase after a squirrel or something), he rarely barks and will stop when told, and in short is all around pleasant. No, he didn't start out that way and it took several years of very consistent training to get him that way but the end result is well worth it.

Just be a good owner, put in the hard effort, and train your dog.

[PristisoliTer]

I like dogs but it sounds like your's is untrained. My dad's dog literally is the best trained dog I've ever seen as a family pet. He automatically heels even when off the leash, he will stop and come back when called (even if he was about to chase after a squirrel or something), he rarely barks and will stop when told, and in short is all around pleasant. No, he didn't start out that way and it took several years of very consistent training to get him that way but the end result is well worth it.

Just be a good owner, put in the hard effort, and train your dog.

Uhhh, what? How do you figure my dog is untrained? Please cite my posts. I need to know exactly what kind of idiocy you are going on about.

@Supr49er: Yeah, I know what that sort of thing happened just yesterday. My chocolate lab first got tag-teamed by a couple of boxer puppies (they couldn't have been more than 4 months or so though, so you gotta give them and the owner some slack) then got humped by a Doberman. The Doberman scared her so much she actually ran faster than I've ever seen her run (and I've seen her run fast before) all the way to the other end of the park. I had to go find her. :frown: At least the owner didn't think it was funny, but still, if your dog is like that, shouldn't really be off leash.