One parting shot, then I'll drop it...
Fact is, I like animals, I was raised on a farm, and thru the years have had many enjoyable pets of several species. We currently have a small slick-haired Dachshund/chihuahua mix female that was selected specifically FOR travel and RVing.
She doesn't shed hair all over, is small enough to not intrude on our living space significantly, is far less aggressive than a male, and travels very well. She is friendly to all, is good company, and rarely barks - and MINDS when we tell her to shut up. She is ALWAYS on a leash while outside and in a CG.
Better than most kids - and yeah, we've had 4 of those as well, and 10 grandkids. But no, she is NOT "perfect".
She's a GOOD dog, but I have NO illusions as to her comparitive value, and would NOT deliberately attribute more significance to HER existence than that of a human - unlike some twisted "animal lovers" who would in a heartbeat, choose the life their damn dog over a person if a split second choice had to be made.
But a well recognized tendency usually surfaces as threads like this one are aired, and it's along the lines of "My dog doesn't even know what a leash is, is perfectly mannered, and would NEVER poop anywhere it shouldn't, bark, or otherwise be a nuisance to other campers... "
BS!
All that fantasy is much the same as "I'm a perfect and law-abiding, considerate driver at ALL times"...
An unleashed dog WILL wander, whether it's adoring owner willingly admits it or not, WILL immediately do it's crotch-sniffing routine on new strangers as they appear, as well as that "enjoyable" lick-you-all-over" bit - and probably jump all over you, totally mindless of the nice new pants and shirt you are wearing for the very first time...
It has the same dog-like tendencies to excrete as nature calls, regardless of WHERE it happens to be at the time. It *will* bark when excited, and usually much to the annoyance of NON-adoring occupants in the adjoining campsites - JUST AS the sounds of that dandy boom-box does NOT recognize campsite boundries, and impinges it's unappreciated racket on those around who would far rather be hearing silence!
We have had the experience of watching, as uncontrolled dogs of other campers have come into OUR campite at full gallop to attack our helpless leased dog - and while the "thoughtful, considerate dog loving" owners of such delinquints were apologetic, they made NO effort to tether their "totally well-behaved" dog afterwards.
Dogs are animals - and can usually be expected to act like animals. Unfortunately, all too often, so do their owners!
So when some pet owner, who resides somewhere way out there in dreamland tries to convince me as to what a great "animal lover" he is, and how "thoughtful and considerate" he/she is towards others around them in ONE breath - and in the next tells me he/she allows them to run free (regardless of clearly posted CG leash requirements!) and untethered as to not limit the dear thing's freedom and individuality - as well as the potential protection good 'ol Fido would provide if Bigfoot should happen to go on a rampage in the CG - all *I* can do. is
Yeah, as pointed out above, the GOOD guys here don't need the lecture - and the offenders don't, or WILL NOT see themselves pictured above - and inconsiderate slobs come in all flavors - some as drivers, some as neighbors - it's primarily a social illness that won't go away just because someone like me complains about it - so I'm done here.
Cheers.
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