I guess....I guess I don't really get the point of this blog post thing?
I mean, basically it's about a dog park where a guy went and observed a bunch of owners (and their dogs) and she took this and wrote piece about how this proves everything she doesn't like about dog parks while standing on a soap box with the token "It, of course, also depends on all these other variables...." while diving right back into them being evil and over run with morons.
Don't like them? Don't go. But seriously, I feel like they all try and say that they get that not all dog parks are filled with festering, contaminated, idiotic, brain dead humping dogs (and humans), the size of a postage stamp but there is this under current of "In a magical dream land where people also never talk in the theater" with a healthy dose of "If you're too lazy to find a better, obviously safer way to exercise your dog...." in all of these types of posts.
It gets old.
I get it, I really do. There are so many dog parks I wouldn't go to, there are so many that are pretty much setting the owners and the dogs up to fail and create incredibly dangerous environments. And then there are all the others that are run great, have an awesome dedicated human base, are huge, are practically a hike, and so on
If you have a dog park appropriate dog and a dog park that you like then people shouldn't feel terrified or guilted out of going. Weigh the risks, weigh the benefits and keep your brain engaged.
We have a ton of people at my dog park with dogs with e collars on and I have no problem with that. Not only did our dog park originate as a place for people to train their gun dogs (they can also shoot blank ammo there) but we also have a lot of wildlife and no fences so some use it as a recall insurance.
I mean, basically it's about a dog park where a guy went and observed a bunch of owners (and their dogs) and she took this and wrote piece about how this proves everything she doesn't like about dog parks while standing on a soap box with the token "It, of course, also depends on all these other variables...." while diving right back into them being evil and over run with morons.
Don't like them? Don't go. But seriously, I feel like they all try and say that they get that not all dog parks are filled with festering, contaminated, idiotic, brain dead humping dogs (and humans), the size of a postage stamp but there is this under current of "In a magical dream land where people also never talk in the theater" with a healthy dose of "If you're too lazy to find a better, obviously safer way to exercise your dog...." in all of these types of posts.
It gets old.
I get it, I really do. There are so many dog parks I wouldn't go to, there are so many that are pretty much setting the owners and the dogs up to fail and create incredibly dangerous environments. And then there are all the others that are run great, have an awesome dedicated human base, are huge, are practically a hike, and so on
If you have a dog park appropriate dog and a dog park that you like then people shouldn't feel terrified or guilted out of going. Weigh the risks, weigh the benefits and keep your brain engaged.
Someone had a dog with a shock collar on at the dog park today....