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While we are at it, can we ask that people not bring their small children that are running around screaming unattended, that sometimes run out on the course, touch everything, take things that aren't theirs and start yelling when the day has been too long for them and they want to go home...
I am sorry, that was a bit tongue and cheek but no less true... My point is that it really has to do with the owners... of both the dogs and children... it is amazing what we will let kids do and when an animal does the same thing how fast they are to be criticized...
I like to think that my little one (dog) is well behaved and I can bring her to races... She is 11 years old and for the most part shows very little interest in others after she has had a short walk before the race.
I have to agree with Eric by saying I have seen many badly behaved dogs at the races, but I have also seen a greater amount of well-behaved dogs. I think that we need to hold the owners more accountable, not the dogs. Yes, at races dogs should be leashed, and no a retractable leash is not acceptable. If your dog has shown aggressive tendency in the past, please don't bring them to an event with lots of unknowns, this only puts them on guard more. But I don?t agree with a blanket statement of not bring your pet.
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Or better still, said dog is off-leash and enters onto the race course.
Or worse, is on one of those self-retracting leashes, crosses the course
and clotheslines 30 riders.
I love dogs of all sizes. I'd never take one to a bike race where there
are hundreds of people on bikes triggering his chase instinct. Poor
thing.
Nearly every city has a leash law, and it needs to be enforced in these
situations. It should be well within the organizer's rights to ask
people to leave whose dogs are a disturbance. That said, organizers
have enough to think about without having to be dog marshalls as well.
Perhaps a couple of strategically-placed signs asking spectators to keep
dogs on-leash and off-course or they will be asked to leave may do the
trick.
My $0.02
-Joel
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From: bikemecca.com [mailto:er-@bikemecca.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 10:29 AM
To: ob-@topica.com
Subject: [OBRA Chat] dogs at races?
I'm sure this topic has been beaten to death at some
point......but what's the conventional wisdom for bringing
dogs to races?
I love dogs. wish I had one. but I'd leave it at home.
I saw one dog try to eat a fluffy little dog at the
Chainbreaker. And then just as that was going on...a guy
opened the back of his car and two more dogs jumped out to
join the melee. nice.
I saw an unattended big black dog tied to a big brown van at
Pickett's lunge at a small girl and try to bite her....kid
started bawling because the dog succeeded and/or scared the
crap out of her.
saw at least a couple of dogs off leash at Pickett's also.
given the inherent amount of stress that comes with races in
general...why add to the chaos?
eric
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