New Dog Park = Recipe for Disaster?

[sarahlovesmiike]

There's no reason to be snotty Sarah. I don't have that many people at my house with that many dogs. But you can do agility, luring, dock diving, basic (and advanced) obedience classes. You can become a part of a dog club. You can take a walk with your neighbor. You can have your neighbor and their dog over for some socializations. There are all kinds of options.

When I started this thread I wasn't looking for people to come in and be mean and call people out on how they choose to care for their dogs. Randomly jumping in after the thread is a week dead and saying that we are failing our dogs by bringing them somewhere to play with other other dogs is a little out of line in my opinion. There was no need for it. Bringing my dog to a club full of dogs that I don't know if the same thing as bringing them to a park full of dogs that I don't know. There could be a dog there that doesn't like him, and I would do the same thing there that I would do at the park. Remove him from the situation and tell the owner to watch their dog. Dino has bad knees so I cant really put that much strain on him. He gets long walks and play time at the park, per my vet's recommendation. He gets fed, walked, vet care, socialization, and lots of love... So really, how am I failing my dog?

[Jamielvsaustin]

Randomly jumping in after the thread is a week dead and saying that we are failing our dogs by bringing them somewhere to play with other other dogs is a little out of line in my opinion. So really, how am I failing my dog?

Just so you know-I never once said YOU were failing your dog. I said the guy who keeps bringing his dog back even after he's had issues is.

I'm sorry, I had no idea the threads here had a timeline. I'll keep that in mind next time.

You asked if going to your new dog park was a recipe for disaster, and I gave reasons as to why I thought it was. Then someone else came on and basically said-hey there's been some problems at mine but I love it so I keep doing it.

I think it's irresponsible. It's your dog and your choice. I'm sorry if you're easily offended, but if that's the case maybe you'll reconsider the advice you ask for on a public forum where there are tons of people with different opinions.