Comments on: Your New Puppy: Must Haves For Your Dog

By: CmR

CmR — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:23:59 +0000

I dont think there should be a law. I think stupid owners who dont think right should be banned from the dog park. I have a 14 month old male great dane who is still intact. Giant breed recommendations are that they be neutered between 1 year and 1 year and 1/2 due to hormone levels and the growth rate. He will be fixed in December. My dog has no humping issues and no aggression issues whatsoever. He goes to the dog park all the time and most of the dogs have no problem with him either. If you train your dog and raise them the correct way, then having an altered or unaltered dog doesnt matter. I’ve seen owners bring their dogs in that are fixed "have never been around other dogs" and as soon as the dog walks in, he goes after at least one dog. My dog was attacked (not badly at all)once buy a little german shepard mix, probably around 50 lbs. My GIANT INTACT dog who has 100 lbs on the other dog, was so scared, he fell to the ground and started crying loudly. I go to the dogpark and I know for a fact, its the owners fault and not the dogs. My dog was raised not to have any aggression towards anyone or thing. If I arrive at the dog park and there is lots of dogs, I wont go in. I feel bad for not bringing him in, but theres ALWAYS at least one little fight when there is lots of dogs. There is a group of 4 of us, that all our dogs get along great and we make plans to go to the park at certain times when we know nobody else will be there. The only thing that should be stopped is if a female is in heat. That is just stupidity and ignorance of the owner, to bring a b***h in heat into an area with lots of other dogs.
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By: Dahlia

Dahlia — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:21:59 +0000

I agree unaltered dogs should not come into the park It has become a big issue in our area, as the testosterone amps up and humping becomes a battle. Our local area is raising the licensing fee for dogs that aren't fixed. As far as the park rules, join your local dog park group, go to meetings and try to push for such rules to be posted.
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By: Nessa V

Nessa V — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:19:59 +0000

I’m going to disagree. Making a law won’t solve anything. Besides, if you don’t want unexpected litters, then I would make sure that my pet isnt’ in such an environment that may cause unwanted litters.
There are other places you can let you pet run awhile, and you can even set up doggy playmates.
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By: Spartan

Spartan — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:17:59 +0000

Complete crap. The owners of these dogs should keep them under control. If a @itch is in season your asking for every dog in the park to sniff her butt. Chopping a dogs nads off for this reason is stupid. Its not difficult to keep your dogs away from other dogs, i do it because my dogs scrap with other dogs, but there under control and ive never had any problems in my park. The responsibility is on the owners.
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By: Dr. Dog

Dr. Dog — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:15:59 +0000

No, that should be the owners responsibilty to keep the male from mounting, by keeping him on a tight lead close to him. If he sees a female, the owner should be responsible and turn around. Dr. Dog
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By: RACQUEL

RACQUEL — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:13:59 +0000

I guess BUT also if your female is in heat it is not very smart to take ehr out, especially a dog park! so I guess my answer is no
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By: alias c

alias c — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:11:59 +0000

Dont you think that if you want the males to be fixed that the female should also? i see it that its the owners responsibility to keep an eye on his dog and if the female is in heat then why take the risk?
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By: doxie

doxie — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:09:59 +0000

I don’t think it could be a law because an unfixed dog (male or female) that is campaigning for its championship might use the park. There are intact males there and a female in heat should be kept home by it’s owner. I used to show and sometimes I had a b**ch entered and by the time of the show she was in heat. It was my job to keep her away from all males, and also inform the judge that she was in heat. ( mounting can also be a dominance issue, and should be discouraged by the owner).
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By: floppity

floppity — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:07:59 +0000

No. If every single dog got fixed then there would be no dogs – that’s just daft. The owner ought to have the right to choose. A male dog only mounts a female in heat, and only a fool would take their female outside while in heat.
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By: pierced_chick123

pierced_chick123 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:05:59 +0000

I agree that there should be something like this in place not necessarily just for a dog park…

It is also the owner’s responsibility to respect other pet’s and their owners

An intact male to me is only a problem if other owners have intact females in the dog park..

Humping isn’t always associated with not being neutered and the owner should be trying to fix that issue, especially since it causes issues in the dog park.
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