[pct-l] Fwd: Lost Coast

[Benjamin Grunbaum]

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From: Benjamin Grunbaum <bengrunbaum at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Lost Coast
To: John Abela <pacificcresttrail2011 at gmail.com>


Hey John
I understand your frustration with irresponsible dog owners to a degree.
There are quite a few up here on the north coast most of whom have pit bulls
(negative number one) who are not trained (negative number two).  However, I
will say I have met quite a few hikers in my limited years on this planet
who travel with well behaved dogs.  I myself give the owner of the dog
benefit of the doubt.  Hopefully I will never have encounters like you have
had on the trail.

Ben Grunbaum






On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 3:34 PM, John Abela <pacificcresttrail2011 at gmail.com
> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 3:05 PM, patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > o can't  make it this weekend poop have other plans already! I can't
> leave my dog at home...he's my hiking partner...if he can't go then I DONT
> go!
> >
> > Sugar Moma
> >
>
> Up here in the Lost Coast 99% of the folks out hiking do not like dogs
> on trails.
>
> In the last four months I have pepper sprayed three dogs all coming at
> me with intent to harm.
>
> "it's a nice dog" is a lie - so stop trying to tell the rest of us on
> the trail such.
>
> I hike with hiking poles, and to many dogs, that is a club and I am
> going to beat the crap out of its owner with a club, therefore it must
> defend -- which, results in my Mean Green pepper spray nailing the dog
> in the face when they get about 8-12 feet from me going hell bent for
> my destruction.
>
> I hate to be one of those "anti-dog" people -- I use to train dogs for
> a living and have worked with some vicious K9's direct from Germany --
> but dogs on the trail is not a place for dogs to be. Especially as
> more and more people are out there with clubs... err... I mean, hiking
> poles.
>
> For the record, every single dog owner that I have pepper sprayed (5
> so far this year) have been very sorry that their dogs came at me, and
> were not the least bit upset at their dog being green and not able to
> see. The last dog, got the crap beat out of it by its owner, as I was
> walking away.
>
> Respect your dogs and your fellow hikers - keep them at home.
>
> John
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