[pct-l] Dogs on the trail

[Sabrina Harrison]

I love dogs!! My current dog Pippa is a ray of sunshine. 
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I used to be one of those people who would ?vouch? for what my dog would or would not do. My last dog shockingly attacked a contractor who was in my backyard and injured his face pretty badly. (The contractor is fine now and you can?t see the scars.) I never saw that coming. I learned a valuable lesson in that experience - dogs are wonderful but they are animals and you have to be cautious, and thoughtful about the situations you place them in. 

Pippa isn?t aggressive but I totally understand when I read from someone?s body language that they don?t love having a dog trotting around. I would say about 20% of the people who come in and out of our house don?t seem to enjoy her hanging around, so I will put her up with a treat and some toys. No big deal!

Like I said, I am a big dog lover! But when an off leash dog runs up to me on trail, I am definitely on guard. It?s not my favorite thing. Dogs are powerful and things can go bad very quickly, as I unfortunately learned firsthand - even with a trusted puppy.

Be safe out there :)
GoGo

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> On Mar 19, 2018, at 9:41 PM, Denis Stanton <denisstanton at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> Thank you Luce.  As someone who would rather not encounter dogs off leash I appreciate your attitude.  Good luck with the truffle hunting.
> 
> Denis Stanton
> 
>> On 20/03/2018, at 3:35 PM, Luce Cruz <lucecruz13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 5:33 PM, carol bruno <carolwbruno at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I have been section hiking for many years and have northern California,
>>> portions of southern Oregon and Washington remaining.  I would like to hear
>>> from section and/or thru hikers who have brought their dogs along.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Some people just don't like dogs. Some people just don't like other
>> people's dogs. Some like dogs, but don't want to see them running around
>> loose in wilderness areas. Some are afraid they might get hurt, not
>> necessarily because your dog will bite them, but they could knock people
>> over or cause them to trip.
>> 
>> I have a German Shepherd. Some folks are afraid of dogs, and especially
>> afraid of "attack" type dogs. My dog has never hurt anyone and isn't
>> trained to do so, but some folks are really scared of her. That's not their
>> problem to deal with, it's mine. Keep her on a leash, move her away from
>> people, keep her under control, quiet, and clean up after all of her
>> messes. I bury her poop just like I bury mine according to LNT practices.
>> 
>> I think people want to have their own experiences out in the woods, and for
>> the most part don't want to share yours, or share it with your dogs. Keep
>> them quiet and under control, and that will help a lot. Keep that in mind
>> and you'll probably do OK.
>> 
>> You're gonna have to carry their food if you haven't taught them to carry
>> some weight themselves using doggie backpacks. I'm working on that with my
>> dog. I'm also training her to hunt truffles and mushrooms.
>> 
>> -- 
>> Luce Cruz
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