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I have had crazy drivers on the road almost kill me with their erratic
driving behavior. Therefore, I believe all drivers should stay off the
roads.<br>
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I have been in car campgrounds where climbers kept everyone awake late
into the night with their beer drinking and story telling. Personally
I wish all climbers should stay away from car campgrounds.<br>
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I have seen bicycle riders disobey traffic laws while on the road.
Therefore, all bicycles should be banned from streets and roads.<br>
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You get the idea. It's really too bad that a few inconsiderate and
irresponsible dog owners give dogs a bad name, and the result is that
people come to hate dogs and don't want to be around them. But this
is generalizing and stereotyping that's no different than wanting to
exclude all drivers from the road because some drivers are
irresponsible and reckless. If there's one bad dog (bad owner,
actually) out of 20 or 50 or 100, should the responsible dog owners
suffer because of that one bad owner? <br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:minnjohn1@aol.com">minnjohn1@aol.com</a> wrote:
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type="cite">I've been reading about the hikers planning to take their
dogs with them on the PCT. I just have to put in my $0.02 worth.
Personnally, I wish they would leave their dogs at home. I like dogs. I
grew up with an English Spaniel. He was a great friend to me. But, dogs
are animals and I think many owners forget that. I have had dogs rush
into my camp to greet me, run circles around my tent and pull up all my
tent tie down lines in the process. Twice I have stepped in dog crap
and once didn't notice until I was in my tent and settling down for the
night. Several times I have had dogs "come at" me snarling and with
raised neck hair as they and their owners were approaching me on the
trail. Thank God they were on a leash. Of course, they are devoted
animals protecting their owners. Its not really their fault - again
they are just doing what animals do. So, I wish all you hikers who are
thinking about taking your "friend" and "protector" with you on your
hike would think about the o ther hikers with whom you share the trail.
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