Re: Re: Dogs at RIDES... small child attacked at OD 100

["kristine hammond" <tinka@reno.quik.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "kristine hammond" <tinka@reno.quik.com>
To: <guest@endurance.net>
Cc: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 10:01 AM
Subject: RC: Re: Dogs at RIDES... small child attacked at OD 100


> Greetings Guest,
> I certainly agree with you.  Dogs should be restrained, basically at all
> times.  And I am sorry your son has that memory of his 9th birthday.  When
I
> was a child I was attacked by a dog-left foot badly damaged.  I had to go
> through the rabies series of shots due to the fact the owner and dog
> disappeared after this.  The good thing I can tell you is that is has all
> faded to a dim memory, and I still love dogs, no phobias about them at
all.
> I hope your son gets over this.  My mother got me a puppy the day I came
> home from the hospital from having surgery on my leg after the bite.
Maybe
> that's why I have no phobias about dogs now????????  I am making a gentle
> suggestion here!  Anyway, I hope your son is fine.
> Another point-this is a public forum, and I can understand you are upset.
> however, it is approiate and polite to sign your name  after communicating
> on this forum.  Silly people like me don't know who you are-and a signed
> communication helps to maintain the validity of your statement.
> Good Luck-Kriss
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <guest@endurance.net>
> To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 8:51 PM
> Subject: RC: Dogs at RIDES... small child attacked at OD 100
>
>
> > Aaron aarmel1@hotmail.com
> > In response to Teddys story about the dog BITE, not a nip as she stated.
> My son was riding on a access road where ride manegement said was ok to
> ride. It was also before the ride started. She said she let her dogs out
for
> a few minutes to stretch their legs after she just arrived. I am sure many
> people saw her dogs out for more than a few minutes, probaly more like the
> entire ride. Next, this is not the first time people have complained about
> these two dogs. Furthermore, my son had to go to the emergency room and
have
> a puncture wound cleaned out. If you wanted to here crying you should have
> been in there with him. Yes ,he did continue to play but he does have a
scar
> now the size of a dime on his ankle to remind him of his 9TH birthday trip
> with his Grandfather.
> >    Then what about the muzzle? Teddy said she would have the dog muzzled
> from now on when she takes her away and also that her dogs are almost
always
> tied at rides, not wanting them to wander or hurt someone else. Is there
> anyone that believes this ? Did anyone see the dogs tied up {even later on
> that weekend} or better yet  did anyone see a muzzle on the dog at this
> weekends ride in KY? Seems to me, if you know you have a biting dog which
we
> all now know Teddys dogs do BITE, the owner should be responsible enough
to
> not bring  that dog to a ride or at least tied up.
> >   I do not think dogs should be banned from rides just restrained. Next
> kids on bikes should also be controlled so not to bother horses. But again
> my son was riding on an access where he was told to ride by management,
not
> through Teddys campsite where he could have invoked an attack from a
> protective dog. I would welcome emails from anyone who has been chased ,
bit
> , nipped , or bothered by any of Teddys dogs.
> >  Lastly it is stupid to put the blame on that "dogs have been trained
for
> centuries to do... chase something that is moving." a owner must be held
> responsible for their pets. End of story.
> >
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