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Stacy, I love my dogs and I try to be more than courteous with them. I think 
that your post was in excellant taste and well said (no slammin here). I am 
glad you had the guts to reply with your name unlike the "guest writer".  We 
need to be reminded at times that not everyone likes the same things we do. 
I do have a comment for the "guest writer", if my parents did not bring me 
to rides as a child I wouldn't still be doing this sport twenty-five years 
later. Remember the children now are our riders and volunteers of the 
future. We need them to keep the rides going. I do not have children of my 
own, so I am not an angry father posting. Just using some common sense on 
the subject.

Jeremy Olson

> From: Stacy Sadar <stacy_sadar@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [RC]   dogs
> Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 13:17:37 -0700 (PDT)
>
> Okay...I know I'm going to get slammed by all the dog lovers, and I've been 
> biting my toungue, but I'll even reply with my name!  I have to agree with 
> this "guest".  I don't like dogs either.  Never really have.  Now, I'm not 
> saying that a friend of mine here or there (and you know who you are - 
> Barbara) who doesn't have a dog that I actually do like, but in general, I 
> too don't like them "walking up to me, jumping on me, licking me, sniffing 
> me - wether or not they are on a leash"...Just as the guest writer said.  I 
> don't like the smell of a dog nor dog smell on me.  I'd rather step in a 
> HUGE pile of horse manure anyday before I step in a little piece of 
> you-know-what from a dog.  They just aren't my thing...sorry.  I'm always 
> pleasant about it, and try not to make a big deal about it, but it's always 
> up to the owner to make sure their dog stays away...not me.  Don't let your 
> dog wander around, jump on people, etc.  Too many times, I've had to go 
> change my clothes because a dog
>  jumped on me and got my clean clothes dirty.  Just because I like other 
> animals and "seem" to be an animal lover, don't assume I like your dog.
> I don't sleep well as it is whether at home or camping.  The last thing I 
> need is a dog barking, howling, etc. all night long.  Last year, there was 
> a dog barking ALL summer near my house, running around, below my bedroom 
> window, etc.  I couldn't take it....getting NO sleep at all.  The dog was 
> not a dog I recognized, but obviously their owner could give two cents 
> about the dog since it was wondering all night.  I called the dog warden to 
> please come get the dog.  Never could catch it...finally winter came...dog 
> went home.  This year, I had to ask my neighbor to please keep her dogs in 
> at night.  They were running around MY house barking, chasing my horses, 
> etc. and once again I was up from 1:30-5:00 in the morning.  She was truly 
> sorry and her husband was also feeling the pain...he wasn't sleeping 
> either!  I really don't like dogs.  Sorry.  For all the dog lovers out 
> there, I only ask that you look at every person out there as someone like 
> me (and guest writer)....maybe they aren't a
>  dog-lover like you.  Please don't assume that we all like dogs and keep 
> your dogs to yourself and in your space.  I don't assume everyone likes 
> horses just because I do.  I hope you understand.
>
> Thank you from a non-dog lover....
> Stacy
>
> ps...I won't take any nasty slammin personal... :)
>
>
>
> Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Please Reply to: Guest ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>
> I wish EVERYONE would keep their dogs and children at home. If you want to 
> take them places with you, take them on your next camping trip, not to a 
> ride! Poor Muffy can just stay home with the dog sitter and the kids can 
> stay with grandma! And I don't care what your circumstances are, you CAN 
> find a way to keep them at home.
>
> I hope ride managers will come to see the sense in banning dogs from rides. 
> Many horse shows I have attended say in their premium "ABSOLUTELY NO DOGS 
> ON THE SHOWGROUNDS AT ANY TIME". Others are a bit more lenient and say in 
> the printed program "ALL DOGS MUST BE LEASHED AND SUPERVISED AT ALL TIMES". 
> If you are not going to ban dogs, at least please demand that dogs be 
> leashed at all times. I don't care how obedient your dog is, put it on a 
> leash. Raise the cost of "the jail" so owners actually feel like they are 
> paying a fine instead of paying for cheap doggie day care.
>
> I do not like dogs. I do not like them walking up to me, jumping on me, 
> licking me, sniffing me - wether or not they are on a leash. I am not shy 
> about kicking a dog that comes up to me and invades my space. Dog owners 
> need to UNDERSTAND that there are plenty of people that DO NOT LIKE DOGS 
> and we do not find their friendly little dog cute at all. I don't care how 
> friendly or cute you think your dog is, I still don't want it anywhere near 
> me, nor do I want to step in its crap in the middle of the night or be 
> awoken by the damn thing barking its head off.
>
> That's all I have to say about dogs.
>
>
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