Re: RC: Re: Fwd: RC: Dogs at Rides

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

I hear you Linda...and EARLE is a SUPER dog.  EVERYBODY loves him and he is the
BEST behaved dog I have ever seen.  He doesn;t NEED a leash!!!

teddy

Bo Parrish wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bluebirdpr@aol.com <Bluebirdpr@aol.com>
> Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 7:29 PM
>
> >travel alone without our dog.  We are having our first ride next week and
> we
> >have asked that no dogs be brought because of our resort rules, but we know
> >that some people will bring them and we will deal with it.  As long as
>
> There is a ride in Central Region - The Sandblast - that is held on a Boy
> Scouts Ranch. Apparently Boy Scouts across the nation have a rule about NO
> DOGS. The first year this ride was held, someone reported that there was a
> dog in camp because there was a leash on the ground. Ride management never
> saw the dog, no one heard barking (that I am aware of). Second year, no dogs
> or reported sightings of dogs or dog equipment. Ride management is very
> adament - if you bring your dog, you cannot camp on the Boy Scout Ranch -
> period.
>
> You can delete the rest if you don't want to hear why I take/do not take my
> dog.
>
> Earl has never been treated like a dog. He goes everywhere Bo or I go,
> sleeps with us (we now have a king size bed) and we basically bought the
> truck with him in mind, too (Ford super-cab with the fold-down bench which
> became his bed/seat). He is our third son.
>
> First year of the above Sandblast ride, I did not take Earl to the ride. Bo
> had to work that weekend, so he took Earl to work with him (his company
> likes Earl). Second year, Bo was planning to come to the ride after work, so
> I took Earl. We camped at the ride manager's house. This is where you camp
> if you have dogs.
>
> One of our Central Region Vets travel with their two dogs. If you don't have
> a place for Peggy (the 4-legged, furry human) and Ginger at a ride, then
> Gail won't vet your ride.
>
> We happen to love well-behaved dogs, so this is no problem. I, too, have a
> problem with the not-so-well-behaved dogs. I hate to have a dog pee on my
> stuff, or grab our food, or potty where everyone is walking.
>
> These three dogs I've mentioned by name are all well behaved canines. No one
> has ever said they have a problem with any of these three in camp. Earl has
> been at endurance rides since he was 9 weeks old. When horses are in camp,
> he is on his blanket by my side. If the ride manager says "dogs on leash",
> he has a leash on while laying on his blanket at my side.
>
> Linda Parrish
> Kennard, TX
>
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