TheRedQueen wrote:Megumi-Oni wrote:You're assuming much here, my friend. I usually don't see more than a dozen dogs at a time at this park. And, if there are too many, I don't go. Again, you're assuming much without regard to what may actually be the case, and that by definition, is ignorance.
I'm going by the information you gave me (that you take your dog to a dog park) and by what first hand info I have on dog parks (the ones around me are always crowded). I asked, as did others...what is your dog park like? And you never answered...so I had to go by what I personally know. Don't tell me I'm ignorant when I had to use what I know to go by. I was clarifying MY argument...why I don't go to dog parks, and why I don't think they're good for dog-dog socialization.Furthermore, my dog park (as commented on SPBR) is NOT 60-70 dogs running around willy nilly as they say. It's maybe a dozen, max. And when there's too many, I leave. SO, fundamentally, it is NO DIFFERENT THAN HAVING A PLAY DATE IN YOUR BACK YARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah, it still kinda is. When I have dogs over in my backyard...they are dogs that I know/trust. I know if Freckles and Fig don't get along, I can leave one in the house when we're out back. I know that Jake and Inara might have issues with the soccer ball, so I can leave one of them inside or put the soccer ball away. I know that Score gets upset when Henri steals his ball...so I can leave one of them inside. Much different than a dog park, where it's harder to rotate the troops around. If I have friends over with their dogs, I know I can trust them to watch their dogs and to know what they see...and I can trust them not to get angry at me if I step in and stop their dog from something rude/nasty/potentially dangerous.
I did answer. All you have to do is read the whole list of posts before making ignorant assumptions.
Holy hell, you didn't read. You don't get it. The dogs and people I associate with at the park ARE TRUSTED INDIVIDUALS I HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ugh. I said it a million times already, but you people ignorantly and blatantly disregard those key points just to serve your own arrogant points of view and debunk me for having a different and unpopular opinion! How am I NOT supposed to react with such anger? GO READ MY POSTS BEFORE YOU MAKE AN ASSUMPTION!