JaSan Those are important and smart ideas especially the sign with #.
They probably do that so their discarded masks won't be lonely....buckland said:Frank I am with you 100%! Leave no trace. Nor dog poo. Civil such a good word.
I will disagree.DavidGraves said:. . . Predator pee is a major deterrent to wild animal behavior...
If dog pee altered wild animal behavior gardening would be soooo much easier. I live on the edge of a "wild area". I did not bring the squirrels and rabbits and deer and bear and skunks and foxes and coyotes and bobcats and cougars with me so I think it is safe to say that the wildlife comes from "wild areas" to visit my home and garden in spite of many dogs over the years.DavidGraves said:Everyone will think I am an old grump.
Dogs (and cats) are predators.
Predator pee is a major deterrent to wild animal behavior...
If you are visiting an actual wild area you might consider leaving Fido home.
Campgrounds, parks etc are already contaminated so anything goes.
David Graves
My dog is not my pet. He is my very best friend.DavidGraves said:Yep you both are right and I am wrong.
I still leave me dog home.
My dog is not my child...it is my pet.
David Graves
different opinions and different experiences do not necessarily equal an "argument" unless one wishes to frame it that wayDavidGraves said:Hello Again
I think we have demonstrated here that one can take any group of friendly, like minded friends and put them on social media and the result is....an argument.
David Graves
the latest advice about camping near marmots is to pee further away from camp - supposedly the marmots come for the pee (salts) and stay for the cork handle on the fly rod (personal experience - ate part of the line too) or shoes or .........Smokecreek1 said:Then there are those of us who , rightly or wrongly, mark the our own camp boundaries with a combination of our own and our dogs pee !
Smoke
A medium to large sized dog which is kept confined and not adequately exercised is going to be a dangerously unhappy and unsocialized animal. There was a Rottweiler up the road who terrorized the neighborhood any time he got out - which was frequent. IMO the license needs to happen BEFORE the owner gets the dog.ski3pin said:I believe dog owners need a license to be able to take their pet off their property and must annually pass an obedience test.
Contrary to his wishes, he is an inside cat. He is indeed a predator; we have an upper deck that has been the final stop for several squirrels. When camping however, outside of the camper he would only be in a harness on a short leash and not on trails.DavidGraves said:Hi Jack
Cats are predators and .... ...they might get ate by larger cats.
Incoming !
And raptors. A cat is about the size of a rabbit. Eagles can take a 30# dog.DavidGraves said:...they might get ate by larger cats.