Please don't take small dogs in large dog parks! (Duluth: live, pitbulls)

[afdinatl]

Originally Posted by Alicia64

You said it.

We need to create a culture of speaking up in dog parks though. Too many of us -- me included -- want to be polite and not get involved.

And then all hell breaks loose.

Alley

This country is too wissified (I can't use the real word that I want to use ) to help or say anything. You probably could have got sued if you help or called a bully if you said something. You did the right thing

[DaBurgh]

Lets be careful not to discriminate against the small dogs.
Small dogs have rights too.

[afdinatl]

Originally Posted by DaBurgh

Lets be careful not to discriminate against the small dogs.
Small dogs have rights too.

I also have the right to go to a KKK meeting and yell "f yall" but it wouldnt be beneficial to me but I have that right

[Alicia64]

Originally Posted by arjay57

I have had my big dogs attacked by other big dogs.

The problem is not with the size of the dog, but the lack of responsibility on the part of the owner of an aggressive dog. If you have an aggressive dog, it's your job to make sure that he is under control at ALL times.

That literally means 100% of the time, no exceptions, ever.

I'm so sorry about your dog. Yes, I agree w/ you. The trainer that I love has told me that dogs shouldn't be on leashes in dog parks.

So essentially if a dog is aggressive, he needs to play where other dogs aren't.

Alley

[Alicia64]

Originally Posted by DaBurgh

Lets be careful not to discriminate against the small dogs.
Small dogs have rights too.

I hope you read my post carefully. I love small dogs. I rescued a seven pound guy off the streets years ago and fell. in. love. (Best dog ever.)

However. I would never have taken him into a big dog park.

That's just crazy.

Nobody is discriminating. I'd have a small dog now if it hadn't been my husband's turn to pick a dog.

Alley

[hautemomma]

Frequently, owners of toy dogs or other small breeds bring their bite-sized pooches into the same area where the literal big dogs are. It makes no sense. If the tiny pooches get trampled, it's their owners' faults.

[ElleKaye]

Originally Posted by Alicia64

Today was awful. Nobody died, but only because a strong man held down a big dog that was attacking a small -- annoying -- dog.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE small dogs. Love them, but this woman had a big and a small dog and was running them together in a large dog park.

DUMB IDEA.

Especially if your little dog is annoying -- probably because he's scared -- another dog will likely go after him.

And do you know. . . not one person thanked the guy who saved the small dog.

Not one.

Alley

I have done it before, but I agree it's not the best idea I've ever had.

I still have never had a problem if you don't count the time my dog ran out of energy and I had to pretend I was happy to catch the Doberman who jumped in my arms but could not catch her. I have been fortunate that I have never had issues with my dog and larger or aggressive breeds .

My dog weighs 8 lbs and her best playmate is my neighbor's dog from two townhouses down who weighs a good 80 lbs. I got my first dog when I was 2 years old so I've had a long number of years of experience.

OP, I agree that it's not a good idea to put small and large dogs together most of the time. That's why the dog parks are separated. Sometimes it's not the greatest idea to put similar sized dogs together. I think that trying to get them socialized to multiple sized not just dogs but people results in the best outcome in the end.

[Gilah G.]

Mind if we ask which dog park?
There are 4 we have taken our girl to since moving here..2 we won't ever return to ever.
There was some kind of culture amongst some..."it's a dog park I don't have to watch my dog let him socialize while I do the same"

[TedH71]

I don't take any of my dogs to dog parks ever. They're fine with each other but are intolerant of rude and pushy dogs and will NOT hesitate to put an ill mannered dog in his place. My breed of dog is catahoula and trust me, they don't put up with rude dogs at all. Just know what breed of dog you have and know the dog's personality and also observe the behavior. Some dogs just will not get along with other dogs.

[ElleKaye]

Originally Posted by Gilah G.

Mind if we ask which dog park?
There are 4 we have taken our girl to since moving here..2 we won't ever return to ever.
There was some kind of culture amongst some..."it's a dog park I don't have to watch my dog let him socialize while I do the same"

I like Piedmont in Midtown and Burger Park in Smyrna.

There's a cafe/coffee house/restaurant somewhere south of I-20 with an attached dog park on the side that I intend to try. It's a little inconvenient for me to get to, but the major problem is I can keep forgetting the name of it.