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Old 02-19-2022, 04:07 PM
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I agree. There is very little maintenance that takes place other than grass cutting and refilling the bags in the canister.
Dealing with each individual Rec center is not ideal so I was hoping there was another option for raising concerns.
There was a man that took his dog (not this lab) to the human exercise machines and trail in the historic area. His dog seemed(?) to be under his control. But, I saw 2 things wrong with the situation. #! only about 1 block away was a dog park. #2 he allowed the dog to run free often - he would throw frisbees for the dog. #3 many people walked or jogged on that trail while he sat on a bench there with the dog when he wasn't throwing the frisbees. Dogs often get excited around running people since they are natural hunters, they react to motion.
.........Also at the same area of the historic side, I watched a lady walk by and it looked like she was being walked by the dog, not the other way around. She had one of those 30ft reels on the dog (which was a smallish mixed black lab). She was obviously NOT the animal in control. The dog jumped on a man walking on the running path in the opposite direction. Not sure if the man was bitten. The woman tried to real the dog in - with difficulty. She seemed upset at the man and did NOT apologize to him. He said something to the effect of "what the HELL are you doing".
. Both of those things happened before the pandemic. So it is like ancient history. But, the point is that there are a lot of TV Landers that own dogs and are strangely reckless. So, I would assume that many dogs do NOT have current shots. So, "caveat canine emptor" in TV Land.