CFrance - I am curious about the doodle being chuckered at Tamarind mailbox and pool. Is this dog completely under control and simply enjoying his owner and play time or is he creating a problem for others? I know about the off leash rules, but is this really a problem for anyone? Wish I could find an open space to allow my dogs some play time, but can't trust them not to want to greet everyone so I don't do it. Just curious.

I have seen the doodle a few times. The owner pulls up in a golf cart with the chucker on the roof. the dog can't wait for the chucker to come out. Like our golden, the doodle is so enamored/focused on the chucker that a cat could come sit on its tail and he would ignore it. There's something about retrievers and balls. And retrieving same. So no, no problems that I've seen.

I only have two problems with this. If someone walks by and the dog is running after the ball, forget it... The dog is so focused on the ball he could knock the person over. This is no small dog. (My golden has done this in a dog park.)

The second problem is that if enough complaints are made because dog owners continually pick and choose which rules they want to follow vis-a-vis the dogs, we all could end up suffering. I enjoy walking my dog up to check the mail, and again going up there for an after-dark, cooler walk with him. I don't want anyone jeopardizing my right to do that nor the other few areas of freedom we dog owners have, especially when there's a dog park equally as big as Tamarind Grove mailbox area a mile or two away where they could run the dog.

Plus, since these retrievers are so focused on the ball, it's possible to chucker with them across your own backyard. We do this and have controll due to his obsession with the chucker. No need to flaunt the rules.

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makes sense - thanks for sharing your thoughts