Originally Posted by darield (Post 2380641)

dog owners - please, please under no circumstances let your dog run next to your golf cart! My husband just witnessed someone who ran over her dog and yes, it died. We're both devastated. I knew someone this happened to about a year ago. It happens more often than you would think. If you are not strong enough to walk your dog, drive to a local dog park and sit on the bench or hire a dog walker.

I am shocked at how often i see someone having their dog run next to a golf cart and it is an accident waiting to happen.

Originally Posted by Darield (Post 2380641)

Dog owners - Please, please under no circumstances let your dog run next to your golf cart! My husband just witnessed someone who ran over her dog and yes, it died. We're both devastated. I knew someone this happened to about a year ago. It happens more often than you would think. If you are not strong enough to walk your dog, drive to a local dog park and sit on the bench or hire a dog walker.

I am shocked at how often I see someone having their dog run next to a golf cart and it is an accident waiting to happen.

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 (Post 2380966)

My last dog was just over 250 lb. If I fell while on skates, he would have dragged for miles. I would prefer the little red wagon suggestion. That sounds like fun.
Riddle (not realy). How many pomeranian does it take to pull a 170lb man in a red wagon? Bigger question is how to get them to shut up and listen. (Wonder if Sgt. Peston ever had that problem? )

Originally Posted by Happytails057@gmail.com (Post 2381001)

Also, tying them on the back seat by their collar isn’t good either as I’ve seen a dog get strangled.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2381002)

If your 250-lb dog...anything - then you're probably overfeeding it. The heaviest dog breed is the English Mastiff and their top end for males is only 230lbs Agreed on the pom.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2380964)

In my neighborhood there is a man that lets his dog sit up close to the windshield of his golf cart. And the dog barks LOUDLY and constantly. I fail to understand WHY the driver allows this to happen. Maybe he is hard of hearing. Seeing this happen and I have also seen dogs on a lease running beside a golf cart (that is pretty rare where I live) - makes me realize that there are many really strange and unthinking people in TV Land. You would EXPECT older retired people to be smarter. The other day I was out in my yard and I saw a man in a golf cart go through a stop sign at a speed so high that the golf cart suspension lifted (close to a point of overturning) and his speed and quick turn forced him over to the opposite side of the road for about 30 feet before he straightened the cart up. He then continued down a 20 MPH residential street at 35 or 40 MPH (I could hear his engine straining). And he was screaming, "yeeeehhaaa") all the way. This was about 4 PM, not late after happy hour. Too bad there were no Police around to give him a sobriety test.
.....Anyway, the point is that people are walking, running, and biking on the smaller residential streets and expecting a degree of safety (that they should have, bur DON'T) just because they live in a retirement Village. Unfortunately, things are NOT as SAFE as you would think, or hope.

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 (Post 2380939)

Teddy bears aren't just for children. We enjoy cuddles and play without the cost, smells, restrictions associated with real animals. No vet bills, pet sitters or boarding when we travel, no "accidents"; no clawing, chewing the furnishings, etc. The perfect (non-living) "pet". Welcome at all hotels, fit in a suitcase or backpack, and no quarantine requirements.
Oh! They never pee or poop on the neighbors lawn. 👍👍👍

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 (Post 2380955)

If it's about exercise, put 'em on a tread mill (or a large hamster wheel). If it's about socializing, take 'em to a dog park.

Originally Posted by Bill Dozer (Post 2381098)

Too many people ride their cart against oncoming traffic so they can hold the dog's leash. In the meantime, they are a hazard to walkers, carts, bicycles and vehicles. I see it often at the Polo Grounds. They move their cart erratically because they are watching the dog and not the paying attention.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2380982)

For dogs that like to retrieve and have been bringing back tennis balls since being a puppy. Just find a large empty space like the outfield of a softball field around supper time and throw tennis balls to exercise the dog. That should be very safe.

Originally Posted by shut the front door (Post 2381137)

Dogs are not allowed on the softball field. For good reason.

Originally Posted by CarlR33 (Post 2380647)

I cannot say I have ever seen this? I assume you mean they do this on the golf cart path?

Originally Posted by mraines (Post 2381168)

I have seen an older gentleman do this with a little dog running alongside the driver's side. A car coming along might not have seen the dog and hit it. I have not seen him lately, but yes, people do this. I have even seen this outside the dog park. For heaven's sake take the dog in the park.