Sorry Robin, I apologize for singling you out. You belong to a lucky cohort of dog owners with good dogs. But, even your well behaved dog really should be leashed in natural or wild areas, especially during mating, nesting, birthing and fledging seasons. Otherwise, a) you have no way to convey to someone who fears dogs just what sort of behavior they can expect from your particular dog, and b) your unleashed dog will tell other owners that it is OK for their dogs to be unleashed, no matter your argument or their dog. Please, all owners of good dogs, think of this problem from a multitude of points of view. Think of it as an environmental responsibility. Thank you, Meredith
On Apr 27, 2020, at 7:17 AM, Robin Cisne <[email protected]> wrote: As the owner of a well-behaved dog who prefers to be unleashed and leaves other people alone, I'm very sorry this happened to you. Inconsiderate jackasses like that ruin it for the rest of us. Robin On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 8:29 PM Magnus Fiskesjo <[email protected]> wrote: Nice poem! One of your dog men at least said sorry. At Hog hole the other day, ignoring all the signs that say dogs-on-leash-only, a man unleashed his oversized filthy dog, and it rushed at and jumped at my wife, who was quite scared, as she tried to defend herself and fend it off. The man did not say one word of apology, evidently could not care less. I wanted to bash his head in, or that of his dog, but did neither. The stupid dogs aren't guilty of course, it's the dogs' masters. There is something profoundly unseemly and deeply intolerant in how these people wield their dog slaves to insult and impose on others, both on other people, and on wildlife. --yrs. Magnus Fiskesjö [email protected] _____________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Suan Hsi Yong [[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2020 7:58 PM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Of Unleashed Dogs and Waterthrushes Despite the drenching rain today, I did my daily jog. Around the trails of six-mile creek I passed two groups with dogs. The first dog came a-leapin' at my thigh, against my wish. The owners said their sorries as they feigned to tend its leash. The second dog, also unleashed, was sniffing as it roamed, an area where a Waterthrush had surveyed for a home. Meanwhile from way up in the tree the Waterthrush did sing, O'er heavy rain and rushing creek the melody did ring. The song seemed more insistent, although I can't be sure, As if announcing to the world, "hey dog, get outta here!" Both dog and man soon left the scene, no harm it seems inflicted. As spring rolls on I hope to see if nesting was affected. Suan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
