Re: MtMan-List: Dogs at modern-day rendezvous

[Lance John Brown <ljbrown@p2.acadia.net>]

> At most gatherings out here in the east the only way you can have a dog in camp is on visitors day as a seeing eye dog.  There seems to be at least as many reasons as there are people but the most critical today has to do with the fact that even the be
> 
> Other reasons you may hear:
> 
> Don't like stepping in the S--t.
> Don't like loosing my meat right off the spit
> They bark all night.
> They end up in dog on dog fights
> 
> As a dog owner all my life I believe that the owner is responsible for the
> proper training, care and discipline of the dog.  And as I can not vouch for
> everyone else I leave the dog a home when at a Rendevous.  But a lot of folks
> do take them on walking (treks) period activities (with the groups
> permission) and I am told it can work as well as taking any hunting dog out.

I have to agree with this gentleman's statements.  I love dogs.  I also
participate in Civil War reenaacting.  One of the men in another group
always brings his dog.  It's an affable mutt, but you are always looking
for dog poop, it still food, and gets in the battle lines where it will
cause an accident.  Some day, many of feel, there will be a major
problem with this.

A dog lover forever,

Brownie