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Be aware of this.
We need to have fresh air, especially in the boiling summer season. I picked up some textbooks, prepared our lunchbox and drove to a river with my children. They love swimming there. We spent a lovely afternoon as usual...until they came.
They were accompanied by a dog. He looked decent, but actually he wasn't. Nobody could stop him from barking and his mad bark completely disturbed my study. To my surprise, the owner let him go in the river!
Don't get me wrong; I'm a dog lover. My parents have a dog which I found. I asked my parents to keep him and he is still alive at the age of 14. We used to take him to a river, but when people were around us, my father never let him swim in the river.
"A dog is a dog. He is an animal. We should be careful not to annoy someone who doesn't like him,"
he said, and would take him to a deserted stream. Although we considered him as a member of our family, we were well aware of the distinction.
Not everyone can accept your dog. There are many little children in a river. Are you really sure that your lovely dog will never go wild or never do a wee-wee? I know how much they love their dog, but we don't want to sacrifice our comfortable time because of their reckless attitude...
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I can't agree with you more. Thank you for your comment. ;-)
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I was in Germany for a month, and I was very surprised by the amount of dogs they had, and the fact that you can take them to practically ANYWHERE. Even in grocery stores or trains. Where I live, there are a lot of dogs, but you can't take them in anywhere other than pet shops.
Apparently, the dogs in Germany are "very well trained." And alas- they didn't fight or bark (occasionally, one did, but that was very seldom). I was very impressed (I have a pretty bad dog myself- she's lovely with people, but when she sees dogs, she gets out of control).
But there are people that dislike dogs, and you have to be aware of that. Especially if it's a dog that doesn't seem to be in control. Maybe you know how your dog is, and what he will and won't do in most cases, but nothing is definite. And others definitely don't know what he would do.
Not to mention, if the "something" did happen, then the dog will be in a lot of trouble. Bite a child, and he might be ordered to be put down.
It's never a good thing, but angry parents are angry parents.
I hope that person learns better at some point without having to do the worst thing.