My brother is a veterinarian and he agrees with your statements on dog parks. He also adds disease as another reason to stay out of dog parks.
“Last year, a dog was killed at a Seattle dog park by two other dogs. I have met too many people who have had dogs severely injured at dog parks to remain passively abstinent. The real danger lies when small dogs are attacked by larger dogs. It doesn’t take much force for a small dog’s internal organs to be damaged from the bite of a larger dog.
Often when someone’s dog is attacked at a dog park, the owner of the dangerous dog is M.I.A. …Nowhere to be found. The dangerous dog is likely to return in the near future for more “play,” and there is no human accountability.”
“I stopped going to dog parks about a year ago and have since been walking my dogs around the neighborhood for their (our) exercise. Not only is it a much more constructive, balanced way to burn energy, but also a great bonding experience since dogs have a programmed need to travel with the pack. They’re happier, I’m happier, and I don’t risk either of my dogs getting hurt.”
Source:
http://www.examiner.com/article/dog-parks-a-recipe-for-disaster
Well if we kept our dogs locked up they would never fail to come or catch a disease.
Geez you guys are sounding a lot like liberals. The common man is too stupid to care for himself or his property so the govt must step in.