05/22/2024
Time to get on my soapbox again. It's camping season and I can't for the life of me understand why people all the sudden want to take their 3 dogs and two cats with them with no prior socialization or training. Yes people, dogs can be trained not to bark. This is a human problem, not a dog problem. I have read so many posts on the RV sites about how their dogs bark but oh well, dogs bark. NO! You are disturbing everyone in the campground with your untrained dogs. You can not redirect a dog from a bad behavior. Try correcting it for a change. Dogs understand corrections when they are done with no frustration and no anger. Yes, I am talking about a physical correction, just like the one that one dog might do to another. Make the correction and go back to what you are doing. Do people really think that dogs speak English or don't think that your yelling is just you barking back at them? Do they expect the dog to read their mind? Dogs are not human children. I am all for people wanting to travel with their dogs but do them a big favor and get them used to your camper and train them NOT to bark every time a person or dog walks by before taking them camping. Do the other campers a big favor and don't take a dog that barks at every little thing camping! End of rant! Sigh..............
