Bottom line on Lucky's original post is this:
--people are enjoying a weekend at location X, the party near you has dog or several dogs. Dogs come and greet you, that's fine, you say hi, dogs smile and lick your hand, you look over to owners and share a head nod, everything's great.
--But at what point is the line crossed when the other party's dog(s) is trampling all over the area your party is located, knocking something over, walking on your blanket you laid out for your kid, getting into your garbage sack, sniffing/eating the food you have out while snacking/cooking, drinking from your dog's water dish, growling and/or barking at your dog who is quietly laying on his bed, showing teeth to your kid who is playing nearby, barking at you sitting at your fire, barking at people who are simply passing by...?!
All of the above occurred this past weekend, prompting the original post. Should we even have to come ask you to keep your dog contained? HELL NO! (all caps)
This doesn't even touch on the other points folks have made about dogs at the crags, that's a totally different issue, and valid issue at that. The dangers of causing rockfall are freaking real, and the consequences absolute.
I have had plenty of friends who are CRAG dog owners, maybe even named Denali or Sharma or Cascadia or Cedar or Backclip. All of them are GOOD dogs because of the GOOD DOG OWNER, period. (yes, ALL CAPS).
Contain your fricken dog where ever you are, don't make your dog my responsibility, the free-soloists climbing Feathers that haven't been bolted over the past 40 years for a reason then falling already are trying to do just that...
Rock on LUCKY.
