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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sangahyando" data-source="post: 3333343" data-attributes="member: 114046">In my experience, only a tiny minority of them are very responsible. The only example I can cite off the top of my head is a hunter or forester I've met once. Right after meeting a middle-aged lady whose two large hunting hounds were busy chasing a herd of deer through a reserve. I know only one important reserve in Germany that seems to be largely unaffected by free-running dogs and their illiterate owners - maybe the locals there are uncommonly intelligent, or it has something to do with the nearby nuclear power plant. By the way, irresponsible behaviour is present in dog owners of all social classes or walks of life, in my experience.Even dog owners who are normally considerate and kind people seem to be totally oblivious about the law (or the well-being of their fellow human beings) when it comes to their dogs and handling them in reserves and public spaces. It's like they're affected by a virus.The thing is, nobody should be required to like dogs. Some people just don't like them or care about them, other people can't help being afraid of dogs, for whatever reason. Dog owners have neither a moral nor a legal right to impose the presence of their pets upon other people in public spaces, nor can they demand co-operation from anyone.Especially in modern societies, where the overwhelming majority of dogs are pure luxury items and not needed for any of the tasks that they were originally bred for. Your (and other people's) advice regarding dogs is useful, but the very fact that it is necessary at all shows what is wrong with modern society.</blockquote>

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