Camping for dogs

Nice.
its true, technically speaking. people have been show to exhibit measurably lower blood pressure in the presence of pets.

Motherfortruth: of course people have pets for selfish reasons... that's obvious. I have a dog because dogs make me happy. if not I wouldn't bother. he reminds me that I too am an animal and we all (animals) have emotions and feelings (as different as they may be between species)

hell, even birds have feelings. I know that even my parrots get lonely and angry or feel affection or excitement, regardless of what anyone else trys to say about it... animals DO have emotions. and, I'm not saying they're emotional lives are very much like ours, but non-the-less they still feel.

Poor dogs get domesticated and then bam back to nature poor dogs.

She goes wherever I can take her and more. She can be a badly behaved dog, that's why she's got an ownie.

Oh, MoFoTruth

You have found my weakness at last.

I love dogs, ever moreso since I put my 14+ year companion down last year.

I rescued the lad from the street when he was about 1 yr, and he lived for an estimated 15 years with nary a serious health issue. He lived out his last 10 years on the temperate west coast after we moved from the midwest in 1998 and he spent part of a year with me in Chihuahua, Mexico while I was working there temporarily.

A loving German Shepard-cross named Helmut.
May he rest in everlasting peace.

helen: what in this post atributes any human characteristics to dogs? hell, the woman was talking about her dog eating a glove and how she had to pull it out of it's rectum... how human is that? dog fights... pooping outside... yeah sounds like dogs... not people... who ever said anything about these animals being human and NOT dogs?

also, dogs DO have personalities (as ironic as this may sound) but they're still dogs.

what's with all this 'liberal' labeling? do you know what liberal mean? you use the word like you don't know what it actually means.

Just one more feel good liberal project--- try to make dogs behave like something besides dogs.

I don't know if anyone's seen the new animated show "the Goode Family" but I highly recommend it. It's about a family of left wingers who are a riot. They have a "vegan" dog who's hilarious.

I say great! There are hotels and even resturants that cater to pets as well! if you are a pet owner its good news!

if you are a dog lover--go for it.

Who is watching your stuff at home?

Those dogs are going to harm someone. Just wait and see. You have created a pack, by having two dogs, and there will be hell to pay. Some people really do not need dogs and some dogs do not really need people. Are they neutered? These were bred to be working dogs, not pets. I am beside myself at the ignorance of certain "dog people". It is no wonder that so many deaths and attacks occur in the U.S. and U.K. due to the owners lack of understanding of "dog" behavior. They are too old to change their behavior, you have ruined two potentially great companions.

have you considered what bringing badly behaved dogs on a trip would effect you camp neighbors? your devotion to your animals is lovely. your decision to take them camping not so much.any dog parks where you live?

yeh I agree with you. Hear in California (i can tell your in the UK because you said 4 stone)we have bears to and there has been cases of peoples dogs getting killed by them.

HAHAHAHAHAHA that is really funny... Or not... So much attention on animal behavior, animal rights... Our families are not that lucky.