When I say special, all dogs are special to their owners. What I mean is are they so "Special" that the general rules that apply to having dogs in camp grounds, such as keep them on a lead , don't apply to your dogs and that any distress they cause to others is their problem, not yours.
Unfortunately an extreme example of this happened at the Peterborough show.
During the evening in the marquee some members turned up with two large dogs and were quite happy to let these dogs race around the tent terrorising other dogs and causing chaos and distress to others.
I challenged the owner and asked her if she could put her dogs on a lead.
Unfortunately I hadn't realised that these were "Special Dogs"
I was met with a torrent of un believable abuse and aggression .
Having sat down the woman I spoke to then came over to me in a rage and again threatened me for criticising their lack of control over their dogs.
Sadly it didn't end their , the woman then continued to shout disgusting abuse at me, which I ignored.
My wife became very upset and tried to speak to the woman, who responded in a very aggressive and abusive manner resulting in her grabbing my wife by the lapels and threatening to assault her.
The woman was clearly very drunk and beyond reason.
This was all witnessed by many horrified people
Meanwhile the "Special Dogs" were still causing chaos . One member was holding their dog over their head to stop it being intimidated by these large dogs .
This unbelievably aggressive reaction ruined our evening and we left .
We love dogs and have often considered getting another one, however our dogs have never been that special that the rules don't apply . ( Everyone was given a notice on arrival stating that All dogs must be kept on a lead at all times )
I guess that the purpose of this post is to suggest to anyone with dogs that :-
If you are the owners of "Special" Dogs and believe that the rules that applied to them are for other people and that you are above the rules.
If you are unable to handle suggestions and feedback about out you dogs without becoming abusive and violent
and
If you don't possess the basic values, such as respect, tolerance and good manners , required to be part of such a great community like Motorhome Fun
Then you need to seriously consider whether being part of this great community is for you.
If this is you then I am sure that there are plenty of places that you can take your "special" dogs where they can be left unchecked and not bother anyone else.
However, if you do have all these values then I look forward to sitting next to you and your dogs at future rally.
Neil
Unfortunately an extreme example of this happened at the Peterborough show.
During the evening in the marquee some members turned up with two large dogs and were quite happy to let these dogs race around the tent terrorising other dogs and causing chaos and distress to others.
I challenged the owner and asked her if she could put her dogs on a lead.
Unfortunately I hadn't realised that these were "Special Dogs"
I was met with a torrent of un believable abuse and aggression .
Having sat down the woman I spoke to then came over to me in a rage and again threatened me for criticising their lack of control over their dogs.
Sadly it didn't end their , the woman then continued to shout disgusting abuse at me, which I ignored.
My wife became very upset and tried to speak to the woman, who responded in a very aggressive and abusive manner resulting in her grabbing my wife by the lapels and threatening to assault her.
The woman was clearly very drunk and beyond reason.
This was all witnessed by many horrified people
Meanwhile the "Special Dogs" were still causing chaos . One member was holding their dog over their head to stop it being intimidated by these large dogs .
This unbelievably aggressive reaction ruined our evening and we left .
We love dogs and have often considered getting another one, however our dogs have never been that special that the rules don't apply . ( Everyone was given a notice on arrival stating that All dogs must be kept on a lead at all times )
I guess that the purpose of this post is to suggest to anyone with dogs that :-
If you are the owners of "Special" Dogs and believe that the rules that applied to them are for other people and that you are above the rules.
If you are unable to handle suggestions and feedback about out you dogs without becoming abusive and violent
and
If you don't possess the basic values, such as respect, tolerance and good manners , required to be part of such a great community like Motorhome Fun
Then you need to seriously consider whether being part of this great community is for you.
If this is you then I am sure that there are plenty of places that you can take your "special" dogs where they can be left unchecked and not bother anyone else.
However, if you do have all these values then I look forward to sitting next to you and your dogs at future rally.
Neil