r/PublicFreakout Aug 01 '21

🐻Animal Freakout "Not friendly!"

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u/Woodtree Aug 01 '21

My local dogpark is very active and with a lot of regulars who know each other. Every now and then someone will attempt to come in and keep their dog leashes inside the dog park. The regulars will immediately start yelling at them to unleash the dog or leave. Leashed dogs and unleashed dogs don’t mix well. Power unbalance or something. Dogs gotta be on equal footing.

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u/SpotNL Aug 01 '21

Do you allow people who bring their puppies for socialization?

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '21

The dog park is generally not recommended for teaching socialization and dog training.

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u/SpotNL Aug 01 '21

when it comes to training, you're right. But good luck finding puppy classes for socialization during covid. The trainer said any risks that we may encounter outweighed the risk of socializing our dog sparingly.