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[deleted] t1_isuav5f wrote

Reply to comment by ThisistheInfiniteIs in Quechee State Park Dog Leash Rule by beetroot747

It is not tourists. I am a serious hiker and the worst thing about hiking here in VT and NH is the people with loose dogs. The dogs frequently run far ahead of the owner and act very defensively once they see somebody.

I know they are not tourists when there are no out of state plates in the parking area.

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ThisistheInfiniteIs t1_isudbeu wrote

This is true, it's not just tourists, we have more than our fair share of selfish, inconsiderate dog owners here already, we don't need to be importing any more of them.

Many folks do not even comprehend the mortal dangers of letting their dog loose in the woods, especially during hunting season, let alone the fact that some folks carry pepper spray for just such an occasion.

Vermont is not a dog park, have some respect for the people and places that you visit folks, even if it is near your home and you think that you can "get away" with it.

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suffragette_citizen t1_isxkwdg wrote

Exactly -- my "favorite" encounter with a rude dog owner this year was in Groton over Labor Day weekend when a guy called us flatlanders because we asked him to leash his dogs after they ran up to us, growling with tails down, and started sniffing us down and slobbering on us. When we told him his were the only unleashed dogs we'd encountered the entire hike he said "well, they must all be flatlanders, too."

Charming.

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