[at-l] Lumping Dogs

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I must admit, when I saw lump and dog in your post, I mistook the letter L
for H, and I don't think anyone should do that, with the possible exception
of the HotDog.

My wife thinks I'm a dog, so should I stay home or stray?  I am neutered or
spayed or something that prevents me from doing any damage to other dogs.
For the past 7 years I have even given up on the "leg thing".

Neutered Soleman

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From: Tab Combs
Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 6:41:11 PM
To: AT-L List (E-mail)
Subject: Fw: [at-l] Fw: dogs

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ok, after some rather unfriendly off-list messages, please allow me to cover
my rear-end and state for the record that i do not mean to lump
dog-dislikers" and "complainers" in one category. apparently my last post
seemed otherwise.
my point is that some people will complain about anything they can find to
complain about. if there is a dog around, it will make a good target. if
there isn't a dog, something else will be the target, whether it be a noisy
stove, a flapping tent fly, or smelly socks near the campfire. in this
situation, you and your well-mannered dog may as well move along rather than
give people cause to be annoyed.
then there are other generally agreeable people who just don't like dogs
around, no matter how well-behaved they are. if you and your dog are around,
they may complain (or just be unhappy), and if you leave, they will probably
stop. in this situation as well, it's best to move along.
so in terms of who you should keep your dog away from, yes, complainers and
dog-dislikers belong in the same category. but by no means does that mean
dog-dislikers are complainers.

-cheeseburger



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From: ATGonnaBe03@aol.com
To: tacombs99@hotmail.com ; at-l@backcountry.net
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Fw: dogs


In a message dated 2/12/2003 3:32:15 PM Mountain Standard Time,
tacombs99@hotmail.com writes:



Just remember that not everybody likes dogs.


And not everybody likes everybody--for good reasons. To lump "everybody"
into one distasteful category seems a little like lazy thinking. Mine's a
poodle too, but she is a very large Standard Poodle. If she were in my
backpack, I couldn't walk.

If she is with me, it is because she had no other "me" to take care of her.
I know that most of the time I will enjoy her company. I know that sometimes
I will be upset with her and sometimes she will gag me out with that wet-dog
aroma. Still, she is a dear companion, and I will take on the inconveniences
and hope that our record at the end of the trail is one that serves as a
good example of what a canine hiking companion should be.

My canine ideal is Abby, a long-haired German Shepherd of the "Class of 1999
"

Kinnickinic
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