I recently tried to make a reservation for an RV Park outside of Portland, OR, which sent me an email with their rates and rules. I was surprised at the list of outlawed breeds which included: "Akita, Chow, Doberman, German Shepherd, Husky, Irish Wolfhound, Pit Bull, American Staffordshire Terrier, Rottweiler, St. Bernard, Wolf cross, or any aggressive animal or mixed breeds of these animals."
We have a sweet 8 year-old dog who, although she was a pound puppy, appears to have some German Shepherd somewhere in her family tree. So I sent a humorous (I thought) reply telling of our dog and some bad experiences I've had with apparently "safe" breeds like Cocker Spaniel, Irish Setter/Golden Retriever mix, etc. I didn't even include an attack by Tea-Cup Poodles we've heard of.
They sent me a reply saying they were definitely a "Pet Friendly" park and went on to list examples of problem pet owners and made no offer to exempt our dog so we could stay in their park. They also claimed that more and more parks are making these pet restrictions. (If anyone would like to read their reply I would be happy to post it.)
Does this seem right and is this a trend among private parks?
We travel with 4 dogs (70#, 65#, 35#, 11#) and have never had a problem....usually stay in FHU parks, tho not top end resorts. Never heard of the severe restrictions you mention and haven't really noticed any real increase in pet restrictions in general. Those are not the kind of RV parks we would frequent in any case. Irish Wolfhounds? Gimme a break. Wonder how many of those they've turned away. They must have had a bad experience with a local dog show. Why would they bother to allow any dogs? The owner watches too much TV. And, tho my info is a few years old, Cockers are (or were) the number one biters in America.
There is a park on the WA coast that refused to make a reservation when we had a boxer mix, claimed it was an insurance company restriction, they have no problem with German Shepards or my Shar Pei. Go Figure.
Sounds like my kinda park, sure post there response. While many may think there dogs are so cute, to hear the barking, an to avoid the land mines, is quite annoying. It always seems to be someone else's dog, not mine that creates these problems. I for one agree with dog restrictions. My wife was bit by a small dog, the skin broke, requiring a doctors visit. The owners reply, oh look Precious knows she has done something wrong. Time to wake up an smell the coffee, many of us do not care for dogs, no matter how cute you may think they are.
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Rvndave wrote: Sounds like my kinda park, sure post there response. While many may think there dogs are so cute, to hear the barking, an to avoid the land mines, is quite annoying.
Here is the prime reason for these rules! Not because this poster isn't a pet lover don't bl;ame them. To many pet owners don't take responsibilty for their animals. we are amazed when walking our dog at home at the number of "deposits" we see from unthinking pet owners.
we have had several Golden retrievers a copuple of sheperads and currently have a Silky Terrier mix. We went to the smaller dog not because the coach couldn't handle a large dog but because we read to many campgrounds with 20-35 lb restrictions on the dogs. Before Molly that was a cat not a dog! LOL
as pet owners we own part of this and to remind those that aren't thinking at the moment to pick up after their animal and to keep them quiet and under control. Even as a dog lover I don't want to listen to a dog barking at any hour of the day or night. I certainly don't expect my neighbors to have to tolerate my unhappy dog either.
Ray, Cheryl, Cory & of course Miss Molly the four-legged child
ronandln wrote: Does this seem right and is this a trend among private parks?
I won't get into a debate of whether it's right or not. But yes, banning certain breeds/mixes is very common at private campgrounds. Most state that it's due to insurance issues.
Me and the DH
Two boys and two dogs (and two cats who prefer to stay home)
2008 Forest River Georgetown 350DS (bunkhouse model)
2001 Honda CR-V
While riding my bike for exercise, I was bitten by a 60lb Doberman - on a 30 foot retractable leash. As the dog sunk it's teeth into my calf, the dog owner was telling me "don't worry, she is friendly and won't hurt you." I consider myself partly to blame because I had ridden by them at a distance earlier in my ride and saw that he could not control her, even on a leash. I thought I was far enough away from them to stay out of trouble but obviously wasn't. Oh, yes - I was on a dedicated bike path at the time.
While it might not seem fair, there is a significant enough amount of owners of the banned breeds that also cannot or will not control their animals. It is another case where that small percentage makes it bad for everyone.
BTW, in the case of my bite, the owner refused to give me any identification or accept any responsibility for his animal's actions. He told me to "just forget about it." I still have scars on my leg, several months later.
Alot of the private campgrounds we go to have the 30lb rule. Any pet over 30 lbs is not welcome. Thats pretty sad. My dog weighs 60 lbs only because she is old and over weight.
-Roger
2007 Forest River Salem 28FBSS
2006 F-150 Ford 4x4 S/B
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