Well.. I got kinda shocked the one day walking Simba in the park.
It's not a dog park, but dogs are allowed in the park, and they are even allowed to run free without a leash, as long as you can control it, so it will come to you when called, and so on.
I take Simba for walks in this park regularly. It's right by my apartment, and also, since I live in the city, it's good to have a place where he really can burn of som energy, playing fetch with me, and from time to time play with other dogs.
Simba is a male dog, so he will mark ALOT when were out on walks, but since I live in the city, I mostly make him heel, till we get to the park, or other green areas, cause I wouldn't want him to pee on other peoples stuff, like bikes and such. Right outside my building there are some bushes, where he'll usually relieve himself, and after that it's mostly marking.
So one day, we get to the park. This day he hasn't peed outside our building - since he, stubborn as he is, refused
I get the feeling he has to go quite badly. We get in the park, I let him of the leash (wich again, IS allowed) and give him the command "free".
He immediatly runs to some hydrangea bushes/flowers (?), lifting the leg and emptying his bladder. When he's done with his buisness I call him to heel again, since alot of people are walking down the path, and I don't want him to annoy anyone by trying to get them to pet him or anything. Then this older lady looks and me very angry and says: "That's just disgusting letting your filthy dog pee all over the flowers! Take that mutt somewhere else!" I try to explain to her that since dogs are allowed in the park I don't see her point, and that I always pick up after him when he does a number two. But she just shook her head, and kept repeating: "So disgusting, stupid mutt.." on and on
Am I wrong here? Should I really run around after my dog and tell him where to pee and where not to pee, when it IS a dog-friendly park? I've never heard anyone complain like that before when he marks a flower or a tree, and I've seen tons of other dogs take a wee in a flowerbed, or on a tree and such?
I only make sure Simba doesn't mark benches and childrens playgrounds, but other that that??
What do you think??
It's not a dog park, but dogs are allowed in the park, and they are even allowed to run free without a leash, as long as you can control it, so it will come to you when called, and so on.
I take Simba for walks in this park regularly. It's right by my apartment, and also, since I live in the city, it's good to have a place where he really can burn of som energy, playing fetch with me, and from time to time play with other dogs.
Simba is a male dog, so he will mark ALOT when were out on walks, but since I live in the city, I mostly make him heel, till we get to the park, or other green areas, cause I wouldn't want him to pee on other peoples stuff, like bikes and such. Right outside my building there are some bushes, where he'll usually relieve himself, and after that it's mostly marking.
So one day, we get to the park. This day he hasn't peed outside our building - since he, stubborn as he is, refused
I get the feeling he has to go quite badly. We get in the park, I let him of the leash (wich again, IS allowed) and give him the command "free".
He immediatly runs to some hydrangea bushes/flowers (?), lifting the leg and emptying his bladder. When he's done with his buisness I call him to heel again, since alot of people are walking down the path, and I don't want him to annoy anyone by trying to get them to pet him or anything. Then this older lady looks and me very angry and says: "That's just disgusting letting your filthy dog pee all over the flowers! Take that mutt somewhere else!" I try to explain to her that since dogs are allowed in the park I don't see her point, and that I always pick up after him when he does a number two. But she just shook her head, and kept repeating: "So disgusting, stupid mutt.." on and on
Am I wrong here? Should I really run around after my dog and tell him where to pee and where not to pee, when it IS a dog-friendly park? I've never heard anyone complain like that before when he marks a flower or a tree, and I've seen tons of other dogs take a wee in a flowerbed, or on a tree and such?
I only make sure Simba doesn't mark benches and childrens playgrounds, but other that that??
What do you think??