I like dogs, however, I have a great disdain for people who bring their dogs either to my house, or to social events I am attending, especially when their dogs are not well-mannered and the owners don't care what the dogs do. My inlaws think it's funny to ge their dogs to chase my cats. I don't. My inlaws think it's ok for their 3 smelly dogs to get on my furniture. I don't. My inlaws think it's ok to let their 3 smelly dogs in my house. I don't. I have been many places when people have brought an ill-mannered dog, and it really is a burden on all involved. As far as camping, that is even worse. A campout is enough trouble without someone's dog rampaging around the campsite, knocking things over, kicking and shaking dirt and who knows what else all over the place, jumping up on people, trying to get food from people, peeing or pooping all over the place, etc.....Like I said, I like dogs, but have great disdain for people who bring around dogs that are not well behaved. I used to own a German Shepherd and a Chihuahua, both were pleasant and well-behaved. Both could come in the house because they did not stink, did not chase the cats, did not get on the furniture, etc. I gotta go with uperdooper on this one: don't bring the dog. The other campers will thank you for it.
I agree that the issue is more with the behavior of the dog versus dogs in general. With proper training, my dogs are better behaved than most small children I have seen. In fact, I've trained my dogs to obey hand commands. How many can say that about their children?
See my slighty modified quote of the one above:
"I like small children, however, I have a great disdain for people who bring their small children either to my house, or to social events I am attending, especially when their small children are not well-mannered and their parents don't care what the small children do. My inlaws think it's funny to get their small children to chase my cats. I don't. My inlaws think it's ok for their 3 smelly small children to get on my furniture. I don't. My inlaws think it's ok to let their 3 smelly small children in my house. I don't. I have been many places when people have brought an ill-mannered small child, and it really is a burden on all involved. As far as camping, that is even worse. A campout is enough trouble without someone's small child rampaging around the campsite, knocking things over, kicking and shaking dirt and who knows what else all over the place, jumping up on people, trying to get food from people, peeing or pooping all over the place, etc"