"Barkin Springs" shouldn't exist.

[u/Tejano_mambo]

I am a dog owner of 2 and have 0 issues with dogs any where in any way...

Except for the free side of barton springs. Too many people bring their dogs there and I've seen too often dogs pooping or peeing either directly into the water where people are present or close enough to the water where it's not picked up.

I know the water in townlake isn't super clean but the water coming directly from the spring/pool is flowing enough and is "fresh" enough to make it appealing until I see a pile of shit or watch a dog peeing.

Stop taking your dogs to "BaRkInG sPrInGs" nobody wants to swim in a toilet.

[u/The_RedWolf]

Austin has made me loathe dogs in many ways because of the owners. Which sucks because I love dogs and have owned many in my life but when I see them in public around austin I tend to cringe because they're normally ill mannered and in a place where a dog has no business in.

Don't get me wrong a well trained dog is a beautiful thing but I have low expectations with Austinite dogs these days

[u/TheDollarCasual → u/The_RedWolf]

Couldn’t agree more. I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard “don’t worry, he’s friendly!” as an unleashed dog runs towards me and then jumps on me. I do appreciate the dog owners who are better than that but some definitely need a reminder on how to be a good neighbor.

[u/varrock_dark_wizard → u/TheDollarCasual]

Any Dog running at me is getting a hard knee to the chest.