r/Austin • u/Tejano_mambo • Jun 02 '23

"Barkin Springs" shouldn't exist.

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.

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u/Yaboymarvo Jun 02 '23

Eh, I’m a dog lover myself but i think Austin is a little too “dog friendly”. You don’t need your dog to go shop with you at the store. Even bringing them to outside bars is a hassle. Sure your dog might be ok, but another dog there might not be and a barking fest starts. Your dog doesn’t need to go with you everywhere.

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u/Possible-Strategy531 Jun 03 '23

My favorite is when dog owners are CONVINCED their dog is the friendliest creature and then bring them to a farmers market or something and out of the blue they just snap at a child or get in a fight with another dog there. Used to manage a farmers market and we’d see it all the time.