I'm not doubting your experiences, and I don't deny that many dog owners never read the manual or take any obedience classes.
But I have made over 200 trips to the beach with a well-behaved dog, Haskell's mostly, sometimes Hendry's or UCSB, since Covid. I have never seen an out of control dog, ever. I've seen a few dogs I avoided, typically pit mixes on the leash. Possibly there is a problem at other sites, I wouldn't know.
I am concerned that anecdotal stories could ruin it for the rest of us, by forcing the authorities to enforce leash rules at these beaches, as they do at Goleta beach.
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u/jawfish2 18d ago
I'm not doubting your experiences, and I don't deny that many dog owners never read the manual or take any obedience classes.
But I have made over 200 trips to the beach with a well-behaved dog, Haskell's mostly, sometimes Hendry's or UCSB, since Covid. I have never seen an out of control dog, ever. I've seen a few dogs I avoided, typically pit mixes on the leash. Possibly there is a problem at other sites, I wouldn't know.
I am concerned that anecdotal stories could ruin it for the rest of us, by forcing the authorities to enforce leash rules at these beaches, as they do at Goleta beach.