Marty
03-01-2008, 03:57 PM
CA,USA -- Readers sink their fangs into our Dust-Up on canine culture featuring Daniel Guss and Bill Hemby. From Santa Barbara, Steve Chandler writes in about the barking-dog controversy:
The nonsense offered by Daniel Guss about barking dogs doesn't surprise me, as dog lovers don't really care about others and the problems that their dogs cause. Realistically, barking dogs are a problem that can be easily solved. Either their owners take responsibility and invite their pet indoors, thereby removing the problem, or we're left with the real issue. Frankly, if a dog proves difficult, the dog needs to be removed from the scene, irrespective of the feelings of the dog owner. If that means killing them, so be it. Believe me, I wouldn't have too much grief doing away with a problematic uncontrolled pest. No one worries greatly about dealing with cockroaches, gophers, rats and other pests, so why worry about out of control dogs. On the real scheme of things, would I be happier seeing less dog feces everywhere I go? Unquestionably, that's a yes from my perspective!
Sincerely,
Steve Chandler
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2007/08/men-bite-dogs.html
The nonsense offered by Daniel Guss about barking dogs doesn't surprise me, as dog lovers don't really care about others and the problems that their dogs cause. Realistically, barking dogs are a problem that can be easily solved. Either their owners take responsibility and invite their pet indoors, thereby removing the problem, or we're left with the real issue. Frankly, if a dog proves difficult, the dog needs to be removed from the scene, irrespective of the feelings of the dog owner. If that means killing them, so be it. Believe me, I wouldn't have too much grief doing away with a problematic uncontrolled pest. No one worries greatly about dealing with cockroaches, gophers, rats and other pests, so why worry about out of control dogs. On the real scheme of things, would I be happier seeing less dog feces everywhere I go? Unquestionably, that's a yes from my perspective!
Sincerely,
Steve Chandler
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2007/08/men-bite-dogs.html