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Originally Posted by LilacHill
 We went to the boat launch with the dogs today in Alton and they changed the signage to read NO DOGS. {snip} and the only thing we use recreationally is the boat ramp for the dogs. |
The town politicians, in their infinite wisdom, have chosen to specifically exclude dogs from the public boat ramp. That could mean that all other pet critters are allowed. My son's friend can bring his pet Boa Constrictor (with harness of course
) to swim around at the ramp and near the beach? Pet Alligators or other exotic pets (legal pets of course). Is there an RSA or generally accepted policy covering that kind of logic? (Hey SKIP
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Lilac, are there any non-posted public water access spots in Alton for the dogs to use?
My K9 doesn't like to play in the water unless she can chase the ducks. She'll never catch one but she does help keep them away from the
beach. No humans are in charge of cleaning up after the ducks and geese the way many of us clean up after our pets. Which would you rather have around, flocks of ducks, geese and seagulls or a well behaved and controlled dog?
BTW In Boston there is a pooper-scooper law. You must bag and properly dispose of all your dog's droppings. So far I have not heard of any of our fine policemen collecting the evidence from pooper-scooper violations
Do they make swim diapers for dogs? They make some for real little kids to use in swimming pools or at the beach so why not allow properly diapered dogs? Even limit it to a few, low use, hours of the day. That might be an acceptable compromise
if enough people feel as Lilac does.
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