12-03-2015, 12:38 AM
I definitely do take a lot of extra effort to get away from everyone else, including not even starting out by fishing in the most obvious or best place on a lake even if it's empty. The dog doesn't scare everyone off, just a couple months ago I was fishing at Tibble Fork with someone's adorable little girl enjoying sitting next to my dog and my dog enjoying getting pet for a couple hours. Well behaved kids and cordial adults are magically ok to the dog, imagine that. She also has an immediate affection for anyone holding a fishing pole.
Kids (or adults) running around, yelling, not respecting personal space or my stuff set her off. She doesn't bite but she does bark, growl and do a little rush. I've never actually encouraged it but I don't discourage it because it ends up being a perfect situation for me. Since specifics are often left up to interpretation when having a discussion in text, I want to be clear....I'm talking about kids and people running up and around my setup close enough to jump over anchor lines and ice holes with poles with lines in the water. It's not ok and parents who think it's ok to have their kids running around on other people's things like they're in their own home are wrong.
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Kids (or adults) running around, yelling, not respecting personal space or my stuff set her off. She doesn't bite but she does bark, growl and do a little rush. I've never actually encouraged it but I don't discourage it because it ends up being a perfect situation for me. Since specifics are often left up to interpretation when having a discussion in text, I want to be clear....I'm talking about kids and people running up and around my setup close enough to jump over anchor lines and ice holes with poles with lines in the water. It's not ok and parents who think it's ok to have their kids running around on other people's things like they're in their own home are wrong.
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