Dog in Park Fountain?
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Anonymous
The short version is that dogs are generally supposed to be leashed at all times in public spaces. |
Anonymous
I actually don't think that's a great comparison. People would LOSE THEIR MINDS if someone brought a dog to a pool or splash pad. Whereas the fountain isn't intended to be used by people, so why can't the dog take a dip? |
Anonymous
| Is your dog off-leash while swimming in the fountain? |
Anonymous
My point is that NO ONE should be in the fountain. Neither dog nor human. That’s is not the intent of a fountain. |
Anonymous
Of course it is. OP thinks fountains are pools for dogs. |
Anonymous
From the public and city maintenance side: Dog hair clogs filters, dog bacteria throw off the PH of the water (which someone is monitoring/treating), wet dogs make messes (and if the dog is off-leash, OP can't be sure the wet dog won't run up on a stranger), dirt from the dog dirties the water, dog nails can scratch any tile or finish, and if everyone lets their dog do this, the damage increases much faster, and is much more significant. As you can see from OPs post, some (idiot) dog owners are very "monkey see, monkey do" about this, so seeing OP do it may give other (idiot) dog owners the idea that it's fine. From a better dog owner's perspective: What chemicals are in that water? Are you going to take your dog home and bathe them to remove any chlorine or other chems that might have been used without consideration for possible dogs, etc. (that shouldn't be in the fountain)? Are you keeping your dog off leash while doing this, or are you violating leash laws to violate the fountain/property laws? If your dog gets hurt, are you going to be fully responsible? If your (likely unleashed) dog hurts someone else, are you going to be fully responsible? Are you going to contribute to the increased maintenance costs so your pet can use a public fountain as a personal resource? So, yeah. You missed all that. Some of y'all are really clueless; this thread is explaining why it sucks to be in public these days. |
Anonymous
Perfectly put. The filtration issue was my first concern -- public fountains can be a bear to maintain because all kinds of things find their way into the water, but dogs regularly getting into them will make filtration twice as hard as it should be. People often have no concept of how much their dogs shed, and how annoying it can be to clean up dog hair in public spaces (I shudder to think of what some of these folks' homes look like given how oblivious they seem to be about this). I used to live in a small condo building that went from having one small dog residing in it to having 10+ dogs over the course of a few years. The dog hair issue got out of control. But the people who had moved in with dogs were so confused. "Oh it's not that big of a deal" and "my dog doesn't really shed much." Meanwhile the hallways and lobby, which were cleaned regularly by a service, were just covered in dog hair within a day or two between cleanings. And even though we didn't have a dog, a lot of the hair would get tracked into our apartment if we weren't careful. I got a coir door mat to help with this, and it did, but the mat itself had to be cleaned once or twice a week because it would get so filled with dog hair. So: that, but in a fountain where the water has to get pumped through a filter multiple times a day. Keep your dog out of the fountain, please. |
Anonymous
Wouldn't worry too much about it then. Just don't let them drink the water as it likely has a lot of chlorine in it to stay clear. Will throw off the dogs digestion and gut biome. |