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I once confronted a woman whose dog was off-leash and chasing peeps. I =
said, =E2=80=9CYou know that your dog should be on a leash.=E2=80=9D =
She told me to =E2=80=98F. off=E2=80=99 and then informed me that =
=E2=80=98Conrad=E2=80=99s is an off leash beach=E2=80=99. So, yes, by =
all means, a big sign, informing people that it is NOT an off leash area =
and that fines will be leveed, with the phone number to call. =20
I=E2=80=99ve also seen many people park on the wrong side of the road. =
I once told a guy that the police were there towing offenders the =
previous time we were there. He just shrugged and walked away.
Getting the license numbers of dog offenders is a great idea, but that =
requires aborting one=E2=80=99s own enjoyable ramble. I walk on that =
beach at all times of the year. There are always numerous dogs off =
leash. =20
Perhaps the other beach, just east of Conrad=E2=80=99s=E2=80=93the one =
where the kite people are=E2=80=94could be designated =E2=80=9Coff =
leash=E2=80=9D, giving the dog people a place.
Jane
From: rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca=20
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 10:21 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Conrad Beach - Dogs Off Leash
It reminds me of the time Fritz I was walking on a NS beach.=20
I had a Lab dog on leash beside me. She walked at heal always=20
so a leash was no problem.=20
Other folks had a large dog running free chasing gulls, peeps and =
whatever else.=20
It came over to me and it was growling. I was scared for my dog so I =
reached in=20
my pocket and took out a pocket knife and put it in my hand. That is one =
thing in dog=20
defence courses that is recommended. Diverts the dogs attention - anyway =
it had the desired effect.=20
But its owner followed me to the parking and reported me to the RCMP for =
pulling a knife=20
on them. One of the officers out of the shallow end of their gene pool =
phoned me and=20
gave me a warning! When I asked about their dog's chasing birds in spite =
of the signs she said=20
"we'll not get into that kettle of fish!"=20
I hope she doesn't reproduce!=20
Dogs and their owners are not an easy problem to solve.=20
Enjoy the spring=20
Paul=20
On April 15, 2016 at 9:44 AM Fritz McEvoy <fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com> =
wrote:=20
Hi All,=20
Paul's idea is a good one. Unfortunately, my experience is that =
any sign restricting access to beaches by unleashed dogs and ATV's or =
even pointing out that the beach is a Piping Plover nesting site is =
subject to removal or vandalism by those that believe their need for =
unfettered access to the beach supplants any law or restriction to =
their opinion.
The only signs that I've heard about that seem to work (and I =
don't recall exactly where I saw it) were homemade signs constructed by =
local young people. Their advantage seemed to be that they weren't =
threatening and vandals didn't seem to want to upset the parents of sign =
makers. All the best.
Fritz McEvoy
Sunrise Valley, CB (near Dingwall)
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> on =
behalf of Paul Murray <pwmurray.murray911@gmail.com>
Sent: April 15, 2016 7:40 AM
To: NatureNS
Subject: [NatureNS] Conrad Beach - Dogs Off Leash=20
Further to discussions about the off leash dog problem at Conrad =
Beach:=20
I'll bet a lot of offenders have no clue about the consequences of =
their dogs running off leash at Conrad (or other sensitive beaches for =
that matter) and thus they need a clear warning such as a specific sign =
posted by DNR or other authority. =20
I think if such a sign posted as a "WARNING" and the facts stated that =
this is an environmentally protected beach and owners of dogs running =
off leash are subject to being fined.[state the fine value] and then at =
the bottom list the phone number to report offenders.=20
Admittedly, we post speed limits on our roads and some will not follow =
them regardless. But speed signs carry a specific penalty that everyone =
knows about and they break the rules at their own peril. Without a =
specific warning sign at the sensitive beaches, a lot of people may not =
know they are breaking the rules and are subject to a fine. However, if =
informed "formally" by a sign posting, they will then have no excuse =
for letting there dogs of leash. I believe it would be a great =
deterrent if the sign obviously requests the public to report offenders =
by providing the phone number on the sign. Offenders knowing that =
anybody on the beach with a cell phone could report them and that they =
would be subject to a fine should be enough to gain better compliance.=20
Paul Murray=20
Dartmouth=20
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<DIV>I once confronted a woman whose dog was off-leash and chasing =
peeps. =20
I said, =E2=80=9CYou know that your dog should be on a =
leash.=E2=80=9D She told me to =E2=80=98F.=20
off=E2=80=99 and then informed me that =E2=80=98Conrad=E2=80=99s is an =
off leash beach=E2=80=99. So, yes,=20
by all means, a big sign, informing people that it is NOT an off leash =
area and=20
that fines will be leveed, with the phone number to call. </DIV>
<DIV>I=E2=80=99ve also seen many people park on the wrong side of the =
road. I once=20
told a guy that the police were there towing offenders the previous time =
we were=20
there. He just shrugged and walked away.</DIV>
<DIV>Getting the license numbers of dog offenders is a great idea, but =
that=20
requires aborting one=E2=80=99s own enjoyable ramble. I walk on =
that beach at all=20
times of the year. There are always numerous dogs off leash. =
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