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Bringing my dog from UK to Australia 11-Feb-2008 At 12:54:21 AM Rich

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On 8/02/2008 tnd wrote:
>On 8/02/2008 nmonteith wrote:
>>You can take them
>>to many crags in the Blue Mountains and Nowra, and to Camels Hump closer
>>to home.
>
>You can Neil, but that doesn't mean they're welcome.
>
>I've discussed this often with fellow climbers, and my feeling is that
>if there are a dozen people at a crag and one of them has a dog, then there
>are two people who are happy to have the dog there (the owner and his climbing
>partner), perhaps four more who don't mind at all, and the rest, about
>50% in other words, who will sullenly accept the dog's presence (because
>it's legal) but would prefer that it wasn't there. So you have one person
>who is effectively spoiling the enjoyment of several others. That doesn't
>seem like a very sociable outcome.
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>
>

I don't suppose there were a few harsh words muttered about the pooch in question to your mates before you sought their opinions tnd? I believe your views are extreme in this matter and there are many people with widely differing opinions, myself included.

I'm more than happy to have a well-behaved (read: non-barking) dog at the crag. Belaying can be a bit boring sometimes and it gives you someone(!) to talk while your mate's perhaps thrashing around and slumping continuously onto the rope! ;) Some crags of course are not at all suited to dogs and can get in the way if there's not much room. I reckon the enviro damage is a bs argument just quietly. People walking in crash through foliage, create tracks, etc while dogs just pad happily behind.

But.. like I said, everyone has their own opinions.