[pct-l] Personal experience with dogs

[metam01 at earthlink.net (Monty Tam)]

This summer I was almost attacked by a big "He's never done that before"
dog just north of 49.  It was a severe standoff.  The dog would not respond
to the owner.  I don't like being that terrified.
A friend was TORN APART by two big dogs near the Desolation Wilderness last
year.  The owner couldn't stop the dogs.  They threw him around for quite a
while.  "They had never done anything like this before."  He had severe
blood loss, it was a while before he could get any attention.  A large,
about one pound section chunk of one of his legs so mutilated they couldn't
sew it back on.  The rest of him was pretty ugly too.  It was about a year
before he could start to return to his normal active life.  The owners
refused to put the dogs to sleep.
Even though I was not attacked, with the degree of fear I felt, I want the
owner who brought that dog there put to sleep so it won't happen again.
Dogs on the trail?  I'm all for
it...................................................  Under three pounds
or on a leash.