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I wouldn't hesitate to bring my dogs to an elk camp, but I would also never leave them unattended nor let them disturb the camps nearby. In other words, +1 for this being an owner problem and not a dog problem. [Also rest assured if you poison my dog I will leverage every means necessary to make sure you never do it to anyone again].
My Chesapeake goes to deer camp every year, and so did her mom before her. It’s awesome. Couldn’t imagine it without her. Guards the fort when we are gone, goes about 30 yards out the wall tent to meet whoever is driving in and knows instantly if they don’t belong(if you’re that close to the tent and not in our camp you have no business being there in the first place). Keeps my feet and legs warm at night. Doesn’t bark, wine, cry. Always happy and in a good mood (unless you don’t belong which is also great). Great for everyone’s moral, she’s everyone in camps buddy. Poops in the brush like she’s trained to. Doesn’t drift off(not that there’s any other camps around). Guards the fort straight up and all the valuables left unattended when we are gone. I’m a huge advocate for great dogs in camp. The only downside is she snores a little..
"Super frustrating this year to have a new camp next to us that their dogs really were a pain."1) Go to the legal pot shop and purchase some brownies.2) Leave enough of them on the table in your camp to take a good size black bear on a trip to Haight Asbury 3) Watch and shake your head from side to side sympathetically when they return to camp and lift dogs into their rig before heading off to the animal emergency 4) Upon their return, listen and try to keep a straight face as they complain about the $1,500 per dog they had to pay up front to get the dogs admitted for whatever it was that the animal emergency was no help in getting sorted outRepeat as necessary