Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Nevada > Las Vegas
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 08-14-2010, 03:30 PM
 
2,557 posts, read 4,567,527 times
Reputation: 2228

Advertisements

Why are old posts being revived with a nearly duplicate one right below it about how dog friendly LV is?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 08-14-2010, 06:57 PM
 
Location: Alamogordo, NM
7,940 posts, read 9,493,524 times
Reputation: 5695
If you are able to stand the severe brightness of the daytime sun, your dog cant and has no way to tell you. Both my dogs wear a hat with just the visor if the sun is up. The visors block the sun from their delicate eyes and they will love you for it.

Gotta admit I have never seen this doggie restriction before. Bright light severely affects dogs' eyes? Huhh? Shouldn't I have heard this from
a vet before or in a dog magazine or something?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-15-2010, 08:54 PM
 
56 posts, read 118,785 times
Reputation: 46
If my little guy is outside he is on a leash. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I love dogs more than people. My best friend is always on a leash so I can protect him from harm. Letting your dog outside without him being on a leash is just setting him and you up for trouble.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-15-2010, 09:41 PM
 
Location: NW Las Vegas - Lone Mountain
15,756 posts, read 38,197,261 times
Reputation: 2661
Quote:
Originally Posted by xyz789 View Post
If my little guy is outside he is on a leash. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I love dogs more than people. My best friend is always on a leash so I can protect him from harm. Letting your dog outside without him being on a leash is just setting him and you up for trouble.
Darn hard for a dog on a leash to run down a ground squirrel...which is what the terriers live for. Or even to participate in the futile task of chasing a rabbit.

Dogs were not made to spend their lives on leashes....
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-15-2010, 09:42 PM
 
Location: SoCal
681 posts, read 2,800,300 times
Reputation: 496
Here's an article from LA Times:

http://www.vegas.com/alwaysopen/pdfs/032609.pdf
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-16-2010, 04:10 PM
 
56 posts, read 118,785 times
Reputation: 46
OleCapt, in a perfect world I would agree that dogs should be allowed to run free. In a perfect world there would not be "leash laws". In a perfect world there would not be cars driven by people who can't stop or choice not to stop when a dog runs out in the street. In a perfect world ... I think you get my point.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-16-2010, 04:26 PM
 
Location: Southern Nevada
90 posts, read 185,028 times
Reputation: 41
Hey you guys -- who are your favorite vets on the west side? I have a big girl (ridgeback) and haven't yet begun researching where we're going to be taking her.

Boy is she NOT liking the hot weather, btw
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-16-2010, 05:21 PM
 
2,557 posts, read 4,567,527 times
Reputation: 2228
Quote:
Originally Posted by xyz789 View Post
OleCapt, in a perfect world I would agree that dogs should be allowed to run free. In a perfect world there would not be "leash laws". In a perfect world there would not be cars driven by people who can't stop or choice not to stop when a dog runs out in the street. In a perfect world ... I think you get my point.


It obviously depends on the situation. If you're out in the desert I don't think you are going to be concerned about cars running them over. There is no replacement for common sense. Most people who love their dogs also have a fairly good understanding of the dogs "personality" and if it will come when called. Just a word of caution on a different note as well; I have heard a few stories of people bringing pit bulls into gated dog parks around the valley and deliberately sicking them on other dogs. Supposedly there was a fist fight at sunset park over this the other day.The owners of these dogs have no compassion for them as animals and only wish to display their fighting prowess.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-17-2010, 01:24 PM
jpk
 
Location: Redmond, WA / Henderson, NV
531 posts, read 1,863,454 times
Reputation: 175
As far as pet friendliness goes, Las Vegas biggest downside is probably that it's a desert. If you like to take your dog out for runs or hikes in open spaces, there isn't a lot of grass or soft dirt trails for them to run on outside of city parks. The natural open environment is hard rocky ground with prickly brush. Which means its easy for sharp dried spiky things to poke a pets foot. I've pretty much given up on taking the dog out to desert areas as the liklihood of something sharp poking a paw is so high.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-17-2010, 03:33 PM
 
Location: NW Las Vegas - Lone Mountain
15,756 posts, read 38,197,261 times
Reputation: 2661
Quote:
Originally Posted by jpk View Post
As far as pet friendliness goes, Las Vegas biggest downside is probably that it's a desert. If you like to take your dog out for runs or hikes in open spaces, there isn't a lot of grass or soft dirt trails for them to run on outside of city parks. The natural open environment is hard rocky ground with prickly brush. Which means its easy for sharp dried spiky things to poke a pets foot. I've pretty much given up on taking the dog out to desert areas as the liklihood of something sharp poking a paw is so high.
Prior dog was virtually immune. Take off after a rabbit like a bat out of hell and both the rabbit and he would go sailing over prickly pear and such and careen through underbrush without a scratch or a splinter.

Current dog is leash confined and is prone to picking up thorns...so it is animal specific.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Nevada > Las Vegas

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top