Comments on: We’re Gone to the Dogs http://mullentown.com/were-gone-to-the-dogs/ Home of Heart, Mind and Really Big Issues Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:53:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: gabespop http://mullentown.com/were-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-35 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:49:12 +0000 http://mullentown.com/were-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-35 You know what? How much more space in Utah needs to be preserved simply because Mormon pioneers trekked through it? Don't get me wrong. I'm all for ancestor worship, but when is enough enough? Let me put it another way. The Fremont Indians were here for a hell of a lot longer than the descendants of the Mormon pioneers ever will be and we're not preserving any land just 'cause they wandered over it. Why do the ancestors of Mormons take precedent? What if we said, "Hey, the Fremont once traditionally ambled over this spot on their way to gamble in Nevada so let's keep the dogs the hell out of here." Would that be fair to the dogs? I think not. If we're going to preserve land, let's preserve it for a reason that makes sense to everyone who pays taxes in Utah, not just the group of folks who always get exactly what they want no matter what. And if letting the dogs run around a bit makes sense to everyone, why not give them a few acres? I don't have a dog (but do have a boy), and it makes sense to me. You know what? How much more space in Utah needs to be preserved simply because Mormon pioneers trekked through it? Don’t get me wrong. I’m all for ancestor worship, but when is enough enough?

Let me put it another way. The Fremont Indians were here for a hell of a lot longer than the descendants of the Mormon pioneers ever will be and we’re not preserving any land just ’cause they wandered over it. Why do the ancestors of Mormons take precedent? What if we said, “Hey, the Fremont once traditionally ambled over this spot on their way to gamble in Nevada so let’s keep the dogs the hell out of here.” Would that be fair to the dogs? I think not.

If we’re going to preserve land, let’s preserve it for a reason that makes sense to everyone who pays taxes in Utah, not just the group of folks who always get exactly what they want no matter what. And if letting the dogs run around a bit makes sense to everyone, why not give them a few acres? I don’t have a dog (but do have a boy), and it makes sense to me.

]]> by: spencert http://mullentown.com/were-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-11 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:59:26 +0000 http://mullentown.com/were-gone-to-the-dogs/#comment-11 As a childless dog owner, my first inclination is to jump to the defense of my fellow childless dog owners. After all, there are a myriad of places people can go with their children to romp and play or to immerse themselves in the beauty that nature has to offer, but very few places for our canine friends to run free. Having given the situation a bit more thought though, it seems to me that the only equitable thing to do is to afford some space be set aside for dogs to go off-leash and the rest can be the nature preserve. Even though to my way of thinking, humans have certainly caused a lot more damage to the land and environment than dogs have. As a childless dog owner, my first inclination is to jump to the defense of my fellow childless dog owners. After all, there are a myriad of places people can go with their children to romp and play or to immerse themselves in the beauty that nature has to offer, but very few places for our canine friends to run free. Having given the situation a bit more thought though, it seems to me that the only equitable thing to do is to afford some space be set aside for dogs to go off-leash and the rest can be the nature preserve. Even though to my way of thinking, humans have certainly caused a lot more damage to the land and environment than dogs have.

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