Most, if not all, airports have signs that warn about pets, my airport included. Big sign right at the gate that pets have to be under positive control and also posted on the hangar row end hangars.
So, today I have my airplane rolled out of the hangar and in the taxiway when a gentleman drives up to his hangar across the taxiway and lets his big dog out of the car. While I am doing preflight checks he starts to play fetch with his dog. Now i?m pretty easy going but this tics me off.
I might mention I?m relatively new at this airport only about 5 months and have seen this guy a few times and with the dog loose. I told him that the loose dog was unacceptable and that when I am going to start my airplane he has to have the dog under positive control. Anyway, he took the dog into the hangar and shut his door, but came out a few minutes later, put the dog in the car, and left.
Well, I am friendly with another fellow in a nearby hangar and I asked him if he knew this guy with the dog. He said ?Oh yes, that?s Dave?s dog. Don?t worry, he is an airport dog and won?t be a problem?. ?I ain?t buying that?, I say.
I don?t want to create turmoil so I?m not ready to report this to airport management quite yet, I need to talk again to the dog?s owner, but I don?t think there is an ?airport dog?. That implies that the dog can be loose but still under the owner?s positive control. I don?t think so. The dog can become excited and run. If it runs into a spinning propeller, it would be bad news for dog, bad news for dog?s owner, and bad news for the airplane. Everyone would be a loser.
So, I?m wondering what y?all think about ?airport dogs? running loose. I think I know the answer though.
So, today I have my airplane rolled out of the hangar and in the taxiway when a gentleman drives up to his hangar across the taxiway and lets his big dog out of the car. While I am doing preflight checks he starts to play fetch with his dog. Now i?m pretty easy going but this tics me off.
I might mention I?m relatively new at this airport only about 5 months and have seen this guy a few times and with the dog loose. I told him that the loose dog was unacceptable and that when I am going to start my airplane he has to have the dog under positive control. Anyway, he took the dog into the hangar and shut his door, but came out a few minutes later, put the dog in the car, and left.
Well, I am friendly with another fellow in a nearby hangar and I asked him if he knew this guy with the dog. He said ?Oh yes, that?s Dave?s dog. Don?t worry, he is an airport dog and won?t be a problem?. ?I ain?t buying that?, I say.
I don?t want to create turmoil so I?m not ready to report this to airport management quite yet, I need to talk again to the dog?s owner, but I don?t think there is an ?airport dog?. That implies that the dog can be loose but still under the owner?s positive control. I don?t think so. The dog can become excited and run. If it runs into a spinning propeller, it would be bad news for dog, bad news for dog?s owner, and bad news for the airplane. Everyone would be a loser.
So, I?m wondering what y?all think about ?airport dogs? running loose. I think I know the answer though.