Thread: NZ Hunter Adventures, starts tomorrow, Sunday night, 8.30pm on Duke, Freeview13/Sky12

Originally Posted by stagstalker

Bored dog crammed into back of ute during long drive vs tired dog that’s just humped it’s way into the back country and is keen on a sleep. Time to let the dog thing go I reckon lol.

Haha. I don't actually have a "dog thing" and I am not a dog psychologist so can't tell you why Gunna chewed Emils stuff. Neither am I passing judgement on the Duleys for having their dogs in the huts. I am simply pointing out what others seem to want to ignore because of their love of dogs.
I love dogs too and personally don't have an issue with sharing a (uncrowded) hut with "well behaved" dogs. But as I said before, not everyone that uses DoC huts likes dogs and not all dogs are well behaved so there has to be some form of regulation. That comes in the form of "No dogs in DoC huts". It applies to everyone.
If I took my dog into a DoC hut and there was no one else there I would have it inside the hut ( I would break the rules) and make sure when I left there was no sign it had ever been there. If there were others there and they had no objection to my dog being in the hut then, again I would have it in the hut. If there was the slightest concern then it would be outside. I would respect the rights of the other users. The rule is there simply to give other users the right to say "No, I would rather not share the hut with your dog."
Emil will probably make sure it is Gregs pack next to the dogs on future trips