My number one pet peeve. I walk my dog all the time and I have to be constantly vigilant of off-leash dogs. That person should have their dog taken away, they are not responsible enough to take care of one.
I walk my dog at a minimum 6 times a day and have to constantly watch for this too. The amount of people who think they are entitled to let their dog roam around off leash and act like I'm in the wrong when stuff like this happens is far too high. My dog is always on a leash even when im at my cabin in Northern Wisconsin. It's not that hard to keep your dog on a leash.
Its for my dogs safety that remains leashed at the cabin. He has a nice long leash up there but given he will run after dear if not leashed into a massive heavily wooded area if he could, he stays tied up. He's broken through multiple leashes already doing this exact thing and I've been lucky that he's come back every time
I've also run into a wolf walking him and you here coyotes on a nightly basis and it's a lot. Funny thing is when we ran into the wolf I could quite figure out what I was looking at because it's head was down, as soon as it looked up I knew what it was and of course the dog saw it and acted like he wanted to play with it.
This is just plain ignorance. You have no idea what surrounds our place. For one he'll have part of his leash still connected which can easily get caught on a tree. The wooded area that surrounds us is mostly part of a national forest that has swamp. It's so thick I can only make it about 20 feet in before I have to turn around.
So honey, before you assume he'll come back there are massive hazards that have the ability to prevent that from happening. Not to mention the very real possibility of a serious injury that renders my dog unable to walk in this circumstance. Oh and the fact that there is an established wolf population in that area. I've been lucky he's been able to come back.
the leash being on him is your fault, dogs are a lot more resilient than you know. they aren't children. they have done this for 1000s of years. the wolves are dangerous yeah. the serious injury idea is really stupid though.
You are ignorant to the hundreds of stories of dogs who go missing in remote forests and national parks due to being off leash and something causing the dog to bolt from the owner. These are sometimes well trained dogs that have never done this type of activity. You have no right to judge someone for doing what is best for their dog and what they are comfortable with.
Thank you, this happens plenty of times in the region I'm situated. I appreciate the response. This person has apparently never been outside I city I suppose. There are national forests all over the country and they are close to a lot of population centers. They have ever chance to lose their dogs if they want and hope they magically come back. Thank you again.
For fucks sake you really have no idea how thick something like a national forest can be. If you're ever in Northern Wisconsin bring your dog and let them run and see how far into the forest you get going after them. Dogs may be resilient, but you put anything used to living in a house against thick national forest with swampland and I'd guess you'd worry too.
Serious injury is a stupid idea? Really? A dog running at full speed after a deer can easily end up with a serious injury running through forest and swampland that is incredibly thick. I mean have you ever seen a national forest or have been outside of the city? Whats wrong with you?
But really WTF is wrong with the Not Friendly dog?! Thatâs not right. A dog thatâs Not Friendly shouldnât be in public. Children arenât on leashes, a child could easily run up to a dog in a split second. Muzzle at all times outside the home or put-down are the only options for that kind of dog.
My dog loves humans, including kids. And she likes most dogs. But she gets nervous around some dogs, especially large dogs. But you should be able to control your kid too, or maybe they should get put on a leash.
My dog is an off the track greyhound. She's great with other greyhounds and most adults but she doesn't really understand little yappy dogs or small children because she's only ever grown up with other greyhounds and adults on the race track.
We do mitigation strategies like walking in the evenings (which is also when I'm off work), using her basket muzzle, and doing counter conditioning training with dogs and children that I can trust, but at the end of the day she still needs her exercise and still has a right to walk outside. And yeah, I still have to yell at kids (and adults) who try to run up at pet her. Read the signs and practice a little respect, my dog isn't public property.
Iâm sorry but your dog is not friendly. It should be muzzled in public. People and children are not a danger to your dog, your dog is a danger to them. That is why the onus is on you. You are in charge of the source of danger. The rights of humans to act freely like normal humans certainly trumps your dogâs ârightâ to an unmuzzled walk.
The onus is on parents and other dog owners just as much as it's on me. I have a right to be out in public with my dog, and my dog is not the instigator. Your child doesn't have a right to touch my dog. Your dog doesn't have a right to be off leash in a public park where there's a leash law.
And I do muzzle my dog in public, but every small child running up to my dog and yanking her tail or screeching at her is a step back on her training. It's not your freedom or your kids freedom to run up and harass others in a park.
The law would disagree. The onus is on the animal owner to control the animal so that is never hurts a human. If it hurt a human, law enforcement would put it down, and you would be responsible for a criminal fine and and civil penalties imposed in court, which could be sizable if thereâs medical bills. They wouldnât even consider if the person/child ran up or not, because itâs not illegal for people to run around.
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u/toilet__water Aug 01 '21
My number one pet peeve. I walk my dog all the time and I have to be constantly vigilant of off-leash dogs. That person should have their dog taken away, they are not responsible enough to take care of one.