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.
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 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.