As someone who has been bitten by unleashed dogs more than once, I say fuck you people. Yes you are personally probably reasonable, and rural areas are different. But the number of people who think their dog is harmless and would never bite someone (95% of dog owners), and the number where that is true (significantly less), bear little r…
As someone who has been bitten by unleashed dogs more than once, I say fuck you people. Yes you are personally probably reasonable, and rural areas are different. But the number of people who think their dog is harmless and would never bite someone (95% of dog owners), and the number where that is true (significantly less), bear little relation.
Plus people with unleashed dogs clean up after them approximately 1/10th as much.
I will never forget some neighbors who were otherwise lovely people who had a giant Great Dane, and would just take it on walks and leave its giant horse sized dumps in the middle of the sidewalk. Saw this happen more than once, and if you called them on it it was always "the first time" or some pressing emergency that meant they couldn't pick it up this time.
I got no problem with dogs per se, but a good half their owners are delusional/irresponsible.
These people should either not have dogs or not allow their dogs around other people/dogs.
Dogs are animals and most have, essentially, no training. Most are a hodgepodge of genetics and haven't been bread for the benefit of the breed/dog. Even a trained dog will act aggressively without warning and ignore their owner. All dogs act aggressively/violently at some point and their owners will truly have no idea under what circumstances this will happen or have an explanation for why it happened.
I've yet to meet a trainer who recommends taking a dog to a dog park.
Aggressive dogs are part of why I routinely carry a firearm, in my mind, probably the most likely scenario in which I would need to use it. Dog attacks are no joke yo
As someone who has been bitten by unleashed dogs more than once, I say fuck you people. Yes you are personally probably reasonable, and rural areas are different. But the number of people who think their dog is harmless and would never bite someone (95% of dog owners), and the number where that is true (significantly less), bear little relation.
Plus people with unleashed dogs clean up after them approximately 1/10th as much.
I will never forget some neighbors who were otherwise lovely people who had a giant Great Dane, and would just take it on walks and leave its giant horse sized dumps in the middle of the sidewalk. Saw this happen more than once, and if you called them on it it was always "the first time" or some pressing emergency that meant they couldn't pick it up this time.
I got no problem with dogs per se, but a good half their owners are delusional/irresponsible.
`who think their dog is harmless'
These people should either not have dogs or not allow their dogs around other people/dogs.
Dogs are animals and most have, essentially, no training. Most are a hodgepodge of genetics and haven't been bread for the benefit of the breed/dog. Even a trained dog will act aggressively without warning and ignore their owner. All dogs act aggressively/violently at some point and their owners will truly have no idea under what circumstances this will happen or have an explanation for why it happened.
I've yet to meet a trainer who recommends taking a dog to a dog park.
Aggressive dogs are part of why I routinely carry a firearm, in my mind, probably the most likely scenario in which I would need to use it. Dog attacks are no joke yo