Rhinna13021

Okay. So last night I decide, Rhi Rhi needs to go for our nightly walk around the block we start out. ITs a tad dark and all of a sudden this sheltie darts out after Rhi. Well I yell at it and then get yelled at by its owner. "you should watch where you are walking with your dangerous dog'....seriously? I should watch where I am going?

1. My dog is on a leash no longer than 6ft.
2. I have complete control of my dog
3. At least Im not in other people's yards letting my dog pee all over their bushes and crapping in their yards!!
4. Get a real leash..she was using a flexi fully extended.

SO anyways, I walk across the street and look over my shoulder that sheltie is running into the ROAD!! I just realize at that moment she also has a larger labish dog too with leash fully extended. That sheltie almost got HIT...how dumb can people be?

I am seriously thinking about writing a letter to the editor about leashes...

this is from the city ordinance in regards to leashes:


RESTRAINT (LEASH LAW)
A dog must be controlled by a leash having a maximum length of six feet while off the owner's premises. A dog is considered under restraint if it is controlled by a leash having a maximum length of six feet, within a vehicle being driven or parked on the street, or within the property limit of its owner or keeper with a restraint or fencing, or upon the premises of another with the consent of such other person and restrained or confined to a fenced area. A retractable leash may be used as a restraint provided that the retractable leash is set and locked at six feet when the dog is in the immediate vicinity of persons or is on a sidewalk area.

fawkese1

wow... just because your dog is a pit... she is bad! man that irks...

Mikey

I would be furious too

Shastar

I would have told her the dog is nice it is the owner you gotta watch out for...
Could be that is why I dont get along with most people though too..

If your gonna write to the editor might be an idea to use what happened as an example too.

seebrown

I just have to share your irritation. I was trying to walk Cannon just now, and someone was walking their dog off-leash about 50 feet away from my house. It wasn't even a good off-leash. It was like 10–20 feet in the field or wherever, then run back to owners. Granted, it could have been a stray; we have a lot of them here, but the people were staying in the same spot and walking back and forth, and the dog kept tracking them. I've had people tell me their dogs are fine off-leash in my area when I told them they needed one (AZ has a leash law), but the issue is not their dog at this point. It's impossible to train Cannon to be ok with other dogs when he freaks out if he sees other dogs running around. He gets uncontrollable. I'm sitting here wondering if it's even worth trying to get outside with him again (just tried twice, and they were still there w/their dog).