[nagdu] offleash dogs

[Kerri Stovall]

Hi all,  I had a similar situation occur in my trailer park the other day. I was heading out for a walk with Sadie, and just as I passed the curve heading to the front of our park, a man and his dog were outside and the dog came toward us, and being a small dog, I could still hear the claws clicking as she came our way. The man was just standing there calling her name, as if she would come to him, but obviously she was not trained very well to come when called, lol. He called her several times, and finally began heading toward her to get her, but she ran from him. So, instead of helping by getting the dog, he just turned to me and said, "Sorry ma'am, she ran away from me. You'll just have to ignore her, but she won't bite! She's just an idiot dog!" I said, "Well, actually she's also a distraction." He appologized again, but that was not enough for me, because halfway to the mailbox she was still following us, and I had to turn, stomp my feet, and raise my voice just a little more than normal and she finally went home I guess. If it happens again, I'm going to call the park manager and make a very nice but firm complaint about it.  Do you know if there may be anything your city or local animal society may be able to do for you? That's the  only suggestion I have. Others may have more.  Kerri

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> On May 7, 2015, at 9:18 AM, Danielle Sykora via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I posted not too long ago about my dog's reactivity toward other dogs.
> Although he is definitely improving, the problem has not entirely gone
> away. In the past few months, I have encountered many offleash dogs
> who were not under control, something I experienced only extremely
> rarely in previous years. Obviously, this is dangerous for not only my
> dog who has grown suspicious of offleash dogs, but the loose dogs
> themselves can be seriously injured. The owners of these dogs have
> reactions ranging from being oblivious that there dog is gone,
> watching their dog growl and show its teeth inches from my dogs face,
> to coming over and getting their animal.
> 
> I'm really not completely sure how to prevent this from happening.
> Obviously, I only have complete control of my own dog, but I would
> like to find a way to make these dog owners more responsible. I'm
> interested to see what others have done in similar situations.
> 
> Danielle and Thai
> 
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