[nagdu] off leash dogs

[Kaye Kipp]

Most places have a leash law.  I don't know if it includes trailer parks
though.  I had a similar situation when I lived in a mobile home.  This dog
ran out and started growling at my dog.  The owner came up and said, "I'm
sorry.  That won't happen again."  It didn't either.

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kerri Stovall via
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Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2015 7:50 AM
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Cc: Kerri Stovall
Subject: Re: [nagdu] offleash dogs

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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