[nagdu] off leash dogs

[Vivianna]

I have heard that this is the number one reason that guides need to be retired early.  Dog attacks are happening way to frequently.
I have also run into the same thing in a grocery store.  A woman had a little yapper in her shopping cart.  It kept barking at me.
I was with a store employee who was helping me shop and, I told him that was not a service dog that it should not be in the store.  I also told the cashier. They did not seem to care at all.

Vivianna
		
> On May 7, 2015, at 10:11 AM, Kaye Kipp via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kerri Stovall via
> nagdu
> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2015 7:50 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> 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
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> 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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