[nagdu] offleash dogs

[Daryl Marie]

The funny thing is, that if a culture is accepting of dogs in public, most dogs are intensely well-behaved (I am thinking of Europe or other cities in North America that are most accepting of dogs in public).  If you have the privilege of taking your dog into public places, you are much more likely to be under control and well-behaved.  I am 100% for leash laws, but I wonder if the incidence of dog attacks on service dogs are lower in more "doggie" areas because the owners are vigilant about keeping their dogs under control?

Daryl



----- Original Message ----- From: Applebutter Hill via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users' <nagdu at nfbnet.org> Cc: Applebutter Hill <applebutterhill at gmail.com> Sent: Thu, 07 May 2015 10:37:55 -0600 (MDT) Subject: Re: [nagdu] offleash dogs  Danielle, You're right; you only have full control of your own dog,, and off-leash dogs are a problem in several ways. It is also illegal to have one's dog off leash and not under voice control. Furthermore, more and more states have laws making it a crime when a dog attacks a service dog. I've had a lot of problems with this over the 43 years I've used guide dogs. The stupidest reaction from an owner whose off-leash dog actually attacked my guide dog was, "Well, it's not my fault. I wasn't even home at the time." A couple thoughts ... First, if you are having problems with a particular dog and you know who owns the dog, call the police/dog warden and let them know what's going on and that it is interfering with your ability to go about your life and endangering you and your dog. I would also proactively right letters to the editors of your local papers about the issue and even make a story suggestion for them to do an article about how this illegal, irresponsible behavior is endangering people who use service dogs. Good luck. I'm sorry we live in this kind of world, but it's just one more thing we need to deal with. Donna & Hunter -----Original Message----- From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Sykora via nagdu Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2015 10:19 AM To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users Cc: Danielle Sykora Subject: [nagdu] offleash dogs 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 _______________________________________________ nagdu mailing list nagdu at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/applebutterhill%40gmail.c om  _______________________________________________ nagdu mailing list nagdu at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/crazymusician%40shaw.ca