[nagdu] offleash dogs

Julie J. julielj at neb.rr.com
Thu May 7 18:00:30 UTC 2015


Yes, I think so.  When I was in Alaska there were dogs all over the place, 
although never in places where dogs aren't allowed.  All of them were off 
leash and exceptionally well behaved.  I don't even remember any of them 
barking, let along having an altercation with another dog.


Julie
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Daryl Marie via nagdu
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2015 11:59 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Daryl Marie
Subject: Re: [nagdu] offleash dogs

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 
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