[nagdu] offleash dogs

[David Andrews]

You could be right -- but I would be careful about making and/or 
acting on that assumption.  As a parallel, we are very conscious 
today of the safety of our kids.  We basically don't let them out 
alone. There is the perception that they aren't safe, could get 
kidnapped or otherwise snatched etc.  However, from what I have read, 
it is actually safer for kids today then 10 or 25 or 50 years ago.

We have a very different media, and social media environment, so we 
hear about incidents.  I suspect it is the same for dog attacks.

Dave

At 04:50 PM 5/9/2015, Kaye Kipp via nagdu wrote:
>It seems to me like there are more dog attacks.  I don't know though.  Maybe
>it's just that we hear about them more.
>
>Kaye
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Star Gazer via
>nagdu
>Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2015 3:06 PM
>To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>Cc: Star Gazer
>Subject: Re: [nagdu] offleash dogs
>
>                                 I'd also be interested to know if dog
>attacks are on the rise.
>I've been reading the Henry Huggins series to my daughter and there appear
>to be no leash laws back when that series was written. Dog fights seemed to
>be common but we both view them as fights v. attacks.
>Any older folks want to weigh in? Those of you who had guide dogs back in
>the 1970's have anything to say?
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daryl Marie via
>nagdu
>Sent: Thursday, May 7, 2015 12:59 PM
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>Cc: Daryl Marie
>Subject: Re: [nagdu] offleash dogs
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>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

         David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
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