Barely controlled dogs at playgrounds

[Anonymous]

Yeah I'm a dog person but there are playgrounds we avoid due to unleashed, uncontrolled dogs. Plenty of playgrounds without that problem though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Other than posting the 99th vent on here about dogs on the playground, did you ask the dog's owner to move the dog off the playground? Did you call the park police? Did you firmly tell the dog "off!" or "down"? Or are you posting just to have more stars in your martyr's crown?

This may be one of the stupidest questions I have ever read on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Other than posting the 99th vent on here about dogs on the playground, did you ask the dog's owner to move the dog off the playground? Did you call the park police? Did you firmly tell the dog "off!" or "down"? Or are you posting just to have more stars in your martyr's crown?

Isn’t that the owner’s job?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In DC I have seen people bring dogs onto the school playgrounds and let the dogs lap up water from the children's water fountains. I imagine if the dog pooped on the playground turf, the owner would pick it up... but isn't that gross anyway. The dog owners run the dogs on kids' athletic fields! They walk straight past the "no dogs on athletic fields" sign, because they are very special people with special dogs, and rules do not apply to them. It's disgusting. Dog owners seem really thoughtless to me, whether the dog is aggressive or not.

+1. Anyone who lets their dog run around a playground is a pig and a bad dog owner. Period.

The same goes for parents who let their unruly children run wild with zero supervision. I have seen more than a few older boys bullying younger children and running into smaller and younger children while their lazy mothers keep talking on their phones and ignoring their brats. These kids are far worse than the few people with dogs. Also, if it is a dog park then do not bring your children to these parks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So glad I left the DC area! I'd take my dogs over you judgy curmudgeons any day! My kids agree!

Oh great I live outside the DC area, you're probably the moron who brings your big, barky, aggressive dog to the playground we go to that has a big 'no dogs' sign!

[Anonymous]

Dogs are not allowed at playgrounds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In DC I have seen people bring dogs onto the school playgrounds and let the dogs lap up water from the children's water fountains. I imagine if the dog pooped on the playground turf, the owner would pick it up... but isn't that gross anyway. The dog owners run the dogs on kids' athletic fields! They walk straight past the "no dogs on athletic fields" sign, because they are very special people with special dogs, and rules do not apply to them. It's disgusting. Dog owners seem really thoughtless to me, whether the dog is aggressive or not.

+1. Anyone who lets their dog run around a playground is a pig and a bad dog owner. Period.

The same goes for parents who let their unruly children run wild with zero supervision. I have seen more than a few older boys bullying younger children and running into smaller and younger children while their lazy mothers keep talking on their phones and ignoring their brats. These kids are far worse than the few people with dogs. Also, if it is a dog park then do not bring your children to these parks.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In DC I have seen people bring dogs onto the school playgrounds and let the dogs lap up water from the children's water fountains. I imagine if the dog pooped on the playground turf, the owner would pick it up... but isn't that gross anyway. The dog owners run the dogs on kids' athletic fields! They walk straight past the "no dogs on athletic fields" sign, because they are very special people with special dogs, and rules do not apply to them. It's disgusting. Dog owners seem really thoughtless to me, whether the dog is aggressive or not.

+1. Anyone who lets their dog run around a playground is a pig and a bad dog owner. Period.

The same goes for parents who let their unruly children run wild with zero supervision. I have seen more than a few older boys bullying younger children and running into smaller and younger children while their lazy mothers keep talking on their phones and ignoring their brats. These kids are far worse than the few people with dogs. Also, if it is a dog park then do not bring your children to these parks.

While bullying is wrong-do bullies tend to maul children? Is that a thing? DOGS can maul children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In DC I have seen people bring dogs onto the school playgrounds and let the dogs lap up water from the children's water fountains. I imagine if the dog pooped on the playground turf, the owner would pick it up... but isn't that gross anyway. The dog owners run the dogs on kids' athletic fields! They walk straight past the "no dogs on athletic fields" sign, because they are very special people with special dogs, and rules do not apply to them. It's disgusting. Dog owners seem really thoughtless to me, whether the dog is aggressive or not.

+1. Anyone who lets their dog run around a playground is a pig and a bad dog owner. Period.

The same goes for parents who let their unruly children run wild with zero supervision. I have seen more than a few older boys bullying younger children and running into smaller and younger children while their lazy mothers keep talking on their phones and ignoring their brats. These kids are far worse than the few people with dogs. Also, if it is a dog park then do not bring your children to these parks.

While bullying is wrong-do bullies tend to maul children? Is that a thing? DOGS can maul children.

I saw a boy knock a little girl out of his way so he could go down slide before her and she would have fallen three feet if another parent had not caught her and she was crying. Maybe they cannot maul but they can knock a child off a slide or knock them over. You must be one of the lazy mothers who lets their brats run wild.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In DC I have seen people bring dogs onto the school playgrounds and let the dogs lap up water from the children's water fountains. I imagine if the dog pooped on the playground turf, the owner would pick it up... but isn't that gross anyway. The dog owners run the dogs on kids' athletic fields! They walk straight past the "no dogs on athletic fields" sign, because they are very special people with special dogs, and rules do not apply to them. It's disgusting. Dog owners seem really thoughtless to me, whether the dog is aggressive or not.

+1. Anyone who lets their dog run around a playground is a pig and a bad dog owner. Period.

The same goes for parents who let their unruly children run wild with zero supervision. I have seen more than a few older boys bullying younger children and running into smaller and younger children while their lazy mothers keep talking on their phones and ignoring their brats. These kids are far worse than the few people with dogs. Also, if it is a dog park then do not bring your children to these parks.

While bullying is wrong-do bullies tend to maul children? Is that a thing? DOGS can maul children.

I saw a boy knock a little girl out of his way so he could go down slide before her and she would have fallen three feet if another parent had not caught her and she was crying. Maybe they cannot maul but they can knock a child off a slide or knock them over. You must be one of the lazy mothers who lets their brats run wild.

NP unless these kids are actually dogs in disguise you are talking about go start your own thread. Even well behaved dogs can be scary to kids because of their strength and size and one bite can rip off a child's face or hand or even kill them. I would not hesitate to tell the dog owners to take their dogs elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In DC I have seen people bring dogs onto the school playgrounds and let the dogs lap up water from the children's water fountains. I imagine if the dog pooped on the playground turf, the owner would pick it up... but isn't that gross anyway. The dog owners run the dogs on kids' athletic fields! They walk straight past the "no dogs on athletic fields" sign, because they are very special people with special dogs, and rules do not apply to them. It's disgusting. Dog owners seem really thoughtless to me, whether the dog is aggressive or not.

+1. Anyone who lets their dog run around a playground is a pig and a bad dog owner. Period.

The same goes for parents who let their unruly children run wild with zero supervision. I have seen more than a few older boys bullying younger children and running into smaller and younger children while their lazy mothers keep talking on their phones and ignoring their brats. These kids are far worse than the few people with dogs. Also, if it is a dog park then do not bring your children to these parks.

While bullying is wrong-do bullies tend to maul children? Is that a thing? DOGS can maul children.

I saw a boy knock a little girl out of his way so he could go down slide before her and she would have fallen three feet if another parent had not caught her and she was crying. Maybe they cannot maul but they can knock a child off a slide or knock them over. You must be one of the lazy mothers who lets their brats run wild.

Nope I also don't take dogs to playgrounds that prohibit dogs!

[Anonymous]

Parents have to speak up and ask the dog owner to leash and remove their dogs from the playground. You have to speak up! And I totally agree with the poster who said to call and write the city and parks commissioners stating the dangers. Once the city is warned in writing, they will do something because they don’t want the liability.

After I complained, the parks put up “no dogs allowed” signs at the entrances to our playground. And yet people still do bring their dogs in but no one has ever not taken their dog out when I politely ask them to.

[Anonymous]

My tax dollars help pay for parks and I should be allowed to bring my dog to public parks but there should be an enclosed area for dogs where children are not allowed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My tax dollars help pay for parks and I should be allowed to bring my dog to public parks but there should be an enclosed area for dogs where children are not allowed.

There are such areas. They're called dog parks. People who bring their kids under 12 to dog parks, which generally have posted rules prohibiting that, aren't any better than the dog owner here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dogs are not allowed at playgrounds.

Thats not true for all playgrounds