Do you let your dog off leash ever?

[Anonymous]

I have taught my child to stay far away from unleashed dogs due to the immediate danger but also due to the fact that people who don’t follow leash laws don’t follow other laws either. Their dogs are likely not properly trained and vaccinated, and the owner won’t prevent their dogs from biting someone or stick around to verify if someone is ok if they do get bitten. This thread is really, really proving my point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have taught my child to stay far away from unleashed dogs due to the immediate danger but also due to the fact that people who don’t follow leash laws don’t follow other laws either. Their dogs are likely not properly trained and vaccinated, and the owner won’t prevent their dogs from biting someone or stick around to verify if someone is ok if they do get bitten. This thread is really, really proving my point.

I hope you tell your kid to stay away from leashed dogs too. Not every dog likes kids and when they run up to you waving their arms and screaming they want to pet your dog that can be scary for the dog!

Train your kids too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have taught my child to stay far away from unleashed dogs due to the immediate danger but also due to the fact that people who don’t follow leash laws don’t follow other laws either. Their dogs are likely not properly trained and vaccinated, and the owner won’t prevent their dogs from biting someone or stick around to verify if someone is ok if they do get bitten. This thread is really, really proving my point.

I hope you tell your kid to stay away from leashed dogs too. Not every dog likes kids and when they run up to you waving their arms and screaming they want to pet your dog that can be scary for the dog!

Train your kids too

Why are dog people so obsessed with comparing dogs to kids. We are discussing dogs. Keep your nasty, filthy beast away from children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have taught my child to stay far away from unleashed dogs due to the immediate danger but also due to the fact that people who don’t follow leash laws don’t follow other laws either. Their dogs are likely not properly trained and vaccinated, and the owner won’t prevent their dogs from biting someone or stick around to verify if someone is ok if they do get bitten. This thread is really, really proving my point.

I hope you tell your kid to stay away from leashed dogs too. Not every dog likes kids and when they run up to you waving their arms and screaming they want to pet your dog that can be scary for the dog!

Train your kids too

You don’t train kids. You raise them. Kids aren’t pet dogs. If your dog panics when kids run near him your dog should not be out in public around kids without a muzzle. If a kid runs up to your dog to pat it and your reactive dog bites it, it is still your liability, even if you think that is unfair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have taught my child to stay far away from unleashed dogs due to the immediate danger but also due to the fact that people who don’t follow leash laws don’t follow other laws either. Their dogs are likely not properly trained and vaccinated, and the owner won’t prevent their dogs from biting someone or stick around to verify if someone is ok if they do get bitten. This thread is really, really proving my point.

I hope you tell your kid to stay away from leashed dogs too. Not every dog likes kids and when they run up to you waving their arms and screaming they want to pet your dog that can be scary for the dog!

Train your kids too

You don’t train kids. You raise them. Kids aren’t pet dogs. If your dog panics when kids run near him your dog should not be out in public around kids without a muzzle. If a kid runs up to your dog to pat it and your reactive dog bites it, it is still your liability, even if you think that is unfair.

Actually, I'm not sure that's accurate. If you run up on someone else's space and get hurt, that's on you, not them. But for the fact that you entered their space, there'd be no issue.

If you don't want to control your kid, don't go out in public with your kid. While kids have the right to be in public, your kid doesn't have the right to be in my lap, or in my leashed dog's face when the dog is at my side.

I'm going to be actively scanning for off-leashed dogs, so I'll probably see your kid coming and start actively trying to create distance, or call out to your kid to stop and stay back. This will likely offend entitled parents the same way it offends entitled dog owners, but here's a short story about the fscks I give about your entitled upset: .

It's a parent's job to keep their kids away from active hazards, not some random person's just because they're out walking a dog.

[Anonymous]

So many of us have posted in this thread about our kids being scared of dogs, dogs running up to our kids etc. kids running up to strange dogs is just not the problem you’re making it out to be. Keep your dog leashed and don’t let it touch me or my kid. Thanks!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So many of us have posted in this thread about our kids being scared of dogs, dogs running up to our kids etc. kids running up to strange dogs is just not the problem you’re making it out to be. Keep your dog leashed and don’t let it touch me or my kid. Thanks!!

I bet you never owned a golden retriever puppy. I had to be very rude to some clueless parents to keep their kids from my "oh so cute puppy". I didn't want them being nipped (bitten) or jumped on by a puppy in training. Because, you know, dog is my liability at the end of the day....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have taught my child to stay far away from unleashed dogs due to the immediate danger but also due to the fact that people who don’t follow leash laws don’t follow other laws either. Their dogs are likely not properly trained and vaccinated, and the owner won’t prevent their dogs from biting someone or stick around to verify if someone is ok if they do get bitten. This thread is really, really proving my point.

I hope you tell your kid to stay away from leashed dogs too. Not every dog likes kids and when they run up to you waving their arms and screaming they want to pet your dog that can be scary for the dog!

Train your kids too

You don’t train kids. You raise them. Kids aren’t pet dogs. If your dog panics when kids run near him your dog should not be out in public around kids without a muzzle. If a kid runs up to your dog to pat it and your reactive dog bites it, it is still your liability, even if you think that is unfair.

Or try parenting for once? You want to blame the rest of the world for your poorly behaved child. News flash! They are YOUR responsibility, take some responsibility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have taught my child to stay far away from unleashed dogs due to the immediate danger but also due to the fact that people who don’t follow leash laws don’t follow other laws either. Their dogs are likely not properly trained and vaccinated, and the owner won’t prevent their dogs from biting someone or stick around to verify if someone is ok if they do get bitten. This thread is really, really proving my point.

I hope you tell your kid to stay away from leashed dogs too. Not every dog likes kids and when they run up to you waving their arms and screaming they want to pet your dog that can be scary for the dog!

Train your kids too

Why are dog people so obsessed with comparing dogs to kids. We are discussing dogs. Keep your nasty, filthy beast away from children.

Why do parents get so triggered when you tell them to respect dogs and not assume that they want your kids petting them? Most dogs are not nasty or filthy.

But you just proved to be nasty yourself! So unnecessarily aggressive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So many of us have posted in this thread about our kids being scared of dogs, dogs running up to our kids etc. kids running up to strange dogs is just not the problem you’re making it out to be. Keep your dog leashed and don’t let it touch me or my kid. Thanks!!

It is a problem! Not every kid is like your kid. I've experienced it. Just like some dogs love kids ( my old dog did) many do not like them. Kids are more likely to be bitten. But if you keep away from dogs and taught you kids to do the same than I wasn't talking to you. Feel free to not respond if it isn't relevant

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have taught my child to stay far away from unleashed dogs due to the immediate danger but also due to the fact that people who don’t follow leash laws don’t follow other laws either. Their dogs are likely not properly trained and vaccinated, and the owner won’t prevent their dogs from biting someone or stick around to verify if someone is ok if they do get bitten. This thread is really, really proving my point.

I hope you tell your kid to stay away from leashed dogs too. Not every dog likes kids and when they run up to you waving their arms and screaming they want to pet your dog that can be scary for the dog!

Train your kids too

Why are dog people so obsessed with comparing dogs to kids. We are discussing dogs. Keep your nasty, filthy beast away from children.

Why do parents get so triggered when you tell them to respect dogs and not assume that they want your kids petting them? Most dogs are not nasty or filthy.

But you just proved to be nasty yourself! So unnecessarily aggressive.

We're not "triggered". You're off-topic, making this thread about something it's not in order to deflect from your wrong approach to walking your dog. We're trying to help you, because you're wrong, and you seem lost.

Focus and follow the thread, which will solve your problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So many of us have posted in this thread about our kids being scared of dogs, dogs running up to our kids etc. kids running up to strange dogs is just not the problem you’re making it out to be. Keep your dog leashed and don’t let it touch me or my kid. Thanks!!

It is a problem! Not every kid is like your kid. I've experienced it. Just like some dogs love kids ( my old dog did) many do not like them. Kids are more likely to be bitten. But if you keep away from dogs and taught you kids to do the same than I wasn't talking to you. Feel free to not respond if it isn't relevant

If your dog is on a leash and you're doing your job, you'll see a kid with plenty of time to say something and move your dog out of the way. The leash protects you and your dog, as well as the unsupervised child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So many of us have posted in this thread about our kids being scared of dogs, dogs running up to our kids etc. kids running up to strange dogs is just not the problem you’re making it out to be. Keep your dog leashed and don’t let it touch me or my kid. Thanks!!

It is a problem! Not every kid is like your kid. I've experienced it. Just like some dogs love kids ( my old dog did) many do not like them. Kids are more likely to be bitten. But if you keep away from dogs and taught you kids to do the same than I wasn't talking to you. Feel free to not respond if it isn't relevant

If your dog is on a leash and you're doing your job, you'll see a kid with plenty of time to say something and move your dog out of the way. The leash protects you and your dog, as well as the unsupervised child.

No, leash does not going to protect a kid running into leashed dog space. You can only do so much with untrained or reactive dog.
Parent your kids so they won't approach any dog without asking first, and will be save

[Anonymous]

Several neighbors walk their dogs off leash- near Westbard, Springfield - Bethesda. Entitled. Arrogant. Selfish. If one of those little poodle mix dogs gets spooked by a car, darts out and is hit, they will blame the driver.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have taught my child to stay far away from unleashed dogs due to the immediate danger but also due to the fact that people who don’t follow leash laws don’t follow other laws either. Their dogs are likely not properly trained and vaccinated, and the owner won’t prevent their dogs from biting someone or stick around to verify if someone is ok if they do get bitten. This thread is really, really proving my point.

I hope you tell your kid to stay away from leashed dogs too. Not every dog likes kids and when they run up to you waving their arms and screaming they want to pet your dog that can be scary for the dog!

Train your kids too

Why are dog people so obsessed with comparing dogs to kids. We are discussing dogs. Keep your nasty, filthy beast away from children.

Why do parents get so triggered when you tell them to respect dogs and not assume that they want your kids petting them? Most dogs are not nasty or filthy.

But you just proved to be nasty yourself! So unnecessarily aggressive.

We're not "triggered". You're off-topic, making this thread about something it's not in order to deflect from your wrong approach to walking your dog. We're trying to help you, because you're wrong, and you seem lost.

Focus and follow the thread, which will solve your problem.

It is right on target since the poster above me said 'keep leashed dogs and away from kids' I agree but parents should instruct their kids to respect dogs. Of course, if your kid is scared they probably won't but I am talking to other people.