Dog-walking etiquette

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No retractable leashes.

+200

We have greyhounds and there are cases where they have gotten going fast enough on a retractable leash to snap their necks. Horrific.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As a dog owner I want to do my best to be respectful to other people and dogs. Please help me complete the list. I'll share it with everyone who walks my dog. Thanks!

1. Always use a leash, keep my dog close
2. Always pick up poop immediately after my dog finishes business and dump it in a public trash container or my own trash can
3. Do not let my dog run up to or jump on people
4. Do not let my dog approach other dogs while they are eliminating
5. Keep meet and sniff brief when others approach my dog

All good, except for the bolded.

np Sorry dude but, I am going to continue to place the poop in a public trash can. There is no law against it and it is unreasonable to expect dog walkers to put all their poop in their trash can ( especially when walking far from home)

Well aren't you a delicate little flower. If it's too difficult to carry a 4 oz poop bag, maybe you aren't equipped to have a dog. Or really, function in society.

Because public trash bins are only for disposal of floral bouquets from a rejected suitor?
I can see an issue if the proportion of dog poop to other trash is extremely high and the weather is hot, but I've never noticed any particular offensive odor from public trash bins. I believe most urban codes allow disposal of dog poop in public trash as long as it is in a leakproof sealed bag or other container. I think the delicate flower is the person who is horrified by the thought of a dog poop bag in any trash container they are anywhere near.

Considering how many houses I pass walking my dog where they put trash in the recycling bin and recyclables in their garbage bin (not to mention the people whose used diapers appear in my trash bin because the apartment building by my house has 2 parking lots, one next door to me and on the opposite side of the building as their own dumpster) I feel no compunction about dropping the bag in their bins. Whether I carry the bag home depends in part on whether the bins are out by the street for pickup anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No retractable leashes.

+200

We have greyhounds and there are cases where they have gotten going fast enough on a retractable leash to snap their necks. Horrific.

I do have a retractable and use it on walks where the dog is allowed to take her time to scratch and snip, because it is less likely to tangle in her legs. But she is also young and although she is less likely to bolt after a rabbit or squirrel than when I first got her, it still happens sometimes. Dog can acquire a lot of momentum by the time the leash extends and the holder is harder to hang on to than a regular leash. One day we were still in the process of getting out the door and my attention was elsewhere when she charged after a squirrel and the jolt on my elbow and shoulder hurt for a couple of days. There's a video I saw on a news site yesterday of a guy on his steps getting launched into the air when the dog takes off after something.

I hold the regular leash in my right hand and wrap the handle around my left hand. Years ago with my previous dog, I lost a few jacket pockets when it was cold and I was just holding the leash in one hand and walking with the hand in my pocket to stay warm and a bunny appeared.

[Anonymous]

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I hold the regular leash in my right hand and wrap the handle around my left hand. Years ago with my previous dog, I lost a few jacket pockets when it was cold and I was just holding the leash in one hand and walking with the hand in my pocket to stay warm and a bunny appeared.

That sounds like a danger to your wrist, which is harder to fix than a pocket