Loose dog shot in park

[Anonymous]

This is why you take your dog to a fenced-in baseball diamond and exercise them there. So long as you do it when there's not a game or practice going on, you're not going to bother other people. You're not going to be stepping on other dogs' "residue" the way you do at a dog park. The dog gets exercise without you having to leash it or control it, so it can meet its natural instinct to explore. Win-win-win.

[Anonymous]

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So it's ok to shoot the dog if the owner willingly let the dog off the leash vs. the dog slipping out?

That is not what people are saying. What people are saying here is that the owner intentionally left her untrained dog off the leash and is trying to play the victim after the dog went after someone aggressively and was shot. The owner is not a victim. This is entirely different than an owner who attempted to properly restrain the dog and the dog got out. The outcome may be the same, but in the first case, fault belongs to the owner and in the second case, it may not.

There were two crimes.
1. Dog off-leash
2. Animal cruelty/murder

Regardless if #1 happened or not, #2 happened and should be fully prosecuted. Either it's ok to shoot a playful dog in the park or it's not. Doesn't matter if the owner intentionally let it off the leash or if it was an accident.

Actually, an investigation found that the shooting of the dog was justified and no crime was committed.

Well then, let's call it a crime of ethics/morality. Much bigger offense than #1.

[Anonymous]

I feel for the dog - but this is a 1000% owner problem/responsibility. That idiot should never be allowed to own dogs again.

Other people are not responsible for your animal, nor are they psychic to know if it's "friendly" (which is the ultimate BS excuse).

If you're too lazy to take your dog to appropriate places or keep it on a hard, short leash, then don't get a dog. It's simple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why you take your dog to a fenced-in baseball diamond and exercise them there. So long as you do it when there's not a game or practice going on, you're not going to bother other people. You're not going to be stepping on other dogs' "residue" the way you do at a dog park. The dog gets exercise without you having to leash it or control it, so it can meet its natural instinct to explore. Win-win-win.

If I see you on our baseball diamond that my husband and sons work hard maintaining... Do you know how much money that costs? You know that's trespassing, right?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is why you take your dog to a fenced-in baseball diamond and exercise them there. So long as you do it when there's not a game or practice going on, you're not going to bother other people. You're not going to be stepping on other dogs' "residue" the way you do at a dog park. The dog gets exercise without you having to leash it or control it, so it can meet its natural instinct to explore. Win-win-win.

If I see you on our baseball diamond that my husband and sons work hard maintaining... Do you know how much money that costs? You know that's trespassing, right?

The level of entitlement & laziness with dog owners is way off the charts these days.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is why you take your dog to a fenced-in baseball diamond and exercise them there. So long as you do it when there's not a game or practice going on, you're not going to bother other people. You're not going to be stepping on other dogs' "residue" the way you do at a dog park. The dog gets exercise without you having to leash it or control it, so it can meet its natural instinct to explore. Win-win-win.

If I see you on our baseball diamond that my husband and sons work hard maintaining... Do you know how much money that costs? You know that's trespassing, right?

The level of entitlement & laziness with dog owners is way off the charts these days.

The level of entitlement with those who think this is the Wild West is off the charts these days.

The lady with the dog was wrong. 100%. But, if our inclination these days is just reach for the gun for anything and everything that frightens us . . . we have bigger problems in this country. While the man who shot the dog may not be criminally responsible, he lacks ethics and a moral foundation. He should not have a gun.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is why you take your dog to a fenced-in baseball diamond and exercise them there. So long as you do it when there's not a game or practice going on, you're not going to bother other people. You're not going to be stepping on other dogs' "residue" the way you do at a dog park. The dog gets exercise without you having to leash it or control it, so it can meet its natural instinct to explore. Win-win-win.

If I see you on our baseball diamond that my husband and sons work hard maintaining... Do you know how much money that costs? You know that's trespassing, right?

The level of entitlement & laziness with dog owners is way off the charts these days.

The level of entitlement with those who think this is the Wild West is off the charts these days.

The lady with the dog was wrong. 100%. But, if our inclination these days is just reach for the gun for anything and everything that frightens us . . . we have bigger problems in this country. While the man who shot the dog may not be criminally responsible, he lacks ethics and a moral foundation. He should not have a gun.

I agree that people are trigger-happy these days, and way too many people own guns that shouldn't. Also, way too many people own dogs, that shouldn't.

If it were me, I would have pepper sprayed the dog.

But people aren't psychic. Many of us have been bitten or attacked by a dog - we don't know someone else's dog, and it's unfair to wait until it may be too late and until they make contact or come up to you. We can't predict what a strange, unknown, unrestrained dog is going to do. I'd take care of myself and loved ones first, over any dog.

I'm no fan of guns. I'm also no fan of unleashed dogs and selfish dog owners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for the dog. She died because her owner is an idiot. The owner should be fined. If you can't control your dog and let if jump on strangers, then you are too stupid to have a dog.

I agree. The owner should be charged with animal cruelty. She put her dog in that situation.

Dogs don't belong off leash in places where they end up jumping on humans. She has no way of knowing if that person her dog is jumping on has a severe fear of a dog, or an allergy, or a condition like brittle bones that puts them at risk from having a dog jump on them. I know that for my elderly mom, a jumping dog could easily mean another broken hip or pelvis.

The fact that it's a puppy makes it mouthier and less predictable, thus more dangerous.

[Anonymous]

Two pit bulls....300 stitches required for child...

http://www.ajc.com/news/local/gwinnett-boy-loses-ear-gets-300-stitches-after-neighbor-dogs-attack/5hQNcR59ZFqeXod6zfsE4M/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for the dog. She died because her owner is an idiot. The owner should be fined. If you can't control your dog and let if jump on strangers, then you are too stupid to have a dog.

I agree. The owner should be charged with animal cruelty. She put her dog in that situation.

Dogs don't belong off leash in places where they end up jumping on humans. She has no way of knowing if that person her dog is jumping on has a severe fear of a dog, or an allergy, or a condition like brittle bones that puts them at risk from having a dog jump on them. I know that for my elderly mom, a jumping dog could easily mean another broken hip or pelvis.

The fact that it's a puppy makes it mouthier and less predictable, thus more dangerous.

+100 (dog lover and owner here)

[Anonymous]

Thanks to the few smart pet owners' comments. But gosh, there are so many idiotic dog owners here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Two pit bulls....300 stitches required for child...

http://www.ajc.com/news/local/gwinnett-boy-loses-ear-gets-300-stitches-after-neighbor-dogs-attack/5hQNcR59ZFqeXod6zfsE4M/

Lost an ear, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The reason this incident made the paper is not because it is a normal event, that people often shoot threatening (or nonthreatening) offleash dogs in parks. The reason WaPo wrote about this is because it is unusual, bizarre, crazy. Normal people don't shoot threatening offleash pit bulls or GSDs in parks, and normal people don't shoot offleash playful lab puppies in parks, either.

The Pet Forum in DCUM is not very pro-pet, so I understand why posters are condemning the dog owner for having her dog off leash. But shooting the dog is a huge overreaction and is quite possibly actionable even if the dog owner is not pressing charges. Gun nuts should be upset about this because it makes gun owners look crazed and irresponsible.

Well I own a Rottweiler. When I walk him, he is on a leash. I've grown up with dogs. There are too many irresponsible dog owners, and this woman was one of them. If I had a gun and that dog came for me, I too would have put him down.

[Anonymous]

This is the owner's fault for having the dog off leash.

That said, this is also and example of one of the problems with having armed individuals in our society. When you're holding a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

That guy was just waiting for an opportunity to use his gun for "self defense".

[Anonymous]

Pitbull mix in Tampa, FL attacks female owner after she tries to put a sweater on him. Dog won't let go, despite other family members trying to protect owner. That's what's particularly scary about this breed.

http://people.com/human-interest/pit-bull-attacks-owner-christmas-sweater/