Unleashed dogs

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Anonymous wrote:I agree, OP, but I wish there were a lot more places where dogs are allowed to be off leash.

Hint: your fenced yard! If you can’t afford the land for the animal you can’t afford the animal.

Oh yeah I forgot - only rich people can have dogs.

You think people in “flyover country” are all rich?

Living in an urban area has pros and cons. You need to accept the cons.

OP, I’d ask the police to stop by on the days and times that you think it’s a problem and see if they can give tickets.

Actually I don’t need to “accept the cons” because I have a yard in DC. But I like my dog to be in nature and the breed needs to run more and explore more than the size of my yard. Believe it or not, it’s possibly to have inner city communities and environments where there’s something for everyone including dog lovers and those who don’t want to meet an unleashed dog. Try opening up your mind to the idea. It really is no threat to you.

No one needs to open their mind to anything. Unleashed dogs in DC and NPS land is illegal. Your “dog who needs to run and explore” should not be living in DC. Grow up.

Thanks for the advice but I don’t need to grow up. You may need to learn some manners, though.

I do not let my dog off leash unless we drive to a dog beach, for example.

My dog is medium sized and quite okay with the way I raise him, thanks.

It is possible to have communities that allow coexistence for everyone’s health, safety, and kindness to animals. What I was trying to say is that the balance is not yet right in DC as it is in many other cities around the world. Maybe you haven’t lived in any other cities where they manage to do this well. I will assume ignorance and not just mean spiritedness.

You told someone to “open their mind” to unleashed dogs in the city. No one needs to learn manners except you.

No I didn’t.

I told someone to open their mind to have having more designated off leash areas.

Lobby the city instead of trying to lecture people who are annoyed by untrained dogs.

Great idea. Anyone know any groups trying to do this? A forum like this is a great way to hear ideas. Thanks & looking forward to hear from others on how to get this change in DC to make it safe & pleasant for everyone. So glad you see the need, too.

Unleashed, untrained dogs are not safe or pleasant. This will never happen. But I’m sort of glad you plan to spend your time yammering on the internet about it.

Except it happens all over the place. Go travel some time and open your eyes.

Omg. Get over yourself. I’ve traveled all over the word and no, there are not packs of untrained dogs roaming cities off leash. You really need to grow up.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree, OP, but I wish there were a lot more places where dogs are allowed to be off leash.

Hint: your fenced yard! If you can’t afford the land for the animal you can’t afford the animal.

Oh yeah I forgot - only rich people can have dogs.

You think people in “flyover country” are all rich?

Living in an urban area has pros and cons. You need to accept the cons.

OP, I’d ask the police to stop by on the days and times that you think it’s a problem and see if they can give tickets.

Actually I don’t need to “accept the cons” because I have a yard in DC. But I like my dog to be in nature and the breed needs to run more and explore more than the size of my yard. Believe it or not, it’s possibly to have inner city communities and environments where there’s something for everyone including dog lovers and those who don’t want to meet an unleashed dog. Try opening up your mind to the idea. It really is no threat to you.

No one needs to open their mind to anything. Unleashed dogs in DC and NPS land is illegal. Your “dog who needs to run and explore” should not be living in DC. Grow up.

Thanks for the advice but I don’t need to grow up. You may need to learn some manners, though.

I do not let my dog off leash unless we drive to a dog beach, for example.

My dog is medium sized and quite okay with the way I raise him, thanks.

It is possible to have communities that allow coexistence for everyone’s health, safety, and kindness to animals. What I was trying to say is that the balance is not yet right in DC as it is in many other cities around the world. Maybe you haven’t lived in any other cities where they manage to do this well. I will assume ignorance and not just mean spiritedness.

You told someone to “open their mind” to unleashed dogs in the city. No one needs to learn manners except you.

No I didn’t.

I told someone to open their mind to have having more designated off leash areas.

Lobby the city instead of trying to lecture people who are annoyed by untrained dogs.

Great idea. Anyone know any groups trying to do this? A forum like this is a great way to hear ideas. Thanks & looking forward to hear from others on how to get this change in DC to make it safe & pleasant for everyone. So glad you see the need, too.

Unleashed, untrained dogs are not safe or pleasant. This will never happen. But I’m sort of glad you plan to spend your time yammering on the internet about it.

Except it happens all over the place. Go travel some time and open your eyes.

Omg. Get over yourself. I’ve traveled all over the word and no, there are not packs of untrained dogs roaming cities off leash. You really need to grow up.

Oh and let me guess, you probably think there are no leash laws in Paris, right? Leash your dog, moron.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree, OP, but I wish there were a lot more places where dogs are allowed to be off leash.

Hint: your fenced yard! If you can’t afford the land for the animal you can’t afford the animal.

Oh yeah I forgot - only rich people can have dogs.

You think people in “flyover country” are all rich?

Living in an urban area has pros and cons. You need to accept the cons.

OP, I’d ask the police to stop by on the days and times that you think it’s a problem and see if they can give tickets.

Actually I don’t need to “accept the cons” because I have a yard in DC. But I like my dog to be in nature and the breed needs to run more and explore more than the size of my yard. Believe it or not, it’s possibly to have inner city communities and environments where there’s something for everyone including dog lovers and those who don’t want to meet an unleashed dog. Try opening up your mind to the idea. It really is no threat to you.

No one needs to open their mind to anything. Unleashed dogs in DC and NPS land is illegal. Your “dog who needs to run and explore” should not be living in DC. Grow up.

Thanks for the advice but I don’t need to grow up. You may need to learn some manners, though.

I do not let my dog off leash unless we drive to a dog beach, for example.

My dog is medium sized and quite okay with the way I raise him, thanks.

It is possible to have communities that allow coexistence for everyone’s health, safety, and kindness to animals. What I was trying to say is that the balance is not yet right in DC as it is in many other cities around the world. Maybe you haven’t lived in any other cities where they manage to do this well. I will assume ignorance and not just mean spiritedness.

You told someone to “open their mind” to unleashed dogs in the city. No one needs to learn manners except you.

No I didn’t.

I told someone to open their mind to have having more designated off leash areas.

Lobby the city instead of trying to lecture people who are annoyed by untrained dogs.

Great idea. Anyone know any groups trying to do this? A forum like this is a great way to hear ideas. Thanks & looking forward to hear from others on how to get this change in DC to make it safe & pleasant for everyone. So glad you see the need, too.

Unleashed, untrained dogs are not safe or pleasant. This will never happen. But I’m sort of glad you plan to spend your time yammering on the internet about it.

Except it happens all over the place. Go travel some time and open your eyes.

Omg. Get over yourself. I’ve traveled all over the word and no, there are not packs of untrained dogs roaming cities off leash. You really need to grow up.

Oh and let me guess, you probably think there are no leash laws in Paris, right? Leash your dog, moron.

Seems you have missed the conversation. The point is that DC has a massive lack of dedicated off leash areas. Other places do. Eg, dog parks, dog beaches. Usually not in the touristy areas, mind you, so perhaps you missed them in all your worldly travels

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I let my dog off leash in the park but put it on when families, other dogs or people approaching. Works fine. I have never been jumped on by a dog in the park. I think you are stretching the truth OP. And if it really happened, it was unusual. You and others can complain about my dog off leash when you get your kids under control in restaurants and on airplanes.

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Anonymous wrote:I let my dog off leash in the park but put it on when families, other dogs or people approaching. Works fine. I have never been jumped on by a dog in the park. I think you are stretching the truth OP. And if it really happened, it was unusual. You and others can complain about my dog off leash when you get your kids under control in restaurants and on airplanes.

You realize that a lot of people with kids avoid parks where there are dogs off leash, right? So this idea that you'll just slip a leash on the dog if a kid shows up, well they've already decided to avoid you 90% of the time. Just obey the leash laws, please. Parks that aren't dog parks aren't dog parks.

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Anonymous wrote:I let my dog off leash in the park but put it on when families, other dogs or people approaching. Works fine. I have never been jumped on by a dog in the park. I think you are stretching the truth OP. And if it really happened, it was unusual. You and others can complain about my dog off leash when you get your kids under control in restaurants and on airplanes.

You realize that a lot of people with kids avoid parks where there are dogs off leash, right? So this idea that you'll just slip a leash on the dog if a kid shows up, well they've already decided to avoid you 90% of the time. Just obey the leash laws, please. Parks that aren't dog parks aren't dog parks.

Read park as rock creek park. It is easy to see others approaching and I doubt anyone is avoiding it bc of a few dogs occasionally off leash.

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Anonymous wrote:I let my dog off leash in the park but put it on when families, other dogs or people approaching. Works fine. I have never been jumped on by a dog in the park. I think you are stretching the truth OP. And if it really happened, it was unusual. You and others can complain about my dog off leash when you get your kids under control in restaurants and on airplanes.

You realize that a lot of people with kids avoid parks where there are dogs off leash, right? So this idea that you'll just slip a leash on the dog if a kid shows up, well they've already decided to avoid you 90% of the time. Just obey the leash laws, please. Parks that aren't dog parks aren't dog parks.

Read park as rock creek park. It is easy to see others approaching and I doubt anyone is avoiding it bc of a few dogs occasionally off leash.

I run in rock creek park and many times have had people actually refuse to leash their dogs when I ask them to (“oh he’s friendly!” “ oh he’s just saying hi!”). So I’m not buying that you’d actually leash your dog if you saw someone coming.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are big enough just kick the dogs that jump and attack you. My wife usually carries pepper spray or bear spray for off leash dogs that run and jump on her. You could also always borrow a friend's pitbull. That would end their dogs being unleashed pretty quickly.

If you live in VA, I would recommend carrying. Quickest way to solve the problem.

Oh yes pp you don't like pit bulls but want them to do your dirty work. Sorry but you are just continuing the myth that all pit bulls are aggressive.

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I think the intense leash your dog 100% of the time people are just anxious people who are scared of dogs. Sorry I won’t let your anxiety control me. Relax a little, it’s a dog, there are bigger issues in the world.

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I had a large hound mix who needed a ton of exercise and sniffing. But he was never going to learn a reliable recall because he was a hound. I bought him a 20 foot lead and brought him on long sniffing walks in parks and fields. I also had him play hard rounds of fetch in the fenced backyard. He was well exercised and happy. Meanwhile, people around me had unleashed dogs everywhere, including my neighbor, whose puppy walked into the street more than once because she refused to leash him. People told me my dog needed to run “free.” The truth is, they just don’t want to put in the time to exercise the dog and keep others safe. And yes there are leash laws where I live.

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I commuted by bus quite a bit through college and grad school and the number of times someone was "walking" their unleashed dog and it jumped on me or someone else at the bus stop and we got the "don't worry he's friendly" line was just nuts. Ine time a lab got me all muddy and I had been dressed in my suit for an evet at school.

And yes, I grew up with dogs. We never used to let our golden off leash until we got to the field where it was allowed.

Little digs definitely don't get a pass either. They also can deposit mud. I also had a little terrier as a kid and we taught her not to jump because she'd ruin my tights that I wore for my school uniform. Terriers have those hard digging nails that can hurt.

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Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill is such an example of this.

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Anonymous wrote:Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill is such an example of this.

+100. Why can’t Hill owners walk their dogs to the dog park? Just like I walk my kid to the playground??

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DC is the only city that I'm aware of that has no actual dog park. There are little fenced enclosures, but no place where it is legal to walk your dog off leash.

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Anonymous wrote:I let my dog off leash in the park but put it on when families, other dogs or people approaching. Works fine. I have never been jumped on by a dog in the park. I think you are stretching the truth OP. And if it really happened, it was unusual. You and others can complain about my dog off leash when you get your kids under control in restaurants and on airplanes.

You realize that a lot of people with kids avoid parks where there are dogs off leash, right? So this idea that you'll just slip a leash on the dog if a kid shows up, well they've already decided to avoid you 90% of the time. Just obey the leash laws, please. Parks that aren't dog parks aren't dog parks.

NP. That sounds perfect. They should stay away the other 10% too.