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[quote=Anonymous]I am a dog owner, and I feel uncomfortable around off-leash dogs.  More ammo why they shouldnt be off-leash outside of fenced in areas like dog parks:

--Fight between on and off-leash dogs result in the on-leash owner getting hurt.  This has happened to me before...my dog saw another dog that displeased her and pulled hard enough that I dropped her leash (I wasnt holding it very strongly to be honest asi was trying to carry the dog's leash and like 6 grocery bags), my dog bum rushed the other dog, the other dog's owner didn't drop the leash, and the other dog's owner--an older woman--ended up falling down, still holding the leash, while the dogs fought over her, before I could run over and pull my dog off.  My dog deservedly got her ass kicked by the other dog, and luckily the woman didn't break a hip.

-- Off-leash dog will see a squirrel or bunny or something and chase it across the road and get hit by a car.

--And, I fear what someone else above said--a dog getting egged on by a kid.  Little kids don't know what a strange dog likes and doesnt like.  If a dog has a problem with its ears being pulled for instance, it couldnip at a kid doing this.  Neither dog or kid would now any better.

So yeah, call the animal shelter. I have called mine about off-leash dogs and they take it very seriously because they know even worse stories than teh scenarios above.[/quote]

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