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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, can I ask a little more detail about what happened?

Your dog ran up to a child, did you call him back immediately?  Did you call him back when you saw the child was afraid?  Did he come immediately?  Did the dog actually make contact with the child?  [/quote]

Another multi-dog household here.  OP, unfortunately I agree that you are in the wrong.  An unknown dog running toward you is SCARY, especially if you are already afraid of dogs.  A really well-trained dog wouldn't approach another dog or human without permission from its owner.  If your dog does approach others, or doesn't stop on a dime if you tell him to stop, then he isn't completely trained enough to be totally trustworthy off leash.  I'm sorry, but he's not.

When I walk my dogs, that's almost 200lbs of dog on leashes.  They are well behaved, but never off leash in public places because we don't have them trained to that level.  However, all it takes is one unleashed dog to approach us in a way that doesn't make them comfortable and suddenly, I have a problem on my hands.

I do think that a friendly conversation, with an apology from you, is in order.  Offer the explanation regarding how the neighborhood has used the location and ask if there's a way to work through this.  Maybe that your dogs can be off leash, but as soon as anyone catches sight of this family, all dogs go back on leash with no complaints or bad feelings.  Saying that your dogs need exercise isn't a valid excuse or right to use the space.  Long walks with you, active time in your own fenced yard, or make that trip to the closest dog park or even an enclosed tennis court that's not in use.

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Nice response pp. I'm also a dog lover and can totally understand how the culture of a neighborhood might develop around a friendly dog hangout. Assuming it is fairly private and the owners are policing themselves and each other then no big deal (I know, the law, the law!) As good neighbors you should  be conscious of the people around you and their fears and concerns. As pp said, try to smooth things over (maybe with cookies or brownies) and let her know the neighborhood tradition. FWIW the little boys next door were terrified of my giant dog when they moved in last year. They slowly warmed up to the dog and are now fast friends.[/quote]

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