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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dh and I do with our dog in a section of a park nearby our home, it’s an informal dog run that all of our neighbors with dogs use. They love the socialization.

But reading the other threads about dog attacks makes me think we should stop.

We have a golden retriever who would never hurt a flea, but I don’t want someone to think because I had my dog off leash that she deserved to be attacked. [/quote]

OP the answer to your question is that yes, if your dog get attacked at this "informal" (meaning illegal) dog park while off leash, people will blame YOU for your dog being attacked. No one will blame your dog, who isn't making any of these [terrible] choices -- you are. And yes there will also be blame for the owner of the aggressive dog who attacks your dog. But it will be shared with you for doing an irresponsible and illegal thing and leaving your dog off leash.

[b]You are contributing to a potentially dangerous situation by letting your dog off leash, even if your dog is not aggressive. This is on you[/b].[/quote]

I think this says more about others than it does OP. If your dog being too close to another dog could result in a ‘blood bath’ then that’s probably not a dog you should own. Why is this so hard for people to admit? [/quote]

I'm confused, if my dog is dangerous to other dogs but I keep them on a leash away from other dogs and your off the leash dog approaches us and my dog attacks, you think it's my fault for owning a dog that will attack a dog that approaches it?[/quote]

Are you reading what you wrote?? You have a dangerous dog. You shouldn’t own that dog, period. People make mistakes, you will probably make a mistake. And if that mistake is likely to result in blood shed, then no YOU are wrong to have that dog. My neighbors havinese might be annoying to you, but she doesn’t deserve to die bc she got too close to your pit bull. [/quote]

Trainer, again:

A dog on leash attacking an off leash dog who runs up to it is self defense. It's not appropriate, ever, for a strange dog to run up to a leashed dog.

To put it in people terms--imagine you are trapped in the corner of a bar and a strange man comes up to you and tells you that you're hot and hey, how are you, wanna play? You literally cannot get away. You shout at him to leave but he won't. Are you wrong for shoving him out of the way to try to leave? If he tries to touch you, are you wrong for kicking him?

One dog is restrained, on leash. They are already on guard because the "flight" part of fight or flight has been taken away from them. They bark and tell the other dog to leave them alone. They raise their hackles, they put their ears back, drop their tail. Loose dog keeps coming. They are not wrong for attacking, and the law says as much. The off leash dog is in the wrong every time.

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It is extremely, extremely rare to find a dog who truly enjoys every interaction with every dog. Just like with people, there are a handful of people who truly enjoy spending time with every human being they come across, but most of us get annoyed by some folks, stressed by others, and prefer to be with known entities over random strangers. While little kids can play with anyone at any time (kind of like puppies), as they grow they have far less desire to play with unknown dogs. Usually between 18 months and 2 the gates close on random socialization.[/quote]

This post is sort of nuts [/quote]

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