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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is it the so many dog owners fell so entitled to let them go off leash in ares that it's not allowed?

We also have a dog, but follow leash laws, but sometimes it feels like we're the only ones...[/quote]

That’s a huge leap. Most people, including myself, follow the leash laws. But I’m not going to flip out if I encounter a well behaved non aggressive breed dog off leash on a hike.

From reading this thread it seems to me that there is a subset of people who have potentially aggressive dogs, they know these dogs are extremely risky and can seriously harm others, but they feel entitled to keep them anyway, and then try to impose draconian rules on owners of non aggressive breeds in an effort to control their own dogs naturally aggressive instincts.

If you have a dog that could potentially kill or seriously harm another dog you encounter on a walk, you shouldn’t have that dog to begin with. Period. Yes, all dogs can bite, but no, most breeds won’t cause serious harm. [/quote]

Imagine being this stupid while simultaneously being this judgmental.

The good news is: if you're not also a liar and you really are following the leash laws, you'll never test your ridiculous theory.

On the off chance you're just "regular ignorant" and not "a**hole ignorant (the willful kind)": All it takes is one bad encounter for any breed to become reactive. You take your lab to the dog park and it gets attacked by a poodle. From that point on, your formerly-friendly lab is now super reactive about other dogs. Then, some jerk with a chiweenie decides they don't have to follow the leash laws. All of a sudden, even though you've followed the rules and done everything right, your morning walk turns into a massive problem. And if your now-reactive lab bites the yippy little off-leash chi? A bloodbath.

Idiots continue to have this ridiculous "only pit bulls cause problems" mentality and it's simply not reality. It's the ignorance of inexperienced dog owners coupled with whatever strange comfort they find from the delusional thinking that "only bad dogs bite". Good dogs in bad circumstances will also become unpredictable, and all dogs can bite.

The "draconian rules" you referenced are just the basic leash laws. If you feel they're such a horrific imposition, you should get a cat instead of a dog.[/quote]

I have owned various breeds of dogs over the course of 30+ years and I’ve never encountered a ‘blood bath’ or anything close to it. Because I do not own aggressive dog breeds and thankfully so far none of my neighbors have either. But it seems there is this new crop of misguided people like you who insist that dog attacks are merely a result of bad training or long leashes, and ignore the obvious while risking others. Yes, all dogs can bite, but the attacks and bites of some dogs tend to be more dangerous. The fact that you keep ignoring this is astounding. [/quote]

I'm not ignoring anything. I'm especially not willing to ignore lawless dog owners blaming other people's dogs while breaking the laws that are designed to protect the community at large.

I am becoming more willing to ignore you, though. Especially when you insist on arguing the person (an anon you've never met and likely never will) and not the point (which is solid and, in your defense, kinda hard to argue without sounding like a clown).

If you believe that "pit bulls" and other "dangerous breeds" are such a liability, keeping your dog leashed and under your control is the best protection you've got. There isn't a good argument against this. The arguments are "people do it all the time" (doesn't make it right or smart) and "I don't care" (makes you a jerk).[/quote]

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