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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I’ve noticed is an uptick in entitled dog owners that think it’s ok to walk their dog without a leash on the street or run around in non-dog park because the dog is “friendly”. A couple of times I’ve even seen them at playgrounds. Scaring the crap out people and kids. The level of hate I’m starting to develop for these people… 311 is useless and somehow they’re more people that want to act like dogs are babies so it’s ok. Ridiculous. 
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I’ve never ever seen this in my 20+ years in NYC, at least before pit bulls became so common because of the advocacy of a small group of people.

Years ago, informal dog parks in NYC were common and enjoyed by many. I didn’t have a dog then, but a friend did and there was a hill near the Brooklyn bridge where dogs ran, and it was wonderful for all. You essentially never saw an aggressive breed, and I never saw a fight. Now you have people walking what are essentially loaded guns around and a significant uptick in extremely serious dog attacks, requiring everyone to leash up their dogs and keep their children away to keep them safe.

Breed bans are common in European countries and you’ll see that unleashed dogs in parks are not uncommon. No one should have to worry that a dog can kill their dog or their child if it makes a mistake.

It’s unfortunate. [/quote]

You sound like RFK Jr waxing rhapsodic about how when he was a kid they were encouraged to bring their guns to school and no one ever got shot.
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