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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just want a simple answer to the question, why do you feel you have the right to touch a strange dog? The dog is not public property. Stay away from it and all will be well

why are there one or two posters on here insisting that they have the right to touch a dog?

Answer that question and then maybe we can have a conversation.
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If you're talking about a dog in a yard, then yes, it isn't public property.  If you're talking about a dog on a sidewalk, it is in public.  A fluffy doggie who is smiling, wagging his tail?  Stay away from it?

I think this "ask before touching a dog" is probably wise but it's also new.  Some children know it (in my experience many children know it), some parents know it.  But not all children remember [i]every single time[/i].  They're kids, they're impulsive, they don't always follow the rules.  [/quote]

ASK FIRST, idiot.  Is it OK for people to stroke you when you walk down the sidewalk?  I mean you can say no in your own yard.[/quote]

If I'm jogging past a dog walker, I'm supposed to ask "is your dog crazy or can I jog past at a normal distance"?  [/quote]

If you just jog on by the dog you are fine.  A dog that can’t handle that needs to be kept out of public.  But kids should not go up and pet strange dogs without asking.   We have a delightful dog but I have hammered into my kids from a young age to never touch a dog without asking it’s owner if it is OK.  No one should.  Basic safety issue my parents taught me 40 years ago too.[/quote]

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