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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no such thing as an "informal dog run". There may be a group of dog owners regularly breaking the law. That doesn't make it legal. The park is not your personal or collective doggy socialization zone. They do have dog parks for this, if you're interested. That's the appropriate location (or your backyard, but something tells me you'll see the liability issue there, in which case, just apply it to the potential disaster you're creating in a public park and you can answer your own question).

Yes, you should immediately begin following the laws that say you must not only have your dog leashed, but under your control. Do not let your dog approach, sniff, or bark at people without their consent. It's not "being friendly" or "socializing", it's illegal. If you use a retractable leash, STOP. They break, they're dangerous, and they don't allow for sufficient control of your animal.

While you're at it, put your phone away, and make sure your dog's license is visible and their shots are up to date (just in case).

The BS logic of "my dog would never hurt a flea" makes you sound like an idiot, BTW. You know this. I don't. My dog definitely doesn't. And, most importantly, it's not the responsibility of every other person at the public park to learn and know this about you/your dog. It's your job, as a responsible owner, to keep your dog fully under your control at all times.

You've been lucky up until now. Don't push it. You know better, so do better, and tell "all your neighbors" so they can suck less, too.[/quote]

Have you ever met a golden retriever who bites? I have not. I do know Pitt bulls who have maimed and killed other animals, and various other breeds who have attacked but not with the same lethality as pitts. [/quote]

Leash laws aren't just for biting. I also don't want your friendly, non-biting golden retriever running up to my 4 year old who is afraid of dogs and scaring the ever living daylight out of her. Which happened once at the "informal dog run" in our neighborhood. The dog was perfectly friendly so I was thankfully not worried about the dog mauling my kid, but it also was obviously untrained with zero recall, as when the owner sauntered up a moment later, the dog fully ignored its owner for several minutes while eating all my kid's goldfish and licking both of us on the hands and face. Were we hurt? No. Was it a totally unwelcome and inappropriate interaction? Yes.

Leash your dog.[/quote]

My child is also afraid of dogs.  Yet the number of times people decide it is OK to grin, sheepish, as their pet runs up to my small child, slobbering and trying to lick and paw at her, is insane.

OP, if your unleashed dog came close to me and my child, I will kick it as hard as I can in the snout, hoping to really hurt it, maybe break its jaw.  I've done it before and will not hesitate to do it again.  The last time a dog ran up to my child and the owners could no recall it, I think I actually broke its jaw; the sharp cracking sound and the way it yipped as it ran away from me and its owner indicate I hurt it badly, and I don't care.  So I guess this is another danger for your friendly golden retriever if you leave it unleashed.[/quote]

Wow, you are truly evil.[/quote]

Again, the incredible arrogance of assuming everyone else will make the world safe for your dog when you break the law and let it off leash and out of your control.

There's a super simple way to avoid your dog interacting with a stranger's boot. It's called a leash. Use one.[/quote]

I do 100percent.  But deliberately injuring an innocent animal is cruel.[/quote]

You're putting the blame in the wrong place. Deliberately letting your dog run up to people without knowing who those people are and how they might react is cruel. Nobody owes your dog, or you, a damned thing. And if your loose dog is running up on my kid, my responsibility is to protect my kid, not your dog.

Again, if your dog is 100 percent leashed in public, you've got nothing to worry about. [/quote]

You don't have to break it's jaw.  And my dog hates kids so we aren't allowing him near any.    Hope an owner breaks your jaw for attacking their dog[/quote]

This is the non-logic of these types. If I'm the sort to break your dog's face, what, precisely, do you imagine I might do to yours?

Don't start none, won't be none. Just leash your dog![/quote]

Even when dogs are leashed you'd complain.  Someone kicked or hurt my dog, I'd do it right back at them and mace them.  [/quote]

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