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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The reason this incident made the paper is not because it is a normal event, that people often shoot threatening (or nonthreatening) offleash dogs in parks.  The reason WaPo wrote about this is because it is unusual, bizarre, crazy.  Normal people don't shoot threatening offleash pit bulls or GSDs in parks, and normal people don't shoot offleash playful lab puppies in parks, either.

The Pet Forum in DCUM is not very pro-pet, so I understand why posters are condemning the dog owner for having her dog off leash.  But shooting the dog is a huge overreaction and is quite possibly actionable even if the dog owner is not pressing charges.  Gun nuts should be upset about this because it makes gun owners look crazed and irresponsible.[/quote]

Well I own a Rottweiler. When I walk him, he is on a leash. I've grown up with dogs. There are too many irresponsible dog owners, and this woman was one of them. If I had a gun and that dog came for me, I too would have put him down. [/quote]

I own a Rottweiler, too.  (Was staring to think I'm the only one around here, there were tons in CT where I used to live).  I never let her off-leash, and she is trained to voice commands, socialized, not aggressive, etc.  There are far too many dog owners who are too lazy to put that kind of work into dogs because they have "friendly" breeds. Newsflash: people are still scared of your black labs, golden retrievers, bernese mountain dogs.  And annoyed by your cockapoos.  Leave them on a leash, and stop thinking the world revolves around you and your dog.[/quote]

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