Anonymous wrote:Yes time for pepper spray. You have already warned twice.

Only if you pepper spray the owner. Dog is innocent and hasn't been taught not to jump

Anonymous wrote:Stop going to the park if you don’t like dogs approaching you.

This is ridiculous. Parks are for people! Dogs are supposed to be leashed!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop going to the park if you don’t like dogs approaching you.

Dog owners don't own the park.

Use pepper spray if this happens again. You are within your right to do so.

Using pepper spray as a way to carry out your own personal vendettas rather than as a last resort method of self defense is reckless and ignorant. Intentionally making our world more violent and aggressive in the name of justice is perverse.

An unleashed dog within spraying range deserves the last resort method of self-defense. Maybe it's "only" going to pounce me/my kid with muddy paws, or maybe it's going to bite me. It's not my job to give loose dogs multiple chances. It's the owner's job to control their stupid dog and make sure I'm never put in that position.

Intentionally making your unleashed, untrained animal someone else's problem by not following leash laws is the "violent and aggressive" behavior here.

Call park police. I have a few times and they were there in a few minutes.

Air horn and pepper spray.

Or quitely drop a piece of chocolate wrapped in bacon... or deer poop wrapped in bacon.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop going to the park if you don’t like dogs approaching you.

Dog owners don't own the park.

Use pepper spray if this happens again. You are within your right to do so.

Using pepper spray as a way to carry out your own personal vendettas rather than as a last resort method of self defense is reckless and ignorant. Intentionally making our world more violent and aggressive in the name of justice is perverse.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop going to the park if you don’t like dogs approaching you.

Stop being in public unless you want people to commit crimes against you is a wild take, pp.

OP - pepper spray, a smack from a stick, an airhorn, and/or your boot are all appropriate measures. Use whatever works for you. If the owner didn't want their dog getting injured, they should've followed the law and leashed it.

Really?! Please don't hurt a dog just because he is ill-trained. The dog has no ill intent. He is trying to be friendly. It is annoying as hell and I would be pissed but your beef is with the owner.

I agree with this.

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Anonymous wrote:No, I wouldn't pepper-spray the dog. I would tell the owner he's an ahole and needs to control his dog. After that, I'd probably stop going to that dog park, or at least I wouldn't go if I saw that dog/owner there.

Dog park? It’s a PARK.

Thanks for the clarification, I missed that in the OP. Well, in that case, I'd avoid that area of the park, especially if I saw that dog and owner there.

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Anonymous wrote:Stop going to the park if you don’t like dogs approaching you.

Stop being in public unless you want people to commit crimes against you is a wild take, pp.

OP - pepper spray, a smack from a stick, an airhorn, and/or your boot are all appropriate measures. Use whatever works for you. If the owner didn't want their dog getting injured, they should've followed the law and leashed it.

Really?! Please don't hurt a dog just because he is ill-trained. The dog has no ill intent. He is trying to be friendly. It is annoying as hell and I would be pissed but your beef is with the owner.

Anonymous wrote:No, I wouldn't pepper-spray the dog. I would tell the owner he's an ahole and needs to control his dog. After that, I'd probably stop going to that dog park, or at least I wouldn't go if I saw that dog/owner there.

Dog park? It’s a PARK.

Anonymous wrote:Aw, don’t pepper spray the poor pup. It’s not his fault he has a terrible owner. Honestly I’d carry a dog biscuit/treat in your pocket and if he approaches, try to get him to sit. Or even put a tennis ball in your purse and toss it away from you and maybe he will go fetch.

Toss it like, faaaaaar far away in the other direction though.

Anonymous wrote:Stop going to the park if you don’t like dogs approaching you.

Is the park only for off leash dogs to enjoy? I’m sorry for not realizing this

Pepper spray

No, I wouldn't pepper-spray the dog. I would tell the owner he's an ahole and needs to control his dog. After that, I'd probably stop going to that dog park, or at least I wouldn't go if I saw that dog/owner there.

Anonymous wrote:Stop going to the park if you don’t like dogs approaching you.

Dog owners don't own the park.

Use pepper spray if this happens again. You are within your right to do so.