Anonymous wrote:Oh lord, you revived this thread to plus 1 that??

Who needs to leave who alone here? From what I remember the dog owner is the one harrassing his neighbor. Not the other way around.

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Oh lord, you revived this thread to plus 1 that??

Who needs to leave who alone here? From what I remember the dog owner is the one harrassing his neighbor. Not the other way around.

Anonymous wrote:sometimes I hate America. the guy is walking his dogs, leave him alone! jesus h. christ ....

who really cares about the stupid leash?

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"I can handle my dog off a leash so why put him on one."

Because its the law.

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Anonymous wrote:We use to walk our dog off the leash - neighbors called animal control on us multiple times.

The actual law in our area was that a dog had to always be "in control" like on a leash, behind a fence, etc.

We actually trained our dog and he did not chase anything. I find dogs on a leash non trained more dangerous their leash wrapping around people and tripping kids.

Good Luck but I doubt you have an actual case.

It's not about having a case. I do realize there is not much we can do other than have the HOA slap a fine on him for doing it, I'm just most concerned about his aggressive behavior. He's a psycho. Thanks for your concern You sound like a wonderful neighbor. why on earth wouldn't you just put your dogs on a leash while walking them if they are so well behaved? Especially since your neighbors asked you to. The leash shouldn't be a problem. I just don't get it, at all.

I know you don't get it. Actually after about a year of all these people would finally say - okay i give - how did you train him. I off the leash trained my dog - not on the leash trained him - so actually he was a nightmare on a leash - the leash got under his legs it would trip people - it would wrap around others.

The same people that complain about my dog - have kids that cut through my yard to get to the playground and guess what - I don't report them or yell at the kids - they stop pet the dog - and run on through - good fences and good leashes don't always make good neighbors.

The leash was too long, and you truly didn't know how to handle or walk your dog.

I can handle my dog off a leash so why put him on one.

BECAUSE YOU MAKE PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE. And it's the law. People don't know your dogs and have no reason to trust what you say is true. It is inconsiderate to ignore their feelings. You are clearly one of those whackos that cares more about dogs than people.

Sorry, pressed submit too soon. I should have said I've actually had my DC around unleashed dogs that have been owned by friends, and I wasn't too worried about it at the time. But seeing that reporter being bitten (I didn't watch the footage, just saw the stories) brought it all back up to me.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I agree with your husband...I wouldn't want my DC playing outside with such a psycho neighbor and his dog either. I was bit in the face by our family dog when I was a teenager (similar to the way that reporter was bit recently), and I'll never be comfortable again with my DC near dogs that aren't on leashes. I don't mind dogs per se, but I know how even the most gentle family dog can get spooked in an instant.

I don't get this comment. I mean, I do get not being comfortable with your kid around unleashed dogs. But you were bitten by a family pet, not a strange animal. Plus, if your kid is petting a leashed dog, the leash won't stop the dog from biting him.

PP here. I should have said I'm not comfortable with DC being up close to ANY dogs - leashed or unleashed. But seeing that reporter being bitten (I didn't watch the footage, just saw the stories) brought it all back up to me.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We use to walk our dog off the leash - neighbors called animal control on us multiple times.

The actual law in our area was that a dog had to always be "in control" like on a leash, behind a fence, etc.

We actually trained our dog and he did not chase anything. I find dogs on a leash non trained more dangerous their leash wrapping around people and tripping kids.

Good Luck but I doubt you have an actual case.

It's not about having a case. I do realize there is not much we can do other than have the HOA slap a fine on him for doing it, I'm just most concerned about his aggressive behavior. He's a psycho. Thanks for your concern You sound like a wonderful neighbor. why on earth wouldn't you just put your dogs on a leash while walking them if they are so well behaved? Especially since your neighbors asked you to. The leash shouldn't be a problem. I just don't get it, at all.

I know you don't get it. Actually after about a year of all these people would finally say - okay i give - how did you train him. I off the leash trained my dog - not on the leash trained him - so actually he was a nightmare on a leash - the leash got under his legs it would trip people - it would wrap around others.

The same people that complain about my dog - have kids that cut through my yard to get to the playground and guess what - I don't report them or yell at the kids - they stop pet the dog - and run on through - good fences and good leashes don't always make good neighbors.

The leash was too long, and you truly didn't know how to handle or walk your dog.

I can handle my dog off a leash so why put him on one.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I agree with your husband...I wouldn't want my DC playing outside with such a psycho neighbor and his dog either. I was bit in the face by our family dog when I was a teenager (similar to the way that reporter was bit recently), and I'll never be comfortable again with my DC near dogs that aren't on leashes. I don't mind dogs per se, but I know how even the most gentle family dog can get spooked in an instant.

I don't get this comment. I mean, I do get not being comfortable with your kid around unleashed dogs. But you were bitten by a family pet, not a strange animal. Plus, if your kid is petting a leashed dog, the leash won't stop the dog from biting him.

Not the PP, but what's not to get. If your OWN dog, that you know, hurt you once, why would you be comfortable with strange dogs that you don't know? And a leash will prevent a strange dog from approaching you if you don't want to be near one. A person that is afraid of strange dogs is unlikely to go up to one, even if it is on a leash. A child can run up to a dog on a leash, but at least one side of the equation is solved by preventing the dog from coming up to the child. Come on now, this is pretty simple.

Anonymous wrote:OP, I agree with your husband...I wouldn't want my DC playing outside with such a psycho neighbor and his dog either. I was bit in the face by our family dog when I was a teenager (similar to the way that reporter was bit recently), and I'll never be comfortable again with my DC near dogs that aren't on leashes. I don't mind dogs per se, but I know how even the most gentle family dog can get spooked in an instant.

I don't get this comment. I mean, I do get not being comfortable with your kid around unleashed dogs. But you were bitten by a family pet, not a strange animal. Plus, if your kid is petting a leashed dog, the leash won't stop the dog from biting him.

OP, I agree with your husband...I wouldn't want my DC playing outside with such a psycho neighbor and his dog either. I was bit in the face by our family dog when I was a teenager (similar to the way that reporter was bit recently), and I'll never be comfortable again with my DC near dogs that aren't on leashes. I don't mind dogs per se, but I know how even the most gentle family dog can get spooked in an instant.

I like it better in Peru where the dogs just run around and follow you.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We use to walk our dog off the leash - neighbors called animal control on us multiple times.

The actual law in our area was that a dog had to always be "in control" like on a leash, behind a fence, etc.

We actually trained our dog and he did not chase anything. I find dogs on a leash non trained more dangerous their leash wrapping around people and tripping kids.

Good Luck but I doubt you have an actual case.

It's not about having a case. I do realize there is not much we can do other than have the HOA slap a fine on him for doing it, I'm just most concerned about his aggressive behavior. He's a psycho. Thanks for your concern You sound like a wonderful neighbor. why on earth wouldn't you just put your dogs on a leash while walking them if they are so well behaved? Especially since your neighbors asked you to. The leash shouldn't be a problem. I just don't get it, at all.

I know you don't get it. Actually after about a year of all these people would finally say - okay i give - how did you train him. I off the leash trained my dog - not on the leash trained him - so actually he was a nightmare on a leash - the leash got under his legs it would trip people - it would wrap around others.

The same people that complain about my dog - have kids that cut through my yard to get to the playground and guess what - I don't report them or yell at the kids - they stop pet the dog - and run on through - good fences and good leashes don't always make good neighbors.

The leash was too long, and you truly didn't know how to handle or walk your dog.

Thanks PP, I might do that. I hope they can offer some suggestions for how to deal with the guy that won't make things worse. My guess is that they'll just tell us to avoid him, but that is still so unfair.

I also know my husband, no way will he be cool letting our kid play outside if there are off-leash dogs. His feelings about it are very strong, and I respect that. I think if I had ever had an incident with a dog, I would feel the same way though. What bugs me the most is that there is animosity between us and a neighbor now, and I don't see how that will change, but I guess that's inevitable when you live in close quarters.