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Anonymous wrote:Can a chihuahua's petite neck handle a real leash?

are you serious? They make leashes for dogs this small...

Yes, I'm serious. I can't stand the teeny yapper in my neighborhood that barks at everyone who passes its front yard. It's never on a leash so I wondered why.

I am convinced some owners treat dogs like this as if they are cats....no leash just free roaming. They dont consider that something like this will happen...

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Anonymous wrote:Can a chihuahua's petite neck handle a real leash?

are you serious? They make leashes for dogs this small...

Yes, I'm serious. I can't stand the teeny yapper in my neighborhood that barks at everyone who passes its front yard. It's never on a leash so I wondered why.

Anonymous wrote:Can a chihuahua's petite neck handle a real leash?

If not, there needs to be some other kind of firm control harness. No way the petiteness of the dog means people minding their own business should have to be molested.

Anonymous wrote:Can a chihuahua's petite neck handle a real leash?

are you serious? They make leashes for dogs this small...

Anonymous wrote:For years we had a dog that was border trained not to leave our yard. If she had set one paw outside of the property line and got injured or killed, that would be our fault, for relying on border training instead of a real fence.

THIS!!
I just watched the video from the news. That is not a barrier of any sort. I feel horrible for the owner but with a dog that small running up to and on that brick ledge, it was definitely acting like a squirrel in some ways and opening itself up to danger. I am curious what she wants besides an apology from the other owner...

Can a chihuahua's petite neck handle a real leash?

Anonymous wrote:Have there been any witnesses (besides Freckles' owner) who saw him just walking away matter of factly after his dog ate Freckles? I can imagine him walking away if she went crazy pummeling, threatening, and cursing him out. Saying I'm sorry after such a moment is a little too little. What could he have done or said right after that wouldn't have escalated matters further?

Yes, if you watch the NBC-4 clip, another neighbor was interviewed.

Anonymous wrote:By the way, based on this guy's response (didn't pull the dog back, didn't try to stop the attack or intervene in any way), even if the Chihuahua was on a long lead, who's to say this guy wouldn't just drop the leash and let his dog bound right up to it?

Who's to say he wouldn't also fail to stop his dog from attacking a person?

His complete lack of any response is why the people of GP are (rightfully) seeking him out.

Who's to say? The fact is that he did not drop his leash. Is he now to be blamed for hypothetical actions? Yes, the guy was callous but the owner has not taken responsibility for his/her negligence.

For years we had a dog that was border trained not to leave our yard. If she had set one paw outside of the property line and got injured or killed, that would be our fault, for relying on border training instead of a real fence.

Have there been any witnesses (besides Freckles' owner) who saw him just walking away matter of factly after his dog ate Freckles? I can imagine him walking away if she went crazy pummeling, threatening, and cursing him out. Saying I'm sorry after such a moment is a little too little. What could he have done or said right after that wouldn't have escalated matters further?

By the way, based on this guy's response (didn't pull the dog back, didn't try to stop the attack or intervene in any way), even if the Chihuahua was on a long lead, who's to say this guy wouldn't just drop the leash and let his dog bound right up to it?

Who's to say he wouldn't also fail to stop his dog from attacking a person?

His complete lack of any response is why the people of GP are (rightfully) seeking him out.

Anonymous wrote:Big dogs do sometimes view small dogs as prey.The chilling part of the story is not that the dog was attacked and killed. That's just the really really sad part of the story.

The chilling part of the story is the man who watched, did nothing, said nothing, and walked away while a young woman fell to pieces in front of him. Sounds like when they were handing out "empathy" he was in a different line.

A total lack of empathy is one of the characteristics of a psychopath. The fact that THAT guy is strolling calmly around my neighborhood is the most disturbing part of the story.

They also view babies/toddler as prey too. Friend just had to put dog down for mauling-- wasn't a pit bull either.

Big dogs do sometimes view small dogs as prey. The chilling part of the story is not that the dog was attacked and killed. That's just the really really sad part of the story.

The chilling part of the story is the man who watched, did nothing, said nothing, and walked away while a young woman fell to pieces in front of him. Sounds like when they were handing out "empathy" he was in a different line.

A total lack of empathy is one of the characteristics of a psychopath. The fact that THAT guy is strolling calmly around my neighborhood is the most disturbing part of the story.

So you're NOT using a retractable leash, right? (As an aside-- THOSE shouldn't legally count as leashes in public places!)

Can't you keep the [real] leash just short enough that there's enough slack for it to walk next to you but no more? Whatever it takes, but it's just NOT ACCEPTABLE to have an animal, even a non-threatening one, lunging at people who don't want to be touched by a dog.

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Anonymous wrote:DC property line ends at your front door. Freckles was off leash in public space. The other dog was on leash. Only one person was in the wrong here.

Is this true? What is the source?

NP. I know that my property line was about five feet out from the front of my house and it cut my driveway in half. My best guess is that the five feet that belonged to me was due to the position of the original townhouses, which were demolished and rebuilt in the 50's. But this article seems to explain the rest:

http://sweetness-light.com/archive/dc-res-ticketed-for-parking-in-own-driveways
"Any area between the property line and the building restriction line shall be considered as private property set aside and treated as public space under the care and maintenance of the property owner."

Wow, thank you! So the building restriction line means the end of the exterior wall?