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[quote=Anonymous]I live in CA and the law here is that dogs must be leashed at [i]ALL[/i] times.

Well I currently watch a five-year old little boy and I am not allowed to drive him anywhere, but there is a park right down the block from his house that we walk to every day.

Problem is, there is a lot of open grassy space there and many people there allow their dogs, usually large ones, to run unleashed.

My charge is absolutely terrified of dogs. It's a huge issue for him. When he sees a dog, he gets frightened and starts to shake and try to hide behind me.

It is hard for him to enjoy his time at the park because we like to play hide & seek and soccer ball on the grass, but most of the time cannot because of the dogs running around. They do not bother us per say, the dogs just run and leave us alone, but my charge is so scared that the dogs are even [u]there[/u] to begin with and are unrestrained that he won't even let go of me in the grassy area.

Now it would make sense for me to talk to these dog owners, right? Well the problem for is that there are many many people on any given day who do this. Yes, they are the ones breaking the law and yes, they are in the wrong, however there are tons of people doing it and no one bats an eye to it. Everyone seems okay with it. I would be like the bad cop if I said something.

Going to another park is not an option as this is the only park within walking distance.

Thank you DCers for any great advice/input you can volunteer!  :thumbup: [/quote]

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