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I agree with your sister, people just tend to think since smaller dogs cans do as much damage they can get away with more. It irritates me to no end seeing a dog on a flexi lead 30 ft away from their owner 🙄 and it’s almost always a small dog. ALL dogs should be well trained, well mannered, and following leash laws.
Which is more”socially acceptable”, a large dog with no leash or a small dog with no leash?
Today I was at the dog park sitting in on the dog that I’m trying to adopt training and socialization. And my sister and I both were talking about how the smaller dog owners seem to never be told to leash their dog, but the larger dog owners are always criticized for unleashing their animals.
Now this is a dog friendly park, there’s an area that’s fenced for both sizes of animals and a larger area where a lot of owners just lounge and kids play etc. it’s rare someone goes outside the fence without their dog on a leash but typically when they do the dog is very well trained and kid/dog friendly. The most that happens is a kid gets knocked down by the dog running nothing major though. But there’s always those few people who just are weird about bigger dog off leash, either while simultaneously having their smaller dog off leash, or just being lets say“weird” & confrontational.
My sister mentioned, people generally have a misguided sense of security/safety when it comes to smaller dogs as opposed to big dogs. For example most small dogs who are off leash can easily be picked up and held by the owner as oppose to a bigger dog being a little harder to handle off leash. Which in a way makes sense.
Anyway, this brings me to my poll question. Would you say it’s more “socially acceptable” for for a small dog or a bigger dog to be off leash?
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Leash your animals. Small, large, idc.That said, story time.......I was at the park with my kids yesterday and there was a couple walking EIGHT German shepherds and one kind of boxer looking dog. Not a leash on one of them. Marching down the sidewalk two by two. If one of them so much as stepped a foot out the guy made a sound with his tongue and the dog popped right back into line. I was highly impressed.But still..... Leash your dogs.
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Very impressive! Some owners have no control over their dogs or have a false sense of it.
I really really hate when owners don’t leash their dogs, doesn’t matter how big the dog is. There’s a woman who never has her little ankle biter on a leash and this thing chases me every single time I go for a walk with my son. There’s another person behind us (there’s a big field and houses behind our yard) who lets his enormous dog run around without a leash. It makes all the dogs in the neighborhood bark, he shits everywhere, it’s just aggravating. People need to have their dogs on leashes, period. But I do agree people seem to think it’s more acceptable when their dogs are small.
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But aren’t dog parks made so dogs can be off lead?
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If I had any dog chase me, I'd kick it. She'd probably start leashing it quick 🤷
please leash your animals. i have a rescue dog who does not get a long with other dogs, my worst fear is a dog running up on us. It happened the other day when a dog got loose and started running for us, i had to grab him up in a bear hug and turn him around, thankfully the lady got her dog in time but it got my dog super amped up. i am really scared of my dog attacking/defending itself and getting hurt or hurting another dog.
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*and his behavioural issues (lol🤦♀️)
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Aww thank you😊. But I have to admit, that there were times were I even thought about giving him oway, luckily we worked on our relationship and behavioural issues together and now I could not imagine life without him.
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You sound like a very responsible dog owner. Your dog is lucky to have you.
I think it’s irresponsible not to leash your dog no matter what size! I had a 90lb Akita and I used to like to take her for walks but she wasn’t very dog friendly. She was tolerate to large dogs but hated small ones. I have had two separate issues with small dogs unleashed, both owners thought it was ok to have there small dog off leash and both dogs started running up to my dog. Now if I wasn’t paying attention and I wasn’t able to control my dog in time, that small dog would have been killed by my dog. And because of stupid dog owners like that, my dog would have been deemed at fault and my dog would have been put to sleep. I think the only time it’s acceptable is at the dog park or if the dog is under direct control by the owner. Otherwise leash your dogs!!
Every dog needs a leash. This is one of my biggest pet peeves. We live in a suburb and we have leash laws. There’s a lovely gentleman with a large dog who refuses to walk his dog on a leash. This dog roams up and down everyone driveway, and rarely comes to his owner when called. I had him come at my bulldog when I was walking out of our house, she was leashed, and that is extremely threatening to a dog on a leash. I asked him nicely to get his dog, and he refused. Moral of the story, leash your damn dog.
All dogs should be leashed. Period. It really pisses me off when I see people who have their dogs loose. Big or small. I live in a large development where houses are very close together and everyone is always walking their dogs. I have 3 dogs. One being a pitbull. There is one man who continually decides to let his dog out front with NO LEASH. every time we walk towards his house and he’s outside, he doesn’t pick the dog up but tries getting him closer to the house and further from the curb. And EVERYTIME I see him I tell him to leash his fucking dog. What would happen if his dog decided to charge at my dogs and they attacked him? Who would be the easiest to blame? My pitbull. Or what if the dog attacked my smaller dogs. All because the owner is too much of an idiot to leash their dog. It is completely idiotic to not Leash your dog. If you don’t Leash your dog you don’t deserve your dog. Small or large. Protect your pet. Or don’t have one. Simple as that
It is so, SO IMPORTANT to leash your dogs in public!!! You never know what could happen! I had a very large dog who was friendly to me, but didnt like strangers or other dogs. Small dog owners would take their dogs out on the community front lawn without leashes, and they would RUN up to my dog to play. The number of times i started SCREECHING at the loose dog to go away while trying to literally TACKLE my massive dog to prevent him from mauling the other... God, its a fear like no other, because you know if he hurt anyone's beloved pet, he'd be judged (not a pitbull but looked like it) and surely put down. And the other owners were always like, "oh! Dont worry he's friendly!" And i had to be like "MINE IS NOT!!! LEASH YOUR DOG IF YOU DONT WANT HIM TO DIE!"Also, we lived near a bar at the time, so drunk people would try to pet him pretty frequently. It was good to be able to yank him out of their reach before he snapped at them. (He wasnt agressive unless you were a stranger trying to touch him.)
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We have to get a new harness for our dog but she is only leashed when walking places or in a public park/area. If we are at home she isn't leashed but we keep a very good eye on her. She's friendly but I don't want people just randomly petting her or over exciting her because she jumps on everything and everyone. I just tell them she's friendly but please don't touch her or she will jump on you.
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