It seems that the people in my neighborhood do not abide by leash laws. There are dogs wondering aimlessly all over the place. I find this irresponsible for two reasons, 1) your dog may get hurt, or 2) your dog may hurt someone else.
I've always been a little nervous around big dogs. And after an incident that occurred a few weeks ago, I'm VERY leery of animals I don't know. I run in my neighborhood 3-4 times a week. One morning I ran by a house with a large pit bull/boxer mix roaming around outside. The owner had her miniature poodle on a leash so why wouldn't she put her other dog on a leash? About 10 yards past the house, the dog charged at me and knocked me down. I seriously thought he had bitten me. Fortunately, my leg was just scratched up and three weeks later, I'm still sporting the bruises he inflicted on me. The owner witnessed the whole thing and had no apologies for me. I was FURIOUS! Not so much that he had hurt me, but that it scared the SNOT out of me. And what if that dog had run after a small child? I can't even think about it...
This week while running, I came across 5 dogs on two separate occasions. None on leashes or within the boundaries of an electric fence. No owner around either. They were just walking aimlessly around. One was even limping with an injured leg. After a couple of the dogs started running after me (fortunately not showing any signs of aggression), I came to the conclusion that I just do not feel safe running in my neighborhood.
Mark says I need to start running with a stick...maybe I will!
Okay...vent session over!
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The whole dog thing angers me. You would think people would at least care enough about their dog not to let it loose. You be careful!
You need to call animal control. That's against the law and it's irresponsible pet ownership.
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