To Hershey's Dog-Mom

[enochs-fable.livejournal.com]

If you're taking your adorable chocolate lab out for a stroll on the bike-path on a lovely Sunday afternoon, please protect your dog and other people using the path and keep him on a leash.

I witnessed an almost-accident at close range as the dog ambled from one side of the path to another, forcing a bicyclist to slam on his brakes and stop hard to avoid hitting him.

He doesn't know any better, he's just a dog, doing what dogs do. You, on the other hand, should.

Comments

[nuns.livejournal.com]

I'm quite sure the owners DON'T care. A couple weeks ago, some lady with 5 (count them!) little terrier type dogs, none of them on leashes, called a straggler dog across the Minuteman right in front of my bike. I had to HAUL on the brakes to avoid squishing the poor thing, and when I politely observed that the leash law exists for a reason she swore at me and told me to grow up.

I really didn't know what to make of that comment. Is it immature to expect pet owners to care enough about their pets to take basic safety precautions on their behalf? Is it immature to expect people using public areas not to unnecessarily endanger other people using those areas?

Anyway, it was quite clear that she felt no compulsion to leash her dogs. This attitude is quite common on the Minuteman. Unleashed-dog walkers routinely swear at anyone who dares hint that it's dangerous to allow their dogs free reign in high-traffic areas.

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

Anyway, it was quite clear that she felt no compulsion to leash her dogs. This attitude is quite common on the Minuteman. Unleashed-dog walkers routinely swear at anyone who dares hint that it's dangerous to allow their dogs free reign in high-traffic areas.

Next time: call the cops, immediately, or animal control.
If you see the owner getting out of, or into, a car, report the plates to animal control.

[nuns.livejournal.com]

I'll do that. Thanks!