[Vapepreab]

I just have to vent about the experience I had yesterday... So I'm walking both dogs on a nice long walk on the deserted greenbelt. All nicely tethered with the splitter and long line hooked to their sturdy collars.

When we're on the island in the middle of the rotary pond I see this family (parents and 3-4 pretty little kids) on the other side of the lake and start looking closely to make sure they don't have a dog just because I try to be vigilant about these things. Sure enough they have this huge off leash yellow thing. I was holding the long line so my dogs are right next to me and fully under control (like 3ft of lead). They didn't even care there was a dog across the way and were being very good. The yellow dog of course has no recall or even a freaking collar of any sort and starts across the ice for us. And the adults don't even do anything!! Its the freaking tiny kids screaming at the dog to come back!! Wtf!?! How can people be so freaking stupid to not even have a collar on their damn dog?!?

It was a pretty young dog (freaking huge though... a lot bigger than Lynley and he's 110lbs) and unfortunately it had the look of the kind of mongoloid mix that people like to call a "pit bull". Luckily it was skittish enough to back off when I yelled at it. The thing that torqued me off the most was that these dumb shit people are a liability being so freaking irresponsible.

On the lighter side I'm very proud of my roommates dog (that Lynley, he's a Lab/Ridgeback/??? mix). He's selectively DA, mostly toward small dogs and male dogs he doesn't know. He was very calm the whole time and let me handle the situation, only giving his big boy bark at that stupid dog once like he was saying, "Hey dumbass, listen to the mom lady and go away!"

[FEti0TUI]

Great Job for staying incontrol of the situation. I really dis-like people like that it makes me angry.

[wp6Eg2Fm]

People can be really stupid. They don't seem to understand that their dog may not be DA, but it doesn't mean mine isn't. And why put your dog at risk letting it go up off leash (or even on leash) to every dog it sees? Letting your dog run around off leash because it isn't DA is such a stupid thing. People don't get it, just because their dog is dog friendly doesn't mean mine isn't going to rip their face off. And let's say their dog is a breed other than Pit Bull, since mine are pit bulls , their dog could be off leash and mine on, and their dog comes up to mine, it's going to be my dogs fault because it is a pit bull. It's just so wrong.

[ResistNewWorldOrder]

argh....I know your frustration!! My big dog is also selectivly DA, and is always on a leash anywhere we go.....and we live next to a beautiful park that I often walk my dogs at, that has multiple BIG SIGNS stating there is a strict leash law enforced in the park.....and EVERY WEEK we get jumped by off leash dogs with their irresponsible owners flailing behind them.....

Just today we got jumped by a big german shepard that was NOT friendly as the owner said so running behind her dog calling deafly to it....

as she pulled her dog off of mine (mine was growling but trying VERY hard to stay in her sit-stay position while I scooped up my smaller dog so as not to be EATEN by the stupid shepard) I lectured her as kindly as possible on the dangers of off-leash dogs being hit by cars on the busy road nearby, and that while her dog is NOT supposed to be off the leash at the park anyhow....it especially should not be off leash without knowing a strong recall.

ergh....people!!

[JosephNF]

I just love it when pet owners come into the hospital and let their dog just walk up to another owners dog and a fight happens. Then the owner stands there scratching his or her head wondering what just happened. Duh

[Old-old-Ivy]

silverbug you get jumped by other dogs every week and you still go there?