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So,this morning,I take Damien down to the park.There is a HUGH sign before you even go onto the main trail of the park saying by the ordinance (gives the ordinance number) of the township,dogs MUST be kept under control at all times.Damien is one of only 3 that I know of that is always on a leash.First off,it's the LAW,second,he is still a pup,he is not fixed,he is a very expensive dog...you get the point,he is NEVER off leash.Most dogs down there ARE off leash..this is what happened today..I was walking Damien down the trail and around the corner comes a dog that I know well,an older overweight lab that jumps on EVERYONE! The dog came RUNNING up to me,anticipating the jump,I turned sideways and yelled,OFF! to her.She jumped,pushed me backwards,Damien was to my side,not doing anything but standing there..wasn't jumping at her or trying to play with her.The dog KEPT jumping on me,I yelled at her agian..I hear her Mom say,why are you jumping? I am thinking,SHE ALWAYS JUMPS!She ripped the cord of my ipod off of me, Her Dad yells for her to get her fat ass down...mind you,she is still jumping on me!Her Dad came over to get her down and he says..do you have treats on you? I said,well yeah,for my dog..he says well that the reason she is jumping on you.I said Jesus Christ (sorry,lol) you know I love dogs BUT that is ridiculious,the dog jumps on everyone all the time!(I am saying this as she is STILL trying to jump on me!) He says well,she was trained and then untrained.So,my thing is...I don't care if you were holding a steak in front of my dog's face...he has had enough training and learned manners to NOT jump on people! And if he did jump on people,he would be on lead! I think the guy was TOTALLY out of line to blame ME for HIS dog jumping! I am right or wrong here??
anastasia: Your right, of course, but, if you don't want to be around dogs that are off-leash, then why don't you simply just go elsewhere? I share my life with one fixed female doggie who's barely ever on a leash, and she goes to a park where there are upwards of twelve or so other dogs off-leash and they just play, play, play, till they all drop.....I puppy-sit on the weekends for a friends NOT-fixed male (he's about 10 months & probably sixty pounds) and I can't take him there, due to his not being fixed, he isn't easily accepted into the pack due to his constant sniffing, humping, etc.....so, long story short, we go elsewhere when he's around, somewhere not so dog-oriented (tho I do keep him off-leash as long as he behaves and listens to me when necessary) as he LOVES to chase every chipmunk, squirrel, and deer (lol) that he can scare up.....I think there's room for both types of dogs, sometimes you just gotta search out the right type of park, woods, forest, etc.
srnity: Damien gets along well with all the dogs...my thing was the dog jumping on ME,lol...and the guy blaming ME for his dog jumping...Even if it was a different situation though,and it was my dog havig problems with the others...WHY should I have to take him somewhere else? He is on a leash (under the township ordinance,they HAVE to be) the others are not..so agian,why should I have to leave?
anastasia: . You shouldn't have to leave or find another place to go. The other dog should be kept on a leash I know around here that is a big fine if not on a leash.
srnity: you should think twice about ever letting an unfixed male off lead...they are way more prone to running away...they have been known to run for MILES when they have the scent of a female in heat.
gogul: His dog,besides the jumping is friendly,but yes,when it is a known jumper,you should keep it on a leash.There are alot of elderly that walk down there,what is she jumps on one of them and knocks them down...would that be the elderly person fault then? No,it wouldn't.How much does it take to just put the lead on her.All the other dogs that are off lead are all well behaved.It's not them being off lead I have the problem with,it is the BEHAVIOR of the dog.And you're right...they WOULDN'T admit it was a problem with her.