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I love photography. I go to parks with my DSLR. Occasionally, if I see a dog I like, I'll ask if the dog is friendly, and if so pet him/her for a little while and talk with the owner. If someone did this and then said, "Could I take a picture of the dog?" would that be weird or bother you? I've done this a few times and the owner has always said yes but I always feel a little awkward doing it.
Wouldn't bother me in the slightest. Thanks for asking.
There is no expectation of privacy when in a public location or a private location open to the public. So someone wants to take photos of your dog in a public dog park, there is really nothing you can do about it; however they cannot take a photo of your dog in your backyard.
Asking for permission was being polite, but not needed.
There is no expectation of privacy when in a public location or a private location open to the public. So someone wants to take photos of your dog in a public dog park, there is really nothing you can do about it; however they cannot take a photo of your dog in your backyard.
Asking for permission was being polite, but not needed.
Yeah, I know it's not a legal issue and cameras are already recording us often. But I didn't want to annoy people. I think you could take a picture of someone's dog in their backyard if you were standing on a public road doing it but not if you have to enter their yard.
I wouldn't have a problem with letting you do it, if you asked.
Our dog is a beautiful Great Pyrenees. Every single time we go out in public, we get comments and people taking pictures of him. It does feel weird when they don't ask, so I appreciate the people that do.
The weirdest of all are the drive-by pictures. We'll be walking along on a sidewalk, then behind us hear a car coming and slowing down. Heart rate goes up. Is it someone we know? Why are they slowing down? What's going on? They come alongside, I'm looking to see who it is, they're laughing and pointing their camera out the window at the dog, not even paying attention to the road and the line of cars starting to pile up behind them. Then they drive on and the people in the rest of the cars glare at us like it was our fault!
Anyways, I do think it's nice of you to ask before petting and before taking pics.
Occasionally, there is a benefit. At Crufts, a vendor of bronze statues asked if they could take photos of my Deerhound. Next year at Crufts, there was a bronze head study very recognizable as my deerhound. Of course I bought it.
My hounds had their photo taken with Queen Margaret at the Battle of Tewkesbury. Or at least a nice lady dressed up to be the queen in the recreationist battle. That photo was in the local paper.
Yeah, I know it's not a legal issue and cameras are already recording us often. But I didn't want to annoy people. I think you could take a picture of someone's dog in their backyard if you were standing on a public road doing it but not if you have to enter their yard.
Yes, but you might get an owner coming outside asking what you are doing, and most may not know it is legal and get a bit testy.
I did that once, when I saw someone taking photos of my place. I simply asked him what he were doing and his reply was it was legal. I told him I know it was legal; however, it is also legal for me to ask him a question...was he casing the place for a robbery? That did not go very well with him, but when I pulled out my cell phone and took a half dozen photos of him he actually told me I could not do that and started to walk toward me. At that point I informed them I was on private property and it would not be healthy to come at me in anger, especially while I'm standing on MY front lawn. He left, never saw him again, never found out why.
So while it is legal, it is also legal for the homeowner to come out and ask, WHY!
Really? Are they aggressive? I always ask before petting.
Too many people try to kiss my dogs and yes they will come after you. People try to pet their heads....again....a complete stranger trying to dominate my guard dogs. I did not get my dogs for anyone to fawn over. Most people have NO clue as to pet a strange dog. There are 4.5 million reported dog bites in the US alone every year. I will not let my dogs be a part of those statistics. If someone is offended by that, then that sounds like a personal problem. There are no signs anywhere I've ever been that says, *No Aggressive Dogs*. I stay away from the general population so, no worries.
Although 4.5 mill seems awfully high because that's more bites than people. I read some time ago it number is closer to 800,000.
Last edited by shelby1half; 07-10-2017 at 10:20 AM..
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Definitely ask first. Otherwise, you might be mistaken for "the creepy guy taking pictures of people at the park."
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