Dogs off leash in the East End: The saga continues (Homewood: to live in, land)

[Kippy]

Originally Posted by h_curtis

I love dogs, but might actually agree with you. I mean, people shouldn't have to walk in fear of dogs in a park. My wife had a dog jump on her down in Frick Park and we probably won't return to walk there because there are so many stupid dog owners that seem to go there. I don't need mace, since I am a big person that has zero fear of dogs, so long as there are two or less. Once there are three, then that could be more threatening. Dog bits me, they will be dead. Neck will be broken and that is that. I won't put up with it.

It is pretty cool that Chuck Norris lives here, in Pittsburgh.

[TechieTransplant]

Originally Posted by Kippy

It is pretty cool that Chuck Norris lives here, in Pittsburgh.

Chuck Norris also has a sidekick

[TechieTransplant]

Originally Posted by h_curtis

I love dogs, but might actually agree with you. I mean, people shouldn't have to walk in fear of dogs in a park. My wife had a dog jump on her down in Frick Park and we probably won't return to walk there because there are so many stupid dog owners that seem to go there. I don't need mace, since I am a big person that has zero fear of dogs, so long as there are two or less. Once there are three, then that could be more threatening. Dog bits me, they will be dead. Neck will be broken and that is that. I won't put up with it.

We had just bought a brand new camera this summer and my wife was alone in the park, minding her own business, when a dog ran up to her, got tangled in her ear buds, and knocked her down. The owners reaction? They said "sorry" while walking away. She ended up spraining her ankle. I of course wish I had been there, but on the other hand, if I was, I most certainly would have ended up in jail. Thats why it upsets me even worse that these same folks are walking their dogs off leash in our neighborhoods.

[gg]

Originally Posted by scottrpriester

We had just bought a brand new camera this summer and my wife was alone in the park, minding her own business, when a dog ran up to her, got tangled in her ear buds, and knocked her down. The owners reaction? They said "sorry" while walking away. She ended up spraining her ankle. I of course wish I had been there, but on the other hand, if I was, I most certainly would have ended up in jail. Thats why it upsets me even worse that these same folks are walking their dogs off leash in our neighborhoods.

That is the same response my wife got. Seems so many dog owners are real a-holes in that park for some reason. They feel they are right and anyone that doesn't have a dog is in the wrong somehow. Kind of an odd thing. I don't care for the feel of that and it will most likely keep me from returning to Frick Park. It is just overrun with dogs. They have fenced areas, but they aren't used for some reason.

[LIRefugee]

Originally Posted by h_curtis

It is just overrun with dogs.

I just got back from a brisk walk through Frick Park and I see what you mean. I saw around 10 dogs in the space of an hour and only one was on a leash, though that couple's OTHER dog was not. I wasn't menaced by any of them, though, and only one paid me any attention, so no big deal this time around.

This thread reminds me of a trip I took to Germany some years ago, where I was surprised to see dogs much more tolerated in the public sphere than they are here. I only occasionally saw a leash and seemed to be allowed in just about every shop I saw. It was interesting how different the approach to dogs was there compared to what I was used to in the US.

[gg]

Originally Posted by LIRefugee

I just got back from a brisk walk through Frick Park and I see what you mean. I saw around 10 dogs in the space of an hour and only one was on a leash, though that couple's OTHER dog was not. I wasn't menaced by any of them, though, and only one paid me any attention, so no big deal this time around.

This thread reminds me of a trip I took to Germany some years ago, where I was surprised to see dogs much more tolerated in the public sphere than they are here. I only occasionally saw a leash and seemed to be allowed in just about every shop I saw. It was interesting how different the approach to dogs was there compared to what I was used to in the US.

Only 10. That isn't bad, usually there would be 20 or 30.

[stburr91]

Originally Posted by LIRefugee

I just got back from a brisk walk through Frick Park and I see what you mean. I saw around 10 dogs in the space of an hour and only one was on a leash, though that couple's OTHER dog was not. I wasn't menaced by any of them, though, and only one paid me any attention, so no big deal this time around.

That has been my experience also. You can easily see 10 dogs an hour while walking through Frick Park, any time during the day, all year round. Only 1 in 10 dogs being on a leash, is pretty much norm.

[MeinGlanzendMotorrad]

Originally Posted by zip95

I don't understand the big deal here??? Why doesn't everyone just get some doggy mace and use it liberally.

Unleashed dog jumps on you... mace it.
Unleashed dog runs up to you... mace it.
Unleashed dog barks threateningly... mace it.
Owner complains... mace them too!

Problem solved.

You mace my dog, I put a bullet in you.

[jay5835]

Originally Posted by MeinGlanzendMotorrad

You mace my dog, I put a bullet in you.

Would you go to jail for that? Does the "self-defense" concept extend to one's canine companion?

[MeinGlanzendMotorrad]

It does in fact confer a credible threat upon my person if you're attacking my dog which would 99.99% likely be right next to me.