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There is a elderly man at the end of our block who stands out in his driveway, arms across his chest, and glares menacingly as I and/or my SO walk by with our leashed dog...he has been doing this every day for three years. I would imagine he does this to everyone who walks by with dogs. He obviously devotes a great deal of time to lawn care, and is afraid that a stray turd may find its way to his lawn. Since I pick up after my dog, and do not walk him in other peoples' yards, he can pretty much kiss my butt, and stuff his passive aggressive posturing and glaring up his butt. I'm not intimidated by him, and walk by on the public sidewalk with my leashed dog and my head held high, as I have every right to do.
Everyone else on the block is cool, but that guy is a dick.
I love it his passive agressive posturing and glaring up his butt LOL OMG !!! Im laughing y butt off . that is awesome .. thanks for the laughs tabula .
I read each post the op wrote,and I see nothing about her dog being leashed.
Being "restrained" has multiple meanings, and judging from what was posted, I think her dog may have been off leash.
Some people think if there well trained dog is at heel position, that it is restrained.
This is just not so.
I have had Shepherds for the last fifteen years, and they are a formidable animal.
I don't believe any one would purposely complain about a large dog if it were leashed, but all hell would break loose if a dog the size of a shepherd were walking unleashed.
As someone else posted, perhaps we did not hear the complete story, and some facts were missing
When the op mentioned something about the dog being trained, that threw up a red flag for me.
What difference would it make if the dog were trained or not, if it were on a leash?
Having heard from dog owners that I come across with their dog off leash, the phrase "well trained" comes up more than any other reason for the dog being off leash, I am leaning more on the side of the complaining neighbor.
If the Shepherd were off leash, she would be within her rights to make a stink about it.
Bob.
I read each post the op wrote,and I see nothing about her dog being leashed.
Being "restrained" has multiple meanings, and judging from what was posted, I think her dog may have been off leash.
Some people think if there well trained dog is at heel position, that it is restrained.
This is just not so.
I have had Shepherds for the last fifteen years, and they are a formidable animal.
I don't believe any one would purposely complain about a large dog if it were leashed, but all hell would break loose if a dog the size of a shepherd were walking unleashed.
As someone else posted, perhaps we did not hear the complete story, and some facts were missing
When the op mentioned something about the dog being trained, that threw up a red flag for me.
What difference would it make if the dog were trained or not, if it were on a leash?
Having heard from dog owners that I come across with their dog off leash, the phrase "well trained" comes up more than any other reason for the dog being off leash, I am leaning more on the side of the complaining neighbor.
If the Shepherd were off leash, she would be within her rights to make a stink about it.
Bob.
I agree and mentioned the leash bit myself, but got no response. That told me all I needed to know.
Sorry - there weren't any responses for a while, so I quit checking. Not trying to hide anything. What would the point be?
She was on a harness. That, to me, is much more restrained than just on a collar (which she could pull out of since her neck is bigger than her head). She is also highly responsive to voice commands, but we don't rely on them.
As far as her being trained, I think it makes a huge difference. There are many dogs I see on a regular basis who are basically walking their owners and going crazy at every passing thing. That was not the case here.
Anyway, we have since found out this woman is just nastly. She yells at the kids if they get too near her yard, etc. So, I've decided to just move on and not worry about her.
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I posted on this board a few times over the years, but each time, some crazy fanatic would pop up, posting rude comments. Some people seem to think that if you don't agree with them 100%, and if you don't respond to them right away, then you are wrong and have no business owning a pet.
I really wish the board as a whole was more tolerant of others' point of views about a wide variety of topics. Obviously it hasn't really changes since I last checked in on it. Personally, I don't agree with many opioions expressed here, but that doesn't mean I think others are poor pet owners. And, I certainly wouldn't use rudeness or nastiness to try to convince someone to my point of view.
mod cut Simply, I am taking this opportunity to point out that people might be more likely to come and post questions if they did not have to face rudeness as a result. I know I will not be posting any more questions and will only post in defence of others asking honest questions and opinions. mod cut
Last edited by Sam I Am; 07-30-2012 at 03:19 AM..
Reason: orphaned/let's don't start the argument again, please
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