Unleashed Dogs: Should I Keep Confronting Owners, and If So, How? (rain, drive)

[midnightbirdgirl]

I have a question, as I have only lived in the area for a little more than a year. I have never seen so many dogs tied up in front yards. Every time I have seen this it is at a house with a backyard. What gives?
When we happen up on one of these dogs my dog freaks out, she sees what she thinks is another dog charging at her. And has nearly tripped me up a few times...
I don't get why these dogs are tethered in the front yard. Anyone know?

[Bigfoot424]

Originally Posted by midnightbirdgirl

I have a question, as I have only lived in the area for a little more than a year. I have never seen so many dogs tied up in front yards. Every time I have seen this it is at a house with a backyard. What gives?
When we happen up on one of these dogs my dog freaks out, she sees what she thinks is another dog charging at her. And has nearly tripped me up a few times...
I don't get why these dogs are tethered in the front yard. Anyone know?

Because people are jerks.

[SmartMoney]

Only thing I can think of is mom wants the kids in the back yard, rather than the front, where there is less traffic and fewer child snatchers, not to mention the doggie pooh is not where the kiddies can step. Could be security, leaving door open for security. I don't have a clue if this is why- I've always had a fenced yard with pets.

Back in the mid 80's we had a neighbor tie up his German Sheppard 24/7 out front and treated it meanly. The neighbors got sick of it, and without cell phones and instant videos, it grew to a large numbers complaining about his treatment of the dog over a very long period of time. By the time Animal Control was ready to handle the problem, the dog was too darn mean for anyone else.

[Bogey91099]

Quick Update: my dog has still yet to be on a leash! No incidents to speak of. My dog is just as happy as she was yesterday. And I remain a 100% confident in my dog, it's people you should watch out for!!!

Ok you all can go back to calling me a troll. Serious dog owners don't listen to these fools. Your dog can be trained to a point you are certain your dog won't do as it pleases. There are plenty of examples of this to be seen for yourself. Second please don't have a dog off leash if you can't control your emotions and be a true leader!! You have to be patient and spend a lot of time with your dog, its not like I started walking my dog off leash the very next day. Take the time required set boundaries(yes, dogs can be taught boundaries) and both you and your dog will be happy. Remember when training being off leash to be free is the reward!!!

[Bigfoot424]

You most certainly are trolling and you know it.

[ffx rez]

Bootstrap your dog to perfect obedience!

[TheWatchmen]

Originally Posted by Bogey91099

Quick Update: my dog has still yet to be on a leash! No incidents to speak of. My dog is just as happy as she was yesterday. And I remain a 100% confident in my dog, it's people you should watch out for!!!

Ok you all can go back to calling me a troll. Serious dog owners don't listen to these fools. Your dog can be trained to a point you are certain your dog won't do as it pleases. There are plenty of examples of this to be seen for yourself. Second please don't have a dog off leash if you can't control your emotions and be a true leader!! You have to be patient and spend a lot of time with your dog, its not like I started walking my dog off leash the very next day. Take the time required set boundaries(yes, dogs can be taught boundaries) and both you and your dog will be happy. Remember when training being off leash to be free is the reward!!!

You are a real life troll. I hope that you and your unleashed dog don't live anywhere near me.

[stateofnature]

Why are some people acting like putting a dog on a leash is a tremendous, backbreaking, Sisyphean task? Even to the point where they are bragging about how much money they are saving by not buying leashes? Seriously? A leash is a tiny one-time expense and clipping the leash on your dog takes two seconds.
Even if my dog was 100% perfectly-well-trained and like Lassie and Rin-Tin-Tin combined times ten, I would STILL want to put her on a leash because no matter how well you train your dog, you can't account for OTHER people's crazy dogs so you want to have a leash to have some control in case your dog gets attacked or some other bad incident happens.

[Bigfoot424]

Originally Posted by stateofnature

Why are some people acting like putting a dog on a leash is a tremendous, backbreaking, Sisyphean task? Even to the point where they are bragging about how much money they are saving by not buying leashes? Seriously? A leash is a tiny one-time expense and clipping the leash on your dog takes two seconds.
Even if my dog was 100% perfectly-well-trained and like Lassie and Rin-Tin-Tin combined times ten, I would STILL want to put her on a leash because no matter how well you train your dog, you can't account for OTHER people's crazy dogs so you want to have a leash to have some control in case your dog gets attacked or some other bad incident happens.

There is NO 100% perfectly-well-trained dog as this person wants us to believe. I know. I've been training dogs since 1986 and have seen and trained some of the best LE K9's around. And NONE have ever been perfect. All dogs will make mistakes or they would not be dogs. I'm fairly certain this person is nothing but a troll.

[Bogey91099]

Sigh. never said my dog was perfect. You folks can't even read or understand the definition of what a troll is. I simply post an opposing argument, that doesn't make me a troll. If you read most of the comments here, most of the problems are stemming from the human end not the dogs. You're suppose to be a trainer but you don't even understand how emotionally connected a dog is to its owner or how they can pick up even the slightest hint of fear? Or how simply properly socializing a dog at the right age alleviates many behavioral problems?

C'mon man, if you're going to refer to yourself as a K9 trainer at least learn little something about what you're talking about first!!! ( now that last sentence is trolling!)

My aim isn't to change your mind it's to save other owners and their dogs from undue stress when they come here and see nothing but ignorance and believe it to be fact.