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Is it really the case that all dogs must be leashed in parks except for the specially designated dog parks? Is this really enforced or just a suggestion?
It is enforced. And you are not likely to encounter any dogs off the leash around the Triangle area. That's why there are dog parks.
People do not like to see dogs approach them that are not leashed. You can't always trust someone else's dogs. Dogs also run into the street. Who wants to dodge dogs when they're driving?
The law is there for a reason, and it's a law people want and respect.
Yup sounds good. I'm in the UK and this kind of philosophy is totally unheard of. Personally I am totally sick of vicious dogs coming up to me while I walk my well behaved dog on a leash and he is fast learning to hate every dog that approaches him due to it.
For what it is worth, the leash law does not apply when the dog is on the owner's property. (Here in Cary, at least.) Once the dog steps off the curb, a law has been broken.
I have on occasion come across leashless dogs around the Eno River and Umstead Park. Unfortunately, it does happen from time to time b/c people trust their own dogs. I guess those people don't realize a dog that is leashed feels threatened by an unleashed dog approaching them, and that's when things can happen. So you do still need to keep an eye out for it. You will also find it in neighborhoods with dogs leaving their electric fenced yard, owner let the dog roam free, etc. For the most part though most dog owners are very responsible and follow the law.
Good to know thanks. What do people make of this law and are you likely to encounter any dogs off the leash around the Triangle area?
Unfortunately I see dogs off leash in the park across from my house quite often (and it's not a off-lead park!). I honestly wish they would enforce the leash laws more! Earlier this year I saw two women with four dogs - three were off leash and not listening very well and the fourth was being carried. The dogs were running all over the place and I had to move far off the path with my dog to avoid any problems. The majority of people do keep their dogs on leash, but there's always going to be those who think their dog is different, or the law doesn't apply to them.
When I'm out walking my dogs in the woods on a trail, I will sometimes drop the leash to the ground and let it drag, but they know to stay at my side. At any sight of other dogs or people, I will step on the leash and it stops them in their tracks. I'll then pick up the leash and continue until the coast is clear. I never drop the leash in neighborhoods or on greenways.
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