I have a huge pet peeve with unleashed animals

I had my dog in the yard playing fetch when a walker with a dog came by this morning. My dog is young (thus dumb), and ran to greet them before I realized they were there. The walker started hitting him with a walking stick and then said, "You should have that damn dog on a leash." To which I replied, "We're outside playing fetch our yard. He lives here, you don't, and he's not left outside unsupervised. Call the cops or don't walk here anymore."

THE END.

The goats may be chasing you because the are curious... I used to walk on a dirt road and there were several pastures with goats... they'd always come running to the fence and follow me down... Goats are usually pretty friendly unless its a billy..... ;/

As far as the dogs... Get a small airsoft pistol and shoot them or pepper spray them... Usually that only takes once and they quit their ****... If you live in town you can call the police about it also

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Chasing you playfully or to attack you? Either way just kick it or carry rocks in your pocket to throw at it.

I was attacked by a duck once while running. Who knew a duck could be so aggressive? It was sort of funny.

What was not funny, though, was when I was bitten by a dog during a run. I agree: why the hell aren't these dogs on a leash? This dog was NOT merely playing fetch with its otherwise responsible owner in the yard.

I had my dog in the yard playing fetch when a walker with a dog came by this morning. My dog is young (thus dumb), and ran to greet them before I realized they were there. The walker started hitting him with a walking stick and then said, "You should have that damn dog on a leash." To which I replied, "We're outside playing fetch our yard. He lives here, you don't, and he's not left outside unsupervised. Call the cops or don't walk here anymore."

THE END.

Amen! Dogs don't need to be leashed on their own property!

This would be a better country if more humans were leashed.

I know here where I live it is illegal no mater what to have a dog unleashed on public property (or apartment complex ect...) but unless the cops see the animal unleash you have to go to court for it too when you press the charges.

I know this due to an idiot neighbor and her unleashed pitbull that has prompted my husband to now apply for a gun. I can't even walk our pets now without fear of the damn dog running after me and the 22 year old girl who owns it is always 50 ft behind and on her phone and not paying attention.

And I agree that as long as you are not on the person property, sidewalk and streets should be 100% pet clear for someone and the animal should be trained enough to stay in the yard or be on a leash or invisable fence.

My dog hasn't been on a leash (or even collared) for over two months... and she's a "big ferocious" pitbull. She would chase you to play, and that's about it.

I understand your concern. I was trying to run early in the morning in my neighborhood (before daylight), but I had to stop because I was afraid of the dogs. One dog was on a chain, but he was barking aggressively and pulling at the chain so hard you could hear it banging. He is a big strong muscular dog so I was afraid he might actually break the chain and get me. I may try the airsoft pistol thing like another user suggested in the future.

I have a pet peeve about many humans that're unleashed

I had my dog in the yard playing fetch when a walker with a dog came by this morning. My dog is young (thus dumb), and ran to greet them before I realized they were there. The walker started hitting him with a walking stick and then said, "You should have that damn dog on a leash." To which I replied, "We're outside playing fetch our yard. He lives here, you don't, and he's not left outside unsupervised. Call the cops or don't walk here anymore."

THE END.

If an unleashed dog came at me out of nowhere, I would've taken at it too. I have no trust in dogs temperment regardless. There are ordinances that say your dog shouldn't ever be offleash in the majority of towns regardless or "on property" or not. There is a reason for that. If your dog left his property to "go greet " someone you had no control over it, thus it was a menace towards the walker.

I got mauled by an unleashed rott when I was pregnant, while the owner was standing right there unable or unwilling to control the dog. Any dog I see at this point who comes running at me for any reason is a threat. If I'm not on your property and your dog comes at me, he is fair game dumb young dog or not. That said, an elderly woman was walking her son's boxer and judging by the way he tore into a stray cat hiding ON MY PROPERTY UNDER MY BUSHES (literally shredding said cat) while I was beating on the dog trying to get it to release said cat and she was squealing about her poor heart, even leashed dogs can be a menace in the wrong hands.

I don't hate dogs, I own one. And he is only ever off leash in my front yard which is fenced and gated, or when we go to the local dog park which is fenced and gated and "at own risk" to use.

I understand your concern. I was trying to run early in the morning in my neighborhood (before daylight), but I had to stop because I was afraid of the dogs. One dog was on a chain, but he was barking aggressively and pulling at the chain so hard you could hear it banging. He is a big strong muscular dog so I was afraid he might actually break the chain and get me. I may try the airsoft pistol thing like another user suggested in the future.

An airsoft gun would probably piss off a friendly dog thinking he has a chance to run with a new friend and would do nothing to a dog in attack mode!

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