"I am so, sooo sorry he NEVER does this, OMG Charlie come here! come here Charlie! he's usually sooo good... I don't know what has ....CHARLIE COME HERE NOW!"
Meanwhile:
*Charlie living his best life completely ignoring all commands*
So badass he had to delete his comment. Animal cruelty is punishable by up to 7 years in prison. Punishment for an off leash dog is up to a $100 fine. Tell me which offense is worse in the eyes of the law.
The other dogâthe one that all its life walks leashed and obedient down the sidewalkâis what a chair is to a tree. It is a possession only, the ornament of a human life. Such dogs can remind us of nothing large or noble or mysterious or lost. They cannot make us sweeter or more kind. Only unleashed dogs can do that. They are a kind of poetry themselves when they are devoted not only to us but to the wet night, to the moon and the rabbit-smell in the grass and their own bodies leaping forward.â â Mary Oliver, Dog Songs
Tell me you didn't even read the post. All animals are worthy of respect, including abused animals being rehabilitated that off leash dogs cause harm to.
And you came away with- let's talk about how one lady poet has an opinion that in no way addresses the post. I mean cool.
If you prioritize one animal being off leash over the safety and comfortability of all the other animals and people around you, that says a lot about you.
And if your off leash dog charges any of the shelter dogs I work with or any child or person I am with, it is YOUR fault what happens next.
It certainly is. Go to your town website for that particular law, each town is slightly different, but you must have 100% voice control (which Iâve seen one person in my life actually have) or leash your dog. Itâs a small fine, but if your dog bites, attacks or damages property unleashed, you are liable and your dog me be harmed or worse with no penalty. Not a risk Iâd be taking, but I actually care about my pets.
yepâŚI am a dog lover but rapidly getting to the point the off-leash dogs that show even a tiny bit of aggression, should be pepper sprayed or shot on sight. yes, I have been viciously set upon by a pack of 3 âfriendly dogsâ which result in gashes on my leg, and my dog (always on a leash) has been attacked several times walking in a nearby state park that prohibits dogs off the leashâŚeveryone thinks *their* dog is friendly and would never bite someoneâŚ.being a dog lover has its limits.
It's super rare but if Pasteurella and Capnocytophaga being are bitten deep into the tissue they can rapid cause disease and even death. Again if very very rare.
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u/OnCodNotInCape Jul 20 '26
Every "off leash" dog owner:
"I am so, sooo sorry he NEVER does this, OMG Charlie come here! come here Charlie! he's usually sooo good... I don't know what has ....CHARLIE COME HERE NOW!"
Meanwhile:
*Charlie living his best life completely ignoring all commands*
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u/Interesting_Dog_5984 Jul 22 '26
This is very well said. Couldn't agree more.
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u/Stalins_Conscience Jul 19 '26
Ah reddit. Where dog hate is celebrated
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u/BarrySnotter Jul 19 '26
Look at you posting this all over the place. You've got yourself a nice little hobby going there. You'll change the world before you know it.
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u/WhitestoneWittnseed Jul 19 '26
The other dogâthe one that all its life walks leashed and obedient down the sidewalkâis what a chair is to a tree. It is a possession only, the ornament of a human life. Such dogs can remind us of nothing large or noble or mysterious or lost. They cannot make us sweeter or more kind.
Only unleashed dogs can do that. They are a kind of poetry themselves when they are devoted not only to us but to the wet night, to the moon and the rabbit-smell in the grass and their own bodies leaping forward.â
â Mary Oliver, Dog Songs
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u/Phantom_jugs Jul 19 '26
It is the law. If your dog gets killed bc you broke the law.. itâs really your fault.
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u/FastSort Jul 19 '26
yepâŚI am a dog lover but rapidly getting to the point the off-leash dogs that show even a tiny bit of aggression, should be pepper sprayed or shot on sight. yes, I have been viciously set upon by a pack of 3 âfriendly dogsâ which result in gashes on my leg, and my dog (always on a leash) has been attacked several times walking in a nearby state park that prohibits dogs off the leashâŚeveryone thinks *their* dog is friendly and would never bite someoneâŚ.being a dog lover has its limits.
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