Urg, I'm so upset

[lv4dogs]

I understand why you were upset but please do not be upset to the guy who yelled that. After all you didn't see what happened maybe his dog is aggressive or is old or ill or something?
Maybe he didn't want to come up to you to tell you to your face because his dog was upset or annoyed about the issue & he didn't want to make it any worse.

I know if a dog came running up to Raustyk while I was walking her I would of said the same thing. As hard as I try & as much as I dislike it she just isn't always dog friendly.
I know accidents happen but you have to be careful * keep a very watchful eye out when your dog is offlead too.

I'm glad he came back.

[Denyce]

I become very upset and scared and angry when I am out walking Sequoia in a public place and a dog is off leash. I don't know the other dog or it's intentions when it is racing towards my dog are to play or to fight to just meet. I only know how Sequoia is going to act and that is most times aggressive. I feel it is extremely unfair and irresponsible to allow your dog off leash in an public area that isn't specifically designated to dogs being off leash such as a dog park. I won't take Sequoia anywhere near a dog park because of her attitude. I am responsible for that and I expect other dog owners to also be responsible. I will yell at someone who has purposely allowed their dog to run off leash in a rude manner. I figure they have been rude initially in allowing their dog off leash in the first place. When there are leash laws in place then I have the right to be able to walk my dog on a public street or in a public park without the fear that some other dog is going to be off leash and come running up to mine. I am obeying the law and being a responsible dog owner I expect others to be the same.

I know I am coming off harsh to you here and I am very very glad that you got your dog back and nothing bad happened. All I am saying is that you have to be responsible for your own actions and that includes having to deal with someone else being angry and rude to you in response to YOUR initial behavoir. If it is an accident then that is a totally different situation but this wasn't.

Also how awful would you feel if your dog went racing up to a child who was terrified of dogs. Perhaps your dog is friendly and only wants to play and be nice to the child but he/she doesn't know that and doesn't deserve to be traumetized by the situation. I am sorry I just don't feel it is right to allow your dog to run loose in a situation such as this.

However as I also said earlier I am very glad you got Zeke back and nothing happened to him.