Walking a dog aggressive dog off lead? OPINIONS PLEASE

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Honestly I don't think she should be in a place where there are other off leash dogs. It's great she has a perfect recall, but that doesn't meant all the other dogs do too.

Now for that exact situation I'd say it was part your fault and part the other woman's. She should've been able to call her dog back to her, but she shouldn't have had to worry about her dog getting snapped at for greeting another dog either. You're right it would have been the same if Kya had been in the park on a leash, but leashed or not she shouldn't have been a park where other dogs are off leash. I think you were asking for trouble.

[Glacier]

Honestly I don't think she should be in a place where there are other off leash dogs. It's great she has a perfect recall, but that doesn't meant all the other dogs do too.

I tend to agree with that statement. I have a dog aggressive dog too. Kayleigh has great recall. I don't let her off leash where other dogs are because I can't control the other dogs. I can control Kayleigh, but you just never know what another dog will do. I've put too much time and effort into saving Kayleigh to have her declared dangerous because of someone else's stupidity. Up here, an off-leash dog involved in a fight, wether she started it or not, can be declared dangerous. Fortunately, I don't have to go very far to get to where there are no other dogs around so she does still get her off-leash time.

[iluvmypets]

personally, I think she was in the wrong for having a dog who ignores her! it probably frightened her and that was the reason for her outburst, but, you *did* warn her, and you *did* have your dog with you...it was her dog who approached and in theory caused the problems.

no matter who's to blame though, there's never any need for being so insulting and rude, and in my opinion gives a good idea of what kind of owner she is.

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[king2005]

I'd have to say the lady was 100% in the wrong. ALL off leash dogs must have perfect recall & if it runs off & causes problems then the owner of the off leash dog is to blame 100%. What if her dog ran into a yard where an agressive dog lives? whos at fault? the off leashed dog!

If you cannot control your dog keep it on a darn leash & I don't care how friendly it is.

I don't know HOW many times I've yelled at people for allowing their dog to run or charge towards me! My old dog wasn't dog agressive but if that dog jumpped on me, he would rip it off of me & shake it like a rag doll (not hurting the dog, just scaring the living hell out of it, slobbering all over it & then tossing it away & ignoring it if it left). Max knew I would get a little scared of a charging barking dog (not trotting) & thats when not so good things happened. Back home whoevers dog was off leash was at fault 100% no matter what happened. <-- thats the way it should be

[IRescue452]

In my opinion your dog isn't very aggressive at all. An agressive dog is unpredictable and would overcorrect an excited dog by attacking. Your dog snapped but did not injure. This is a proper command for "back off". Sure she's scared of other dogs and needs some working with, but I don't consider her aggressive. Normal people who don't know how to speak dog, like this lady, would blame the wrong dog for what happens. You need to calmly explain to people that your dog is performing a perfectly acceptable command and that their dogs need to be socialized more so that the dogs can learn to recognize signals from other dogs. You are in the right in this situation.

[dab_20]

In my opinion your dog isn't very aggressive at all. An agressive dog is unpredictable and would overcorrect an excited dog by attacking. Your dog snapped but did not injure. This is a proper command for "back off". Sure she's scared of other dogs and needs some working with, but I don't consider her aggressive. Normal people who don't know how to speak dog, like this lady, would blame the wrong dog for what happens. You need to calmly explain to people that your dog is performing a perfectly acceptable command and that their dogs need to be socialized more so that the dogs can learn to recognize signals from other dogs. You are in the right in this situation.

I completely agree. Every dog can snap, it's just dog language. It doesn't mean they are dangerous.

That lady was 100 percent wrong in my opinion.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Fear aggression is still aggression. If Kya is snapping at other dogs she should not be in a dog park. The snapping could've evolved into a more serious situation. Any dog that shows any signs of aggression, even minor aggression, should not be at a dog park. It's not fair to the other dogs or their owners.

The other lady wasn't too nice and shouldn't have threatened to call the police, but she was mad and overreacted. I would've been mad too if I was in a dog park and another dog was snapping at my dog when all my dog did was greet the other.

[Alysser]

What a peice of work that women was! I think that a dog aggressive dog CAN be off lead in an unfenced but supervised area.

[CathyBogart]

I don't think you did anything wrong. Her dog shouldn't have been offleash if it doesn't come when called. Kya doesn't sound scary aggressive to me, just like she needs supervision, which you were doing. Some people.

[moosmom]

I'll probably get bashed here but, sorry...I believe ALL dogs should be on a lead when out in public. Aggressive or not aggressive. It's the law in most states and is for the safety of children, adults and other animals.

I believe the woman was also at fault for not having her dog on a lead too.

[Lori Jordan]

What a peice of work that women was! I think that a dog aggressive dog CAN be off lead in an unfenced but supervised area.

Supervised or not they should still not take a chance,now a days there is lawsuits against dogs that bite,is it really worth it?I think knowing that the dog is a agressive just to be more careful.I'm no saying dont walk the dog,they all deserve walks but if there not trustable they should be mussled my friend lost her Yorkie to a Rotti,And the Rotti was tempermental and off lead and no muzzle that owner got in lots of trouble*****I'm not saying Rotti's are bad,i have owned them but this one was and that was that *****You just have to be careful.

[moosmom]

You just have to be careful.

I think common sense plays a big part in the whole scenario. I ALSO think the reason why the woman didn't call the police is because she was just as much at fault and didn't want to get in trouble herself as well.