I live in a place where spayed and nuetered dogs arent an every day thing,infact,90% of dogs here are unaltered and Iv never heard of anyone saying that they cant take their female out because she is in heat..and getting her fixed just to be able to go out without having to worry about this just seems a bit drastic to me.
I mean,people DO want to breed their pets,or just dont want to risk anything happening during the spay etc,so why should they change their mind just so that other dogs wont ruin their walk?
I take my girls out on a leash ALWAYS,I never let them run free and I have come across dog owners on the beach who dont have their dogs on leashes and to me the problem is the owners,not the actual dogs when something happens!
This last time Jess was in heat we took her for her walk as usual and of course we came across a couple who were walking their cocker without a leash.Well this cocker was being a pain in the butt so his owners put him on a leash,which I think is the right this to do and they were totally fine with it.Why should I stop taking Jess on walks just because she is unaltered?,Why should I be the one to stay at home? I shouldent have to put up with other peoples dogs no matter what my females situation is and I shouldent be pressured into spaying just to make our walks more peaceful...owners of all genders should just be more flexable.
Here,when people let their dogs loose,they usually put him or her back on its leash if another dog is close by and then just let it go again when the coast is clear,to me this is the right thing to do and this way everyone is able to have fun
Those who think "why should I have to put my dog back on its leash every 5 minutes?" are being selfish imo.It only takes 2 seconds to clip it on and another 2 to clip it off,its no big deal and makes everyones life alot easier.