*forgot to add* another thing that adds to my fear is I experienced how quickly a dog attack can happen.
Another neighbor has an escape artist beagle, she's friendly but she scared the hell out of me one day. I was carrying Lola into my house and she ran up out of nowhere and jumped on me, she wanted to sniff Lola.
I'm only 5'2 so her nails were in my ribs and I was holding Lola above my head while the owner just stood there saying "she's friendly". That was the first time I met the dog.
At least I know to be aware of the pit bull.
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Originally Posted by Maximo  How frustrating! Sounds like a preventable tragedy waiting to happen. What are your leash laws? In our county, dogs can be off leash in an unfenced front yard. They are not in violation until they leave their property, which usually means after an incident has occurred.
I can relate to your frustration. We cannot walk in our once nice neighborhood. We drive every day to places to take the boys walking. |
It doesn't look like my state or county has a leash law and my township allows dogs off leash on their own property.
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It shall be unlawful for any person owning, keeping, harboring or having the custody or possession of any dog to permit such dog at any time to be in or upon any public street or in or upon any public place or upon the lands of any person without the consent of the owner of such lands or to permit such dog at any time to run at large in the Township unless such dog shall be led by a leash in the hands of a person capable of leading and controlling such dog. Any such dog which shall be in violation of this subsection may be taken into custody and impounded and thereafter redeemed or destroyed in accordance with the procedure set forth in....
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So if I call the best case scenario is they'll declare the dog "potentially dangerous" but I don't think there's enough evidence. Most likely the only good calling will do is having a complaint on record in case something else does happen.
How did you find a safe place to take the boys? It's horrible that so many responsible pet owners have to cater to irresponsible owners to keep our dogs safe.
The only places I've found where I can walk Lola are shopping centers. I go to ones with a few stores I can take her in and walk her between them. It's not ideal but better than nothing, and she enjoys greeting people.
I figured it's unlikely people will have dogs in the area and even less likely that they'll be off leash.
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Originally Posted by CouversMom That is so frustrating. I would definitely call. Khloe was almost attacked by an off leash dog that came over to my grandparents' driveway and chased her around the cul-de-sac while she screamed for her life. She was lucky that she was fast and ran into the house and hid. He followed her into the house, but was unable to get her. I still think about how lucky we were that night...
It is not worth living in stress. The animal control officers will probably give him a warning and tell him that his dog cannot be off leash like that, but hopefully he will get the idea. |
I remember that thread, that was a horrifying situation, especially because of the way the owners reacted.