[Gracie2006]

Gracie and I went back to the park today. There were 7 dogs in the grassy area, 6 were off leash. Guess which dog was on leash? MINE! We found an area of grass were we did not think we would be disturbed. Gracie was excited to be there. Until...

Out of the shadows comes a little white poodle barking and chasing after Gracie, off leash of course! This time I saw it coming and I picked up Gracie before the poodle got to her. The owner came over, apologized and we got to chatting. It turns out the poodle was also 4 months old. We let our two dogs get acquainted the correct way, but Gracie was still scared of the other puppy. Later, we were sitting on a bench and a lady comes up to us. Turns out she has 3 yorkies and frequents the group meet-up at the park. She asked if we had participated yet. I politely explained what happened last Saturday, and said we would be easing our way back into the group as Gracie is still scared of other small dogs off leash. She wanted to know which dog bothered Gracie, and I told her it was an aggressive, off leash Chi. This woman then said that it is an off-leash group! There are signs clearly posted.
I said nothing more. So, I guess I am odd woman out. I plan to write animal control and the city parks department to complain and demand some enforcement of the leash law or a change in the park rules. We may visit the group again, but only with me holding Gracie when anywhere close to the other dogs.