Ha ha! I just realized... No pun intended!!
Ok, so maybe it's just me but when you have a dog and you let it outside, you should either:
A. supervise it,
B. chain it up,
or
C. build a fence or install an electric fence.
Don't get me wrong, I like dogs. They make great pets and they can be so cute. I would love them even more if I wasn't allergic to them and if they didn't cause my asthma to act up. Anyway, back to the point. I've been running around the block the last couple of days because the Lake Youngs Trail is all muddy from the torrents of rain we have been having. Well when I turn down Lake Youngs Road, there has been this Black Lab just wandering around. When he sees me, he runs up and follows me, sniffing at my feet as I run. I even cross the street trying to avoid him but he just crosses right on over too. I have no idea if this dog is friendly. Who knows, he could be the sweetest dog in the world, BUT the problem with that sentence is the key words: "WHO KNOWS?" What if he had tried to bite me?! It freaks me out. I mean what if little kids were outside playing and a free roaming dog just came up and attacked them? Unless you know the dog personally you just can't tell.
I mean ok, it's been a few days and this dog hasn't tried to hurt me (yet), but it's the principle of the matter!
So as a pet owner, I think they should take responsibilty for their pet and make sure that it doesn't bother innocent bystanders just out for some good old fashioned exercise.
What's your opinion?
I really do like dogs, promise!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
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I agree! However, labs aren't a breed I tend to worry about...we had two, one who was an escape artist and broke through our fence a few times. BUT I definitely agree, I hate it when dogs are loose and you have no idea if they're nice or not. I'm usually the idiot that wants to go take a peek at their collar and try to find their people, but that's usually just with labs. I haven't yet met a lab that didn't make immediate friends :)
I totally agree. And even more of a pet peeve to me is when owners don't clean up after their dogs. I want to be able to walk in grass and not have to look down the entire time worrying about stepping in it.
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