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Originally Posted by PaintTheTownRed
"pitbull on a leash for chrissakes. It dragged the owner half way across the park "
Umm A*O, if the pitbull was on a leash how did your dogs come in contact with it? If your dogs were off leash and running up to it causing the owner to get dragged around, YOU'RE the menace. BTW in the US, if your dog is off leash and a dog is on leash you would be be liable for any injuries to the dog and the owner. No matter how cute and "harmless" you think your dogs are, they behave differently when you are not around, they need to be leashed at all times. Legally(I'm guessing it's the same in Australia) you have to have your dogs under control at all times.
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Let me guess, you are a pitbull owner.
1. My dogs came into contact because the pitbull dragged its owner 200m towards
them. They were minding their own business sniffing around my feet (they always stay very close to me, I am the top bitch
) on the opposite side of the park.
2. My dogs were off leash because it's an Off Leash Park. Here in Australia we have such places so owners can legally exercise their dogs Off Leash. It's a good place to
socialise your dog so it can interact with other dogs without trying to rip their throats out. Yes, they still have to be under control at all times so they must be trained to come when called, etc, and as a responsible owner I have trained my dogs to obey my commands. But since I was standing right next to them at the time watching them sniffing around (not checking behind me for an approaching feral pitbull - my bad) I don't think that makes me the "menace" in this situation.
3. Despite being leashed, the pitbull I am referring to was most definitely "out of control" and it was only the owners strength in physically restraining it that prevented a very unpleasant incident. Even if my dogs had been on leashes the same thing would have happened and that's not the issue anyway.