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106. Doesn't crap and piss fertilize plants

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Fri Feb 26, 2016, 07:08 PM

Feb 2016

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Dog owners please enter . Am I wrong about what happened today?? [View all] togetherforever Feb 2016 OP

Walk away .... she is crazy and there is nothing you can do about it. Botany Feb 2016 #1

lol togetherforever Feb 2016 #10

My dog is not friendly toward other dogs. Their leashes are for their protection, not his. I don't Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #2

I agree with you barbiegeek Feb 2016 #13

Same situation here. Sienna86 Feb 2016 #38

Same here too. I dread it when I see an off-leash dog coming toward us Bonn1997 Feb 2016 #89

Mine only exhibited aggression towards other dogs Aerows Feb 2016 #116

Keep your dogs leashed Aerows Feb 2016 #109

Yeah, Dobermans are something! The people down the street had one that was always getting loose bettyellen Feb 2016 #117

I will not apologize for owning one of the best dog breeds Aerows Feb 2016 #122

Well, they were careless about keeping him on a leash, and he was awful. But you are bettyellen Feb 2016 #124

Sorry to hear that :( Aerows Feb 2016 #126

No worries! It was actually funny afterwards because that dog kept after my damn ankle in bettyellen Feb 2016 #130

I forget that in New York Aerows Feb 2016 #131

this dog was a habitual offender, and it's owner thought it was hilarious. And we knew the whole bettyellen Feb 2016 #133

That is beyond irresponsible Aerows Feb 2016 #134

Thankfully the dog never went beyond nipping anyone. But yeah, there used to be some bettyellen Feb 2016 #136

My Doberman was not aggressive .. well not too aggressive Aerows Feb 2016 #113

I agree we have a Jack who thinks he is a Pit. unapatriciated Feb 2016 #156

Terriers are their own animals. That's for sure. Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #198

I have the same thing...rescue dog who is not friendly with other dogs nadine_mn Feb 2016 #194

I have 3 rescue dogs and say keep them leashed. PonyUp Feb 2016 #3

I had a six foot fence Aerows Feb 2016 #112

It depends. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 #4

Neutered I think you mean togetherforever Feb 2016 #14

It's a long going joke about circumcision, olive garden, breast feeding, and don't remember...n/t PonyUp Feb 2016 #17

No, circumcised. nt Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 #18

At Olive Garden? n/t PonyUp Feb 2016 #15

I bet they smoke. Nt msanthrope Feb 2016 #47

The drones detect them easier that way. n/t Aerows Feb 2016 #115

That's why I got my dog to vape instead jberryhill Feb 2016 #123

I read that vaping Aerows Feb 2016 #132

Just offhand... jberryhill Feb 2016 #142

That was a bullshit post in the vein of the ones before it. Aerows Feb 2016 #144

Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to leash your posts jberryhill Feb 2016 #145

I'm a ma'am and Aerows Feb 2016 #147

Oh, sure jberryhill Feb 2016 #148

I'll use the one Aerows Feb 2016 #150

Well just don't bother my dog jberryhill Feb 2016 #151

... Aerows Feb 2016 #152

Classic!!! RobinA Feb 2016 #169

At a Hooters? A HERETIC I AM Feb 2016 #71

I would have put mine back on leash til she was gone. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #5

exactly hfojvt Feb 2016 #44

And people who are scared amp up the fear in their own dogs truebluegreen Feb 2016 #138

I think you should keep an eye on them off leash. For their sakes, and others. bettyellen Feb 2016 #6

Agreed - see post 109 Aerows Feb 2016 #110

I have a friend with an extremely aggressive dog Kber Feb 2016 #7

What I really don't understand is why anyone would keep an extremely aggressive dog. SheilaT Feb 2016 #101

I've kept an extremely aggressive mother in law. KentuckyWoman Feb 2016 #114

I did for a while, but finally had to get rid of her jberryhill Feb 2016 #121

Dog aggressive is very different than aggressive. Aerows Feb 2016 #118

Small breed. Rescue dog Kber Feb 2016 #137

Well, if the dog is a rescue or pound animal, and the dog is reliable under control, Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #154

Maybe because you love that dog? cwydro Feb 2016 #182

Thank you for your response to me. SheilaT Feb 2016 #204

We often agree SheilaT. cwydro Feb 2016 #205

I really appreciate all the replies to me. SheilaT Feb 2016 #190

I had a dog who was aggressive to other dogs OnionPatch Feb 2016 #199

For 16 years, my brother kept an aggressive dog. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #208

I agree with you. Aerows Feb 2016 #143

Well . . . Gamecock Lefty Feb 2016 #8

You handled it correctly. Euphoria Feb 2016 #9

well, one thing is for sure jberryhill Feb 2016 #11

This. nt msanthrope Feb 2016 #48

That's exactly correct. Dogs emulate the emotions being displayed by their humans. underahedgerow Feb 2016 #200

If you are in a town with a leash law, it applies everywhere in that town. mnhtnbb Feb 2016 #12

I'm going to guess where I was it doesn't because during the fall and winter togetherforever Feb 2016 #24

Yes, it probably doesn't, but you were in that situation, and that's the situation you asked Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #155

I would have put my dog on the leash until she was gone. demmiblue Feb 2016 #16

It is wrong to let dogs off leash where prohibited... SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #19

If there is a leash law in place exboyfil Feb 2016 #20

Why Is Everybody Afraid RobinA Feb 2016 #77

A friend who trains dogs advised me Ilsa Feb 2016 #102

Think about that advice for a moment.... jberryhill Feb 2016 #120

He didn't say "be afraid," he said to consider Ilsa Feb 2016 #164

I guess I'm neither safe, or sorry. pintobean Feb 2016 #165

I grew up around dogs. I am generally okay with them. BUT MH1 Feb 2016 #207

I don't trust everyone with an unleashed dog to be aware of their dog's "friendliness level." ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #210

If I had a nickel for every "my dogs are friendly, they listen, they always come back!" I've heard Brickbat Feb 2016 #21

and ... hfojvt Feb 2016 #52

Yeah, I hate that. Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #61

Yep! laundry_queen Feb 2016 #180

A woman I know breeds Great Danes as service dogs. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #212

Do the leash laws apply in the area where you were walking your dogs? If so, you were in the wrong. Arkansas Granny Feb 2016 #22

I don't want to say that I'm 100% sure that the area is a leash required or not togetherforever Feb 2016 #26

It's pretty easy to find out whether your town--and/or county--has a leash law. mnhtnbb Feb 2016 #29

I think I might have misunderstood your question togetherforever Feb 2016 #33

Hunting and working dogs are often written in as exceptions. Brickbat Feb 2016 #36

Leash laws are usually local ordinances and apply to public property. mnhtnbb Feb 2016 #43

Okay I did some googling and this what I came up with togetherforever Feb 2016 #62

In that case, you both might have been trespassing! mnhtnbb Feb 2016 #79

Oh no I would never go if the place was posted with no trespassing togetherforever Feb 2016 #88

Ding ding ding ding.... jberryhill Feb 2016 #94

Dogs should be on a leash Major Nikon Feb 2016 #85

If you weren't 100% sure, then you should have had them on a leash. kcr Feb 2016 #92

If something does happen you risk someone getting hurt, having your dog put down, & dr/legal fees.nt PonyUp Feb 2016 #23

Leash them when there's other dogs around or approaching Arazi Feb 2016 #25

My dog (75 pounds of chocolate lab puppy) is on a leash unless he is on our property peacebird Feb 2016 #27

Good doggy! A HERETIC I AM Feb 2016 #69

He's over 6years old and not slowing down in the least! peacebird Feb 2016 #80

Sounds like you were being responsible, BUT DirkGently Feb 2016 #28

I understand why someone would be upset, too renate Feb 2016 #209

As a dog owner, I'd put them back on a leash. n/t Lil Missy Feb 2016 #30

I keep my dogs leashed at all times when not in a fenced in area. Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #31

I take my dog to cemeteries instead of parks. pintobean Feb 2016 #32

I used to do that, until one day.... jberryhill Feb 2016 #95

Yeah, but pintobean Feb 2016 #99

If it were in the neighborhood I'd encourage you to get them TBF Feb 2016 #34

I think you did OK lunatica Feb 2016 #35

I would have already put my dogs back on he leases ladjf Feb 2016 #37

Leash law or not, common courtesy says you should put the leashes on in that situation. NV Whino Feb 2016 #39

Is there a leash law? Iggo Feb 2016 #40

I worked as a letter carrier for a few years after college. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2016 #41

That's a totally different situation. pintobean Feb 2016 #54

Yes, totally different. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2016 #59

I'd keep them on a leash if there is any chance you may run into dogs or people... Phentex Feb 2016 #42

Leash law. It is what it is. Android3.14 Feb 2016 #45

I keep my dog leashed because she's a big doofus. notadmblnd Feb 2016 #46

Sorry but "My dogs are friendly" is no comfort to people who don't know the dogs. yellowcanine Feb 2016 #49

I can't even tell you how many times I've had dogs run up to my leashed dog zappaman Feb 2016 #50

I would have put mine back on a leash LisaM Feb 2016 #51

When people say 'my dog is friendly' I tell them it's not the dog I don't trust. Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #53

You were doubly wrong. GreenEyedLefty Feb 2016 #55

"Who probably crapped and peed who knows where and trampled on sensitive plant life. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2016 #70

Okay. Excuse me for giving a fuck about wildlife and our water supply. GreenEyedLefty Feb 2016 #72

Where do you think the wildlife shits and pisses? pintobean Feb 2016 #75

HEY! jberryhill Feb 2016 #96

If there's no one there to hear it pintobean Feb 2016 #168

Depends on what he ate jberryhill Feb 2016 #173

In plastic bags that got to the landfill of course... ileus Feb 2016 #108

You can't possibly be serious. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2016 #76

What about fish urine. pintobean Feb 2016 #84

Ya gots me A HERETIC I AM Feb 2016 #105

I nominate this poster for the skunk detail. He can take on the task of teaching them to use Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #159

A single cup of doggy piss...... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2016 #161

Yes, and when the dog pees in your yard it doesn't. n/t Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #162

Doesn't crap and piss fertilize plants LW1977 Feb 2016 #106

Depends on the animal. RichVRichV Feb 2016 #196

K&R this reply LW1977 Feb 2016 #104

i agree. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2016 #78

You know, foxes and coyotes and wolves all crap and pee in the woods. Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #157

If you were not in an off-leash area, odds are MineralMan Feb 2016 #56

In this day and age, narnian60 Feb 2016 #57

Is there a leash law that governs the area where you were? hamsterjill Feb 2016 #58

From what I gathered where I was it was private. If you were to venture off another togetherforever Feb 2016 #64

If you were indeed on private property, branford Feb 2016 #83

I think you were both wrong. bluedigger Feb 2016 #60

Let me guess, she had a little precious yappy ankle biter dog, and yours are evil toothed brutes. ileus Feb 2016 #63

Her dog was very small but he was wagging his tail wanting to play togetherforever Feb 2016 #66

We've run into this before. Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #65

"the screaming leash law woman" jberryhill Feb 2016 #97

She gets around. LOL. Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #98

Normally the same woman who doesn't mind her little precious continuously barking. ileus Feb 2016 #107

Yes, you are. Throd Feb 2016 #67

Crazy people everywhere. tabasco Feb 2016 #68

Leash your dogs. It's the right thing to do. nt Codeine Feb 2016 #73

Yes you were wrong. Your animals frightened another person while you were on public property. peace13 Feb 2016 #74

Were you on your property? If not, keep your dogs on a leash. Bonx Feb 2016 #81

Questions atreides1 Feb 2016 #82

I had a dog that actually trained herself, hollysmom Feb 2016 #86

Our little dog is self-trained, too. Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #100

Your dog may be friendly CanonRay Feb 2016 #87

But they were done with her togetherforever Feb 2016 #90

That's my dog too ribrepin Feb 2016 #160

I would have put mine on leash roody Feb 2016 #91

Your dogs should have been on leash Jersey Devil Feb 2016 #93

If there's a leash law, your dogs should have been on a leash DesertRat Feb 2016 #103

I never let my dog off leash PasadenaTrudy Feb 2016 #111

I would have put my dogs back on their leash. DawgHouse Feb 2016 #119

If it's not an off leash area you are in the wrong. TransitJohn Feb 2016 #125

I hike a lot Jean Louise Finch Feb 2016 #127

That's another reason I keep my dog on leash when hiking unless I know we're the only ones there BernieforPres2016 Feb 2016 #174

There are too many variables when it comes to dogs bumping into other dogs away from home. GoneFishin Feb 2016 #128

I've always had dogs, they're ALWAYS on a leash unless they're in my yard dorkzilla Feb 2016 #129

I think a dog needs to run free. If your dogs are friendly as you say, like you I would B Calm Feb 2016 #135

thats why i am glad i live in a county drray23 Feb 2016 #139

City people are weird. I heard in some neighborhoods it's against the law to B Calm Feb 2016 #141

I live rural also gwheezie Feb 2016 #187

i agree largely with what you said drray23 Feb 2016 #197

If they have ID I call the owner gwheezie Feb 2016 #202

Keep the damn dogs on a leash. Our city it is a $100 fine and I 100% agree with it. nt Logical Feb 2016 #140

I'm pretty much against the death penalty jberryhill Feb 2016 #146

Yep. And with some of the comments in this thread kcr Feb 2016 #167

If I saw two dogs come from nowhere and run towards my dog, I would mace them. Oneironaut Feb 2016 #149

I would have called the dogs up, and either leashed them, or left the area. Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #153

Dogs should be on leashes. Stinky The Clown Feb 2016 #158

Nah. n/t miyazaki Feb 2016 #163

I would have called my dogs to heel and made them sit until she passed. Drahthaardogs Feb 2016 #166

"...and I'm just sitting on a rock looking at some beavers" Reter Feb 2016 #170

Yes, you are wrong. Alkene Feb 2016 #171

I'm a dog owner (have been for over 15 years) and I think you're dead wrong BernieforPres2016 Feb 2016 #172

I agree! redstatebluegirl Feb 2016 #201

Please keep them leashed or immediately leashed upon any request elfin Feb 2016 #175

Support you 100%. Ignore her. cheapdate Feb 2016 #176

Dog lover here: Is it a public trail, maintained by government entity? Raster Feb 2016 #177

No it's not a trail maintained by anybody togetherforever Feb 2016 #184

well then, I'd say the lady was overreating...which I can understand... Raster Feb 2016 #186

You can bring your dogs to my 240 acre farm Jim Beard Feb 2016 #178

My dream would be to live at a place like you do togetherforever Feb 2016 #185

I've had dogs all my life. cwydro Feb 2016 #179

Leash law = Keep them on a leash lynne Feb 2016 #181

I would done as as you, it's wrong though Demonaut Feb 2016 #183

As a non dog owner awoke_in_2003 Feb 2016 #188

You should have your dogs on a leash Matariki Feb 2016 #189

You need to have your dog's leashed. dilby Feb 2016 #191

Yes, you are wrong. Leash your dogs. TheManInTheMac Feb 2016 #192

I take my dogs to off the beaten trail spots BECAUSE I don't want to run into other dogs nadine_mn Feb 2016 #193

dogs in public belong on a leash. period. end of story. KG Feb 2016 #195

yeah, you are probably wrong Kali Feb 2016 #203

Some people need to calm down donna123 Feb 2016 #206

I have a 3 yr old rescue. She is half rot, half German shepard ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #211

This post gave me the feels. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #213

I would expect to meet dogs on the two dog trails TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2016 #214