People with dogs off their leach rude as FU**

Let me guess. You are an entitled white bro. You are NO better than any other animal.! Got it? Welcome to 2021

It's leash, not leach. Otherwise yeah, some people suck.

get your dog wrote:

Also they had signs everywhere that dogs must be on a leach.

I don't believe you.

Jimmy Kimmel Fan wrote:

Let me guess. You are an entitled white bro. You are NO better than any other animal.! Got it? Welcome to 2021

It would appear the dog owner is the entitled culprit here, thinking they can do whatever, breaking laws (dog on leash) and mess with people minding their own business. Yep. Now why did you have to bring race into this? That's by definition, racist of you.

Besides your inability to spell leash, I couldn't agree more. Off leash dogs are the most annoying thing that I consistently deal with during runs. Actually leads me to avoid most trails and parks so I don't encounter any and just stick to the roads.

Dogs are unpredictable and so I usually have to slow down to a trot to not to startle the thing and then sometimes they will get excited and run alongside me and the whole thing is a PITA.

Jimmy Kimmel Fan wrote:

Let me guess. You are an entitled white bro. You are NO better than any other animal.! Got it? Welcome to 2021

Yes, entitled to not get tripped and falling on my face.

Oh, poor little boy.

You were doing a hard workout in the "freezing cold weather" isn't that nice. WTF cares?

It wasn't me this time, but I do it all the time when I see tough guys like you doing "hard workouts" the tough guys make faces but never man up and do anything, skinny little wimps.

Hahaha

Dog owners who fail to control their dogs should be banned from having dogs.

Also bad are parents who fail to be embarrassed when their kids misbehave. A good parent is mortified when their kid does something obnoxious.

Too bad the dog didn't kill you

Next time squirt it I’m the face with a spray bottle of Clorox. Damn monsters!! You dog fatties are lunatics.

As much as I love dogs and other animals... (especially tiny ones and labradors) I do have to agree that some are a menace. I had a somewhat heated interaction with a demented old b!tch in the park a while back who had let a pitbull/Staffie cross off leach and it ran towards me baring its teeth. There was also a toddler there on a tiny scooter and the dog was at face height. The toddler was feet away on this kind of level ground thing. Now, I know I shouldn't have said this (and really, I would've had no chance!) but I said, "if that dog attacks me I reserve the right to defend myself" (lol.)

She went mental. Luckily it ran past but I will be honest, I was a little scared as I do NOT want to have to defend myself against a pitbull cross. I don't think anyone does.

I then asked her what breed it was, started filming and put it on periscope. She got very angry and told me to F off. I got lots of hearts though. Soooo.... I only know this bc one day I was bored and read the dangerous dogs legislation but it's actually illegal to have a pitbull or pitbull cross off leach here. They have to be on leach at all times. She left the park anyway.

The second incident was on a pavement. I don't know if it was worse or not. I almost started a thread about it here actually. There was a group of three fine young people and guess what, a fukking pitbull (on a leach this time). The pavement is quite narrow and there is a hedge, etc. As I went past, the dog jumped up at me and kind of scratched my coat. I said "please can you keep your dog away from me?" (which I thought was quite polite). As I was walking away, the young lady said "WHAT did you say?" in a weird voice so I turned around and said "you heard". I then walked off. I heard the massive fat one saying "just leave it Shazza, just leave it" and I was like oh great, they are going to do something. So I reached into my side pocket as if I was going to grab my mobile phone and I slammed my fist into my side in a feat of defiance. I didn't turn around. Anyway... they disappeared. But wowsers.

I have been bitten three times (not badly) so I think I have a low tolerance for this shiit now.

The dog is faster and therefore has the right of way.

I don't think there is any other topic that is more unifying for runners that the hatred of dogs off leads.

Hate them and frequently have a go at owners, usually when I'm with my children.

Breaking it down:

Owner with aggressive dog, but who's very apologetic: Bad, shouldn't happen, but takes the edge off.

Owner with aggressive dog who's ANYTHING other than VERY apologetic: Wish there was a cop around. Total BS.

Owner with simply rambunctious dog who's apologetic about it: No problem.

Owner with rambunctious dog who's not apologetic about it: Can be a bit annoying.

Owner with friendly, well-behaved dog who says nothing: Fine.

Owner with friendly, well-behaved dog who apologizes for bothering you: Makes YOU feel bad! But still OK.

I used to care.

Then, I realized that when an owner has the dog is off its leash in a public area, I am dealing with two dumb animals.

Expecting a dumb animal to understand your values is useless.

Change the workout or the rest under both dumb animals are out of sight.

I don't mind when the dogs are well-trained, since it's easier to pass when there's no leash. But a lot of people seem to have the idea that they have no responsibility at all for their dog, and if there is a problem it's someone else's fault. Someone I know has a dog that has attacked other dogs repeatedly, yet never stopped letting it off leash. He would always have an excuse of why it was the other dog's fault, of course.

This is the issue I have with it actually. It's the owners not the dogs. It's rarely the dogs fault

I got bit by two off leash pit bulls while out on a run. My dog recently got attacked by an off leash dog while I was just standing around at the park while my kid was playing. And then I got charged by a GSD while out walking my dog in the neighborhood. The owner of the GSD acted like it was no big deal. I told him he needed to keep his dog on a leash. He started in at me with the "hey, look buddy, you don't get to tell me what . . . " I then lost my sh#t on him. A neighbor came out hearing the yelling. He thanked me and said that everyone on the street was sick of that guy letting his dog run around the street.

I think it’s worth noting that if the owner yells something like, “he doesn’t bite,” it shouldn’t be interpreted as them trying to come off as innocent. They are probably trying to let you know that you are not in danger...not trying to turn a blind eye.

As a runner and dog owner, I love it when a dog runs along side me in the park. I’m very confident/aware/knowledgeable about dog breeds and body language. If a Choc. lab runs up on me I have a very different reaction than if two pits run up on me.

We need reasonable balance, the OP probably J-walks on every run, but for a lot of people that is two high of a standard social living.