Teenage HS track runner, abusive

I have a dog too. His name is Sphen. We go running together sometimes, but it's too cold for him now, so I just run alone.

No dogs with the smartass kids. Just, what appears to be an inherited attitude from their coach

Call the AD. Even if the guy lies (we know you're reading this coach, and we know you'll lie), the incident is reported. Then, if someone else reports the team, they'll already be on record as having an incident. The sport doesn't need bad coaches teaching entitlement to our youth.

John Charles wrote:

Waling in a trail with my dog. Boys from local HS track/XC run by, and shout obscenities. I continue my walk, and see the coach at the parking lot. Tell him. He says nothing and then goes on a tirade about dogs in the park (it's 200 acres), and actually shouted that people should leave the park when his team is running there.

Bizarre incident overall.

My thoughts are, I'd love to run into the smartass who shouted obscenities. I'd love to find someone to straighten out and enlighten the coach of a public park that is owned by the town, not the school.

Thoughts?

Interesting when people tell only there side of the story and forget to put some facts in there. First of all, I am guessing you were walking, not waling. Proof reading is a fundamental skill that has been lost. Secondly, I am pretty confident you were walking your dog without a leash on him or there would have been no reason to shout obscenities. If that is the case, it changes the story quite a bit. Dogs are required to be on a leash, especially in a park. I don't know how many times I have been almost tripped by someones dog that wasn't on a leash, while I am out running.

I am sure this team has had other incidences where selfish dog walkers let their dogs run loose and a runner has almost been tripped or bitten. If I am the coach and I think one of my runners might get hurt because the dog owners think they are too special to follow the laws and therefore put others in harms way, I am going to stick up for my runners.

I have friends that won't run in certain trails because there are so many dogs running around without leashes, in an area that it is clearly not allowed for dogs to be off the leash. I love dogs, but can't stand the majority of dog owners that think they can do whatever they want. More often than not, they don't even apologize if their precious little mutt almost trips someone. The world revolves around them and their dog.

I hope you do pursue trying to get this coach in trouble and maybe the truth will come out and you will no longer be able to walk fido without a leash.

3 groups I love:self-entitled teengagersself-entitled dog owners'just collecting a check' xc coachesSounds like you have all created your own little slice of heaven.

John Charles wrote:

Waling in a trail with my dog. Boys from local HS track/XC run by, and shout obscenities. I continue my walk, and see the coach at the parking lot. Tell him. He says nothing and then goes on a tirade about dogs in the park (it's 200 acres), and actually shouted that people should leave the park when his team is running there.

Bizarre incident overall.

My thoughts are, I'd love to run into the smartass who shouted obscenities. I'd love to find someone to straighten out and enlighten the coach of a public park that is owned by the town, not the school.

Thoughts?

And just for the record, years ago when I was still coaching, I did have this exact incident occur, where one of my runners was knocked down by a bigger down while we were doing mile repeats. Of course the dog wasn't on a leash and the owner was clueless. No apology from the owner and my runner did shout at him, which made the dog owner defensive. I was not close enough to

the situation to say anything, but I would have said something to the owner and called the police in hopes of getting him a ticket.

Dogs belong on a leash people except on your own property or in a dog park.

Dogs belong on a leash or some version of being tied even on your own property. People are allowed to walk/run by on the sidewalk/road without fearing what your dog(s) might do.

Once attacked by 5 farm dogs

Dog lover, but not owners wrote

Interesting when people tell only there side of the story and forget to put some facts in there. First of all, I am guessing you were walking, not waling. Proof reading is a fundamental skill that has been lost.

So it should say their side of the story, not there side of the story. See, I told you proof reading is a skill that has been lost, myself included.

Are you an idiot? This story had absolutely nothing to do with the damn dog. Are you seriously this dumb? That was just a quick introduction as to what he was doing in the park. Literally an irrelevant detail. Sometimes I wonder how people like this manage to survive.

"knocked down by a bigger down"

-add this to your list of mistakes. classic letsrun to tear down someone for a mistake that is glaringly present is spades in their own life/writing. you are a complete, self righteous tool. the OP is a complete, self righteous tool. more than likely, he was walking in the middle of the trail with an unleashed dog, and had no concern whatsoever for anyone else around him. this is the way the world is headed. you are both a couple of knobs on this thread all the way around.

John Charles,

How many of the teenagers did your dog bite before they said the bad words to you?

If it was more than 3 than I think you, or at least your dog, is to blame.

If it was just 2 than the whole thing is a wash.

Right at three exactly is a grey area and I'd need more information to judge. Like the barkiness of your dog.

If you say it was only one or zero, then you are probably lying. Look deep inside yourself, and you'll know it to be true.

Peace,

Jefferson Patrick Jones.

[/quote]Are you an idiot? This story had absolutely nothing to do with the damn dog. Are you seriously this dumb? That was just a quick introduction as to what he was doing in the park. Literally an irrelevant detail. Sometimes I wonder how people like this manage to survive.[/quote]

Did you read the story? Did you read about the coach going off about dogs in the park? If you aren't intelligent enough to read between the lines and realize there was a reason that the kids shouted obscenities at the dog owner, then you are beyond clueless. The poster wanted sympathy and as with most dog owners, doesn't think he is doing anything wrong by not having his dog on a leash.

It had everything to do with the dog. Read closer. Use some reasoning and then apologize for calling someone an idiot that figured out what the poster left out.

Another dumb dog owner whom has no business owning a dog. Probably takes him out without a leash to make up for locking the dog in a crate all day in his 500 square foot New York City studio apartment.

[quote]lets tell the truth wrote:

"knocked down by a bigger down"

-add this to your list of mistakes. classic letsrun to tear down someone for a mistake that is glaringly present is spades in their own life/writing. you are a complete, self righteous tool. the OP is a complete, self righteous tool. more than likely, he was walking in the middle of the trail with an unleashed dog, and had no concern whatsoever for anyone else around him. this is the way the world is headed. you are both a couple of knobs on this thread all the way around.[/quote

Did you even read my posts. I included myself in the proof reading skill being lost. Never tore down the op for his proof reading skills; was just clarifying that he was indeed walking. Your post is probably the most self righteous one on this thread.

this thread is awesome

I f#cking hate unleashed dogs in a park on a run.

Have you ever been bit by a dog?

It's not worth the chance. People say a good dog won't bite but rules are rules. Leash them.

Are you an idiot? This story had absolutely nothing to do with the damn dog. Are you seriously this dumb? That was just a quick introduction as to what he was doing in the park. Literally an irrelevant detail. Sometimes I wonder how people like this manage to survive.

So on my drive in to work this morning three different drivers kept honking at me and giving me the finger. I can't believe how rude they were and I hope I run into one of them and I will show them what I think. Hopefully I can get their license suspended.

As in my little story above, an intelligent person can figure out that there is more to the story and I was probably driving poorly and cutting people off. For the most part, people don't just give the finger or honk at someone for no reason and high school kids don't just shout obscenities in the middle of practice for no reason.

It didn't take too long for most of us to figure this out, but yet I am the idiot. Gotcha.

Dogs r stupid wrote:\

Have you ever been bit by a dog?

No, but I've been bitten.

Dear Dog lover,

Yes, I was walking, not waling. However, my dog was off-leash. You are partly right about a leash law. In this park, police have spoken to several people who walk here and are afraid of dogs. On every occasion they have said the same thing: "as long as the dog is friendly and obeys the owner, no problem"

My dog is overly friendly. And, did not touch the kid.

However, you did not want to touch the subject of how this kid felt confident that he would not be punished. I wonder how that atmosphere was created?

Anyone wonder how some kids end up being smartasses? Well, if your coach or parents encourage it, or never say anything, there you have it..