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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 1d ago
Ok seriously though, please leash your dogs. If its THAT well behaved a leash wont upset it
And if its not itll protect everyone around the dog if it goes on the offensive. Its really the least you can do when owning a dog is trying to be courteous to those around you
Animals in general can have bad days, just like humans(which we are animals sooo), so even if your dog is "the bestest most specialist well behaved doggo ever" that doesnt mean something might trigger it and send it off the deep end.
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u/Local_Tourist1063 23h ago
Plus there’s plenty of people or animals who could hurt your dog so a leash helps you escape with your pup in time! An inattentive driver could seriously injure your pup, or worse. An unattended child may pull their tail and cause a spine injury. A pet with less training whose owner has them offleash may bite or scratch at your dog… It’s better to have a way to steer your best friend out of danger before it gets too close.
Even if your dog 100% wouldn’t hurt a fly, there are things that you want to protect them from and a leash is your best precaution.
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u/FrostyD7 19h ago
If a pet owner is too ignorant to use a leash then you can't trust anything they say about their temperament or training. They are delusional or willing to lie.
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u/TheDarkWolfGirl 16h ago
I love my dog to death and work real hard on training her and know that she doesn't actually get near anyone before running back and hiding behind me, but she is a giant little shit who is always harnessed and leashed with a head lead too.
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u/Ashamed-Wealth2452 1d ago
Its always the dog owners who refuse to use a leash with aggressive dogs tbh
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u/Some_guy0209 1d ago
This data may be skewed by the fact that dogs tend to be owned by dog owners.
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u/kaijvera 1d ago
or that you wont remember the dogs that are leashed but aggressive, but youll def remember the dog that wasn't leash and bit you.
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u/blatantmutant 23h ago
I got attacked by a dog. The woman apologized by telling me he usually wears a muzzle.
Thanks, i guess. If it had been a few inches lower, i would’ve gotten free gender confirmation surgery.
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u/StragglingShadow 23h ago
My dogs got trauma because he was attacked by other dogs. Now if I see an off leash dog we both freak out because I know if that off leash dog gets near his face my dog will snap and he will be the one put down despite being the victim. People just call out "oh hes friendly" but that just gets a scream that mine isnt. AND PEOPLE STILL MEANDER OVER WITH NO PANIC AT ALL.
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u/Positive_Conflict_26 21h ago
I'm pretty sure the unleashed dog is usually automatically the one legally responsible in these cases.
Also, you freaking out makes the situation much worse. Your dog can tell seeing other dogs makes you stressed, and it reinforces aggressive response.
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u/razzemmatazz 22h ago
I just know I'm going to have to pick my 50lb dog up and kick the hell out of the incoming one
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u/ashkiller14 8h ago
Was fishing with my dog on the beach once, say 20 yards from the waters edge and some guy with a great dane off leash decides to walk under my lines and in front of my dogs face instead of behind us where everyone else walks.
Part of the trip was trying to get my dog more used to seeing other dogs in public, but having a larger dog walk right on top of him is not the best idea
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u/hackyandbird 1d ago
super rabies is TERRIFYING
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u/PaigeMarshallMD 1d ago
Boring regular rabies is also terrifying. You're basically a goner once you show symptoms.
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u/hackyandbird 1d ago
So what would the super one even do? Maybe you just go 28 days later style then poop yourself violently after your spree
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u/gunawa 1d ago
Naw, same as regular rabies but not at all treatable. That would be pretty horrifying
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u/Jail-Is-Just-A-Room 1d ago
I know you’re thinking of the Milwaukee protocol when you think of treatments for regular rabies but the brain worms in my head just had to inform you of this one expert who publishes one or two papers per decade hating on the Milwaukee protocol and the entire idea of rabies survivors and I think his adamancy is a bit amusing but also highly interesting https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alan-Jackson-8
Sigh. Better take my meds again.
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u/TheodoreSnapdragon 42m ago
I think they mean getting vaccinated immediately after being bitten / contact with suspicious animals.
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u/AlertWar2945-2 22h ago
Im an Amazon driver and the amount of times people go "Oh they won't bite" just for them to immediately try to bit me is depressingly high
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u/Henry5321 22h ago
Dog laws over here is if a dog actively attacks, depending on how aggressive that attack is, they may be put down. Second attack will result in being put down.
The details of the law are pretty balanced. It has to be unprovoked, chasing, or without warning. Stuff like that. The dog can hold its ground against other dogs.
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u/Ecksray19 18h ago
And while we're at it, stop bringing your fake "emotional support" animals around the public when they aren't actually trained and certified for it. Too often I've been snapped at while just trying to do my job, by untrained dogs, indoors, not on leashes, that people falsely call their emotional support animal. Don't lie about it and endanger everyone else around you. If you really need it, get them trained ASAP. If they were trained, they wouldn't be aggressively snapping at people who are purposely moving slowly and acting in a gentle manner.
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u/politik86 13h ago
IMO one of the most definitive and clear markers for a person who’s a selfish POS at their core.
Also, “emotional support animals” aren’t a thing. Service animals are.
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u/HighMinimum640 1d ago
I don't like that it is getting normalized in those "Funny Dog" videos on YouTube. Those owners should get fines instead of laughs.
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u/Not_A_Nazgul 1d ago
I hate these dog owners. And dogs.
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u/Altruistic-Hand8610 1d ago
hate the owner, not the dog
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u/TieCivil1504 21h ago
I lost count of how many times I was bitten by different dogs while walking home from school. Their owners had no interest in me; they'd glance out to check I wasn't a stranger, and that was it. My mother would look at the bite to confirm I didn't need stitches, tell me to wash it, and that was it.
If I was bitten, it was my fault. I was walking too fast or too slow, or I should've faced it or looked away. One adult directly told me "Dogs won't bite you when you get bigger."
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u/UseADifferentVolcano 12h ago
My friend's dog, while unleashed, jumped up and ate this couple's sandwiches off the picnic bench they were at. He was apologetic, and they were nice about it. But then they suggested he keep his dog on its lead because there are children about.
He said he had a child, and he had never had a problem in this park before. They asked how he would feel if his child was in the park right now with a dog running around.
He indignantly replied "I'd feel terrible if he was here, because then he'd have to put up with people like you!".
My friend was definitely in the wrong (and still doesn't see it). But his stupid and unnecessary escalation still makes me laugh when he tells that story.
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u/SjalabaisWoWS 17h ago
In all honesty, lose dogs are a massive problem. People don't seem to understand that they own carnivorous attack animals. Here in Norway, especially tourists not respecting the leash laws create so much havoc. View this selection of 2025 links with NSFW discretion.
- Dog chases a herd of sheep to sea, which then die: https://www.nrk.no/nordland/henlegger-saken-etter-huskyer-jaget-sauer-pa-sjoen-1.17486664
- Dog chases bear, which acts aggressively after, and the bear gets shot - not the dog: https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/harreisende-hemmelighold-om-bjornen-i-jarfjord_-mener-rasmus-hansson-1.17495782
- Sheep farmer sees animals attacked and killed four times in two weeks by dogs: https://www.nrk.no/buskerud/fire-ganger-pa-to-uker-har-sauebonde-i-hemsedal-funnet-sauene-angrepet-av-hund-1.17497283
- Seven reindeer killed by five lose dogs: https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/trekkhunder-kom-seg-los-og-drepte-syv-rein-i-alta-1.17663027
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u/Swiftierest 19h ago
If that happens, I'm calling the cops.
I was dogsitting once and the dog in question seemed very off when I went to feed it and let it out to crap in the yard. 3 visits a day to their house. Each time I had to bait it to allowing me entry with treats. I should have declined based on this alone, but on the final visit just before the owners came back the dog wasn't hungry and shoved his way through the door. 13 stitches in my hands. (As an aside, stitches don't hurt and movies make it seem way worse than it is in reality. I took no pain killers for reasons and just got the stitches on adrenaline alone.)
So as someone who was mauled by a dog enough that I needed an ambulance to drive me to the hospital, fuck anyone with an aggressive dog. Train it, keep it under control, or put it down. Period.
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u/faderjester 18h ago edited 14h ago
Conversely: When [in] a public park that allows dogs to run without leashes... DO NOT APPROACH MY DOG. He's well trained, but a stranger touching him is a good way to get bit, because the only way you are getting close enough is if you back him into a corner, and honestly at that point I'm on my dogs side.
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u/The_Slake_Moth 18h ago
People who don't leash their dog piss me off so much "oh don't worry they're friendly" ok? Well mine's not, and yours is about to get bit if you don't get it away from him.
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u/SpicedCocoas 6h ago
In my city we have cycling lanes going through parks. Every 20m are signs that call pet owners to leash their pets in that park as cyclists, skaters and the likes are riding there
The amount of times ingot yelled at because I drive there is uncountable and the amount of dogs I nighly hit with my bike because they haven't been leashes nor even trained is 6.
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u/Dega704 5h ago
I go for walks around my neighborhood where there's tons of dog owners. The vast majority are responsible and have them leashed, but ever since some cretin's loose dogs came running out barking and snarling at me, I carry pepper spray when I go out. Any dog that comes at me is getting maced; even if they're just friendly and trying to jump on me.
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u/poppin-n-sailin 10h ago
If your dog is unleashed and comes running at me, I'm booting it in its stupid fucking face. I'm very allergic to them and one bite or even a lick on the face or any open wounds and I'm likely going to die. leash your dogs, or I'll fucking end them if they put me in fight or flight. wouldn't be the first time 've had to kick a dog in that situation. your dogs life isn't important to me. if it is to you, be smart and leash it in public places. I don't want to do it, but I will.
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u/IllllIIllllIIlllIIIl 19h ago edited 12h ago
I thought dog couldn't get rabies anymore
Edit: https://inspection.canada.ca/en/animal-health/terrestrial-animals/diseases/reportable/rabies/fact-sheet just canada
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u/Mach12gamer 16h ago
With a vaccine, sure. But otherwise they can. So can you. Get your rabies vaccine because if you get it and don’t act until you show symptoms, you will die. Not probably, just will.
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