It's that a lion leopard seal or great Dane?

Those are some clean gums and healthy teeth.

There's a foot/bike path out in the fields here, and man, people go completely stupid unleashing their dogs. Was walking there for an hour yesterday, saw like 8 dogs and none of them had a leash.

3 of them came running towards me, at a distance where their owners could not have intervened anymore.
The owners of 2 of them then also really struggled to keep them off the path as a bike came downhill.
And man, I really had to stop myself from kicking one of the dogs, because it ran right up to my feet.

Let the bodies hit the floor

Let the bodies hit the floor

Let the bodies hit the floor

Let the bodies hit the…
TSS! TSS!

More proof that leafblowers are the best tool for oral hygiene.

Off leash dogs in fields? The horror! They should only play with their dogs in the shit hole suburban streets where cars will kill humans and dogs alike!

And man, I really had to stop myself from kicking one of the dogs, because it ran right up to my feet.

I know what you mean. When I hear dog haters threaten violence against dogs I have a really hard time not beating them about the head and shoulders with a stout stick.

How this?

I’m with you. Dogs should not be off leash if it’s against the law or ordinance, and they should not be off leash if they cannot be controlled by voice.

We used to have a dog who was aggressive towards other dogs. We took great care to try and socialize him gently and train him and keep everyone safe (including walking him late at night, and always on a secure leash and harness).

One time he attacked an off-leash dog who came by to sniff and was clearly not listening when her owner called her. It was very traumatic for everyone involved, the other dog almost died, and I still have the scar on my leg.

The fact that people think “tee hee hurr durr my dog is so nice” is ridiculous and not a good enough reason to cause havoc. Sure, your dog might be nice but that doesn’t change that fact that other dogs might be aggressive, and that people (especially children) who are scared of dogs should be allowed to walk the streets without being in terror.

I am not downvoting you, but I think you're not taking seriously the responsibility a dog-owner has to other people, and how deluded some dog owners are.

I have had some serious close calls (like, instinctively pulling my hand away from a dog that went from no signs of aggression to full on hard snapping at me, where I could feel the slick teeth on inside of my palm as I pulled it away) from dogs that were not on leashes and the owners were not even phased. In those situations I absolutely have to go through what I'm willing to do and yes, I'm willing to fight that dog because it clearly is ready to injure me.

Some dogs are sweethearts but some dogs need to be on leashes and probably also need (humane) muzzles in public, and likewise some people think they are responsible when they are not.

To add to this, for those dogs that are behaved, I don’t know that. I have never met your dog before and assume all dogs are hostile until they prove otherwise. Just because you think your dog is okay with strangers, what happens if I happen to have my own dog on a leash who is not okay with strangers dogs approaching them.

Your choice to keep a pet should not be the burden of others to determine the safety of.

Resident Evil or The Thing?

I had a dog that was very reactive towards people, cars, cats, trees. Luckily she was only 10 pounds so I could control her. She was never off her leash.

She thought she was tough so she liked to play with much bigger dogs.

I had someone tell me, “Don’t worry, my dog is nice!”

And I replied while trying to prevent my dog from attacking the one who ran up to her, “Mine isn’t.”

I had a dog like that. Once saw her absolutely legging it across the paddock towards our house followed by a full-grown cow who absolutely was not having a bar of it.

He won't bite you. He swallows his prey whole

Statistically the likelihood of the dog being aggressive is far lower than of it being docile and overexcited. However kicking at them will tip the scales heavily the other way. Something something 50k years of domestication. I grew up with pits and wolf hybrids and broke up quite a few dog fights as a 100lb teenager so. I'm not afraid of body slamming a dog if needed. You have oposable thumbs and arms they have 4 legs I promise you it's not a fair fight for them and you don't need to be afraid.

I should call her

One of my friends said to me once that demorgorgons where like dogs. I think I know what they meant now.

I want to be walked on a leash.

There are plenty of children and elderly who are not capable of body slamming your pit bulls and wolf hybrids.

Reading comprehension seems to not be your strong suit.

not OP but your point is very ableist and relies on your personal experience which none of us share...

it might be true for you butits not helpful for the rest of us (and we'd all be better off if dog owners had a better grasp of their dog responsibilities - which we all know will never happen)