On Apr 23, 2020, arthur stead wrote:
Yes, being a dog owner myself, I’m happy to see that most people in my neighborhood pick up after their dogs. But there’s always one or two idiots who refuse, leaving large dog deposits for others to step on.

Amazing how some people don’t have any consideration or sense of responsibility.

On Apr 23, 2020, arthur stead wrote:
There’s one pretty stocky guy who walks a small fluffy dog without a leash. The first time I encountered him, his dog started crossing the street, heading straight for me and my dog. I warned him to keep his dog away, but he just stood there grinning. As the dog got closer, I picked up my dog, because I was afraid my dog might bite his. The last thing I need is another hefty vet bill.

I told the dog owner if he didn’t control his dog and stop it from approaching, I would kick it. (Of course I wouldn’t, but I was afraid an uninvited meeting would result in a dog fight). The idiot just stood there, while I carried my dog in a different direction. Eventually this turned into a shouting match, with both of us using a variety of insults and curse words. At one point the dog owner came at me with arms raised, as if ready to fight, saying, “You think I’m scared of you?” I just kept walking away, still hurling insults at him.

In retrospect, I handled this very badly. And I’m still amazed at my own bravado, because this burly fellow could have flattened me with one punch. In subsequent encounters, I have not confronted him and his leash-less dog, instead opting to cross the street or change direction. But he always verbally taunts me. Reporting him would be pointless, because where I live both the police and the animal control people are useless. I’ve thought of buying him a leash, but that might just incite another possible violent confrontation. Better to just avoid people like him.

On Apr 23, 2020, Dannydoyle wrote:
With the Zombie Apocalypse upon us and such I've improvised using a local baseball field to train and work my dog. Actually it may be my new go to place it has perfect and don't know why I didn't think of it before.

So we're there every day, a couple times a day and at first I didn't know of the groundskeeper would be happy. He seems to like to watch him run and work so that is good. But today he did the strange thing. He thanked me for picking up if the dog needs to be picked up after. Very nice of him to say so, but it occurs to me that it should not be something that is so unusual that a guy needs to thank me. He said so many don't bother. How sad.