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point is:
If you are in violation of local laws and your animal makes someone feel threatened they have the right to defend themselves. IF you decide to go Vigilante on that person because the hurt fluffy, you will most likely be doing time.
Own up, be responsible and put fluffy on a leash and/or be prepared to accept full financial and/or/personal responsibility when he bites someone, knocks the neighbors kids over or shits in someones yard.
I have an irritating little inbread cairn terrier my daughter had to have, does anyone want to try their stun gun? I will let her off the leash at 1700 tonight in Westminster!!!!! [Muaha]
Before you all start lighting me up.... IM JOKING!
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the little dog would turn into a hot wing , just add sauce [ROFL1]Quote:
Originally Posted by n8tive97
Sorry I got into a tissy back there yesterday. I saw a sign last night that was awesome- "Dogs must be on leash, owner will be arrested, dog will be held until owner posts bail."
Our neighborhood is very responsible about leashing dogs, so never have to worry... but question I have is what to do about my neighbor's dogs inside their "invisible fence" that bark and howl (a very annoying high howl, not the wolf-like deep howl). They seem to never be home when this goes on. So I can't ask them to pipe their dogs down, but they're very nice people and I don't want to call the county on them. [Help]
Jefferson County Sheriff’s OfficeQuote:
Originally Posted by Ronin13
700 Jefferson County Parkway, Suite 160
Golden, CO 80401
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Phone: 303.271.5070
Emergency: Dial 911
www.jeffcosheriff.com
I take the water hose to my neighbor's dogs when they bark and no one is home.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin13
I can't believe how many people in this thread are excusing this as he needs a bigger dog. Really? Does he have the law on his side? Then why is he wrong?
If a dog is off a leash and charges you are within your right to shoot it and not have to wait and see what it's intentions are. If that bothers your put your dog on a fucking leash. Period. If I ever am forced to shoot someone's charging dog I will be beyond pissed of that I was put in that situation and the poor dog had to be shot because of the irresponsible owner. Me, my wife and my little dogs shouldn't have to wait and see what happens if a dog is charging. Dogs will be dogs my ass and I refuse to let my dog die a horrific death to cater to some dipshit that can't obey the laws.
I'm a dog lover and I have MANY stories that would make people second guess letting their dog run free regardless of how well 'behaved' they think they are but I will save the keystrokes. Bottom line here is that there are leash laws for a reason. It's to protect other people sure but it's more to protect innocent dogs from the stupidity of their owners who think their dogs are humans and can be trained for ALL situations. I've seen two dogs (the stories I said I wouldn't get into detail over) killed within the last month involving cars because of a stupid owner who thought it was cool or unnecessary to leash their dog for whatever idiotic reason they deemed it not necessary to follow the leash laws. Two dogs died a horrible death because of the owner's own stupidity and no fault of their own. I also saw one dog killed years ago by another dog and if you were there to see the poor little girl who had to watch her little puppy die a loud agonizing death you would change your stance on leash laws too. The owners of the lab (yes, a supposed well trained hunting lab) were shouting how sorry & he's never done that before they were but did that bring the little girl's puppy back? Nope. Do you think it will ease her emotional scars in the years to come? Nope. Every time I see or experience something similar to this the owners of the dog ALWAYS say the same thing... he/she has never done this before. What makes you think your dog is different just because it's never done anything like that before? They're still dogs. Dogs get aggression or panic that aren't common that can lead to real bad things. Both dogs that were hit by cars were panicked right before they bolted in front of a car. Both instances the owner was either holding the leash or had it around their neck. One instance a 16 year old girl was driving the car and was distraught over the incident and was even afraid to drive her car home and didn't want to drive again.
I can go on and on but I really shouldn't have to. What is the gain from allowing your dog to roam free of a leash? I just don't get it. Either you don't know what could happen or you don't care about your dog enough to leash them. The OP is NOT in the wrong and should NOT have to feel like he can't own a smaller dog because of a few irresponsible owners. Remember, nobody ever says 'Oh, he does that all the time' after something bad happens involving dogs.
I was saying I'd rather not call the county on them Byte... I would rather that be the last resort, but if that's what you think, hang on, taking a trip down to the sub-station for advice... [LOL]Quote:
Originally Posted by Byte Stryke
Bottom line I think this thread serves is: KEEP YOUR DOG ON A LEASH... I do.
It's not the size of the dog, it's all owner preference. We have over 300 breeds to pick from and no one should be told to get a bigger dog if they don't want to. Personally, I do my Jason Elam impression whenever I see a smaller dog (but never kick the FG), just to razz the owner because I think small dogs belong in the same category as cats- the suck category. But that's just my opinion, I don't judge.
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Originally Posted by Byte Stryke