Expensive Dog Walk

[DD977GM2]

so I was doing 80MPH down this side street.. yeah it was a 35mph zone, but there was no one around but this cop....

Exactly what I was thinking.

Dont get mad at the Cop for your inability to follow the law. Yeah the Cop could have handled it diffrently, but
in the end it is you who broke the law and wanted the cop to give you a break.

[mcantar18c]

The way I see it there are two types of laws.

Type 1: Honestly there for the benefit of society. Drinking + driving laws come to mind... when you get drunk and get behind the wheel, you put not only yourself but anybody along your path of travel in unnecessary serious danger.
I believe one should follow these laws, period.

Type 2: There for the benefit of the individual. Stuff like getting a ticket because the tags on your car expired a week ago and you haven't had a chance to go to the DMV yet. Most laws that you only get slapped with a fine for breaking fall under this category.
I won't comment on whether one should or shouldn't follow these laws, but I don't believe it as bad if you break one of them

[Great-Kazoo]

So your dogs are off leash, a rabbit makes a break from cover dogs begin pursuit. Rabbit runs across street dogs follow, 1 gets hit by car and is a goner, number 2 is seriously injured. Do you draw your CCW and do what is right? Or do you hope help arrives before your dog that no one was around the park area does not endure any more pain & suffering than necessary?

Sorry i have issues with off leash dogs, no matter how cute, well behaved or obedient they are. Just as in a CCW situation things go wrong that quick.

[kwando]

You gotta pay to play!

[earplug]

To many rules and to many people ready to enforce them no matter the situation.

[Byte Stryke]

great thing about laws... they apply to everyone, no matter how cool you think you are or how well behaved your dog might be.


I do not know you, I do not know your dog.
Any dog is a threat unless PHYSICALLY Controlled.

[JohnTRourke]

longmont PD is corrupt as hell.

[BigBear]

Back to OP... Yup, you broke the law and now must pay. As far as how much, I think every municipality gets to set their own price. I'd imagine it's anywhere from $20 to $80 per dog. I also have a dog that I let "off a physical leash" though he is always electronically leashed. However, some municipalities don't let you use the electronic leashes. I always take into consideration what my action may bring if I let my dog off a physical leash.... however, he is ALWAYS ecletronically leashed...

See what I'm doing there? Ha. Pay up and leash 'em up. You never know what may peak their curiosity off leash. As calm/collected/nice/trained/insert adjective here your dog is, other people don't know that. I LOVE dogs, but I know that if I see a dog charging me or mine outside of a dog park or human control, I'm likely to put it down.

[Drilldov2.0]

I bet my dog walk into the Specialist tomorrow is more expensive than your lawlessness!

[palepainter]

In 1988, I was doing about 65 MPH on my motorcycle, a guy was running his dog off the leash along side of the road. The dog turned and came right out in front of me. I locked the bike up. Could not avoid other than running into head on traffic on a two way road.
I hit the dog square on, it was a large doberman. I flipped after impact, busting 8 major bones in my body, dislocating my hip, a concussion and 4 missing teeth. After the tumble with the dog and my bike, I landed in the oncoming traffic lane and was almost ran over by traffic. I was knocked unconscious as soon as I hit pavement.

My insurance company went after the dog owner for full medical costs. Approx 30k. The dog survived oddly enough. They did find on of my teeth embedded in the dog. If the guy would have had the dog on a leash, all would be fine. That was an expensive dog walk for him. Painful for me, but costly for him.