Expensive Dog Walk

[Ed_S]

Being that you are so close to Boulder, you might also want to check out this option: http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/index...562&Itemid=411

She has one of them already

Dog cop was out to get me! Guess the Longmont PD donut $ is low.

[Troublco]

Yeah, I'm taking the buy land away from town route. I'm tired of the neighbor's beagle getting left out all the time and baying at anything that moves (or doesn't) and the neighbors behind us automatically thinking that it's our dogs, and complaining to us. I'm tired of our other neighbors letting their Rottie run around loose out front, as Arapahoe County has no leash law; you only have to have them under verbal control. Who decides if they're really under control?

I also think some of our laws anymore have gotten a bit over the top, but I'm not going to complain. I'm outta here!

[Jer]

So as it’s a nice afternoon I decide to take the dogs for a walk. I went to the site of the new rec center off Grand View Meadows.
To cut a long story as there’s no else around so I decided to let the dogs off the leash. Middle of the entire open space quiet as can be, yes I know there’s a Longmont City off-leash law but it’s a nice day and no-one is around.
No one but the K-9 Cop who walks on over with her board in hand and no mess no fuss slaps a 2 dog off leash ticket on me! Dang whatever happened to warnings or cops using judgment! Guess it’s the end of the month and they need to top up the donut fund?
Ok so I know I was in the wrong but there was no one else around and the dogs weren’t being a menace. Hell my GSD is probably better trained than any of the Longmont PD dogs! Shutzhund and protection dog certified!
Anyone any idea what the fine will be? Don’t have the time to go to court and will just have to pay, I’m just curious as to how expensive the walk is going to be.
And yes I know there’s off leash parks! Ever been to them, full of badly trained dogs and dog crap!

So much ignorance in this post that I don't even know where to start so I'll just say: You were wrong. Period.

[Jer]

The laws pertaining to leashes and dogs aren't for YOU the owner but for the safety of others and also your dog since you don't seem to care for your dog enough to keep them leashed or let them in in designated fenced in areas.

Saying your dog is better trained (go to a K9 selection & training course sometime and then come back to this statement) and that it's for the 'donut fund' is doing nothing to help your cause.

Maybe at first glance... both situations are neglecting a law because nobody else is around.
Bytes example could result in serious bodily harm/death for the person breaking the law and possible unseen bystanders. I don't see how the OP was endangering anybody.
Slowing to a slow roll instead of a complete stop at a stop sign on a quiet rural road with nobody around is a better comparison.

You see someone's smaller dog or puppy who IS on a leash get mauled by a dog that was unleashed and you may change your tune. Especially if that someone is a smaller girl walking her precious little puppy.

You see someone's dog get hit by a car when it strays into a roadway because someone or something spooks it. You watch a teenage driver brought to tears because they couldn't avoid hitting the dog when they were doing everything else right.

You see someone swerve to miss a loose dog and do serious harm to themselves or someone else as a result or any of these things mentioned and you too may see more relevance in the laws pertaining to them.

[hollohas]

...you don't seem to care for your dog enough to keep them leashed...

Hunting dogs, sheepdogs, S&R dogs...none of their owners care for them...

[Graves]

Shooting a man's best friend because you felt threatened? Acceptable I guess...now with the number of other permit holders strolling around, I'd say it wouldn't be very wise to act upon that choice before you've even established the dogs demeanor (not all dogs eat babies) because I for one would be in a dimension beyond pissed off if I saw somebody shoot my dog. I'm not saying you shouldn't defend yourself if need be, I'm just pointing out the fact that the possibility of a nip at the hand from a dog trotting up ass and tail wiggling is better than a bullet in the ass from their owner; just be careful.

ETA: My dog's never off his leash when we're out.

[Great-Kazoo]

Hunting dogs, sheepdogs, S&R dogs...none of their owners care for them...

we are talking about civvie owner with dog off leash, then bitchin about getting a ticket. Lots of folks are coming to his defense as animal control could have given a verbal warning. That i agree with. the rest of the replies are wandering off topic. Dog off leash, warning or ticket. STOP complaining about **** when you are in the wrong.

[Jer]

Hunting dogs, sheepdogs, S&R dogs...none of their owners care for them...

What are you hunting or herding within city limits of Longmont? Clearly these are exceptions but you likely won't find leash laws in a field you're walking to hunt pheasants in Nebraska either so this wouldn't apply. You're also not going to come across others out for a stroll with their dogs or fast moving traffic either.

[Jer]

Shooting a man's best friend because you felt threatened? Acceptable I guess...now with the number of other permit holders strolling around, I'd say it wouldn't be very wise to act upon that choice before you've even established the dogs demeanor (not all dogs eat babies) because I for one would be in a dimension beyond pissed off if I saw somebody shoot my dog. I'm not saying you shouldn't defend yourself if need be, I'm just pointing out the fact that the possibility of a nip at the hand from a dog trotting up ass and tail wiggling is better than a bullet in the ass from their owner; just be careful.

ETA: My dog's never off his leash when we're out.

If you shot someone for shooting your dog who was coming/charging at them then you would be in a WORLD of **** for retaliating. See why leash laws exist? If you're dog is never off of his lease the way you claim then you have nothing to worry about. This is about people who let their dog roam free which is when bad things happen. The sad part is almost always it's the dog that has to pay for the owner being an idiot.

If your dog is on a leash then you won't have to worry about someone who carries a gun being put in the position of having to make that choice in a moment's notice.

we are talking about civvie owner with dog off leash, then bitchin about getting a ticket. Lots of folks are coming to his defense as the animal could have given a verbal warning. That i agree with. the rest of the replies are wandering off topic. Dog off leash, warning or ticket. STOP complaining about **** when you are in the wrong.

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[Graves]

I'm not worried about my dog at all. As per my last post, people have been known to do dumb **** when they're having a fit.

Btw, leash laws don't exist everywhere...So now what?