Quote Originally Posted by Ed_S View Post
Dang to wrap this up:

In my very first post I said I was in the wrong.
Am I pissed I got a ticket - yes. But my own fault.

As for '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.'

Training - she's Schutzhund Level 3! Check it out, she's trained.
Donuts - cops and donuts need I say more. IT WAS A JOKE.

FYI when I drive out of LAX there's always a LAPD car at the local donut store!
My guess is this attitude towards cops you present in this thread shows up when you are contacted by one in real life. Believe it or not, you are less likely to get a ticket when you are respectful than when you are a prick... even if you don't think you are outwardly. Personally, if I had a badge, everyone who allowed their dog to roam free would get a ticket from me. Why you ask? Well, I'm glad you asked that. It's because those 'scenarios' I made up earlier weren't made up scenarios... I actually witnessed each of those and I can tell you that each and everyone involved in those situations were devastated and a dog ended up dead in each one through no fault of it's own. It should also be noted that the dog that ran into traffic was also 'very well trained' much as you have mentioned here. Dogs react when they're spooked and no amount of training will take that out of them. The dog that mauled the little girl's dog was also one of the dogs you hear about that 'have never bit before' so either they lied or dogs are capable of resorting to their instincts in time of high stress. In all cases a simple leash could have prevented the situation and it really shouldn't have even required a law for the owner to know better. So, I would write tickets to drive the point home. Sure I could just give warnings but had you not been given a ticket would you have even thought about it again? Probably not. You certainly wouldn't have posted here about it so look how much awareness that one ticket created. I say good job LEO and you need to be a more responsible pet owner who takes responsibility for his actions and safety of an animal that would follow you through hell if you asked it to.

Find another forum to bitch about being cited for a law you admittedly broke.