I agree totally with the quoted comment. Regarding leash laws, yesterday, while travelling down the Springdale path from Mulberry Grove through Nancy Lopez Golf Course, I saw a lady in a cart exercising her large dog. It was off leash. A woman was walking on the path and the dog ran up and began sniffing her in a very private area. The lady was clearly uncomfortable and the gal in the cart kept telling her that it was Ok...the dog was just being friendly. Reminded me of a guy back home that I had frequent altercations with. On my evening walks, his dog would run out into the street and bark and snarl at me. The first time it happened, my instincts kicked in and I grabbed a stick from a pile of Katrina debris and got ready for the dog attack. The man was yelling that I should relax...that the dog would not harm me...relax...ignore.... I told the man that it was not my behavior that needed modifying. He never got it. That situation escalated pretty severely over time and was only resolved when the dog owner dropped dead while standing in line at the bank and his wife moved away soon after, taking "Blizzard" with her. My bottom line is this....whether it is unwanted wet nose, licking, sniffing, or any other unwanted attention from a dog or whether it is letting one's dog poop in another person's yard, it is the dog's owner not the "victim" who needs to modify their attitude and behavior. PS...please don't throw that hyperbole that 99% of dog owners are responsible at me. Jeez, not even 99% of Eagle Scouts are physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
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