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Originally Posted by Rapscallion St Croix
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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Big dogs should be on a leash. That is the law in the Villages' counties.
There is a Spanish Mastiff up the street from me which is about 130 lbs. It will top off at 180 lbs when fully grown. I do hope this dog is always on the leash but it looks very powerful as a puppy. I just give it that whole area of the Loop as I would rather not take any chances. It seems like a friendly dog but at that size.... And you should see the size of this canine's poop. Massive.
It only poops in its own yard which is nice.
A few years ago a slight girl was walking a large pit bull mix or something like that which broke her wrist and then attacked a small pooch also being walked by another person though and doing a lot of damage to it. This was in one of the nearby Villages. Even with a dog on a leash there may be problems. Especially if the dog is not under control.