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Originally Posted by CFrance
Boy do I disagree with this. Walking your dog outside the fence line is going to incite every dog in the park to run the fence in a frenzy. It will not be pretty and may cause fear or aggression in your dog as a response.
Entering a dog park with your dog on a leash renders him unable to defend himself and incites aggression in certain other dogs. Dogs can sense the vulnerability of a dog on a leash when they are not . Many parks have rules forbidding having your dog on a leash inside the park. That's why there's an airlock area as you enter, so you can safely let your dog off leash before entering the park.
At the shelter where I volunteer to take dogs out into the play yards, one of the rules most stressed is not to let them run the fence with the dog in the next yard.
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I have seen dogs gang up on a dog on a leash at Doggie Doo Run Run.
It is a very bad mistake.
Doggie Doo Run Run does have an agility area just over a fence on their parking lot where they often put problem dogs or those just starting out there. You may have to wait your turn to get in there. Very nice owners and you need to show the medical records of the pooch indicating the usual shots are current.