Need Help - What to do about people who will not leash their dog?
My spouse & I often walk under the power lines (between Marsh Bend and DeLuna) and quite often there are people there with their dogs and the dogs are NOT on a leash. Last week one of these dogs charged at us and jumped on us; almost knocked us over, and got muddy paw prints all over our shirts and pants. (Even though I'm pretty sure what happened last week is an assault, we don't mind letting it go, but would like to know how do deal with it, or better yet stop it, in the future.)
So, my question is: What do we do about this? What CAN we do about this? Who do we report this to? How do we make it stop? Or how should we react when it happens next time? Looking for practical suggestions and advice. Thanks!
ps. Below are a few cut & paste comments from another TOTV post this morning on a similar, but different topic that you might find helpful:
From Blueblaze: “I'm walking my dog through the big open space under the high wires, next to the Mulberry dog park, way up North. This is the only area big enough that people routinely let their dog run off their leash, and my dog likes to find a stick for me to throw. Yes, it's technically illegal.”
From Taltarzac725: “…people with big dogs running around near the towers is a common sight.”
From Switter: “I go up and down the path through the area you're talking about on my bike. I've had a multiple incidents where people were letting their dogs run loose on or very near the cart path. The problem with this is animals are unpredictable and they may just decide to run directly in front of you.”
From USOTR: “Security needs to enforce The Villages rules and regs. Both walking a dog off leash and golfing in a non-golfing area. If rules and regs where enforced, this incident would of never happen.”
Question to USOTR: What security? And enforced by whom, and how? Please provide specifics.
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