[BrianL]

This morning my wife and I took our 13-pound dog for a walk around the Lake Minion rec. center. We stuck to the sidewalk around the center as dogs are not allowed on the new walking trail. A guy is coming at us from the opposite direction with 2 off-leash dogs. I pick up our dog as she is terrified of most dogs. I mention to him, very politely, that dogs are supposed to be on a leash. His response was, "Some people should be on a leash." The he turned around and yelled, "Mother Fuc**r" at me.

I was quite annoyed at the entitled attitude and upset at the language he felt entitled to use.

What would you have done? What should I have done?

I'm very tired of individuals that believe that it's fine to have their dog off leash in public areas. Every part of The Villages is in a county with leash laws.

[dtennent]

Originally Posted by BrianL

This morning my wife and I took our 13-pound dog for a walk around the Lake Minion rec. center. We stuck to the sidewalk around the center as dogs are not allowed on the new walking trail. A guy is coming at us from the opposite direction with 2 off-leash dogs. I pick up our dog as she is terrified of most dogs. I mention to him, very politely, that dogs are supposed to be on a leash. His response was, "Some people should be on a leash." The he turned around and yelled, "Mother Fuc**r" at me.

I was quite annoyed at the entitled attitude and upset at the language he felt entitled to use.

What would you have done? What should I have done?

I'm very tired of individuals that believe that it's fine to have their dog off leash in public areas. Every part of The Villages is in a county with leash laws.

Don’t let him dump his anger on you. If you have seen the movie “Spirited”, turn to him and say “Good Afternoon “ then walk away. Much nicer than using his language.

[Byte1]

That's life. Some folks are miserable all their lives and wish to take it out on others that they feel superior to in some way. Not much you can do about it, so why let it aggravate you further? No matter how you assert yourself, it will just worsen the situation, unless you just let it go. Of course, if you think you might run into that guy again, that would be a different matter. You would need some information on his identification so that you could complain to animal control. I don't think there is any law against calling you a name, so his bad manners and foul mouth is his right to free speech. My problem in this case would be that I would probably get angry and that would make one or both of us have a bad day. Unfortunately, having your hands full with a small animal makes it difficult to properly counsel the guy on his bad conduct. He is just a dog bite away from being jerked into court for his stupid neglect. Advice? Forget about it.

[Velvet]

Take a picture of the situation with your phone - if you do a video you’ll get the comment too. For further reference.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Velvet

Take a picture of the situation with your phone - if you do a video you’ll get the comment too. For further reference.

............and possibly walk home with an Apple sticking out of your butt!

[GpaVader]

Is this really any different than getting flipped off while you are driving? You did the right thing and said something, but you weren't going to change his mind and it's really not ruining the rest of day over. Now if you see him all the time, that's a different matter. If it's a schedule, you can always call community watch and let them deal with it...

[Hape2Bhr]

I wonder if he walks his dogs in crowded town squares too?

[Ecuadog]

At one time, my wife had to deal face-to-face with the public. Occasionally, she'd have to put up with a really nasty type. As the jerk was leaving, she would smile and say, "Drive safely now."

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

............and possibly walk home with an Apple sticking out of your butt!

And a guy arrested next for assault?? LOL

[Battlebasset]

I was golfing last week, and I and one of my foursome were in the sand trap. I popped out, and quickly stepped out of the trap and out of the way so the other player could complete his shot, as he was further behind me. Someone walking by on the path yelled "Hey! Are you going to rake that trap?!"

Some people have far too much time and entitlement on their hands.

[John-US]

You need multiple surgeries to sew you back up and they can't find the guy. So it's BEST to not say anything. pick up your dog as you have and move on. Confronting anyone is dangerous now. (you have no idea what they are on and what they have to end you at that very moment)

[Taltarzac725]

Was this a young guy? Older? What kind of dogs?

Others should avoid him if we have a description online.

Originally Posted by BrianL

This morning my wife and I took our 13-pound dog for a walk around the Lake Minion rec. center. We stuck to the sidewalk around the center as dogs are not allowed on the new walking trail. A guy is coming at us from the opposite direction with 2 off-leash dogs. I pick up our dog as she is terrified of most dogs. I mention to him, very politely, that dogs are supposed to be on a leash. His response was, "Some people should be on a leash." The he turned around and yelled, "Mother Fuc**r" at me.

I was quite annoyed at the entitled attitude and upset at the language he felt entitled to use.

What would you have done? What should I have done?

I'm very tired of individuals that believe that it's fine to have their dog off leash in public areas. Every part of The Villages is in a county with leash laws.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Hape2Bhr

I wonder if he walks his dogs in crowded town squares too?

No, those dogs are on a leash...

[tophcfa]

In my younger days I’d drop him on the spot, but then again I always seemed to somehow be in some kind of trouble. Now, I would just smile and say it takes one to know one : )

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by John-US

You need multiple surgeries to sew you back up and they can't find the guy. So it's BEST to not say anything. pick up your dog as you have and move on. Confronting anyone is dangerous now. (you have no idea what they are on and what they have to end you at that very moment)

Sorry, I don’t believe that, not until we all start living under Communism.