[Travelhunter123]

Originally Posted by Pmota

That would be a waist of time.
Couple weeks ago I was walking my dog around our neighborhood when my neighbor’s dogs (small dog and a big dog-boxer) took off and came toward me and my dog.
The little one barked a few times but the big one went toward my dog and almost bit her if I hand”t moved her to my side and yelled at the dog to back off. The owner came running out, yelled at the dog and had a heck of the time getting control of the animal. I told him he better get control and make sure his dog is on a leash; he looked at me and walked away without saying “I’m sorry” or “is your dog ok?”. No my dog is not ok since this happened; she is a sweet very friendly lab that loves everyone and never had any issues with other dogs/animals.
Referring to your comment about calling The Villages Watch? Waist of a time because when my incident happened I was basically told that I had to call outside authorities to take care of this.
If that is the case, why have them? All I needed was for some to come and talk to the guy and remind him about the leash law - there is one in the villages right?

I guess they just “watch”

[ThirdOfFive]

A few years back (not in TV) a woman along with her dog got out of her car at a house across the street and stood there chatting with apparently a friend who lived there. I was raking leaves at the time. All of a sudden her dog beelined toward me barking. No idea what set it off. I held it off with the rake while the woman walked (yep, walked) over and subdued it. I very calmly told her "you know, if that dog actually attacked me, I'd have shot it. I do have that right, you know".

She have me a shocked look, spun on her heel and left my yard about twice as fast as she had approached it.

[WingedFoot78]

Is it true that people who own Premier homes do not have to rake traps after hitting out of them? I heard that somewhere.

[BBmac]

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.

You ask what you should have done. The answer to your question depends on where you want to end up. If you want to live your life as stress free as possible your best bet is to avoid confrontation with no comment on the status of the leash and forgot about him the moment he passes you on your walk.

If you want him punished for his complete disregard of the existing leash laws you have several posts on possible courses of action. This may require substantial time and effort on your part. Is that how you want to spend your time?

Leash laws were enacted due to irresponsible pet owners. Not every dog needs to be on a leash all the time. My wife and I walk/hike in many areas where dogs are not required to be on a leash. This is very enjoyable for us and the dog. If we are walking by ourselves with no one around does our dog need to be on a leash? According to the law the answer is clearly yes.

I find it interesting that some folks (I am not implying you) think that some laws should be followed 100% of the time but others not so much. In The Villages virtually every golf cart is set to run above 20mph yet the law is clear on this subject. Stop signs have become yield signs and most folks drive their cars above the speed limit on a daily basis.

[WingedFoot78]

If he had been carrying & using weed, the incident might never happened.

[airstreamingypsy]

What would I have done? You said nothing about the other dogs doing anything aggressive, only the owner was aggressive. As long as the unleashed dogs weren't doing anything wrong I would have minded my own business. Not everyone obeys every law, it's not my place to correct them.

[Black Beauty]

you're a master of your words...........until you speak them...

[Jdburns11]

There are plenty of self-entitled jerks around… and some feel the world revolves around them in every way, shape and form that doesn’t comport to exactly what should benefit them.

Let them stew in their own toxic poison…. Don’t let them pass that on to you!

[sallyg]

He is, as you said, an entitled jerk. His overreaction clearly shows he knows he was in the wrong. His dogs were better behaved than him. I hope you never run into him again, but would start carrying pepper spray just in case.

[Worldseries27]

The op has received good postings from most. Why doesn't our community reps make a call upon the local police to enforce the law regarding unleashed dogs. A few public summonsings appearing in the sun might change things a little.

[Teemotay]

Originally Posted by Dilligas

That was because most of The Villagers on executive and championship courses feel raking the traps is beneath them.

P.s. did you leave the trap better than you found it?

They must also think that properly fixing their pitch marks on the green is beneath them.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by BBmac

You ask what you should have done. The answer to your question depends on where you want to end up. If you want to live your life as stress free as possible your best bet is to avoid confrontation with no comment on the status of the leash and forgot about him the moment he passes you on your walk.

If you want him punished for his complete disregard of the existing leash laws you have several posts on possible courses of action. This may require substantial time and effort on your part. Is that how you want to spend your time?

Leash laws were enacted due to irresponsible pet owners. Not every dog needs to be on a leash all the time. My wife and I walk/hike in many areas where dogs are not required to be on a leash. This is very enjoyable for us and the dog. If we are walking by ourselves with no one around does our dog need to be on a leash? According to the law the answer is clearly yes.

I find it interesting that some folks (I am not implying you) think that some laws should be followed 100% of the time but others not so much. In The Villages virtually every golf cart is set to run above 20mph yet the law is clear on this subject. Stop signs have become yield signs and most folks drive their cars above the speed limit on a daily basis.

Please look up the local leash laws - they may not say what you seem to believe they say.

[Jacob85]

There are some very entitled people here. What I would have done wouldn’t have probably been the best thing as would have told him off but ignoring him would have been best.

[Bilyclub]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

I had the EXACT same experience this morning (Tuesday), near the Atlas Canine Park (before it opened). Some lady gave me some crap, when I politely mentioned that unleashed dogs were not allowed. I gave it right back to her in spades, took her photo and called Community Watch. Community Watch told me to call Lake County Police Department, but if I didn't have the woman's name and address, there's nothing they could do. I later called the District Office, who told me to call the nearby Rec Center.

The rules are only for *some* people, apparently not for everyone.

Originally Posted by talonip

Got a guy in my neighborhood that doesn’t leash up. Saw his dog scare the hell out of some gal walking her dog. Saw this guy out one day when community watch drove by. I stopped him and he told me he can’t do anything. Call wildwood police

Originally Posted by Travelhunter123

So disappointing! I’m not sure what the role is of community watch.

Community Watch does not have police powers and cannot detain or arrest people. They are mainly a deterrent to more serious crimes done inside the bubble by outsiders. They do not get paid enough to get involved in things which may turn physical. I agree, that he could of at least told the guy he was breaking the law. You should have called SCSP if you felt threatened at the Lake Miona incident. For the repeat offender down South, Wildwood PD has a bunch of hard charging young officers, I would try calling next time and the guy might get a ticket. I agree, that the CW person could of at least told the guy he was breaking the law.


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[ronwinger]

Good Morning, Explaining to you... what you should have or have not done is the same as explaining to him... what he should or should not have done. In this day and time, there are a lot on crazies out there. A situation combined with a crazy can turn into a very ugly outcome. My advise to both parties is to nod your heads and cuss under your breath further down the path. That being said... Have a nice day and a Happy Holiday Season.