[photo1902]

Originally Posted by Sgroemm

Brucernelson, (or anyone else in the area) If you see this again please call the police. That man is not only exhibiting stupidity, but abuse.

Thank you John W. for doing the right thing. Seems like an episode of "What would you do?" and you passed with flying colors.

Abuse? Doubtful. Cruelly, not likely. There’s hardly a day that goes by I don’t don’t see at least one person “walking” their dog while riding in a golf cart, or exercising their dog while riding a bike. I think a dog just as likely to be injured while riding unrestrained in a golf cart, which happens literally hundreds of time a day here.

[PoolBrews]

I see the same thing with owners sitting in golf carts and walking their dogs all the time. I think this is just as bad, if not worse, because they are typically on a pedestrian path and the dog is stretched across the entire path. Seems like the same thing. Laziness to the extreme, and no courtesy to anyone else who might want to use the path.

[Topspinmo]

I think the dogs are smarter than the driver's still alive so they must be?

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by John_W

About 4 years ago I passed a woman on St. Charles Blvd on a bicycle with a dog running next to the bike while on a leash attached to the seat of the bike. This is in a golf cart lane of a very busy two lane street where cars are passing by at 35 mph at about 2 to 3' distance from the dog and bike. The first time I saw her, I was lost for words, later I was never able to say anything since the situation didn't permit.

After seeing this woman and dog about 3 more times, I encountered her with a second woman also on a bike with a dog. This time they turned off St. Charles and went up Tamarind Grove Blvd. I followed her a short distance to the mail stop and then I explained to her the dangers of what she was doing. Not only cars, but the leash itself could be entangled with the wheel, the spokes, she could be thrown and hurt. She didn't take to my viewpoint and saw nothing wrong with what she was doing. So I emphasized to her, if I ever see you again with the dog tied to your bike going down the street, I was calling the police. That's the last time I ever saw her and her dog.

That's because she has changed routes into the interior Tamarind Grove streets. She's still doing it, trust me.

[fishon]

A gent up here at the lake used to run his shepherd along side his ATV, up and down the street.
I think the dog loved it. The fellow walked like it hurt. A lot.
I've seen neither this year.

[B-flat]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

You cannot fix stupid as a nurse friend sometimes says.

Plus one here!

[EPutnam1863]

Originally Posted by New Englander

If that is the case, then maybe he could get someone who could walk the dog for him.

In the heat?

[EPutnam1863]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

Well let me see ............ first let me say he likes dogs more than he likes people so there would have been a lot of noise, arms and legs flying all over the place, name calling resulting in the police being called and we would have had to move because he has embarrassed me so badly! How's that?

I would not have been embarrassed. Instead I would have been proud of him.

[EPutnam1863]

Originally Posted by CFrance

That's because she has changed routes into the interior Tamarind Grove streets. She's still doing it, trust me.

No matter where we live, there are always idiots like them. Pick up truck drivers can be just as careless if they leave their dogs in the back without securing them.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Brucernelson

In back of Publix on Mulberry I noticed a white Cadillac in the middle of the parking lot. He pulled into a space as I walked by. At the end of the plaza I turned around to walk back. I saw the Cadillac pulling away with a cute little brown dog barking and trying to keep up with the car. It looked like he was ditching his poor little dog. As I’m walking I’m thinking of how I can bring this dog back home with me. As I got back to the VA clinic, the car came back this time driving slower with the dog walking beside it and no longer appearing upset. I talked to the guy and told I thought he was trying to lose his dog but he laughed and said he was just exercising him. Although it doesn’t seem like a very safe exercise regime for your dog, I was relieved.

Lazy, stupid, abusive, inconsiderate, the list could go on and on to describe the moron in the a white Cadilac. Glad I wasn't there, I might be in jail now.

[Two Bills]

I think there are to many people putting their noses in, where they should not be. If the dogs were terrified, or did not like it, they would not run.
My old dogs used to run along off the lead when I had a bycycle years ago.
They loved it, and are a lot brighter than you think regarding self preservation.
As for collies and shepherds, they are doing what comes naturaly, just herding the vehicle.

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

I think there are to many people putting their noses in, where they should not be. If the dogs were terrified, or did not like it, they would not run.
My old dogs used to run along off the lead when I had a bycycle years ago.
They loved it, and are a lot brighter than you think regarding self preservation.
As for collies and shepherds, they are doing what comes naturaly, just herding the vehicle.

You read my mind. Too many nosey people feeling the need to interject themselves into other people’s business

[red tail]

Originally Posted by photo1902

You read my mind. Too many nosey people feeling the need to interject themselves into other people’s business

my feelings exactly!

[Wiotte]

Originally Posted by photo1902

You read my mind. Too many nosey people feeling the need to interject themselves into other people’s business

I reserve my middle digit for such occasions


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[CFrance]

OP thought the dog was being abandoned. I'm glad someone intervened when my husband left the house and the front door blew open, and the traffic-challenged senior dog wandered out into the street. And an angel in a golf cart took action that averted a possible tragedy.

You can all have your opinions. Mine is that sometimes people need to stick their nose into someone else's business. Like if a kid or animal or person is being abused, neglected, abandoned or is otherwise in danger. Or any other number of things. Good for brucernelson, IMO.