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The one constant with dog owners like that is just like the far left and rules. Others are supposed to follow them, not them. If you had a dog running loose that caused them problems they would NOT be all supportive. What they were really saying is they want zero responsibility in life. Everyone else is supposed to just deal with whatever mess they make.My wife has been attacked twice by the same dog while on her walks. She carries but didn't think of pulling on the dog. We took owners to court twice. The third time would have seen the Rottie that attacked my wife and Bichon destroyed. Too bad. I'm sure it was a nice dog to it's family, but let run free it was territorial and dog aggressive. The first time they swore the dog was just trying to play.... had my dog pinned down by her neck and squealing. Then they yelled at us outside the courtroom. It was funny when they asked us if we were from Calif, saying that here all dogs run free..... NOT!!! Fortunately they moved prior to any more incidents.
I have found a good walking stick makes an amazing good deterrent. A lot of dogs just seem to stop at it being held out. Guess most are smart enough to not want to get hit. OC also has so far worked great for me the few times I had to use that. Seems to work better on dogs than humans and causes no harm to the poor dog who of course is not at fault. Now of course as we age, larger dogs that are allowed loose have to be treated with a lot more respect. An older person can and is often killed or VERY badly hurt by larger dogs FAST. If a large one gets a good first bite it can often be all over. Sadly owners who have dogs like this are seldom held to account when their dog does some real damage. Lot of them have nothing to be sued for, no insurance, and courts seldom seem to care.