Dear Extendible Leash User,
You saw me this morning, running with my dogs. I was the one with the Lab and the Aussie nearly ripping my arms off to get at your little terrier, despite having just nicely jogged past a pair of spaniels. I know you saw me just before they went nuts, because you looked my way before turning your back so you could throw out your dog’s poo.
Do you realize your precious little guy is a bit of a bully? He took full advantage of the unlocked extendible leash to walk stiffly towards me, head and tail high. It was a challenge, much the way a big kid stands too close to his opponent’s face when he’s ready to pick a fight. Of course you didn’t see that part, since your back was turned.
I would like you to know that I have done a lot of behavior work with the Lab you saw lunging, once you did turn back around. I really don’t need your carelessness to set us back. And the Aussie, while he just wants to play with everyone, doesn’t need to learn that any dog can just walk up to him at will. Besides, you had no way of knowing if my dogs were friendly or not. And they outweigh your little guy many times over!
It really irked me to have to ask you to get your dog. I have a right to the sidewalk, too. If you cannot control your animal, please step to the side (there was a side street with sidewalks right there) or keep him on a short leash. My dogs are perfectly capable of sharing the sidewalk with others. Instead, they got riled up and I had to run on the grass, getting to the street a short distance away from the crosswalk. At least the SUV driver was nice enough to wave me across. I didn’t want to have to wait there, in range of your extendo-leash.
Regards,
The Morning Dog Jogger
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