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Linda Holmes

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Dogs that hurt people or other animals are not “bad,” which is why it’s irrelevant that your dog is “good.” If your “good” dog who’s unleashed runs up on a leashed dog, and that leashed dog flips its shit because it realizes it can’t defend itself or run away, you are at fault.

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Kira's avatar Kira @kmaustinyoung.bsky.social
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As someone with a reactive dog, this drives me nuts. I’m working hard to keep my dog away from your dog! Please do the same!

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Lev Mirov's avatar Lev Mirov @thelionmachine.bsky.social
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I live in an area where lots of people try to walk their dogs at the same time, which is stressful enough with leashes being a requirement by the city. I just don't understand why people who say they love dogs would risk their dog's life by walking off leash.

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fearbiter's avatar fearbiter @wolfteeth.bsky.social
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yeah this drives me nuts. neither of my current dogs meets well on leash, they're both in the "flips its shit" category, to varying degrees, when approached by a strange dog. i always have to be pretty careful. both are smaller too so i worry about them being injured by larger dogs

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Lisa, again's avatar Lisa, again @totallynotlisa.bsky.social
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An acquaintance of mine had a guide dog who had to be retired very early because he'd been attacked by enough off-leash dogs (in the city!) that he'd become reactive to other dogs. And then she just didn't have a guide dog for a long time!

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🖤🤍💜wandering-dreamer💚🤍🖤's avatar 🖤🤍💜wandering-dreamer💚🤍🖤 @wanderindreamr.bsky.social
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I live near one of the Rock Creek Park trails and I hate how 90% of the dogs on it are unleashed, there are clear signs about it and you don’t want dogs running around in that undergrowth anyway!!

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