Hi,
tatanab wrote:Tangled Metal wrote:If a dog owner isn't in control of their dog it's an offence.
I have found out that pointing this out to the owner is regarded as an invitation to getting my teeth kicked in. We have to remember that little fluffy can do no wrong and we must not expect dog owners to take the trouble to train the mutt out of bad habits.
After a dog chasing me and barking no less than six times (I am a dog owner and did paper rounds in my youth so I am not afraid of dogs at all but wary of dog getting in front of my wheel and me falling off only for owner to say did dog bite me? and then walk off
) it all came to a head with four adults blocking my way on public highway and verbally abusing and threatening me
Just because I asked repeat ably for the owner to control their dog.............you follow that with word
lead. which then turns owner into a monster of avoidance and foul behaviour.
This is an all traffic road whatever public, it is not maintained so quite, so frequented by dog walkers just like tarmacked lanes on a summers day, after lunch walkies dogs running free.......................
Police is a waste of time and I can see councils (contractors) getting the job ( job remit on paper only) under some heading of public disturbance control officer.........probably ex job retired with pension in excess of the plebs they will lord over.................
Best tool of the lot (I carry two) which may bring tears or abuse wrongly, is to carry a video camera which can be accessed quickly even if it does not work, and say you will present it, to owner.
Apart from biting your teeth and taking avoiding action I see there is little to do on the subject.