What do you do about a dog owner that won't use a leash?

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Every day a man who owns two small dogs walks them, one on a leash and one not. He claims that the one that runs loose is "okay," but whenever it sees a cat (including mine) or other dog, it runs up to them and scares the cat to death. There is a leash law in San Diego, but there doesn't seem to be any enforcement. I called the County animal services reporting another dog problem (dog abandoned for 3 days by its owner) and they never called back or investigated that. So apparently I will get no backup from the authorities. What do you suggest?

[MajorChode]

1. The same thing you do for a cat owner that won't use a leash

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8. There is no leash law for cats here.

[suninvited]

2. what does the cat owner do when the unleashed dog approaches?

or does the leash law pertain only to dogs?

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7. In the case of my cat,

I put the cat in the house as soon as I see them. In the case of a 15-year-old cat that sits on the steps of our neighbor's house, the cat's owner is not home and the cat must depend on her own wits.

[Beer on a stick]

3. A shotgun would pretty much vaporize them.

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6. This is why organized crime is so valuable.

I could just hire someone to teach him a lesson and that would be the end of it.

[Beer on a stick]

12. "Nice little dog ya have there. Shame if anything were to.......happen......to it"

[EndersDame]

4. Have you talk to the man directly and told him upfront you have a problem

also in my experience it is usually dogs who need defending from cats

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5. He won't talk to me.

[EndersDame]

10. That sucks! Does he have a wife or husband if so you might try talking to them

They would probably have more pull. You might try also leaving a note as a warning before you do anything if that doesn't work just to avoid any fall out in the neighborhood and possibly avoid drama

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14. Oh there's already drama. But no I think he lives alone.

And I really don't want to put anything in writing unless it is filing an official complaint.

[Mugu]

9. Work on socializing

the cat.

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15. The cat is actually very social, but is 15 years old and much weaker than the dog.

The dog is young and aggressive.

[bigwillq]

11. Send Roman Polanski over

:rofl: That'll do the trick. Maybe they can do a Facebook quiz on this.

[demmiblue]

13. Motion-activated sprinkler!

Funny YouTube clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdYc86AA8M0

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16. Except that would impact the cats too.

[whistler162]

17. Super Soaker

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=water+blaster&hl=en&cid=15309642472550084023&sa=title#p

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19. Now you're talking

[Brother Buzz]

18. Hire Skittles to do your wet work

She kicks ass.

[rcrush]

20. Take french fries from his children

He wont get over that.

[Rhiannon12866]

21. So what happened to the poor abandoned dog?

I was sure that somebody else would have asked... ;(

I sympathize with your plight. Sometimes I take my dog out several times before the coast is clear... :-(

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28. The owners showed up after 3 days and took the dog to wherever they are.

If it had gone on longer I would have called again. The poor dog was whining and barking day and night for 3 days and I am absolutely certain that nobody came to the house during those 3 days.

[Rhiannon12866]

30. Thanks. That is really awful, poor thing...

I hate things like that, all my guys have been rescue and have really sad stories. He might have been better off if he'd been picked up and given a chance at a better home. :-(

I never know what to do when I see a loose dog without a person. Should I do something? Chances are that the dog is on his own property or just across the street, but I can't be sure. :-(

Where I used to live, I knew the neighbors and their respective dogs. Numerous times, I'd see somebody's loose dog and bring him/her back home. I wonder what they do without me. :shrug:

[flvegan]

22. Make sure that animal control is the proper authority on this.

Here, it's Code Enforcement. Granted, they get called by AC, but they're the ones that dole out the punishment. Here, it can be a lien on your home.

Otherwise, I'd call AC anyway. Every time I saw it. They'll do something just to shut you up.

[Sugarcoated]

23. It's very irresponsible

When my husband hikes the trails in the woods around here frequently dogs precede their owners so he carries pepper mace just in case.

[madeline_con]

24. Squirt gun the litte fucker. n/t

[madinmaryland]

25. The Supreme Court will give us the right to shoot the dog

in a few months, because we will have our guns and will be able to shoot at anything that appears to be a threat to us.

[Gold Metal Flake]

26. You know about these?

One zap on the nose.

It would work on the dog as well.

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29. Awesome

[LostInAnomie]

27. Murder him and his family.

People like that need to be made an example of. :rofl: