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ruth said:If i see a dog on a lead i autmatically assume there is a good reason for this and will put monty back on his lead until we are well past them.
This is my philosophy as well. It irritates me like mad when others let their dogs run up to mine when leashed. Now mine are actually ok, and could care less. Usually they're leashed because we're on our way home, but the other people don't know that. When I see a dog on a lead we gather our girls and either leash them ourselves or hold their collars till the leashed dogs have passed. It's only polite. I assume, like you, that they're leashed for a reason, either they don't like dogs, or they like them too much, or it's just the end of the day... They certainly don't need to be mobbed.
Stuff happens and there is the occasional time that you can tell someone (or when we have had it happen with one of ours) is desperately trying to get their dog back and it's just decided today is the day it's not going to listen. Those people I can forgive, as I said, it's happened to us. Those who just saunter along and make no effort to keep their dogs under control drive me nuts.
Wendy