On-lead, Off-lead Etiquette?

[~elizabeth~]

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Then there was the case of a dog who knocked over old lady in the park and she broke her pelvis.  The dog's owner is being sued.

Years ago, a neighbour's Irish Setter, which always roamed free, used to run down the road at speed and leap at my 75yr old grandmother, bowling her over. (It also head-butted me and split my lip open.) After it had happened several times, my father asked the owner to keep her dog under control. Unfortunately she was a voluble and spiteful woman, and the incident sparked off years of aggravation. Her daughter was still letting their current pack of whippet x, collie and scottie roam the roads freely until they moved a couple of years ago.

Wished Id been able to do this when Chip was attacked way back in 2000, unfortunately sheer fear and terror set in as it ripped him apart.  I still have flashbacks.....

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Probably doesn't work in every circumstance unfortunately.