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Originally Posted by BertBeagle
....But dogs do not typically "attack". That is all man made. I think most dog bites occur when the dog is chained up or in a fenced in area.
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I am in general agreement with your position but I'm sure you would agree it is not 100% true.
Wife, before we were married, was out for her daily walk. Neighbor had the sprinkler being worked on. Workers left a gate open. Neighbor got home, let her 2 GSD's out. They bolted right out of the yard, down the block and attacked my wife from behind. She never saw them coming. Still has the scars on one thigh.
The other issue is harm to the animal.
Year and a half ago hoped in the car with the wife and kids, goin out for Sushi.
Was raining a bit and dark so visibility was poor.
Ran head on into the dog that was running loose down the street. Had no time for any attempt to avoid it and actually would not even have tried as that would have put my family at risk.
We all felt the dog bounce around under the car.
Kids were traumatized.
Dog was dead.
Letting dogs run loose in an urban environment is simply selfish and irresponsible in so many ways.