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Depends on the dog, the dog's owner, and the other party. Every possible variation of scenarios. Most dog's are good. Most owners are conscientious. Most passer-by are reasonable. We have a large, gentle, and very well behaved dog (Great Pyrenees, a breed which really doesn't ever become "trained" ). Sometimes he is leashed, sometimes not, depending on the environment around us (physical/animal/human), but rarely paying attention to leash laws. Some people can't wait to meet him. Some people are afraid of him. I understand and am respectful of both perspectives.
Occasionally we get yelled at by someone for not having him on a leash, though he is walking calmly beside us. That's just a busybody, on a power trip the same as the school crossing guards who blow their whistles at you as you cruise past 5mph under the limit. You mention bylaws, which makes me think HOA. HOA's seem to be a fertile breeding ground for those who feel the need to tell others how to behave. If there is a real problem with an unleashed dog, by all means speak to the owners. If its not a real problem and just bugs you because it violates some rule, smile, say hello, and walk on past.
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