Originally Posted by DCB0

THat is a bizzare story. Often when I walk or ride with my dog, she forgets about the leash and winds up on the wrong side of a signpost or something. I have enough human common sense to watch out for these situations, even if my dog does not. I cannot imagine someone who is not completely metally... vacant... would have two dos on leash and not be aware that if one of the dogs goes on the wrong sode of a person or thing, a problem might result.

My verdict: THe problem is not with the act of a dog owner riding with a dog, but the act of the dog owner exising as a complete idiot.

Edit: Do you have a source for the story about the tripped hiker dying?