Originally Posted by
boomer58
Usually it is not the dog that is the problem but the owner. I have a problem with people that have a retractable leash that do not reel their dogs in when they see you coming and they are on one side of the trail and the dog is 15 feet across the trail on the other side and here I come right down the middle.
couldn’t agree with you more. The two biggest problems I face on dedicated paths is, 1 earbuds. It’s useless to yell “on your left” to someone walking a dog but plugged into whatever they’re listening to. 2 And as you said retractable leashes are never a good idea. Having had dogs for the last 30 years that invention just begs for trouble. It’s simple but who is walking who? I’m firmly in the camp that there are rarely bad dogs, but when you see one it’s the owner who’s responsible for most bad behavior. A well trained dog is happier knowing who is in control. .