I agree with the "sentiment"
when i was in The Army 87'-92' i was deployed to Panama for Operation Just Cause. as a young man we were often referred to as "D.I.C.K.'s", and when the day cam that Hummers were sold publicly, i had thought a bumper sticker to read, "Hummers are for D.I.C.K.'s" in stencil font.
D.I.C.K. = Dedicated Individual Committed to Kill

ya... its crazy

i was once involved with Animal Rescue for some years. the local animal shelters euthanize something like 1500lbs of beloved family pets.

dogs are confiscated by the Sheriff for various reasons.

people abandon their pets on a regular basis.

the human condition is really a trip.

every time, i've taken evasive action in regards to a K9, its been a bummer.

however, in California, the owners of those animals are required by law to be responsible for their property. in this case dogs.

its the owners responsibility to ensure their dog's behavior is appropriate.

in so many instances, when animals are rescued from shelters, there is a period of "socialization" that is... teaching the animal how to be around The Human World. albeit, that varies widely.

sadly, here in Coastal California, and/or populated areas. Owning a dog. actually that is not the P.C. verbiage. Rather, being "The Guardian" of a pet. in this case, a dog. dogs are often more of a liability than an asset.

most beaches here in Monterey County, dogs are banned due to "Snowy Plover" habitat.
dogs are banned from The Ventana Wilderness
but, in Carmel, you can walk your dog all over, get coffee, and have your pooch sit with out in the outdoor seating at Cafe Cardninale.

Dorris Day has a hotel that caters to Pet Lovers.

again, its the pertinency of the situation.

an aggressive dog, in public space, compromising my safety, sadly, I will take evasive action.

luckily for us Humans, our frontal lobes give us the ability to process time and resources much faster than K9's

thats not saying an inexperienced person vs a trained dog will always "out wit" the dog, as its totally obvious that any trained Guard Dog, or Military K9 will subdue a Human in seconds.

i apologize for offending anyone...

aggressive dogs are a volatile subject.

unfortunately I've also witnessed a loose aggressive pit/mix on the beach, when an off duty officer simply put it down.

its sad.

my brothers, typically have had nothing but pit mixes. and its a wonder than they never got in trouble because of those dogs.

dogs vary widely. just 2 days ago a lady with a gaggle of yippie yappy dogs was on the side of the bike path, all on those yo yo leashes, she attempting to pick up poop with a plastic bag, as they flew loose across the path, the dogs, about 5 of them, running amuck, as if bees swarming in chaotic patterns, and there she was with her dogs, on the bike path, in traffic.

my concern was to avoid a yippie yorkie going thru a nice set of new road wheels, al la CruisinArt motion.

blah blah blah

its very much a kin to my neighbor's dog, who sits at home 10hrs a day, alone in the back yard, and all she does is bark all day long. Sadie is a sweet dog. She's just lonely. If she were to get loose, and of course she wants so desperately to get loose, if she were to run amuck in the streets, i'm quite certain she'd get hit by a car, chase a cyclists, or knock down a pedestrian, only in her exuberance of "BEING FREE".

poor thing.

and who's responsible? in our wold, dogs don't have voices, they can't write, they have "Guardians", or as the Law states, "Owners". that poor dog, going a bit stir crazy, its Pete's responsibility to ensure that she is healthy. that is a broad spectrum. physically she's healthy. Mentally, emotionally... I'd say she is frustrated.

we play "squeaky toy fetch" thru the knot hole in the fence. Pete doesn't want anyone to care for his dog other than himself, as its her "job" to watch the house.

people are abandoning their pets all the time.

just last week an older German Shepherd, was loose with no tags, no collar. he was wondering, lost, suspicious of people. i was working on my bike in the yard, throwing the squeaky toy for Sadie over the fence, and he comes up.

the fur in between the pads of his feet were so long, and his pads becoming raw, obvious that he had been held hostage, living the life of a kept being, inside someone's house, probably one of the foreclosures. all he wanted was a bowl of water, and company. would he let me touch him? no way. but he'd lay down, rest, and watch me nervously.

so ya... what a bummer to be a dog in Man's World. at some point that poor old Shepherd, probably another statistic, 80lbs of that 1500lbs/yr that gets euthanized. (if not more by now)

again... my sincerest apologies for grossing anyone out. we are living in gross times.

peace...d