I live in Prestwick (McKenzie Towne) and I walk my dog most days (clean up after him too, always). Yesterday I walk him over by the school just off 52nd, walk through the school yard, and over to the baseball diamond field. There is nobody around. A giant empty park. Anyway, I'm kicking a soccer ball around and my dog is playing fetch with it, when all of a sudden I turn around to see a Bylaw truck speeding toward me through the park with its lights turned on. he procedes to lecture me about having my dog off the leash, and being near a school yard, and that there are posted signs everywhere.. He's actually looking angry and has a tone in his voice that was getting me angry. So I clammed up. He takes my ID and procedes to write me a ticket for $100 !!! Ticket was for "Animal Running at Large" even though he's playing fetch and there is nobody around. So I grab the dog and head back the way I came. As I'm walking out of the park near the school I notice that no sign exists where I enter the park. I flag him down and point out to him that there is no sign, and it would have been nice of him to give me a warning. Like I need a $100 ticket to learn not to take my frickin dog into the park!! He repies "Well we don't give warnings, we give tickets". BAAHHHHH!! I was furious at the guy, but I wasn't showing it or being an ass.
So anyway, sorry for the long post, but be warned, the city is trying to scrape together some extra cash. Keep your dog on the leash. I just couldn't understand that I was actually commiting a crime worth $100 ticket when a warning would've corrected the situation, and kept an average tax paying citizen, from hating the Calgary FAKE COPS with attitudes.
