Dogs should ALWAYS be on a leash unless they are in an off leash area.
I walk my room-mates dog everyday (pit-bull) and she gets so annoyingly excited every-time she sees another human and she goes crazy every-time she sees another dog. She is not violent, she just very excited, which after watching the dog whisperer I found out that this is not good behavior for any sized dog because it can lead to fights and aggression, and I have to deal with this behavior... Every-time I see someone coming I real her in so the leash ends right at my side. There is no room for jumping or running over. She is one tough dog too and it wears the crap out of me, but it has to be done.
Just because the owner has dogs it does not give the owner the right to allow their property to interfere with others. This owner was in the wrong.
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