Hahahahaha. Man oh man.
Fact: Calgary has seen a dramatic decrease in dog related incidents despite doubling in population over 25 years. The data has already been posted several times in this thread.
Fact: Calgary has 149 designated off leash areas and most of these are shared use spaces. 1,250 hectares of dog friendly areas, which is more than any other municipality in North America (this only makes up 17% of the total park space in the city before anyone whines about it). That's a lot of space for dogs and it mostly operates harmoniously.
Fact: Walking around the streets of Calgary isn't like some sort of thunderdome for dogs. Give me a break.
So, pretty much if I take my dog anywhere other than my house I'm an irresponsible owner? Give me a ####ing break.
People are acting like it's a dog attack epidemic, yet the numbers do not agree with that in the slightest. It suggests the complete opposite.
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