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Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll
Either way, people should not be treating an off leash area as a play area for their kids. Sending your kid to play in an off leash area and then complaining that dogs are running up to them is the same as putting them in the road and complaining about the cars almost hitting them.
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I know the one by my sister's house used to be a normal park and then a couple of years ago, dog owners petitioned to have it made into an off-leash area. Obviously other residents in the area want to still bring their kids there and enjoy the park that everyone pays for. The park is there first and foremost for the people, not the dogs.
The understanding is that you can unleash your dog, but not at the expense of other people's enjoyment.
Maybe there are parks out there that are funded only by dog owners, in which case I would agree that other people would be the ones expected to change their behavior to accommodate the dog owner.