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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Well that's a stupid idea. I pay taxes, dogs don't. I don't take a crap wherever I feel like it, and leave it lying around. I don't chase people and wildlife because my owner can't figure out what a on leash area means. Besides that, exercise and outdoor activities are healthy and should be encouraged to save tax dollars. Walking a dog can happen anywhere.
Dog owners have shown to be incredibly disrespectful up there, and I have deemed them to have lost their privileges. I shall run for mayor, and make it so.
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So on point.
I stopped running on Nose Hill after doing so for nearly 30 years due to the constant bad encounters I've had with off leash dogs and their petulant owners. It had gotten especially bad over the past 10 years, I just got sick of being forced to protect myself and the ensuing 'my dog is friendly' confrontations with the idiot owner after. The whole park should be on leash only. The city spent $50K+ installing bollards along the main paths in 2019/20 that notate 'off-leash' areas. Dumbest thing ever as everyone just ignores them and there is no enforcement, what a waste of taxpayer money.
I had a great conversation with an Animal Services Officer a few years ago after a bad encounter with a ####ty dog/owner on Nose Hill. He said between between May and the end of September, Nose Hill Park produces the most dog complaints in north Calgary every year. He also told me he had to testify in a court proceeding where two off leash Dog's attacked a Mountain Biker which resulted in knee surgery for the rider plus damage to a $10K bike. The Dog owner did not fare well in litigation I was told.