I’d like to explain the situation and be as fair as possible to both sides to get opinions.
I live in a gated community of about 200 homes. We share a decent sized park area in the middle of our community. This park has a playground area, and large grass area (about 200 feet by 200 feet).
One person has a dog that fetches a ball off-leash in the park. This dog appears to be well behaved. The owner appears to have the dog under control.
The second person walks his dog on leash. This owner’s dog barks and appears uncomfortable with the off-leash dog running and chasing the ball in the park.
Both owners keep their distance from the other. The owner with the off-leash dog tends to stay on the other side of the park as the owner with the leashed dog.
The owner with the leashed dog wants to walk around the park, but can’t with the off-leash dog running and fetching the ball with his owner.
Is there a problem here? If so, who is at fault? Should the owner with the off-leash dog respect the fact the leashed dog is clearly uncomfortable to be around an off-leash dog? Or should the owner of the leashed dog let the off-leash dog run in the park even if that makes things difficult for his own dog?
I’d love to get some opinions.
Thanks!
I live in a gated community of about 200 homes. We share a decent sized park area in the middle of our community. This park has a playground area, and large grass area (about 200 feet by 200 feet).
One person has a dog that fetches a ball off-leash in the park. This dog appears to be well behaved. The owner appears to have the dog under control.
The second person walks his dog on leash. This owner’s dog barks and appears uncomfortable with the off-leash dog running and chasing the ball in the park.
Both owners keep their distance from the other. The owner with the off-leash dog tends to stay on the other side of the park as the owner with the leashed dog.
The owner with the leashed dog wants to walk around the park, but can’t with the off-leash dog running and fetching the ball with his owner.
Is there a problem here? If so, who is at fault? Should the owner with the off-leash dog respect the fact the leashed dog is clearly uncomfortable to be around an off-leash dog? Or should the owner of the leashed dog let the off-leash dog run in the park even if that makes things difficult for his own dog?
I’d love to get some opinions.
Thanks!