Update:
So about 2 weeks ago I see this dog. I try to get a look at his tags again, but he starts to walk away fast. He walks into a duplex area where I am assuming he lives. A neighbor sees me trying to help the dog and tells me, "Oh he is okay, he is out here all the time" (obviously not okay). While talking to him about how the dog could get hurt, his owner comes out. I tell him that this is not the first time I have seen his dog out and that he needs to contain him or he is going to get hit by a car or dog napped (has happened before). I could tell that everything I was saying was going in one ear and out the other. I guess he didn't think he had anything to gain from listening to some blonde teenager ( I am 20, but I look a few years younger).
Anyways, I see this dog again on the way to pick my boyfriend up this morning. I had the animal control number programmed into my phone so I was able to call right away. I gave them all the info I could on him, including the duplex area in which he lives, as well as my info so they could contact me if necessary. They said they would probably respond anywhere from 2 to 24 hours from then, so they probably won't see the dog by then. I hope they do so they can teach that guy a lesson. I am going to call AC every time I see this dog. I don't care if I am being annoying, I am tired of people letting their dogs roam free because they are "so sweet" or "fine". Well guess what buddy? The rest of the world is NOT fine. There are people who speed in their cars down neighborhoods, people who steal dogs, people who take dogs as bait for fighting, loose aggressive dogs, etc. It is like defensive driving, you don't know the drivers around you so you have to always be conscious and "defensive" when you drive because you could DIE if you even for one second trust that those around you know what they are doing.
It is time for pet owners (and just people in general) to practice defensive LIVING.