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I remember someone on here replying to chat about taking cats on walks with a harness, that if their dog saw a cat on Blackheath and was off lead it would probably savage it before anything could be done by the walker- and this was presented as a reason why cats shouldn't be taken out on walks with a harness
branwen
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I am somewhat in agreement with the 'it's not specific breeds' statement, but perhaps not from the angle most pro-doggo-he's just being friendly-lobbyist might have meant it: dogs have teeth and toddler temperament, all dogs should on some level be considered dangerous; and stay on the lead. Except perhaps in places where it is appropriate for them to run free - the owners back garden and designated dog parks.
Why do I have to spend every walk in a park or on a beach swivelled eyed for the next furry dickhead way off the lead, a million miles further than their kagoul wearing owner could ever run, looking to investigate small children?*
Small irritants though toddlers may be, they do not have sharp teeth, are not fast, do not roam very far, have no means of defence against a small dog let alone a large dog, and typically don't bark ferociously when you pass by their table en route to place an order for an ice cream.
Only to then step in your furry fucks shit as I aim to head home.
*This includes: beaches, parks, coffee shops, Ice cream shops, Children's play parks, most streets, holiday rental cabin porch in Scotland, every picnic not on national trust property and at least 3 different mountain paths (Data sample: one Dad, 2 Toddlers, 5 weeks of UK summer when not at nursery)