Another dog owner doesn’t care that his dog plays too rough with mine

a]:text-blue-mid [&>a]:no-underline [&>a]:hover:shadow-lightmode px-5 sm:px-4 font-medium”>Jason Nark, Life & Culture Reporter

a]:text-blue-mid [&>a]:no-underline [&>a]:hover:shadow-lightmode px-5 sm:px-4 font-medium”>Abigail Covington

a]:text-blue-mid [&>a]:no-underline [&>a]:hover:shadow-lightmode px-5 sm:px-4 font-medium”>Or you could choose to put this dog owner in their place, for everybody (and everydog’s!) sake. Simply say, “It looks like our dogs have different ideas of what “playing” means. Maybe we should keep them separate?” It’s for their dog’s good, too, and you can say that. God forbid their dog hurt yours. That could get them in and the owner in serious trouble!

a]:text-blue-mid [&>a]:no-underline [&>a]:hover:shadow-lightmode px-5 sm:px-4 font-medium”>Yes, this person likely knows their dog is misbehaving, but if they’re not dealing with it, you should say something for your dog’s sake. I have a pit bull who is super friendly and lovable and melts hearts wherever she goes. As a pit bull owner, though, I take even extra precautions around other dogs because, god forbid, she ever reacts to an out-of-control dog, she could do real damage.

a]:text-blue-mid [&>a]:no-underline [&>a]:hover:shadow-lightmode px-5 sm:px-4 font-medium”>Exactly. And she could get in trouble too! I believe Pennsylvania has a single-incident rule, so all anyone’s dog has to do is hurt another dog or person, one time, for any reason, to face consequences.

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