Quote Originally Posted by bmccasland View Post
Rebekah,
As a former Louisiana resident, I feel your pain (I left the state a 11 months ago). The state is a 3rd world country in many ways. There is an attitude that country dogs have a right to be off leash, even if there is a leash law on the parish books.

Would suggest that you call the cops or animal control. Don't want said pup to get trained that bike riders give treats - then it'll run towards the bike expecting a treat. Too bad the pup has jerks for owners, that won't teach the dog where the property line is, or keep the dog safely inside a fence.

I agree with the fact that giving treats to the dog would teach him that running into the road is acceptable and desirable. If you look at your county governments website there should be a link to animal control, where the animal protection ordinance should be published. In our community a dog that runs out into the road has potential to do harm and cause and accident, and is considered a nuisance. Our laws here are unusually strict due to our county commissioners knee-jerk responses to some very well publicized attacks. A person can be found guilty of a misdemeanor for what Rebekah is talking about. It doesn't even matter if there is an attack or not.