Leashes, Dogs and elderly Ladies on the Trails

[aponi]

I'm not a fan of those extender leashes at all. When my dog was a puppy a woman in my neighborhood was yammering away on a cell phone while walking a german shepherd on one of those. He charged us and she couldn't hang on. My puppy wasn't injured, he did a lot of yipping and it really scared me. I jumped in the middle and picked him up which was a big crazy but it all happened so fast. A man driving by stopped and helped me out while this crazy neighbor just screamed at her dog with no affect. I blame that incident on my dog having some fear aggressive issues that I've been working with him on with a dog trainer pretty much since.

so no not a fan

[nuliajuk]

I nearly creamed two beagles coming around a blind corner on a mup one day. The person "walking" them was on a bike and didn't even have the leashes drawn in, despite the fact that it was a busy weekend afternoon. Luckily, I always slow right down and ring my bell for this particular corner as it's a sharp one.
That said, most dog owners hear seem to have more sense. When I ride to the pool before work, part of the route goes through a dog park. Yesterday my headlight picked up matching reflective vests on a german shepherd and it's owner long before I got to them.