Walkabout: Dogs Loose All Over

RE: Owners ignore Tubbs Hill leash law /Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d’Alene Press

Walkabout: It isn’t just Tubbs Hill that is the problem, it is all over town. I have seen loose dogs on Independence Point, in the Sanders Beach neighborhood, and City park. If fact, one of the worst dog attacks I experienced was last June between city beach and the college beach. We were very lucky that time but I am really worried that the loose dog problem is only going to get worse before it gets better. Just this morning while walking in East Tubbs Hill Park, two women with three dogs lost control of their large lab mix. He came running straight for Charlie. He didn’t look real friendly so I yelled at them to get control of their dog. Thankfully, nothing happened and the dog came when called. As they feebly apologized, I kind of lost it. I have had it with strange dogs invading my dog’s space without permission and then the owner saying, “Sorry”. Around here people seem to think they can do whatever they want at long as they tack on a “sorry.”

Question: How would you rank the importance of a crackdown on scofflaw dog owners, given all the other duties officers must do to keep the peace?