If you allow your dog to run loose, in a designated on-leash area, you’re making a choice that could profoundly impact the lives of those around you.
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Leash laws are not optional.
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If you think it’s oppressive, being required to use a leash: it’s not.  If you think you’re the exception to the leash law, because your dog is friendly: you’re not. This is bigger than you and your dog.