Put your dog on a leash

Went to Wooten Meadow park yesterday and today. I saw 5 other people walking their dogs and not a single one had their dogs on a leash.

Parks are for everyone. We all pay taxes for these parks. They are not your personal property. They are not dog parks, which exist explicitly as a place for dogs to play off-leash. Put your dog on a leash or go to a dog park or fence-in your yard or move to the country or don't have a dog if you're too lazy to walk it.

Me and my 9 lb dog have been attacked by a big dog before and now every time I want to take him to the park, I have to worry if some asshole has their dog off-leash.

And of course these people are dismissive and rude if you tell them to put their dog on a leash. I've only had a single person in Raleigh poliety apologize and put their dog on a leash. Last week, a grown ass woman told me, "I can do what I want!!!" And the only other thing you can do is call animal control or the police, which is way too extreme.

Edit: someone reported me to Reddit Cares because of this post. The thing you do when you think someone is going to kill themselves. Keep it classy, Raleigh