Bad people! Off leash dogs in Triangle Park

whatchuwant · June 2010

So, DH has been running into a couple of guys "training" :roll: their dogs in the little triangle park on Washington across from the museum.

On the one hand I say- ok, it's pretty early when they're out there- (6- 6.30am)- but on the other hand- when Daver brought our dog in the first time he saw them, the guy's LARGE 5 month-old German Shepard puppy raced across the whole park to "play" with our puppy (11lbs). The guy's obviously got no control over his pet. Scared the crap out of my dog and you know....it's ILLEGAL! He's had to avoid the park every since- its too early in the morning to get all confrontational....

I was wondering if anyone else has run into these guys (now the first guy has a friend) - we're going to call the cops every day to get them to at the very least obey the law...

jeffrey · June 2010

I can lend you our 80lb Cyrano to lick their faces off, if ya want.

pitu · June 2010

Brooklyn DA set up a special group around dog fighting - FIDO sent around a letter a couple months ago...

Obviously if there is something they see happening in front of them - e.g. a fight taking place – they should call 911 or find an Officer in the Park who can respond ASAP. For other information, they should contact the ASPCA or are welcome to contact the Kings County DA’s Office. Our Action Center number is 718-250-2340 and staff is there during the normal business hours.

so. If you see a dog fight CALL 911. If you see fight training or ongoing suspicious activity with dogs, call Bklyn DA's Animal Crimes Ctr 718-250-2340 biz hrs

whatchuwant · June 2010

I personally haven't seen these guys, Daver did. I do NOT think that they're training them to fight or he would've totally said something to me. I guess my quotes come from the fact that you don't need to take your dog to the park to train him. IMO.

Added to the fact that the guy does a piss poor job at it.

pitu · June 2010

ah well - there's a FIDO dog training class (people only, I thiiink) at the Brooklyn Ethical Culture Society this Weds...but it doesn't sound like Daver would be chatting this guy up to give him advice about a class to attend...I'm posting all this FIDO stuff more for general interest...

FIDOBROOKLYN wrote:
FIDO Seminar - Dog Training & Behavior

Wed, June 30th
7 pm to 9 pm
Park Slope Society for Ethical Culture Library Room
(1st Street at Prospect Park West)

FIDO believes that dogs, off-leash, largely socialize each other. But
for a new owner, or an old hand with a new dog, or anyone with a dog
that suddenly becomes incorrigible the matter of behavior arises. Are we
having trouble communicating with our dogs? Could it be that they are
having trouble communicating with us?

More so than with people, communication with a canine occurs on many
channels simultaneously, not all of them verbal (body language matters)
and not all of it in the human-to-dog direction: oft-times your little
Fido is trying to socialize you and just doesn't see why you can't get
it.

Please join FIDO for an evening with Viviane Arzoumanian CPDT-KA and
Jean DeCesaris, trainers who have base their practices on cultivating
two way communication between people and their canine pals. Plenty of
time will be allowed for questions and answers. There is something for
everyone in this presentation, whether your first dog has just gotten
you as a person or whether you've been a team for years. Seating is
limited; so please come early.

$5 FIDO Members $10 non members

http://twitter.com/FIDOBROOKLYN

toadette · June 2010

Whatchuwant wrote: I guess my quotes comes from the fact that you don't need to take your dog to the park to train him. IMO.

Not weighing in on the guy's behavior either way, but one reason someone might choose to train in a park is for distraction training - i.e., for those dogs who will obey in your house but not always when they're outside. The theory is that you continue the training outside with your usual rewards and such so that the dog learns to still focus on you and do what you ask even when presented with all the wonderfully stimulating things that go on outside - strange noises, smells, people, wildlife, etc.

mr. met · June 2010

these people should put their dogs on leashes, period. especially if the dog doesn't listen.

i remember saying the same thing when that band was taking press photos in prospect park and an off-leash puppy got in the way. dogs are supposed to be on leashes -- no excuses.

cristina · September 2010

Well, according to the law, dogs can be off leash from 9 pm to 9 am in designated areas (eg. Mount Prospect Park, Prospect Park...not that triangle park on Washington, though), and training should be in and outside the apartment (Toadette already explained).
BUT, I have a dog and I know that sometimes the problem is this my-dog-cold-never-bother-anyone attitude that some dog owners have. I know that: 1. not everybody likes dogs, 2. Not everybody likes MY dog, 3. you have to be in control of your dog. When, for some reason my dog does something bad (eg. jumping on sb, playing a bit rough with a puppy - not talking about agression or sth serious) I immediately and genuinely apologize, make sure everybody is ok and try my best to avoid this kind of situation.
The problem, most of the time, is the dog's owner poor attitude.

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