A dog in fort greene park bit a bagel out of my wife's hand last week during off leash hours and caused her to bleed. The owner made no effort to control the dog and told us it was our fault because we shouldnt be eating in the park. She said it was not her responsibility because a dog is an animal that cant be controlled when tempted with food. This was 30 yards from the farmers market. She's nuts, right?

Posted by: saulinbrooklyn at May 11, 2009 12:56 PM in response to Prospect Park Vigilante Wages Canine Campaign

I was walking in Fort Greene park last week with my wife during off-leash hours. She had our infant son in a pouch and our dog on the leash. I was pushing a stroller with my daughter. We just bought some bagels and we were each (except for my son and dog) carrying a piece of bagel. Out A large dog (100 lbs or so) came running over, jumped in the air, and chomped the bagel out of my wife's hand, which was bleeding slightly as a result. Before I realized what happened, the dog bit my hand as well, and was circling, as we had a bag with two more bagels under the stroller. Along the came the dog's owner, appologizing, but walking very casually and not bothering to put her coffee down to try to control her dog. When I told her grab the dog, her response was .... "you really shouldnt be eating in the park because there are dogs around." This was about 30 yards, mind you, from the farmers market. I told her she was nuts, and that if she couldnt control her dog, it should be leashed. She told me that its a dog, which she explained was an animal, and she had no responsibility because she couldnt control it. I think this is ridiculas. I have no problem with off the leash hours, but if you cant stop your dog from biting people, your dog should be leashed. Can anyone really disagree with this?

Posted by: saulinbrooklyn at May 11, 2009 10:34 AM in response to Prospect Park Vigilante Wages Canine Campaign