I would never try to ENFORCE this, because I am too libertarian and equal-rights minded. But I am starting to really be of the OPINION that large dogs - excepting like truly gentle, lazy breeds and service dogs - just don't have any place in the suburbs. People just don't have enough area for them to roam and so they end up infringing on other peoples' rights like crazy. Nobody but my mother would try to keep german shepards or doberman pinchers or whatever in apartments, so what is the difference really with homes under 3000 square feet that have yards under a half acre? With flimsy chain link fences that have holes underneath?
That really does sound like a nightmare for you guys. I am so, so sorry your family had to deal with it. I really hope you immediately called the police, but I would also totally understand if that was the last thing on your mind at the time.
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Date: 2009-06-19 02:51 pm (UTC)I would never try to ENFORCE this, because I am too libertarian and equal-rights minded. But I am starting to really be of the OPINION that large dogs - excepting like truly gentle, lazy breeds and service dogs - just don't have any place in the suburbs. People just don't have enough area for them to roam and so they end up infringing on other peoples' rights like crazy. Nobody but my mother would try to keep german shepards or doberman pinchers or whatever in apartments, so what is the difference really with homes under 3000 square feet that have yards under a half acre? With flimsy chain link fences that have holes underneath?
That really does sound like a nightmare for you guys. I am so, so sorry your family had to deal with it. I really hope you immediately called the police, but I would also totally understand if that was the last thing on your mind at the time.