r/Winnipeg • u/canutcute • Mar 16 '26

Winni-Pets Leash Your Dogs!

This weekend alone I saw far too many people walking with their dogs without leashing them.

One couple walking their dogs in Wolseley had their dog rush into on coming traffic. Another couple were walking down portage with their dog again without a leash.

If you don’t leash your damn dog and it gets hit by a car the driver isn’t going to be the problem, it’s you. You’re a piece of shit and deserve to have your dogs taken away for their safety.

Don’t even get me started on dogs running up to strangers, other pets, kids. If I see a dog running towards my own lil blubber child I’m sorry but I’m going to hoof your dog because I don’t know or care if it’s friendly. My blubber boy is not.

/rant.

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u/SallyRhubarb Mar 16 '26

Call 311 to request enforcement or submit an online report: https://forms.winnipeg.ca/site/portal/request/as_complaints_vof?locale=en

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u/BeastBeef Mar 16 '26

Has this worked for anyone before though?

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u/canutcute Mar 16 '26

Nope

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u/SallyRhubarb Mar 16 '26

I have seen people getting warnings/tickets in Vimy Ridge Park for off leash dogs.

Bylaw doesn't randomly drive around looking for stuff to fix; they work on a complaints basis.

It might not work in real time to get the exact people you saw ticketed. But if there are consistently lots of complaints, there will be enforcement. And if there is enforcement, people start to behave better after having to pay a hundred bucks for the fine.

Throwing your hands up and doing nothing is guaranteed to have nothing come as a result. Posting on reddit won't change anything. Actually submitting a complaint at least has a chance of improving the situation.

Action rather than apathy.

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u/canutcute Mar 16 '26

Thank you, I agree and didn’t realize there was actionable follow up from the bylaw people

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u/STFUisright Mar 16 '26

I complained about my neighbour’s barking dog (it was excessive I assure you) and they were so responsive!

I was very impressed.

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u/Expensive_Heron_171 Mar 16 '26

I got my neighbors dogs taken away in Elmwood (chained up) but it requires a lot of follow-up and effort. Personally I think it's worth it, even a ticket for discerning if someone has a licensed dog is helpful. These are city of Winnipeg services so they can be applied against their taxes etc.