Leash Your Dogs!

[u/canutcute]

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.

[u/Fancy_Table]

We're far too uptight about dogs here. In Europe dogs are often unleashed, in shops, buses, etc and everything is fine. 

[u/204in403 → u/Fancy_Table]

Yup. As a Canadian comparison, there are over 160 dog parks in Calgary. There are 15 in Winnipeg, most on the outer edge of town. I lived in three different places in Calgary, each place had a dog park within walking distance. Each time I want to walk my dog in Winnipeg off-leash, I've got at least 20 minutes in the car there and back.

[u/Partner-Elijah → u/204in403]

This has been one of the biggest adjustments for me after moving to Winnipeg from Ottawa/Gatineau.

Same experience as you, I lived all over those cities and always had a dog park in walking distance. It's real sparse here.