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Originally Posted by observer Well, actually, under most leash laws, a dog being in his own unfenced front yard off a leash is still a no-no. Don't know what the legal situation is where you are.
But, what they did was equally wrong, if not more so, by being away from home, on someone ELSE'S private property, with a dog off leash. I know it's a rural area, but still....  If my memory of such legal things serves, the people aren't "trespassing" unless your property has posted signs or you tell them to leave. That still doesn't make it right. |
I think I really disagree with the idea that the trespassers were "equally wrong" mostly because that implies that the home owner and his dog were somehow wrong for simply being outside in their own yard, leash or not. Now, I live in town, my front yard is unfenced and I personally could not have my dogs in front, off leash because they would be a complete nuisance to anyone walking past. Not aggressive, but a friendly nuisance is still a nuisance. But 20 miles away, where I grew up, is a situation similar to the one described and I just can't see how in a rural setting with very little foot traffic a person can be in their own yard, minding their own business and be at fault when someone else comes tromping through your back yard and your dog investigates.
