[poohbearsmom]

I love folks who blow off leash laws. Sigh.

You are also at fault, as the A/C officer stated, and others have concurred.

It's an awful big responsibility to put onto a 10 year old. I wouldn't even let my 16yo son walk our dogs around the neighborhood.... specifically because of the possibility of occurances such as this one.

Had your daughter been in the middle of a dog fight, that might have turned out disasterously! As it is, she likely feels responsible for the incident (as children can when put into situations like this), so I'd suggest that you make sure you discuss this with her and put her at ease.... that all the adults in the situation were wrong, and tell her why. It's not that you don't trust her, but some responsibilities are better left to adults, for very good reason.

It's good that you have record of contacting the Police, and that A/C is now aware of the situation.