Maybe a constitutional amendment for common sense?
#1: Parents: Teach your children NOT to approach any dog without prior permission from the adult owner.
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#2: Children:Never approach a dog without asking to; just because a dog is in public does not give you the right to touch it.
#3: Dog owners: Protect your dog by a.) having it with you or b. ) containing it safely in private away from public access Â
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Even if this dog was in a fenced area - still unsupervised- the "public" could poison, torment or otherwise harm your dog.
It is the responsible pet owner's job to keep the
dog away from the public, as well as keep the public away from the dog. I think this is about supervision of our dogs, too.
Most dogs would rather be with the owner, lying at their feet, wouldn't they than tied down?
IMHO