Same goes with people that let their dog piss on everything. It irritates the hell out of me when I see someone standing there letting their dog piss on my car tires. Most owners will say it doesn't hurt anything, I don't care if it's harmless or not, I don't want something peeing on my car.
Finally, somebody in this thread I can pass judgement on!
Seriously, how you just going to let your dog piss on other people's things?
I will admit, I am guilty of the no leash things when I let my dog outside to use the bathroom.
There is an underground electrical fence that reacts to a collar. The issue being, the dickhead, previous owners took the collars with them even though they said they wouldn't.
Not an excuse. Plus, I'd feel a bit bad if she got shocked. I'd have to hold the collar and walk out of the yard just to see what it felt like. Why put her through what I'm not willing to go through?
Anyway, normally she stays in the yard. If she ever gets the mind to wander out a sharp yell normally brings her back to her senses.
The only time when that is an issue, is when our neighbors are out in their lawns. She is friendly, she has never bitten anyone. She has snapped a few times, but never bitten.
She has a tendency to run full speed at somebody when she wants to greet them.
The first time, it was early in the morning, and some other boys had come to pick the neighbors boy up. She ran over there and forced me to follow. The issue being, I was shirtless. That was an issue for everyone involved.
Second time, somebody pulled up in their yard, and went to get out of their vehicle. She immediately broke for them. Luckily I was wearing a shirt.
He immediately hopped back in his truck and closed the door. I apologized and wrangled her. Once I got to her she relented, so it was less wrangling and more catching up I suppose.
There exist two reasons to why I don't take her on the leash whenever she goes in our yard.
One, she is a greyhound. So she is fast as all hell. She isn't about to be doing any running with me attached to her. She has had two leg injuries. The first one was before we adopted her. She was training to race, and got out of her kennel (always has hated being locked up), and got hit by a car.
The second one, we had her, and then we could let her go. There weren't any neighbors for a good distance. We had her out there for about a year. Always made real sure to watch her when she is running. We had heard about their tendency to run through a fence when giving chase. She had always had the presence of mind to stop, and go underneath.
We of course relaxed and let her have her fun. Then she was chasing a rabbit one day, and decided it would be a good idea to try to go over. That wasn't pretty. Cut her leg pretty well.
Point being, she can still move. I've seen her out run a horse (for a short distance).
The second reason, she refuses to use the bathroom on a leash. She would rather come back inside and go on the floor. Even though she is completely and totally house broken.
I'm not a totally lazy ass hole though. Whenever I intend to take her out of the yard I make sure she is on a leash. We need to get a harness though, she has learned how to slip out.
