Off leash parks - what's with people?!

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I have to disagree with the consensus in this thread about dogs.

Dog owners need to understand how non-dog-lovers fell about their "harmless" pets.

When I was about 10 I was attacked by a German Shepherd. Of course it was a "harmless" dog who "would never hurt anyone". After it jumped the fence and attacked me in my front yard it was put down.

Many times I see people with Rottweillers and Pit Bulls off leash on city streets or in public parks. Sometimes I tell them to put them on a leash, most times I just put the kids in the car and take them back home.

Of course the chance that one of these dogs will attack my kids is only about one in a thousand. What parent would take a 1/1000 chance of having their kid mauled by a Rottweiller?

In my opinion savage "macho" dogs like Rottweillers, Pit Bulls etc should be banned. No they are not harmless, please do not put my children at risk by owning a dog breed with a documented history of killing and maiming people.