Originally Posted by
Starchild
Just to add some more, just remembering a former g/f who had a dog we took on trail, always leashed, which sometimes I ran with, dog never felt restrained by the leash, as she went I went, but with some control - but not restriction, and could stop her and curb her as others approached always. Perhaps instead of training dogs we need to train owners, instead of leashing dogs to owners we need to leash owners to dogs and have them keep up, or hit the gym so they can. All else is unfair to the dog or all others who use the trail.