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18 Wednesday, May 3, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Paw Prints Jodi Schneider McNamee Columnist Keep ’em on a leash! Two years ago, a Sisters resident was knocked down by a non-aggressive unleashed dog while walking her dog. Her injuries were substantial and wouldn’t have happened if the dog was being supervised by a responsible pet parent/owner. Failing to control your dog is an act of negligence, even before the dog causes an injury. You are liable for your dog’s actions — always. While bites and maulings are the most common form of injuries caused by dogs, there are additional accidents responsible for thousands of injuries each year in the United States. They include knock-downs, tripping, and falling over dogs, and even head-butts. In an excitable state, a dog can jump up on you and knock you down even while on leash. Non- aggressive dogs sometimes unintentionally trip or knock people down, resulting in injuries. Recently I was knocked down by an unleashed dog, resulting in emergency sur- gery for two broken bones in the right knee. Besides bro- ken bones there was a small ankle fracture and a hema- toma in the left leg. A rule of thumb for any pet parent, regardless of the dog’s behavior, is to make sure you have a good strong leash and that you main- tain control of the dog at all times. Some pet parents will tell you “my dog will stay with me, we don’t need the leash,” but then the concern is focused on the other dogs. You may own a friendly dog, but what about all the other dogs? Your dog could be attacked by another dog if that animal considers your dog to be invading his ter- ritory. Or another dog may see your unleashed pet as a potential danger to his human. Your dog could be seriously hurt. By having your dog on leash, you’ll have some leverage in pulling your dog away from other dogs who are not as well behaved. Another act of negligence is when your dog becomes aggressive-looking and reac- tionary to other dogs (or people) when on-leash. This is called “leash aggression.” If the dog is dealing with intense frustration, there can be a loss of self-control which can increase the likeli- hood of a bite. There are a variety of rea- sons a dog may have leash aggression and should be seen by a dog behaviorist. Be sure you can control your dog before taking him Spring Into Great Savings! $300 Discount out in public. Part of being a respon- sible pet owner means to license and provide perma- nent identification for pets. Spay or neuter your pets. Provide training, physical care, socialization and medi- cal attention. Another part of being a responsible pet par- ent is not to allow your pet to become a threat or nuisance in the community. Sisters has their own city codes or regulations under animal nuisance. 6.05.050 At Large “At large” means off the premises of the owner while the dog is not under the com- plete control of the owner or keeper by adequate leash or harness. However, a dog in a duly recognized obedi- ence school on field training exercise and under the direct supervision of a handler or a dog within a vehicle shall not be considered “at large.” No animal or dog shall run at large. The owner or keeper is responsible for an animal or dog. As a responsible pet- owner, you should not allow your dog to run free or be off-leash while you walk together. Dogs get distracted. Even if your pooch is under strong verbal command, it’s all too easy for him to have “selec- tive hearing” when running around off-leash. You may think you have Fido under control, but if a cat went run- ning under his nose he just might chase it. What if some- thing suddenly spooked your dog, like a vehicle backfir- ing? 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