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San Diego off-leash citations
The City can add to its coffers by citing the dog owners who refuse to respect the leash laws. Step it up - I've had it with dog owners who leave piles on the sidewalk and elsewhere. And every single dog park that is created, is park taken away from non-dog owners, since, as the last sentence or your article fully confirms, the dog parks become smelly and dirty. We non-dog owners do not like sitting in or looking at the rude remains of your pet, or watching your pet pee on everything they pass by. There is a children's playground near the municipal golf course, where dogs are supposed to be on a leash. Not even this tiny space reserved for small children is regarded as off-limits for some people's dogs. I politely mentioned to someone that the playground was for children and we'd appreciate it if his dog wasn't inside, and he stubbornly refused to take his dog outside the fence. I've been to the beach in OB at the foot of Santa Cruz, where dogs are not allowed at all. Of course there are dogs running back and forth, barking at each other, etc. You dog owners need to make the effort to care for your dog giving respect to the laws in this town. Cite the non-compliance - why have a law if you're not going to enforce it? You dog owners have your freakin dog parks - leave the other parks to the human beings they were created for in the first place. Fiesta Island and Balboa Park are special places in San Diego - to have portions of this premier recreation land set aside for dogs is about as generous as you can get. If it were up to me, the dog parks would be in Anza Borrego and the Tijuana Estuary.— June 22, 2009 3:16 p.m.