Dogs, please control your humans

from the Sacramento Bee:



Call it dog rage.

A few weeks ago, Roseville police cited an off-duty Sacramento County sheriff's deputy for allegedly punching a Playboy model in a city dog park as their small dogs tangled.

It was a high-profile and especially violent example of the kind of conflicts that happen at off-leash dog parks across the region, pet owners and police say.

When pooches mix it up, people do, too. Shouting matches are common and occasionally escalate to pushing and shoving or greater violence:

• In Roseville's two dog parks, there have been four batteries and eight disturbances reported to police in the past 18 months, said Lt. Mike Doane.

• In Davis, police have responded to at least one fight and one verbal altercation in recent months at the city's dog park, department spokesman Lt. Tom Waltz said. .........(more)

The complete piece: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/10/2880751/dog-parks.html#ixzz0tHgeLggH

The dogs owner and myself had a good laugh.

My big dog wasn't amused though.

Don