We were at the beach today, not a packed beach, but a lot of families and children around. My DC are very wary of dogs, and began to panic a little when a huge pit bull terrier kind of dog (I couldn't tell if it was a pure breed, although looked like it) was running towards us, off the lead. I ask the elderly gentleman to put the dog on its lead until they were away from all the children, which he did immediately without hesitation, and was pleasant about it. My DC were then fine.
Afterwards my DH said I shouldn't have asked the man to put the dog on the lead, as he probably walks the dog everyday on the beach, and that's 'his place' to go!! I was shocked with him, especially as he knows how our DC react, and because of the type of dog it is.
AIBU to ask the dog owner to put the lead on?
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to ask a dog owner to put their dog on a lead?
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pinkfluffybunny · 04/06/2016 23:00
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