Sorry- it's another dog thread.
Went to the park this pm with DS. We'd just arrived when I saw a guy coming up the path with a dog not on lead. He was chatting to a member of the park staff.
The dog ran over and bounded about, ran up to a little girl and tried to grab her stick, the mother was looking a bit worried and the dog owner was doing the 'don't worry, he's friendly' bit. Dog then ran over to us and the owner said the same thing to us. I said, quite neutrally, 'dogs are meant to be on a lead in this park'. He asked park guy if this was right and park guy just muttered and shook his head. I said there are signs
up.
A bit more disagreement and then park guy says 'oh, just put him on the lead' in a very disgruntled way. Owner then goes off with dog and park guy is telling me how there are always LOADS of dogs off the lead and how he couldn't possibly speak to all the owners.
Just feel a bit aggrieved about the whole thing. I said I didn't expect him to be the dog police. But he could have been a bit more supportive as I was in the right.