Tuesday, December 04, 2007
CYA (Or in this case, CMA) Post
So... I'm walking Voo (on a leash, DUH) and this lady with a yappy chihuahua comes out of her apartment. Naturally the dog goes bonkers, and I reel Voo's leash in till he has <2 feet of "give" from where my feet are.
This lady proceeds to tell me (in a rather hostile tone, I might add) that I am deliberately leaving Voo on the ground, not picking him up and I am enjoying the fact that the dogs get all worked up when they see him. I informed her that I was not trying to taunt any dog, that I was not obligated in anyway to "pick up my cat" and that since he's on a leash, I am complying with the City of Las Vegas' laws. My pet is under my control at all times, and if there's any attack, it's not due to any negligence on my part. (I would *NOT* want to risk losing Voo). After I said this, she proceeded to walk away, saying "You don't want to talk to me right now". O.o
Now, I've met MANY dog owners during my walk with Voo, and while the dogs do become yappy, no one every complains about him there. If anything, they are more O.o that a cat actually walks on a leash and doesn't transform into a mop.
This person in question has let her dog out of her apartment, without a leash, and it has run up to Voo and started barking. Nothing happened, but it was yelping like there was no tomorrow and she (mistakenly) thought I had hit the dog.
I've called the City of LV and confirmed that my interpretation of the law is accurate, and they have an official record of me making said inquiry, so along with this post, I've pretty much C'd-M-A. I hope I am just being paranoid, but in this litigious-crazy society, you can never tell.
My job here is done, back to studying!
This lady proceeds to tell me (in a rather hostile tone, I might add) that I am deliberately leaving Voo on the ground, not picking him up and I am enjoying the fact that the dogs get all worked up when they see him. I informed her that I was not trying to taunt any dog, that I was not obligated in anyway to "pick up my cat" and that since he's on a leash, I am complying with the City of Las Vegas' laws. My pet is under my control at all times, and if there's any attack, it's not due to any negligence on my part. (I would *NOT* want to risk losing Voo). After I said this, she proceeded to walk away, saying "You don't want to talk to me right now". O.o
Now, I've met MANY dog owners during my walk with Voo, and while the dogs do become yappy, no one every complains about him there. If anything, they are more O.o that a cat actually walks on a leash and doesn't transform into a mop.
This person in question has let her dog out of her apartment, without a leash, and it has run up to Voo and started barking. Nothing happened, but it was yelping like there was no tomorrow and she (mistakenly) thought I had hit the dog.
I've called the City of LV and confirmed that my interpretation of the law is accurate, and they have an official record of me making said inquiry, so along with this post, I've pretty much C'd-M-A. I hope I am just being paranoid, but in this litigious-crazy society, you can never tell.
My job here is done, back to studying!
