Originally Posted by fuzzypeach

We agree to disagree.

IMO and probably the law's as well, if you're not holding the leash then he is not under your direct control.

The retard should not have kicked your dog but maybe he perceived danger. You have to admit that everyone has a different level of comfort. Some people are sincerely morbidly afraid of dogs or germs

Besides, don't you think it's kind of rude to let your dog lick/sniff/explore strangers? I personally do not want to be licked and even when I give the "leave me alone" face, dog owners still are clueless. Their usual response is "don't worry, he's harmless" and my silent response is "I don't fucken care, now get the dog out of my personal space" but then again, I'm not rude enough to say that

PS: IMHO, I would've at the very least pushed the guy after he hit my dog.