A kid being bitten by a dog at a South Boston park has actually triggered a conference with members of the neighborhood and city leaders relating to whether animals must be permitted off-leash.
The indications at Medal of Honor Park state dogs need to be leashed, however the guideline is not extensively followed. How worrying that is depends upon who you ask.
“That’s why I’ve got a pocket filled with treats here. Anytime a dog’s off-leash I simply attempt to get as far as possible,” said Alec Hildreth, who often visits the park with his dog, Logan.
Dog owner Nicole Brennan, who said she has 2 dogs at home, is less worried.
“As long as the dog is trained and you understand how it responds to kids, it’s completely great,” she said.
The usage of the green space ended up being the subject of discussion at a neighborhood conference Wednesday after a kid was bitten by a dog there a couple of weeks earlier.
Boston Councilor Ed Flynn published about the conference on social networks — stating the occurrence has actually raised safety issues.
Selina Giannone, a mama of an 11-week-old infant and owner of a 3-year-old dog said she doesn’t mind seeing dogs off-leash.
“It’s a regrettable scenario. Rarely does it ever take place,” she said.
Flynn said there is a neighboring dog park particularly for off-leash animals, however lots of state the 2 areas aren’t equivalent.
“We’ve had not terrific experiences there, regrettably. We attempted bringing her down there, however she got kennel cough,” Giannone said.
“There’s no lighting. There’s no shade,” said dog owner Tim Luce. He is hoping the conference will help everybody discover commonalities.
“For one of the most part the dogs here are well trained and individuals do a good job, however at the end of the day, they’re dogs,” Hildreth said.
“Hopefully what comes out of the conference is individuals do have conversations about other locations for dogs,” Luce said.
The conference began at 6 p.m.
