After a kid was 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 ought to be permitted off-leash.
The indications at Medal of Honor Park state dogs should be leashed, however the guideline is not commonly followed. How worrying that is depends upon who you ask.
“That’s why I’ve got a pocket full of treats here. Anytime a dog’s off-leash I just try to get as far away 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 know how it reacts to children it’s perfectly fine.”
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 event has actually raised safety issues.
Selina Giannone, a mommy 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 an unfortunate situation. Rarely does it ever happen” she said.
Flynn said there is a close-by dog park particularly for off-leash animals, however numerous state the 2 areas aren’t similar.
“We’ve had not great experiences there, unfortunately. We tried bringing her down there but 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 the most part the dogs here are well trained and people do a good job but 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.
