Wow, hate for my first post to be a rant, but this is a big issue for me! I just went fishing and brought the dog. She is not animal friendly. I am 200% careful with her to avoid other dog owners. But, why do people think it's ok to let their dogs loose because their dogs may be friendly? There is a Washington State leash law and I am sick of dealing with strange dogs running up to my car to sniff my dog when she is obviously not friendly. It's not the dogs fault, it's the owners for not being a good owner. We waited for some guy to launch his boat after telling him we would wait because of his dog (we were there first). He took his darn sweet time then decided to use the lavs while his dog cornered us. Cute, not! I keep my dog away from otheres, on a leash and get irritated by fluffy dog owners that think their dogs are soo cute that everyone eants them to run up to them. My dog is Amstaff (Pit cousin) . For all of you that get nervous around them, they love people more than anything and usually just "rush" you in excitement. I've been rushed by two strange pits also and it is an uneasy experience. But, the Cocker Spaniel will be more likely to bite you than my dog. Don't hate them becvause they are physically superior to most dogs, they are just dogs. It's the training that changes them. Anyhow, leash your dogs please! Or don't bring them if you can't handle them. There's many days my dog doesn't get to go as I don't know if I have to worry about other dogs running loose. She was attacked by 2 loose Mastiffs (140lb and 180lb) and I have never seen horror like that and am glad she took them down and they didn't come after me after charging us. If it was the other way around and she had attacked a poodle, she would have been put down. Even if that dog was offleash. So, I have no sympathy for people that let their dogs loose in public areas!