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dogs nipping at his heels as he walked down the street and had to contend with strays messing up his yard and shrubbery. But he also maintained that dogs under control without a leash should be allowed to walk unencumbered with their owners.
Pali Delevitt reported that she had not been “noticeably hassled" by dogs and suggested the proposed leash law be modified to allow dogs under control of their owner to walk without a leash.
"I can’t even go visiting my neighbors at night," said Mrs. Irving Sisk, adding that she was afraid of being attacked by stray dogs. “I can’t even go out,” she stated.
“You don't have a dog under control unless he’s on a leash,” maintained Mrs. Charles Burke. “Dogs are very unpredictable.”
Fran Eldred repeated concerns she expressed at the July meeting regarding dogs attacking visitors in town, particularly evening customers of The Inn.
Mrs. Burke added that Front Royal, Warrenton and Culpeper all have leash laws.
“But we don’t have any town police or any town tax,” countered councilwoman Dorothy Hawkins, questioning who would enforce Washington’s leash law.
Mrs. Robbie Critzer argued that dogs should be kept on a leash but allowed to run free once a day.
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