Hey Ian, are your dogs actually alive... I dont think ive ever seen a dog that wouldnt chase a chipmunk or other furry fun critter, and at your old house didnt you have any neighbors that lived across the street, you said all the dogs in the neighborhood would visit and visa verse, that would put your dogs in the street... People get very defensive about this subject, especially the people who do let their dogs loose..i have alot of customers who said my dogs never leaves the property, but those dogs are no longer with us, and that kid must have been teasing my dog for him to run out there and bite him, or that guy had no right to shoot my dog even if he was on his property.
Ive herd all the lines, i have been dealing with dogs and their owners for 25 years.
Bottom line is people need to take responsibility for their actions, if your dog causes an accident its YOUR fault not the dogs, what if someone died in that accident, i wouldn't want to live with that...
Maybe you can guaranty your dogs NEVER, EVER leave your property but most people cant make that statement.
If i ever go down on my bike because of a dog in the road, the owner really needs to hope that i cannot get up and make it to their house right then, there's a strong possibility they'd get a beating right on their front lawn. I know me pretty well, and have seen me do things like that...
It was a blanket statement, but people who let their dogs run loose more than likely will have or cause problems.
