Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : So, I live in an apartment complex that allows large breeds of dogs (+25 lbs). There's no dog park area and we don't have enclosed yards, so you *have* to walk your dog to give them exercise and to allow them to use the bathroom. The problem is that some of the residents seem to be averse to keeping their dogs on a leash while they're outside. It's clearly spelled out in the apartment's handbook that if your dog is caught outside without a leash that you will be fined, but people do it anyway. 

I have a 13-year old Cocker Spaniel, and I've had trouble in the past with him being attacked by other dogs roaming around unattended. These are not strays either, because their owner will usually come running up from somewhere telling me how sorry they are. Luckily, he's never been seriously injured other than some minor scrapes, but it's a definite concern whenever we see one of these dogs off their leash. It's happened so often that my mom has resorted to carrying a weapon when taking him out for a walk, in case it happens again.

Last night, somebody had their German Shepard off-leash outside while they sat on their porch playing on their phone. This morning (like 15 minutes ago) there was a guy with his two Pitbulls off-leash running around the community tennis court (there's literally a sign stating "No Pets" on the court); the tennis court doesn't have a door, so dogs can (and have) just run out. I feel like the primary reason people are doing this so often is because there's minimal accountability and a general mindset of "*my* dog would *never* attack anything".

I want to start taking pictures of people doing this and reporting them to the leasing office. I'm hoping physical evidence might help the leasing office to actually do *something* about it (instead of it just being hearsay), and I'm also prepared to go over their heads to their parent company, if necessary. Literally all I want is to be able to walk my dog around the complex without having to worry about him potentially getting mauled by some asshole's 75 lbs. "cute little buttercup". So, WIBTA?