So, be a man and go write a passive agressive rant on a website?

The women who use the leash as a noose for their dog also do this a lot on NW 23rd/21st too, very common sight

I'm not sure it's hating the Pearl so much as hating shitty pet owners.

Ever raise a puppy? I doubt it. If you let 'em sniff everything they want, you won't be going far. Dogs are pack animals and it's up to the owner to be the pack leader-- the dog follows you, not the other way around. I'm all for pampering animals like they're small humans or whatever, pretending they're ultra-inteligent 'n shit, but when it's time to EXERCISE THE DOG, hey, motherfucker's gonna get corrected. I'm not talking about being cruel, just not letting your high-energy animal call the shots.

"It's always those aggro, bitchy, yoga pant wearing blondes who are violently yanking and tossing their dogs around."

Ok, that's a pretty good image. I think I'll be walkin around the Pearl more often.

Christ, it's posts like these that make me nostalgic for 30 years ago when the Pearl District was just a neighborhood of run-down light industrial properties and derelict warehouses that I would never ever visit or even think about... Ah, those were the days!

Arg - I agree to a point. I'm a female and a dog owner and when I see this, from a male or female owner, it breaks my heart. You can be a dominant leader to your tiny dog w/o pulling it off the ground. Remember, this is your dog's walk - let them exercise their bodies and mind. They're probably trapped inside all day.

Move to NoPo. Up here it's trailer trash kicking their pit bulls.