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Skateboards

elated — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 22:39:47 GMT

I live in Southern California and I feel we have a problem with skateboarding and bicycles used on the sidewalk. The other day I was walking my dog and he stopped to go, while I was picking it up a skateboarder ran by me and the dog jumped on him. He apologized and later came back saying that he was bleeding. I asked him where and he said it was on his butt. He asked for my phone number. I think he was running a scam because he did not fall off his skateboard and kept right on going. I think he thought he could get money. There was no where to move over because the sidewalk at that spot was very narrow. He scared me and my dog. Why do parents give children skateboards and teach them nothing about courtesy. Where do I walk my dog---in the street?? Just venting.

Re: Skateboards

Elstongunn — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 22:43:44 GMT

I thought just about every city had skateboard laws that prohibited using them on public walkways. Anyway, if he was bleeding, I would have looked to see if his clothes were torn over the "injury."

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deepwaterdotter — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 22:53:10 GMT

I remember an article in our regional newspaper about people riding skateboards and 'wheelies' (shoes with roller skates built into the bottom) down the aisles of a local discount store. It said the customers were not pleased with the activity and felt it was endangering their safety while shopping.

Re: Skateboards

elated — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 23:02:57 GMT

On 4/3/2014 ktlynam said:
I thought just about every city had skateboard laws that prohibited using them on public walkways. Anyway, if he was bleeding, I would have looked to see if his clothes were torn over the "injury."

His clothes were not torn and when I asked he was unsure at first. He looked at his arm and then said it was his butt.

Re: Skateboards

Elstongunn — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 00:16:34 GMT

On 4/3/2014 elated said:
On 4/3/2014 ktlynam said:
I thought just about every city had skateboard laws that prohibited using them on public walkways. Anyway, if he was bleeding, I would have looked to see if his clothes were torn over the "injury."

His clothes were not torn and when I asked he was unsure at first. He looked at his arm and then said it was his butt.

Ha, ha!! You were right to not give your phone # to the kid. I don't know if you could have been charged with not having your dog under control, but he obviously thought he could shake you down. If he was serious, I assume he would have called the police.

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MikafromTopeka — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 06:47:14 GMT

Ah, skateboards! When I was growing up in California they were illegal until about 1976 or 77 then everyone had them. You could buy them at 7-11 even. Once there were four of us in front of Thrifty's and one of the guys lost it and his board smashed into this poor lady's ankle. owwwie! I never thought I was very good on one but when I think back about the miles we put on I have to think I must have been ok?

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raven-blackbird — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 07:34:12 GMT

I'm sorry OP but..........lemme see if I have this right........you're annoyed by a skateboarder who was using the sidewalk.........a narrow sidewalk people walk on an apparently your dog uses to poop on.........you've said your dog jumped on him and that the boy didn't fall........it's probable when your dog jumped on the kid, he bit him also........as to where you should walk your dog.......how bout a dog park, or on the grass, or a park.......................................raven

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elated — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 01:11:40 GMT

On 4/4/2014 blackbirdraven said:
I'm sorry OP but..........lemme see if I have this right........you're annoyed by a skateboarder who was using the sidewalk.........a narrow sidewalk people walk on an apparently your dog uses to poop on.........you've said your dog jumped on him and that the boy didn't fall........it's probable when your dog jumped on the kid, he bit him also........as to where you should walk your dog.......how bout a dog park, or on the grass, or a park.......................................raven

Had a bad day. This is so inappropriate. The skateboarder was in the wrong by not watching where he was going. The dog was on the grass and I was on the sidewalk.
My dog has never bitten anyone. My dog gets walked about 2 hours daily and it is on the sidewalk and we do go to the park on our walk. Why did you bother to respond?

Re: Skateboards

raven-blackbird — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 02:43:13 GMT

On 4/4/2014 elated said:
On 4/4/2014 blackbirdraven said:
I'm sorry OP but..........lemme see if I have this right........you're annoyed by a skateboarder who was using the sidewalk.........a narrow sidewalk people walk on an apparently your dog uses to poop on.........you've said your dog jumped on him and that the boy didn't fall........it's probable when your dog jumped on the kid, he bit him also........as to where you should walk your dog.......how bout a dog park, or on the grass, or a park.......................................raven

Had a bad day. This is so inappropriate. The skateboarder was in the wrong by not watching where he was going. The dog was on the grass and I was on the sidewalk.
My dog has never bitten anyone. My dog gets walked about 2 hours daily and it is on the sidewalk and we do go to the park on our walk. Why did you bother to respond?

hey you were the one that brought the subject up and this is a place that you'll get replies/views/opinions to what IS POSTED........that's why they call it Viewpoints.......as to the other, I simply reposted what YOU had written......................................raven

Re: Skateboards

elated — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 06:08:51 GMT

UPDATE:

Today, I was stopped by animal control while I was walking my dog. She questioned me about the skateboard incident. I told her what happened. She said my dog bite this boy. I asked her if she saw the bite and she said no it was another officer. I then said so the other officer saw the bite. I stumped her because she said she really did not know. She got my phone number, name and address. She said she would call me back on Monday with the report. She wrote everything down on her hand with a pen!!!! She also said that my dog would be quarantined for 10 days. She said I could not take him out of the house. I said I live in a condo and I need to walk my dog. She said to be careful about the skateboards. I asked her if there were no laws about skateboarding. She said no. I found it to be strange she had no report with her . I am going to ask for pictures of the bite. My dog jumped on him and pushed but did not bite. His pants were not torn and if my dog had bitten him he would have not continued skateboarding. I am very concerned about this incident.

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BlingQueen022 — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 10:10:24 GMT

The only thing I'm going to say here is that when I was a kid and using a skateboard, NOBODY used them on sidewalks because of the cracks between blocks of concrete. We all used the street to do our skate boarding. To this day, I still see nobody using sidewalks to skate board. When the officer came out and stopped you, if this was a legitimate complaint by the boarder and he really got bite by your dog, that officer would have taken the dog with her that morning. I don't think you have anything to worry about. I doubt that the kid even saw a doctor for his so called bite. Since when does an officer write down notes of the incident on their hand? She didn't have a piece of paper? Something is very fishy about this. I wouldn't sit and lose sleep over this incident that's for sure. Hope everything works out in your favor.

Re: Skateboards

elated — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 19:11:08 GMT

On 4/7/2014 BlingQueen022 said:
The only thing I'm going to say here is that when I was a kid and using a skateboard, NOBODY used them on sidewalks because of the cracks between blocks of concrete. We all used the street to do our skate boarding. To this day, I still see nobody using sidewalks to skate board. When the officer came out and stopped you, if this was a legitimate complaint by the boarder and he really got bite by your dog, that officer would have taken the dog with her that morning. I don't think you have anything to worry about. I doubt that the kid even saw a doctor for his so called bite. Since when does an officer write down notes of the incident on their hand? She didn't have a piece of paper? Something is very fishy about this. I wouldn't sit and lose sleep over this incident that's for sure. Hope everything works out in your favor.

Thank you for your kind words. I am really worried. My dog is 8 years old. He just stayed by my side when the officer was questioning me. He did not show any signs of aggression.

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voyager1980 — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 21:48:42 GMT

On 4/6/2014 elated said:
UPDATE:

Today, I was stopped by animal control while I was walking my dog. She questioned me about the skateboard incident. I told her what happened. She said my dog bite this boy. I asked her if she saw the bite and she said no it was another officer. I then said so the other officer saw the bite. I stumped her because she said she really did not know. She got my phone number, name and address. She said she would call me back on Monday with the report. She wrote everything down on her hand with a pen!!!! She also said that my dog would be quarantined for 10 days. She said I could not take him out of the house. I said I live in a condo and I need to walk my dog. She said to be careful about the skateboards. I asked her if there were no laws about skateboarding. She said no. I found it to be strange she had no report with her . I am going to ask for pictures of the bite. My dog jumped on him and pushed but did not bite. His pants were not torn and if my dog had bitten him he would have not continued skateboarding. I am very concerned about this incident.

Animal Control found you walking down the street?Did you already know the officer for her to pick you out on the street? & that does sound odd she made notes on her hand.

Re: Skateboards

bikerbabe — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 22:37:03 GMT

Are you sure this person was really from Animal Control? This whole thing sounds like a scam.

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------ — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 22:42:20 GMT

I'm used to skateboarders cruising down sidewalks. I always keep an ear open for them when I walk the dogs so can I move out of the way when they go by. Its a ritual so it doesn't bother me. What gets me are skateboarders who try to grab the back of your car so they can go down the hill faster… dangerous and stupid.

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------ — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 22:45:12 GMT

On 4/7/2014 voyager1980 said:
On 4/6/2014 elated said:
UPDATE:

Today, I was stopped by animal control while I was walking my dog. She questioned me about the skateboard incident. I told her what happened. She said my dog bite this boy. I asked her if she saw the bite and she said no it was another officer. I then said so the other officer saw the bite. I stumped her because she said she really did not know. She got my phone number, name and address. She said she would call me back on Monday with the report. She wrote everything down on her hand with a pen!!!! She also said that my dog would be quarantined for 10 days. She said I could not take him out of the house. I said I live in a condo and I need to walk my dog. She said to be careful about the skateboards. I asked her if there were no laws about skateboarding. She said no. I found it to be strange she had no report with her . I am going to ask for pictures of the bite. My dog jumped on him and pushed but did not bite. His pants were not torn and if my dog had bitten him he would have not continued skateboarding. I am very concerned about this incident.

Animal Control found you walking down the street?Did you already know the officer for her to pick you out on the street? & that does sound odd she made notes on her hand.

Animal Control wouldn't make notes on their hands. They have citation books they carry around. And stopping you in the street is weird. I would wonder if she really was from Animal Control.

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stilltamn8r — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 22:47:55 GMT

I don't know what is more dangerous, dogs or skateboarders on the sidewalk-

But I may be prejudiced, because today as I was pulling out of my driveway for work,I saw this big dog alone, trotting down the street and into my driveway - I was thining, "That's odd, there are NEVER any loose dogs in my neighborhood" and THEN I realized it was a COYOTE! bushy tail and all..

Now this cannot be a good sign, since coyotes are nocturnal and this was broad daylight- sure hope it wasn't rabid..

I DO live next to a wash.. but hey, where are animal control when you really need them!?

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bells4me — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 23:00:58 GMT

A scam. Skateboarding is banned here on sidewalks, stores, parking lots, etc.

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lulu2 — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 23:27:38 GMT

On 4/7/2014 ------ said:
On 4/7/2014 voyager1980 said:
On 4/6/2014 elated said:
UPDATE:

Today, I was stopped by animal control while I was walking my dog. She questioned me about the skateboard incident. I told her what happened. She said my dog bite this boy. I asked her if she saw the bite and she said no it was another officer. I then said so the other officer saw the bite. I stumped her because she said she really did not know. She got my phone number, name and address. She said she would call me back on Monday with the report. She wrote everything down on her hand with a pen!!!! She also said that my dog would be quarantined for 10 days. She said I could not take him out of the house. I said I live in a condo and I need to walk my dog. She said to be careful about the skateboards. I asked her if there were no laws about skateboarding. She said no. I found it to be strange she had no report with her . I am going to ask for pictures of the bite. My dog jumped on him and pushed but did not bite. His pants were not torn and if my dog had bitten him he would have not continued skateboarding. I am very concerned about this incident.

Animal Control found you walking down the street?Did you already know the officer for her to pick you out on the street? & that does sound odd she made notes on her hand.

Animal Control wouldn't make notes on their hands. They have citation books they carry around. And stopping you in the street is weird. I would wonder if she really was from Animal Control.

It sounds like a scam. A dog is placed in quarantine to see if it has rabies. Wouldn't AC simply ask for a rabies certificate? Quarantining a dog in home would place the owner in jeopardy if the dog did have rabies.

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elated — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 00:58:40 GMT

She got out of an Animal Control vehicle. She gave me her business card. She asked if my dog had his rabies shots and I told her all of his shots were up to date. She has not called me today. She knew about me and my dog because I walk him all the time. The young kid probably described my dog. I am still think something is not right. I don't know if she washed her hand and the information came off. This whole incident is strange. My dog just sat by my side as she was questioning me. If he was aggressive, he would have gone after her. I think she got the information to give to the young child's family. You know how sue crazy people are!!! I took my dog to the park today away from my area. The park is huge.

I did call the city today and she said they have no laws governing skateboards. The girl sounded like a deer in headlights---no knowledge. I went to the website and it states anyone operating a skateboard or roller skates must obey all the rules of the road. This includes but is not limited to pedestrian traffic, signs and signals, speed limits, stop signs and yield right-of way signs.

I want to thank all of you for your input. Needless to say, I am waiting for the other shoe to fall.