I am surrounded by dog owners, and most of them are terminally stupid dog owners, and that is why they "own" pets rather than having children, because CPS would probably take away humans in a heartbeat.

My human neighbors cannot be trusted to scoop up the poop properly, nor keep their mutts on a leash properly, nor stick to the approved areas for walking them (and we really do have a walking/jogging path).

There are generally two categories of furbabies here: toy-sized dogs which will yap and bark at anything, literally anything that they perceive, and do it all night. And the other category is a dog that is at least partly some aggressive species, and obviously being kept as a guard/defense dog for the vulnerable owner, and the owner barely has any control or authority over that dog. If such a dog gets off-leash I would fear for my safety.

In peacetime and without civil unrest visiting my community, this is all a non-issue for us, and dog attacks do not really seem to happen around here. But it would only take a little bit of hostility for these idiot neighbors to unleash their dogs and bid them attack any innocent bystanders, and I would fear for my safety.

I am fully vaccinated, but the blood & trauma of a vicious dog bite is no trifle for me. And it would be impossible to hold an "owner" accountable for any "accidental" attacks.