Yes. I see them out there sometimes. I learned it's a $500 ticket. The dog owners leash them when they see the cars pull up, then take them off the leashes again when the police leave.

I have a toddler, and love going to Morris Canal to look at the ducks, geese AND DOGS!

However, I have a serious problem with the dogs that aren't on leashes and run amok. I have been carrying my one-year-old and been bum-rushed by large dogs, I have had dogs ransack my picnic lunch...frankly, I have considered carrying pepper spray to just hose those particular dogs.

It is scary and dangerous to have dogs off leash. Even if they're "friendly", it only takes one bite, one nip, one claw, to cause catastrophic injury to a small child.

I have had it with owners who let their dogs run up to strangers, who let their dogs sniff strollers, who let their dogs go for food that a person is carrying. Not because I don't love dogs, but because it is DANGEROUS.

As an animal lover, I want the dogs to have a fun place to play. I feel bad that their owners thought it wise to have a 100lb dog in a 1 bedroom apartment in Jersey City. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BACK YARD, YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS OWNING A LARGE DOG.

However, I will not put my safety at risk for the sake of these cruel dog owners. I will kick at, scream at, or pepper spray, any off-leash dog that rushes my way.

SHAME ON YOU, DOG OWNERS!! THERE IS A DOG RUN AT VAN VORST PARK!!! IF YOU DON'T WANT A $500 TICKET OR A SWIFT KICK TO THE HIND LEGS, KEEP THEM ON A LEASH!!!!!