I always enjoy these commentaries from these types of dog owners - the type of people who do nothing to control their dog while it climbs all over your child and instead proceed to laughingly tell you how much their canine offspring love children.  Rather than simply follow the rules you justify your actions by extolling all the virtues that you an your furry child bring to the world.

The fact is that despite the author's pleas to the contrary a percentage of dog owners have failed to reach sainthood.  As a result other park users (both dog owners and non owners) routinely have to contend with the issues of off leash dogs - primarily droppings that don't get picked up and conflicts provoked by uncontrolled dogs with other park users (both of the human and canine variety).

Finally I have my doubts that the vibrant park with multiple users described in the opening paragraphs now sits empty merely because the leash law is being enforced.