People can get hurt when dogs are left loose

Every day my dad walks our two dogs around the neighborhood. And sometimes I will go with him on my bike.

One day we passed by this one house and a big dog was just loose. It was lying down and I didn’t notice it until I passed by.

When I looked at him, he showed me his teeth and ran past my bike and across the street.

He didn’t hurt me, but it did scare me.

I now have a fear of dogs because of that.

What if it were a 5-year-old? And they went to pet the dog? What if the dog bit a child?

All I’m saying is I hate when people let their dogs run free.

My neighbors have this pit bull and he runs extremely fast and sometimes they let him loose. One time I saw the dog look at a bunny and charge it. It ran so fast it was unreal.

When you let your dog loose and you’re not watching it, your dog could hurt someone. No dog has harmed me, so it’s all right. This is a message for people with more aggressive dogs.

That’s all.

Natalie Williams, 12, of Clovis, writes about things kids care about. Contact her through her dad:

charlie.corn@gmail.com