The most important thing when walking your dog is to use a leash. So many tragic lessons have been learned the hard way if you don't use a leash! Your dog might be snatched away in the blink of an eye, run away, get hit by a car and the driver might hit it and drive off, or cause an accident and have to pay compensation, and so on. Therefore, to avoid these incidents, always keep your dog on a leash when walking it.
Even with a leash, some careless owners still manage to lose their dogs. For example, there's an old joke: A person was out one night and waiting for the elevator when they saw an old man on a leash walk in. Just as they were wondering if they'd encountered a ghost, they heard the old man shout, "Holy crap, where's my dog...?"
I always thought this was a joke, until today, when I saw a dog owner walking their dog like this:
Dog: Stop! Stop! I'm lost! I'm lost! I'm not on a leash yet, stop and leash me!
The owner strode forward without a care in the world, completely absorbed in the beautiful and breathtaking scenery ahead! He didn't care at all whether he was walking the dog or walking it on a leash!
Poor dog...
