Originally Posted by Rochard

At a small party the other night I met a local resident who kicked a dog and seemed rather fine with it.

She was out for a walk when a dog off leash ran up to her. She felt threatened and decided to kick the dog in the mouth. Is that proper? Illegal?

I walk / run / cycle the trails in my town every day (I biked 37 miles today!) and every day I come across dogs off leash. Not once have I had to kick a dog.