Things That Exist But Shouldn't - Part 14

14) Long Leashes

New Yorkers love:
-dry cleaning
-rushing everywhere
-their dogs

Sometimes I feel like I'm a failure as a Manhattanite because I don't have a dog that can 
a) fit in my purse or 
b) take up half the sidewalk without anyone minding. 

Dogs are always getting walked around, but I usually never mind or even take much notice.
I did notice, however, when a little weiner dog (aka a dachshund) ran in front of me...and kept going....and going....and THEN I saw the owner trailing behind.

I had never really thought about it before, but most dog walkers keep their pets on a fairly short leash, so the dog can be kept from leading too much and running into people/traffic/scaffolding. This dog owner, however, had her dog on an 10-foot leash, and couldn't keep it from chasing after a bike messenger and consequently getting tangled up on a bike rack.

I thought I was was rather disrespectful to fellow side walkers to have a dog with this free of a range on a very crowded street (34th Street). 

Also, it's a bit absurd that the dog's leash was 8 times its length.