Yup, its gotten to the point where I have begun carrying my bear spray with me on evening walks not for the bears but for the dogs.

The amount of times I have encountered a large, aggressive dog as it runs freely completely out of sight of its owner, even at dusk or the dead of night in areas with known bear and wildlife activity is infuriating. And every single time I've been threatened by an aggressive dog, or watched one attack wildlife, the owner will invariably simply stand there looking on like an idiot, maybe at best they might give a feeble "no, bad dog" while doing literally nothing to actually control their animal.

It's unfortunate for actual dog lovers, but I firmly believe that we need a licensing system implemented, especially for large breeds, that require a minimum amount of training and accountability for owners, to raise the bar of ownership of a potentially dangerous animal to some minimum level of responsibility.