I don't like rules any more than you do. Yeah, I break 'em when I can, when I'm sure they don't have negative impacts on others. I know my dog loves to run loose, but I take her to dog parks for this. There's one just kitty corner to the Common, where Cogswell and Rainnie collide. That's why it bothers me when I'm walking my leashed dog across the Common, and she is harassed by loose dogs. Some are aggressive. Now I tend to think conflicts between dog owners have to do with people and not dogs, so I'm going to ask nicely, can you please keep your dog leashed on the Common? Take them to a dog park to run around loose. Or run them leashed and get yourself some exercise, too. I really don't want to see my dog attacked again by loose dogs on the commons, and it's not the dogs' fault. So it's up to you. -Dog Walker