[Fresh Wind]

In some towns in soviet Red Hampshire; your dog is considered to be in compliance with leash laws as long as he is under verbal control of his master. No leash needed.

In this case, the dog's owners were inside the house and the dog was outside. Where was the verbal control?

[who knows what evil?]

Not applicable in this case, as it occurred in the ‘Freak State’ of Maryland as opposed to soviet Red Hampshire. Just pointing out that definitions of ‘leash laws’ vary wildly from town to town, and don’t always involve a physical leash.