A Toronto woman has collected 440 signatures on a change.org petition she started three weeks ago to get the city to enforce on-leash laws for dogs in residential areas.

Sarah Hansen said she took the action after she and her husband were walking their then-seven-month-old chow chow puppy, Benjy, last September around 9 p.m. along Hazelton Ave. — where they live — towards Davenport Rd..

Hansen claims an unleashed, medium-sized black poodle was walking in front of them with a female pet owner, who lives on the same street as her, and a male friend.

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“I noticed the dog stopped, looked at Benjy and started charging towards Benjy, barking aggressively and then jumped on Benjy,” said Hansen.

“He’s about two to three times the size o

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