A woman who says she's called bylaw officers at least 100 times to complain about at large dogs roaming around her property is now bypassing city hall and taking her concerns online.

Kelly Pottinger, a Taltheilei Drive resident, lives two lots away from a Happy Pooch, a pet service that offers grooming, a kennel-free dog hotel and off-leash pack walks.

When the business set up shop some four years ago, Pottinger said she would notice, sporadically, off-leash dogs exiting the owner's backyard in pairs or groups.

Pottinger said she gave the owner, Tiarella Hanna, benefit of the doubt and didn't think much more of it until she observed more frequent roaming canines.

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Pottinger, believing Hanna is putting her own dogs' safety at risk by breaking a bylaw, began recording and posting videos of Hanna walking with groups of dogs SA国际影视传媒� some leashed and some not SA国际影视传媒� to a YouTube channel dubbed SA国际影视传媒淎rctic Loft.SA国际影视传媒�

Overlaid with a text, the videos apparently show Hanna violating the bylaw by having dogs under her care at large.

The bylaw defines at-large dogs as SA国际影视传媒渨here a dog is at any place other than the property of the owner or permitted property and is not under the immediate control of a competent and responsible person.SA国际影视传媒�

With some dogs in large groups running ahead of Hanna or lagging behind her during walks, Pottinger said there's no way she can adequately see and control all of the animals under her care.

In one video posted on Jan.8 titled "Wow! Dogs, Dogs, Dogs" Pottinger uploads footage from May 8, 2017, which appears to show upwards of 10 unleashed dogs playing in a green-space area SA国际影视传媒� property owned by the city SA国际影视传媒� momentarily before being joined by an employee who enters the frame.

Moments later, MED is on the scene, responding to a call from Pottinger.

Pottinger claims bylaw officers have visited the property at least 20 times following up on her calls, and while she says officers SA国际影视传媒渄o their best,SA国际影视传媒� she feels her complaints are going nowhere.

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After losing a dog in an attack by another neighbor's dog years ago, Pottinger is concerned about the safety of her dogs if one should run into an at-large dog.

And, she said, a recent spotting of a wolf and a fox have her worried about the well being of the dogs under Happy Pooch's care, too.

Happy Pooch's owner Hanna told Yellowknifer Pottinger's fears are misplaced.

SA国际影视传媒淎ll the dogs I'm taking off leash are thoroughly screened. Some of the dogs I've been taking for five or six years. I know them. I've never had a conflict with other dogs. I'm really proud of that,SA国际影视传媒� said Hanna.

Hanna also takes exception to Pottinger's use of the term SA国际影视传媒渙ff leash,SA国际影视传媒� citing the by-law which allows dogs to be off-leash SA国际影视传媒� city-wide SA国际影视传媒� granted they are kept under control.

Through the use of loud whistles and pack strategizing, Hanna said she's confident in her ability to control the dogs she cares for.

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According to the city's director of public safety Dennis Marchiori, SA国际影视传媒渓eashes aren't required as long as the dog owner maintains a visual of the dog and it's under the control through voice command, it's not deemed to be at large.SA国际影视传媒�

Marchiori added when it comes down to distances between dogs and dog owners, it's up to the discretion of the bylaw officer.

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Answering to the videos Pottinger has been using as the basis of her claims, Hanna there's not enough evidence to demonstrate she left dogs under take care at large by leaving their sight SA国际影视传媒� regardless of what the limited video shows.

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Hanna does admit she has been fined SA国际影视传媒� once.

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Hanna told Yellowknifer she has a SA国际影视传媒済ood relationshipSA国际影视传媒� with the city and that she had sat down with MED head Doug Gillard to discuss the issue.

Communications manager Richard McIntosh told Yellowknifer, SA国际影视传媒淥ur (MED) is aware of the conflict in Kam Lake and has been in communication with the property owners.SA国际影视传媒�

Last year, MED issued 150 at large dog by-law offences, according to Marchiori.