leashes are for pets

Today I drove home from work  and I met this dog.  I called him Ron.  He ran across the road in front of me which I found ironic because clearly something already happened to injure Ron at least once before because he's wearing a "I can't bite my stitches" cone around his neck.  He was very friendly.  But here's my question.  Where is his owner?  Obviously he has an owner and he/she must care for the dog enough to pay for that white cone so why let Ron roam freely into traffic?  Come on Georgia!  Let's enforce some leash laws, ya?  Ron needs our help.