dogs must be on leads March 1st till 31 july

I don’t know what the law allows by dog walkers, but most seem to be women who aren’t strong enough to control more than three or four dogs at a time.An area I used to enjoy walking in with tiny grandchildren just aren’t safe anymore due to the sheer numbers of badly behaved dogs.

Colls

BlueBelle

Talking of dogs I see that police had to shoot 2 XL bullies that had attacked an 84 man today They had to use 19 bullets all of which were in target to kill the dogs A woman owner is in custody and the 84 year old in hospital

What a disgrace. 19 bullets. Appalling.
In zoos vets anaesthetize huge, thick skinned animals with darts. But instead it was chosen to kill these animals in this slowish, inhumane way. They could have been anaesthetized first. Were they?
If not, a disgrace and stinks of gung-ho, macho revenge to me.
Should be an enquiry if this report is correct.
** It's not the dogs, it's the owners!!! Always. **
Words fail me.
I hope the man recovers well. I hope the dogs rest in peace.

"it's not the dogs it's the owners" they should have shot her too. I hope she's appropriately charged and convicted.

Oreo

I don’t know what the law allows by dog walkers, but most seem to be women who aren’t strong enough to control more than three or four dogs at a time.An area I used to enjoy walking in with tiny grandchildren just aren’t safe anymore due to the sheer numbers of badly behaved dogs.

I believe it varies from one area to another, as it is the local authority which is responsible for licensing dog walkers.

OldFrill

Colls

BlueBelle

Talking of dogs I see that police had to shoot 2 XL bullies that had attacked an 84 man today They had to use 19 bullets all of which were in target to kill the dogs A woman owner is in custody and the 84 year old in hospital

What a disgrace. 19 bullets. Appalling.
In zoos vets anaesthetize huge, thick skinned animals with darts. But instead it was chosen to kill these animals in this slowish, inhumane way. They could have been anaesthetized first. Were they?
If not, a disgrace and stinks of gung-ho, macho revenge to me.
Should be an enquiry if this report is correct.
** It's not the dogs, it's the owners!!! Always. **
Words fail me.
I hope the man recovers well. I hope the dogs rest in peace.

"it's not the dogs it's the owners" they should have shot her too. I hope she's appropriately charged and convicted.

Anaesthesia doesn't work instantly. There's no time to be wasted when a dangerous dog is on the attack. One bite to someones throat and they're dead.

Colls

BlueBelle

Talking of dogs I see that police had to shoot 2 XL bullies that had attacked an 84 man today They had to use 19 bullets all of which were in target to kill the dogs A woman owner is in custody and the 84 year old in hospital

What a disgrace. 19 bullets. Appalling.
In zoos vets anaesthetize huge, thick skinned animals with darts. But instead it was chosen to kill these animals in this slowish, inhumane way. They could have been anaesthetized first. Were they?
If not, a disgrace and stinks of gung-ho, macho revenge to me.
Should be an enquiry if this report is correct.
** It's not the dogs, it's the owners!!! Always. **
Words fail me.
I hope the man recovers well. I hope the dogs rest in peace.

No, it's not a disgrace and the police should not have been expected to anaesthetise them.

Cheshire Constabulary Chief Constable Mark Roberts said: 'This was an innocent man who was simply walking in the street when he was horrifically attacked by a suspected unregistered XL Bully.

'The sheer size and ferocity of these animals mean that our firearms officers had to discharge 19 shots into them – all of which hit their targets - in order bring the incident to a conclusion and ensure the safety of the public.

What is a disgrace is that these animals were unregistered and still at liberty to attack and maul an old man. A child would not have survived such an attack and this man will be traumatised.

A disgrace that they were so vicious and out of control it took 19 bullets to make sure they were killed.

At least that is two less of these monstrous creatures.

Anaesthesia doesn't work instantly. There's no time to be wasted when a dangerous dog is on the attack. One bite to someones throat and they're dead.
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‘May the dogs rest in peace’ Colls ! XL Bullies that attacked an old man, what planet are you on.🤬

Thankyou so much for being such wonderful pet owners, this farmer ( me) appreciates you very much

Nan0

Thankyou so much for being such wonderful pet owners, this farmer ( me) appreciates you very much

Also dogs can chase sheep around a field and they appear unharmed but they abort their unborn lambs .

I'd settle for dogs on a lead near the children's play parks and most definitely in them!!! I asked a lady to put her on the lead in the play park and she asked me 'why'. Unbelievable!! And yes, I told her!!

My beuce has a Cane Corso they are not classed as XL Bullies. She has a certificate to astest to that. He's the friendliest dog you could wish for much better than a few violent Jack Russell's I've met. She has him completely under control but because of prejudices he can only have a good run if she takes him to a dog park or in an enclosed field.

Neice

MaggsMcG

My beuce has a Cane Corso they are not classed as XL Bullies. She has a certificate to astest to that. He's the friendliest dog you could wish for much better than a few violent Jack Russell's I've met. She has him completely under control but because of prejudices he can only have a good run if she takes him to a dog park or in an enclosed field.

My daughter also has a Cane Corso, and yes, some people also think he is an XL Bully. He is a rescue dog and a big soft lump too - but people do cross the road to avoid him when she and her husband are out walking him.

Jack Russells can be nippy, yes, but can more easily be controlled, unlike a dog like an XL Bully.

I agree with watermeadow and vandal. There was a time last century when dogs were allowed as much freedom as cats. Then they became totally housebound under control of human owner nd now it has got to the point where they are increasingly being expected to be leashed all the time. It is very sad. I’m so glad that parks near me don’t expect this and dogs can experience a little autonomy and freedom. The percentage of dogs that attack is so infinitesimally small, compared to men for instance, perhaps all men should be on leashes? No of course not. Dogs have been human companions shaped and evolved with us. Never have we treated them with less heart and compassion.

Allira

^ignorant stupid careless and selfish^
Add to that ill-mannered and rude.

And more often than not absconders.

Absconders? From what/where?

Never have we treated them with less heart and compassion.

Sorry, but I don't agree.
Too many owners treat their dogs like babies, too many owners do not train their dogs properly, they're too soppy with them, and some owners have enormous uncontrollable dogs (not just XL bullies) and use them like weapons or do not care if they cause problems.

Of course, the owners are to blame but often they're frightened to train their "fur babies" (yuk) properly.
Or the wrong people choose the wrong dogs.

Paperbackwriter

Allira

ignorant stupid careless and selfish
Add to that ill-mannered and rude.

And more often than not absconders.

Absconders? From what/where?

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I thought it must have been autocorrect - what did I say.

But yes, I meant there have been some dog attacks near here, small dogs attacked and their owners terrorised and bitten.

The irresponsible owner plus dog then absconds from the scene without even an apology.

A dog walking field opened next door to us 2 years ago. The owner brings 10 dogs at a time in her van, which is fitted out with 2 tiers of cages so half the dogs travel on top of the other half. Unsurprisingly the dogs are over excited when released and bark nonstop. There is no way I would allow a dog if mine to be transported like that

I don’t have a dog but like to do a walk across some local meadows by the river which is popular with dogs walkers. However two “professional dog walkers” are spoiling it by arriving with around 8 to 10 dogs letting them run off barking and scaring everyone else!! They are a nightmare. Sometimes there are sheep and cows and these dogs still run madly around. This should be banned, packs of assorted dogs circulating around makes me feel very vulnerable. I wonder how the owners of these dogs would feel if they could see this. Normally the ladies concerned are busy on their mobile phones!!! This should be banned!!!!

Happy dogs don’t bark nonstop. My lab goes once weekly to my trainer. He mixes with a pack of dogs, they’re transported together. They play, race etc but no excessive barking and no power struggles. She only walks them in her enclosed fields because for safety reasons, she only ‘walks’ digs who go/have been to her training classes.

All the qualified trainers/behaviourists I know, no longer walk dogs in areas previously good to use. They’re ensuring dogs in their care are safe, mixing with suitable dogs, not bumping into a pack of 8 random dogs/

We have an area in my town where a lovely walk has been created and I use it regularly to get in my steps. I accept that dogs will be off lead but I have nearly been tripped on several occasions by dogs running right in front of my legs. I have a bit of a dog phobia and using this walk has helped me a lot, luckily nobody walks those horrible XL or equivalent because I do tremble walking past them especially if they're not muzzled. I am hoping this meadow beside a river will be one of the areas covered by this, that would be nice.

I take two sorts of leads on walks. The long extending one I use so the dogs can wander a bit and sniff. I switch to the shorter one near animals and children. On the beach and on the common the dogs have free reign, but their recall, (for a treat!), is good if needed.

Our extending lead could be shortened and then could be clicked to stay in place. Very useful.

Yes, the extendy ones do click back, but somehow my dog knows the difference between a lead clipped to his collar and the shorter rope-type one round the neck. He knows that the lasso type one means close walking to heel!