dogs must be on leads March 1st till 31 july

Iam64

Yes they are pably but enforcement is down to owners as not enough police to enforce it plus cross breeding makes identifying the dogs less than straight forward
My question is why would anyone want one

Drug dealers? As a weapon?

It was a lovely day today so I went for a walk. I entered a field (on a public footpath) which had sheep in it. A lady in front of me had a dog running wildly around the field, I said to the women you need to put the dog on a lead, she said I am trying to get her to come to me - the lady was blowing a whistle like a demented women!! I said stop blowing the whistle it’s frightening the sheep and me. The dog was ignoring her, I felt so stressed I turned round and returned the way I had come.
Maybe I could have helped but how?

1summer - I hope the farmer got there in time to shoot the dog.
Dogs without rock solid recall should never be allowed off lead. No dog should be off lead near livestock. Sheep will run in fear if a dog is loose. The dog will chase the sheep, sheep miscarry and die - that’s assuming the dog doesn’t attack the sheep to kill them

That's terrible. I've said already on this thread that there is no excuse for anyone letting their dog run loose among livestock. It's especially bad at this time of year because it is lambing season. I remember when I was at high school I was at a schoolfriend's farmhouse when her brother came in with the body of a German Shepherd he'd had to shoot because it was worrying the sheep.