All Dog owners should be aware of these upcoming changes in the law

gettingready

**professor~yaffle** wrote: »

Sounds fair enough. Where I live people can take their dogs on the beach from October till May, but not in the tourist season, presumably because some thoughtless owners don't clear up after their dogs or don't supervise them very well.

Oh really?

Have you NOT noticed how much rubbish (dangerous plastic etc etc food leftover, cans, bottle ets) HUMANS leave behind?

Where I live and walk my dog locally - the [problem starts when the weather gets good and PEOPLE "come out" and have "picnics" on the green/in the woods.

The amount of junk/rubbish THEY leave and NOISE they make- people should be banned from anywhere outside their own house/flat/garden :P

harveybobbles

The new law sounds like its named after a recent book.. 50 shades of grey..

"...however even if the dog does not bite, but gives the person grounds to feel that the dog may injure them, the law still applies".

"Hello Police Station, how can I help you.."
"I've just spotted a dog that I feel might bite me.."
"Ok, what makes you feel that.."
"erm, it looked funny.."

Half the problem is NON dog owners who don't know how to greet a dog.

Most days people comke over to me and lean over my dogs to say hello to them - thats like someone who is 15ft tall leaning over us to say hello. We would feel threatened and could act out.

One day last week on the field some scally let his sprog wander over to me when I was out withg my dogs. Luckily the sprog picked the soft dog to say hello to who is used to kids. But one of my others isnt.

Person_one

kwmlondon wrote: »

I'm not a dog person, but it's rather lovely to see a dogs running like hell-for-leather on an overcast windy day at the beach. They look so happy! It's not fair when you've got a beach full of toddlers and kids to have a lab pelting at full tilt across the sand though so good idea to keep them out when the season's on!

It would be nice if humans were better at sharing, and were willing to let dogs on at least a section of the beach during the nicer months.

harveybobbles

What if I put "GUARD DOGS" sign up on my front gate?

What if I enter a property such as a scrap yard to steal some car parts and get bitten by a dog or felt threatened by it?

Who the hell going to find the time to police all this nonsence?

harveybobbles

From DDA Watch..

the legal definition of ‘dangerously out of control’ is: a dog is presumed to be such if on any occasion there are grounds for ‘reasonable apprehension’ of injury to any person - whether or not the dog has actually injured a person

Thats like the Police saying they will give you a speeding ticket as you might speed later on..

gettingready

in line with all the above - charge EVERY man on the planet for rape
after all they CAN do it

jesusssssssssssssssssss - what an utter nonsense


so a dog on a lead growls at someone - and what?

on a lead so can not bite as far away, but growls - and what?

insane...

rochja

OP absolutely right that all dog owners need to be aware of these changes. I wasn't, now I am. Thank you. Much of the debate afterwards demonstrates exactly why these things are legislated. There is such a divergent range of viewpoints that a framework is clearly needed for arbitration. I start from the position that we are custodians of the planet and have an obligation to care for its life in all its myriad forms. However, I know I am weird. Good luck to everyone trying to persuade others to their viewpoint. One viewpoint I will take issue with though: a phobia is an abnormal or irrational fear and is therefore not the fault of the object of that phobia. Get it treated.

poet123

The phobia is only about dogs running free and jumping up. On a lead, under control that shouldn't happen. Keep them on a lead in public places.

Paypeanuts

lazer wrote: »

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Children sould never be compared with a dog.

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Too true.
When do you see a dog thieving in shops, giving adults a load of lip, breaking windows with stones, throwing litter around, or hanging with a gang of other dogs in order to do 'happy slapping'!

:rotfl:

gettingready

poet123 wrote: »

The phobia is only about dogs running free and jumping up. On a lead, under control that shouldn't happen. Keep them on a lead in pubic places.

Oh dear..........