To think this was bloody dangerous and some people are just batshit

Where does OP say the children were running about @paperrocksiscissors

'and was walking along the platform with my son and husband. Son was a bit ahead taking to another boy.'

Youre both in the wrong.

The woman should have the dog on a short lead, but as a Londoner , kids running about on a platform on the tube is DANGEROUS.

Not only is it very easy to lose a child on the underground, its dangerous as hell if they bump into someone and end up on the (electrified) rails!

You should have control of your children on the underground, its not a bloody playground and that dog owner was probably pissed because two boys were charging around on a platform. She , like me, probably lives here, not visiting like you, Londoners do not like children running around on the tube.

Dog owner who loves dogs but extendable lead hater here too.
Horrible case a while back in my area where a woman was crossing a zebra crossing with her mini daschund trailing behind her on one. A lorry driver (so therefore in a high cab ) had stopped to let her cross and thought the crossing was clear when she cleared it and proceeded. Killed the little daschund leaving the hysterical woman still holding the handle of the damn lead .Horrific.

We've never taken ours on the Tube - it's too fraught for them down there, especially the more central you get. And I firmly believe extendable leads should be banned anyway.

YANBU. Some people use their dog to act out against other people in ways they couldn't do themselves.

I'm a dog owner. Mu dog sometimes comes with me on the tube.
I hate extendable leads in any situation.

We used an extendable lead on our elderly, slightly deaf dog on beaches and in fields, so she could have some freedom, It was easier to recall her. she always wore a harness and short lead anywhere else, you're just not able to effectively control a dog otherwise. Very recently a friend of mine had to rescue a dog who was being walked by a child using an extendable lead, it had run out into traffic and been hit by a car. It was bruised and crying, but no serious injuries. The child's mother was wandering along behind. My friend explained the dangers of these leads, but honestly it's obvious. I do wonder how the insurance companies would view a claim regarding accidents involving these types of lead.

YANBU. Hope your son and his friend are okay. Dog owners can be so entitled! Even to the point now where they’re allowed in restaurants and cafes.

The dog owner was in the wrong. I hate these extending leads because many dog owners use them as a token gesture that their dog is under control. I can't believe the number of owners who let their dogs wander across busy cycle paths with these leads, blocking the path and getting upset when cyclists complain.

I hate extendable leads. IMHO they are for people who won’t train their dog to walk to heel or recall. She’s been totally unreasonable. I regularly brought my large Labrador dog on the tube and ensured he wasn’t in anyone’s way or a trip hazard, sadly some people are just very entitled. It would have been very dangerous for a partially sighted person as those leads can be hard to see - particularly in a busy area. Dog should be under close control for its own and others’ safety.
Glad to hear the boys are ok, but I’d be furious about this too.

Surely you'd want to keep your dog close for its own safety.
Glad the boys are OK.

Unbelievable. My friend died when she fell into a tube like when a train was coming. Can’t believe this woman’s stupidity

that is shocking @timenowplease

NT trust place i go to asks people to exchange the extendible leads for shorter leads

I've started to think people do this because they're desperate for some kind of interaction with other people and they're using the dog for that.

If the dog jumps at you they expect you to stop and talk to them. I just blank them now. The amount of times I've been called bitch or similar is quite striking.

The women was against the wall, the dog was sniffing round the edge of the platform
Yeah, an idiot. Why did she tell the boys off?

There's always one
I read the dog was OK when it was a misspelling of 'ON'. I typed that I got it wrong as you did.

No need for generalisations.

Sorry, misread. She was indeed an idiot!

There's always one.

my dm has a friend who tripped over an extendible lead and broke her hip

Did one of the boys kicked the dog? That would indicate that the lead was not the issue but that they were not watching where they were going. In which case, they were at fault.

those leads are a nightmare. We were walking on the beach with our very well trained dog off lead but beside us a dog on an extendable lead went for her the owner dropped the lead then grabbed the rope bit between her hand she got a terrible rope burn on her hands, that somehow was our fault!!

Another extendable dog lead hater.

They make users feel they have control over their dog whilst in practice they may have very little.