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Dreading schools going back because of one women

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honeyrosesandwich · 10/08/2026 00:20

AIBU to anonymously email the school when the schools go back about this women.

My DS's school has 2 entrances, 1 is on the main road so it's usually used by people driving to school, the other's at the back of the school, both used equal amounts. From my house, I'd need to walk past entrance 2 to get entrance 1 a further 5 mins away. So I've always used entrance 2. Used to be a 3rd entrance but they shut it due to it getting slipper when wet.

Last year, a women on my route to school started bringing her 2 big dogs with her every morning and every afternoon. One of them sometimes wears a muzzle. She lets her DD in reception hold the lead or has them off the lead.

Now unfortunately no matter what time I leave she seems to be on the same route either just behind or just ahead. Which means I have to watch her dogs pooping every morning in front of me when I've not even had my breakfast and it makes my stomach queasy.

Now the main issue is entrance 2 is down a very narrow alleyway and she ties her dogs up on a lamppost halfway down it and over 200 children every morning and afternoon have to literally walk into her dogs to get in and out the school. I am not sure how friendly they are but it seems like its only a matter of time before this goes wrong. When she unties them she then proceeds to just let them off the lead or her dd mess around walking with the leads. AIBU to not think its appropriate to just leave ur dogs off the lead when theres hundreds of young children about, lots of noise etc.

I'm just fed up having to walk into these dogs and get harassed by them just to get my DS into school. She also walks them in hot weather which, i've never owned dogs, but I don't think you're supposed to do.

Would I be unreasonable to complain to the school and see if they can put out a message asking people not to bring their dogs every bloody day

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honeyrosesandwich · 10/08/2026 00:28

Tunnocks34 · 10/08/2026 00:26

She absolutely should not have the dogs off lead in any area, especially a school. Again, tying them up is also a poor choice too.

But I think it’s a fetch to say you’re being harassed by the dogs simply because they take a shit on the road in front of you. It’s not like they are doing it on your drive. Hopefully she picks it up.

I am not sure what you want the school to do. They can hardly ask her not to do it if she isn’t bringing the dogs into the school premises. You could try email the school your concerns about them being off lead but if it isn’t within school I’m not sure how much weight this will have.

Harassed as in I have to virtually walk into them to get past in the tight alleyway packed with all the other parents and theyre sniffing me

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ShetlandishMum · 10/08/2026 00:28

Nothing to do with school unless on school grounds.

Leave 5 minutes earlier.

Namenamchange · 10/08/2026 00:27

Is she on school grounds? Of public alley?

Tunnocks34 · 10/08/2026 00:26

She absolutely should not have the dogs off lead in any area, especially a school. Again, tying them up is also a poor choice too.

But I think it’s a fetch to say you’re being harassed by the dogs simply because they take a shit on the road in front of you. It’s not like they are doing it on your drive. Hopefully she picks it up.

I am not sure what you want the school to do. They can hardly ask her not to do it if she isn’t bringing the dogs into the school premises. You could try email the school your concerns about them being off lead but if it isn’t within school I’m not sure how much weight this will have.

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