Why is it OK that my coat is covered in dog slobber and paw prints?

[Nevertime]

I went for a long walk in the woods yesterday.

I don't dislike dogs, I smile I indulgently at owners with cute dogs, but why do so many owners think it's OK to have their dogs come and jump up at me or slobber on me?. It must be awful for anyone scared of dogs. During my day out, I must have had at least 8 dogs make physical contact with me.

I've just gone to put my coat in and it's filthy.

@80sMum

steppemum I'm afraid that I get just as pissed off when I see people treating a nature reserve as if it were a dog-walking park. Why would anyone think it is OK to let a dog run free in a nature reserve, especially in the spring and summer when ground-nesting birds are breeding? Disturbance by dogs is the biggest threat to ground-nesting birds.

because this is not that sort of nature reserve, so you can get off you high horse.

It is ancient wild flower meadows. There are mown paths for walkers, which the walkers and dogs stay on.

No ground nesting birds.

I could moan about out of control dogs all day. They're awful round here, about 70% of owners couldn't care less if their litre fur babies maul/jump on/chase passers by.