Dogs in the playground on school pickup

[MrsJamin]

I don't think dogs should be allowed in a playground at drop-off/pick-up, am I being unreasonable? What is done at your school? My school allows it and I don't think it's quite right.

In the playground, no. At the gates I don't really think you have a leg to stand on.

Why?

of course it's not right complain to the head. only a matter of time until someone gets hurt.

Not allowed at the 2 schools dd has been to. Parents either wait outside the gate or dogs tied to fence round the corner.
We are rural so lots of dogs. Im not sure whether its good cos in reality you just end up with lots of dogs next to the gates that little ones have to pass

Definitely not. I would complain. At my school they are not allowed in playground but are all outside the gate. Although obviously some owners don’t abide by that and the dogs are brought in still!

I have seen the occasional puppy carried in, makes me twitchy as it is a dog and dogs not allowed, but it most likely not really a problem.

most people here stand next to the fence out of the way. there was a phase where you had to walk between big dogs outside the gate, narrow pavement. difficult for small children to avoid, and small children and dogs are not always a good combination as they can scare each other.

I'm a dog owner.

Having said that....NO. I don't want dogs in the playground. Lots of dog owners are incompetent at clearing up after their dogs, Who wants a playground that's been peed and shat on by dogs? Who is going to clear up?
Why should the dogs have to deal with running, screaming kids, crying babies, buggies pushed with no attention, scooters whizzing by, other dogs barking etc.
My dog quite likes kids and attention, but not when shouting kidsrun uo andget in her face, hang off her, stepon her paws etc.

Dogsand playgrounds are a terrible combination. YANBU

It isn't allowed at DC's school but that means there are always 4 dogs tied on the pavement and we end up walking in the road. So I'm not sure which is worse.

dogs are often tied up right outside the school gates which are at the end of a very narrow path, so you can’t avoid the dogs even if you want to. I don’t think they should be there, even though it’s outside the school. And I speak as a dog owner and dog lover

It isn’t allowed at ours and the head has asked owners not to leave them right at the gate entrance - there were a few dogs snarling at each other regularly which was great to walk through.

I don't think dogs on the playground is a good idea, but you can't stop people bringing them and leaving them outside.

Where should people leave them?

Dogs are very much not allowed on school property at DDs school. The school is at the end of a cul du sac and the HT requests that people tie their dogs to the fence on one side of the road so only, so there’s the option of walking down the other side of you want to completely avoid dogs.

Why take the dog to school? Sometimes I DO take mine but she sits in car.

I can't abide people who tie their dogs up thenwander off and leave them unattended. They are at risk of being stolen, often for bait in dog fights. Other dogs are free to bother them, it's just a nightmare.

We don’t allow them in our playground.

Of course there are people who will say, “But where can I leave him/her?”

But this is our rule and as a responsible pet owner you need to make arrangements for when you go somewhere - such as a GP surgery - where you can’t take your dog.

Sugar because I can then do the school and nursery run on foot and then come back with happy and refreshed dog rather than taking the car to get kids in a rush and adding to traffic. Much better for me, the kids and the dog to walk.

I am considerate with my dog; she’s very friendly but also placid and docile and won’t go up to people unless they come to her, but just as prams and pushchairs can be a pain but they are part of some people’s lives it’s the same with dogs

At DD's old primary, if you wanted to take your dog down for pick up, it and you had to stay further back at the school gate.

I think it's perfect timing for a dog walk - 9am at drop off and 3pm on pick up. It's also exactly the right distance for my dog.

It’s not allowed at our school.
It’s very rare to see one tied up by the gate, mostly it’s people with older dc and they can meet them at the gate

I've never heard of a school that did allow it before reading this.

They shouldn't really be left tied at the gate, either, unless there is plenty of room. Even the nicest dog can have a bad day around noisy children.

where should people leave them?

At home?

Our school has a no dogs on the playground rule and has asked for dogs not to be tied up outside the gates on the narrow path. Both pretty fair rules really imo!

A child was bitten on the path outside School last year. If wokld appear the dog became distressed (noise and chaos from outside a school at pick up possibly?) and lurched forward and bit the child’s leg.

Oh I have seen so many times young children approach the dogs tied up at the entrance - some have met the dog previously perhaps - with no adult attending, and without meaning to, frightening the dog, who felt vulnerable as tied up without owner. Which then had potential to hurt the children. I would not want them in the playground either.

I take mine to drop off and pick up and she's tied to the gates out of the way and bothers no one.

Not allowed at any school my 2 have attended. Not even carried.

We have a fence where the dogs are tied up. People with new puppies carry them in. I don't like this but I can't say it directly affects me. My dog knows the score though he would love a sniff around the playground