Today I was walking my two small reactive spaniels on playing fields near my house. I always put them on a lead around other dogs. Normally, I walk my cockers in woodland away from other dogs and people. In part, because urban parks tend to be full of big dogs - like Huskies or Rottweilers. Today, my dogs were galloping around the fields when I saw two, I assume dog walkers, with ten dogs, including two huge mastiff like dogs and a Rottweiler, all off lead. These dogs were a literal dog pack and I knew that they posed a potential danger to me, my dogs and, worse, any toddlers that were on those fields. The women were weakly calling for them to ‘come back’. The dogs ignored them and the two women concerned were pretty nonchalant, and engrossed in conversation. I am angry. I am angry on so many different levels: 10 dogs running loose and together form a pack; the women were chatting away and completely oblivious to fouling and, finally, the fields are a public facility used by parents and children, in addition to dog owners. Am I right to be angry? I am so tired of dodging dog walker dog packs … argh. I feel that my small, elderly spaniel would have reacted defensively towards the pack and they, literally, could have eviscerated her. My spaniels only react nervously to other dogs, one of them having been mauled in the past by a husky and a Red Setter. It is not just XL Bullies who should be banned. Dog walkers should are ‘advised’ to restrict themselves to up to six dogs. They should be required to have a much smaller maximum. Is it because each dog is worth £25 and this means that 1-2 hrs work becomes more lucrative? Also, why do so many dog walkers walk their dogs in public shared spaces? Why not hire a field for 2 hrs (£40) and let the dogs charge around? Grrrr …. Btw, I am not attacking dog walking as a profession. I even thought about being one. However, I would never allow so many dogs off lead - especially if they were not mine. I am assuming that these two ladies were dog walkers.