Dogs off the lead in children’s play areas

[Runnersknee]

Just got back from a country park with my toddler - the children’s play area wasn’t fenced off but it was full of little children playing.

A group of mums came along with 2 huge dogs off the lead - one was a Doberman and the other I’m not sure of the breed but it was also really big.

The mums just let their dogs run in amongst all the play apparatus and get in all the children’s spaces - the Doberman ran up to a dad with his tiny toddler and licked him on the face and the owner didn’t even apologize or take any action whatsoever.

Aibu to think it’s completely unacceptable to allow your dog to roam around a play area ?? The park emptied out extremely quickly needless to say.

As a side note, does anyone have any advice on how to handle this if it happens again? All the mums in the park were quite shocked and didn’t say anything apart from one mum shouting at the dog to shoo it away. Particularly if a dog licks you as surely dog owners shouldn’t be allowed get away with that ?

Why lie?

Well firstly, I'm not a dog owner and secondly I would rather be licked by a dog than licked and pawed at by your toddler.

I agree with you that dogs should be kept away from children's playgrounds. I never said otherwise.0

Never seen a toddler lick a stranger.

Or gobble down a shit, lick its own bollocks, vomit up the shit, re-gobble the shitvomit, then lick a stranger.

That’s just a tuesday for dogs though.

Ah yes, I remember you now from all the previous dog threads.

Yes, the one who isn’t afraid to call a dog a cunt.

I wouldn’t allow it no, my dog would just follow me at a reasonable distance he is trained to be a horse riding companion and to be neutral unless he is allowed to greet people or other dogs.

the law states that you must be in control of your dog at all times it does not specify needing to be on lead. That said if clearly stated I would put him on one.

i have also had the other side of it though walkers screaming at me that their child/ mum/ sister, is afraid of my horse/ dog while being on a bridal path, and both being completely under control. I think there are alot of very entitled people in the world who believe everything is about them.

Oh dear.

That’s my point though, I wouldn’t let my toddler wander up and lick you! Yet somehow a lot of dog owners think it’s cute for them to run up and lick/paw at strangers!

I’d be mortified if my child infringed on the peace and quiet of a stranger, why are dog owners not similarly wired?!

A lot of toddler owners think it's cute for them to run up and paw at other people's dogs.

How often do you find yourself licked by other people's dogs? Because I'm in my sixties and can't remember a time that's ever happened to me. Do you go around with bacon on your legs?