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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

OP posts:
Passaggressfedup · 10/08/2026 10:25

Dog warden? Why? They are busy enough with serious cases, they don't have inclinations to deal with one dramatic mum who just dislike dogs.

jeaux90 · 10/08/2026 10:43

The woman should have them on lead and not tie them up on the lamp post.

You sound like you just don’t like dogs though.

Dogs often wear muzzles to stop them eating stuff, might be nothing to do with aggression.

Opticianjoe · 10/08/2026 11:01

MyDarlingRose · 10/08/2026 10:20

You’d be more scared of a dog in a muzzle (a tool that literally prevents biting) than one without the tool that prevents biting?

No but I would be more terrified of a bulldog than a Pomeranian…!

Cielovista · 11/08/2026 18:01

What a selfish woman imagining everyone is ok with her dogs. As a child I would not have been able to walk past - some of the children will literally be the same height as the dogs and their faces will be vulnerable to licks (risk of toxoplasmosis) if not bites. A small child is not able to control a large dog on a lead either. If they’re not being controlled they will at the very least present a problem for less mobile parents /grandparents.
contact the school - but don’t do it anonymously. They will want to ensure the health and safety of every child in their care.

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