Dog owners very irresponsible letting them of leafs on walks knowing they too can spread covid19?

[mumieone]

Today on my permitted walk in semi rural area two men having a day on the beach just let thier dog run wild with no consideration for social distancing.

With reports on dogs, cats and the latest tiger having symptoms and testing positive for covid19 should dig owners be allowed to let thier dogs just jump on passers by?

I saw the dog coming and moved about 4 metres away from the men. One just lit up a fab and did nothing and the other watched.

When I moved the dig chased me as I ran to try to climb up a hill. I threw stones near it to try to deter but didn't work and owner eventually took him and said he was being friendly. More like dangerous. I said look we are all trying to social distance and who knows if your dog has covid19 and some of us are trying to keep ourselves and others safe and social distance!

Shouldnt dog owners be more careful?

So, testing work for drivers, but not for dog owners, because you say so. I see.

I think you're right in pointing out that the risk to life is enormously different. The whole reason we're having this discussion is because someone up thread was being enormously paranoid about dogs, but really, there's no need. I think we agree on that. Dog policing will not work 100% whatever we do. I think we agree on that too.

I think a test would help to some extent, as it does with driving. You don't think a test would help, because, well, it just bloody wouldn't, alright? Fair enough.

Yes, let's get rid of puppy farms. 100% agreed. People who spend lots of money on pure breeds also mistreat dogs though. And everything in between. My dog is a crossbreed, deliberately bred by a friend, and given to me for free. I'm a responsible dog owner, but would love to have seen some kind of licence requirement when I got her.

My dog is also a crossbreed. Given to me by a neighbour who didn’t want her any more (at 4 months old!) I used to walk her with my older dog (because her owner was clueless and couldn’t be arsed).

Another dog bought on a whim by someone who thought it would lie in its basket all day and come out to play when the kids were bored 🤬