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Petition to keep dogs on leads

202 replies

Mansbestfriend2023 · 15/01/2023 18:52

Petition for all dogs to be kept on leads in public. let’s keep our parks and beaches safe

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/621613

OP posts:
YellowAndGreenToBeSeen · 15/01/2023 18:54

I love seeing my girl run - she is extremely happy when she’s off lead and she has brilliant recall, so it’s a no from me.

AnotherAppleThief · 15/01/2023 18:54

No thanks.

BethDuttonsTwin · 15/01/2023 18:55

No. Stop trying to control other people’s lives.

SpeckledlyHen · 15/01/2023 18:55

Why would keeping dogs on leads keep our parks and beaches safe?

twistyizzy · 15/01/2023 18:56

The problem isn't dogs, it is owners who don't train their dogs. My WCS is highly trained ie walks to heel off lead when called, never runs up to other dogs or people and isnt aggressive so it just wouldn't be fair on her to have to experience life on a lead. However thar has taken 2 years of training and frankly most dog owners can't be arsed to put that effort in.
I do think there should be some form of licence to own a dog whereby you are mandated to attend minimum 12 weeks training however this still wouldn't target or capture the type of owners who are the issue.

Emmamoo89 · 15/01/2023 18:58

Nope

SweetPetrichor · 15/01/2023 18:58

No thanks.

Anotheanon · 15/01/2023 18:58

No thanks.

WeFollowRivers · 15/01/2023 18:59

Nope.

Frequency · 15/01/2023 18:59

Banning men from parks and beaches would make them a lot safer than banning dogs would.

Citygirlrurallife · 15/01/2023 18:59

This

Tootsey11 · 15/01/2023 19:00

They should always be on leads in a public area, so it's a yes from me.

LoobyDop · 15/01/2023 19:00

I don’t disagree that out of control dogs are an increasing problem, but it sounds as though the ones that killed the woman the other day were on leads.

BethDuttonsTwin · 15/01/2023 19:00

I was a dog walker for almost a decade. I can count on one hand the amount of aggressive/fighting incidents amongst my dog clients. The dog walker who was killed made huge mistakes, too many dogs, too much size discrepancy amongst the dogs she took. Locals said she was regularly seen doing this and someone close to her admitted it too. It was a disaster waiting to happen. I am not victim blaming, but I was aghast when I read what her practices were.

sensiblepetra · 15/01/2023 19:01

Signed.

I was almost attacked, circled by two large barking dogs, with two young children, and the owner not within sight. The owner did appear but I dread to think what might have happened.

Flowerfairy101 · 15/01/2023 19:01

Signed.

sensiblepetra · 15/01/2023 19:02

Yes, that's true @LoobyDop those dogs were on leads.

MrsMitford3 · 15/01/2023 19:02

No thanks.

I'd sign one that banned children from chasing pigeons though

Lollipop999 · 15/01/2023 19:02

YellowAndGreenToBeSeen · 15/01/2023 18:54

I love seeing my girl run - she is extremely happy when she’s off lead and she has brilliant recall, so it’s a no from me.

Same here, it’s a no from me too.

And the case in Surrey sounded like the dogs were on leads so sadly would not have helped.

BethDuttonsTwin · 15/01/2023 19:02

Parks and beaches belong to everyone, not just those who don’t like dogs. Too bad if you don’t like them. You can stay home if you’re so worried.

thirdtimeluckyorwhat · 15/01/2023 19:03

Frequency · 15/01/2023 18:59

Banning men from parks and beaches would make them a lot safer than banning dogs would.

Totally agree. Ban men from public areas. We would all be a hell of a lot safer

Bettyboop3 · 15/01/2023 19:03

A large number of dog attacks happen in their own homes so no.

RichPetunia · 15/01/2023 19:04

No.

Tamarindtree · 15/01/2023 19:04

Ha ha ha ha No!

MrsWhites · 15/01/2023 19:04

The problem isn’t dogs being off lead, it’s untrained dogs being off lead and/or owners who won’t accept that their dog isn’t well trained enough to be off lead.

My dog is always on his lead as he’s only a pup but we’ve had so many dogs off lead coming running over to him and owners just ignoring them jumping etc. It’s not a dog problem it’s an owner problem!