all you people with LARGE dogs....

[SquonkTheBeerGuru]

Please be aware that sometimes children are frightened of your dog.

Please acknowledge that saying "oh he's dead soft, he wouldn't hurt a fly" will not stop that child from being frightened.

Please please please do NOT allow your very large and vicious looking dog to follow you to nursery when you pick your children up because some of the other nursery children WILL be frightened of the large, vicious looking dog hanging around the school playground, looking like it is hunting a small person.

Please do not patronise me by telling me that it is allright when my child screams and runs into the road to get away from your dog.

Just lock the fucking thing up occasionally will you?

(apologies to everyone who is not my selfish twatty neighbour)

thank you.

Rant over.

I meant in the mess and bother left behind rather than 'meeting' them.

IMO there's nothing so foul as dog shit.

It's beyond vile.

Ditto fecking dogs who are not on leads and running about and coming up to people.

I don't want to meet anyone's dog and I'm sick of beign subjected to such.

But not all dog owners dont clear up and not all dog owners allow their dogs to go running up to people.

expat - did you never have a dog as a child and what are your parents views on dogs?

Yes, but you have to legislate for the lowest common demoninator.

Just as with anythign else.

Ban them off lead in public.

I disagree with legislating for the lowest common factor. If that was the ethos behind law then you'd have to apply it to other laws. What about men who beat their wives, parents who abuse their children?

I disagree with legislating for the lowest common factor. If that was the ethos behind law then you'd have to apply it to other laws. What about men who beat their wives, parents who abuse their children?

And to dog owners in our village and everyone else's: please keep your dogs out of our village playground. We have two signs up asking you, politely, to do this. But still you bring them in. Then when we politely ask you to take them out you tell us they're harmless. We explain the reasons why dogs aren't allowed in the playground: LIKE--if a child did get bitten we, as trustees, would be personally liable. Possibly financially because our insurance doesn't cover dog bites. Or eye diseases caused by dog faeces. Your dog mightn't bite or poo but once people see one dog in the playground they all want to bring them in and one of these days something like this will happen.

So. Just. Take. Them. Out.

What about them? They get prosecuted if charges are brought against them.

Beating people and abusing children are a different kettle of fish than wanting to keep a dog.

Squonk - if I have understood correctly - this dog is allowed to wander free over school property? Frankly I am amazed that the school haven't taken a much firmer stance over this. It would certainly Not Be Allowed at our school, and the Caretaker/Groundsman or whatever he is called would probably be put on guard duty to prevent it at the very least (like he does with people who Park on School Property...).
What you could do probably depends on how you value your relationship with this neighbour. The owner has, I believe a duty of care under the law to keep the dog under close control when in public, and what you describe doesn't sound like that. The Dog Warden would be Best placed to advise you, if not take action him/herself.
Plus the school surely can do more than it has so far to deal with this. I'm sure you are not the only one with concerns about it.
I am a dog owner, but I totally get what you mean here. And just because the owner believes the dog to be harmless does not mean it will never do something untoward, even by accident, esp in an environment with small children. The school could probably held liable for any dog/child incidents that they have not effectively tried to prevent. Maybe that would focus their minds?

Some dog law info in case it helps

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Rubyx3, do you honestly see dogs on equal footing with people?

Because surely you are not being serious if you think for some reason that some dog has needs that have to be met on par with a person's.

Of course, I socialise in private. Most humans do when they go to parties, friend's homes, etc.

lol @expat socialising in private rather than a public place

and they can come across all those things whilst on a lead in public, ruby.

they're not people.

DR, one day we really must socialise in public, say a cafe? i'll wear my collar if you wear yours.

ooh expat, i'm not allowed out in public even on a lead I'm afraid

dog parks are a great idea and should be implemented here - no idea why they arent.

I have a very large dog (Newfoundland) I am constantly approached by children and adults alike asking if they can pet her which is fine. She is never off the lead and never allowed to approach children because she is hugely affectionate and will smother anyone who gives her any attention at all if given the chance.

you naughty, naughty dog!

do you want me to call that dominatrix-looking lady from 'it's me or the dog' over to yours?

she'll sort those behavioural problems right out, hopefully without removing organs as she normally advises.