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Extendable leads don’t keep your dog under control
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From Kerrie Carlyon.
I HAVE just returned from what ought to have been a very pleasant walk around Queen’s Valley with my seven-year-old son and mother.
However, on several occasions my son became nervous as unfortunately he is afraid of dogs. In fact four times we came across dogs that were not on leads.
It was my belief that dogs are to be kept on a lead while being walked around Queen’s Valley, mainly so that their owners ensure that they pick the dog’s mess up; it is evident that this is not the case as the dog mess on the walk is currently unbelievable.
On the last leg of our walk we came across a lady with her dog, and this time, for the first time that day, the dog was actually on a lead.
My son, clearly feeling comfortable with this, ran up on to a large grass opening and the dog immediately began to chase him.
My son was so scared that he almost ran over the edge and could have seriously hurt himself. My mother and I were unable to help him as the dog had chased him around us and his so-called ‘lead’ was an extendable one that went on and on. Therefore we were unable to move as our legs were bound.
I couldn’t believe what I then heard from the dog’s owner. She said: ‘Oh really, he won’t hurt him, he’s on a lead.’ No apology for my son’s obvious terror. Nor did she even apologise to us for wrapping us up in knots with her dog’s lead. Unfortunately, annoyed by such a lack of concern, I brought myself down
to her level by shouting back at her.
So could dog owners allow others to enjoy the walk around the valley as much as they are entitled to, keeping dogs on a lead and under control?
15 The Vineries,
Maufant,
St Saviour.
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