----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Dyke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 5:06 PM Subject: Re: [canals-list] Smokers beware
> > From: "David Cragg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Now there's a thought. Smoking ban now complete, lets turn our attention > to > dogs in public places. Dirty, smelly, noisy and lets not forget dangerous, > 250,000 people every year are bitten by dogs, some of them result in it > being fatal. Clearly the 'owner' above has no control whatsoever over the > animal and this could be a serious heath hazard. Dogs off leads often mess > up the towpath and anywhere else they fancy without the 'owner' having the > slightest idea it has taken place, intentionally in my view, hence the > phrase "I always pick up after my dog" ( if I see it", snigger ). Dogs on > leads, muzzled and under control, I can see a case for that, but over all, > lets ban them altogether in public places and make world a more pleasant > place to live for us all. > > Tongue in cheek? > > Regards, > > Andrew I know a lot of dogs who are far nicer than some people. If we could muzzle the dirty, smelly, obnoxious people in this world, that would lead to a more pleasant life for the rest of us. Then, of course there is the other point that it is not the dogs' fault they are not properly trained, it is the owners' fault. As Sue said in another thread, her dog does as it is told. Mind you, if Roger told *me* to 'sit', I would too! My dog has her own ideas about some things, but I keep her on a lead except in the park and I clean up after her. Also, children are allowed in public places and my dog is better trained, quieter and much more sociable than the majority of children I see, whose parents not only have no control over them, but clearly have no idea that they OUGHT to have some control over them. Dorothy
