Dogs off the lead / dogma on a lead

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andygreyweather A
andygreyweather Jan 10, 2009 23:22:25

Why are sites like Avebury plagued by arrogant or thoughtless fools who walk around the place with their dogs OFF the lead, allowing them to crap and piss all over the place whilst considering it beneath their dignity to clear the dog shit up and control their salivating pets? There seems to be some sort of mind set dog owner who feels that 'dogs on leads' signs only mean 'other' people's dogs as they clearly feel they are special enough to rise above the law.

I have dogs ... and I keep them on the lead in Avebury because it's responsible ... if they bark at some twat waving a stick about or kicking a ball at them you can appreciate their point ... but what is it about these people who are mostly 50+ who think it's their right to spoil places they would in general life profess to preserve by letting their dogs run amok and defecate amongst the ruins of our ancestors?

There are miles and miles of open spaces around Avebury where dogs may safely be allowed off for a run ...

The sorts of people concerned look at you like you are fit for castration if their f*****g mutt runs at your leashed dog and your dog barks! The National Trust don't control the twats and when I see school kids falling over in dog shit and old ladies feeling forced to put up 'polite notices' to the crazy fools who daily let their mutts shit bucket loads in Avebury it makes me angry! Grrrrrrrrrr!

They hoot on with words like Spiritual and Special in general life and yet their actions are so negative!

OK ... all dogs mess sometimes where they shouldn't but every F*****g day is disgusting.

Of course, if they read this they will think it applies to someone else ... but please ... if you see some twat with their dog off the lead in the middle of Avebury (not an escaped dog or a slipped it's lead dog) .... the twat type who says THEIR dogs that shit everywhere and cause a nuisance don't need dog leads types ... well shout at the F*****s and call the National Trust and humiliate them and maybe they will realize that they should keep their dog(ma) on the lead in Avebury (Rollrights, Stanton Drew, Nine Ladies ... etc. etc.) ...

SHOUT SHOUT SHOUT at them because they are spoiling it for your children!

M moss
moss Jan 11, 2009 08:13:35
Replying to andygreyweather

You obviously had a bad experience at Avebury meeting irresponsible dog owners... Now that your rant is over, there is another side to it as well, and that is the NT not providing a suitable bin for disposal, which of course means unsightly 'furniture' in the henge, so perhaps its best they do not.
In my town, its a £1000 fine for dog fouling, and open green spaces have bins for disposal, so as a dog owner I'm used to walking round with plastic bag in my pocket to clear up.
People do own unruly dogs, some people even have unruly children ;), some people get drunk, others take drugs and others have festivals in stone circles - think its down to the usual chaotic undisciplined nature of the human species occasionally accompanied by mad barking dogs ....

L Littlestone
Littlestone Jan 11, 2009 12:25:02
Replying to andygreyweather

Why are sites like Avebury plagued by arrogant or thoughtless fools who walk around the place with their dogs OFF the lead, allowing them to crap and piss all over the place whilst considering it beneath their dignity to clear the dog shit up and control their salivating pets?
I'm sure that does happen occasionally, Andy, but to be honest in all the years and all the times I've been to Avebury I've never seen any dog pooh there. Mind, there are bucket loads and bucket loads of sheep pooh at certain times, and walking through parts of the circle (not to mention sitting there) can require the dexterity of a ballet dancer. I suppose grazing sheep in the circle is a low-cost , environmentally-friendly way of keeping the grass short but it's hardly very attractive.

We could go off at a tangent here and list what we most dislike about Avebury (a good rant on TMA is long overdue ;-) Personally, I dislike people who think it's OK to build five new houses within spitting distance of the Henge. Or the management of the Red Lion who have one barman serving when there are thirty people waiting for a drink.

Most of all I dislike the idiots who think it's OK to climb the stones, or allow their children to climb them.