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Hi all
Was just wondering if anyone else has figured out the actual changes in this. I was made to believe that this now also included your dog being threatening to the public even if on your own land and not just in public!!
The reason I ask is that there is a detached property on the end of the fields where we go walking and the owners dog (whenever we, or, anyone else walks past) comes flying at the fence (which is squared wire not full fence panels) barking and snarling and this consequently is very unnerving - particularly when you are not expecting it.
As I was of the above belief I reported this to the police after my dog spun round after being taken by surprise, fell down, and sustained a cut to his leg. The person to whom I spoke when I called asked me to hold whilst they looked at the new law. He then said yes, fine, he would get officers to have a polite word and gave me an incident number.
This was around 2 weeks ago, today, said dog has done the same again and due to the muddy conditions I nearly got pulled off my feet by my dog - who - reacted to the dogs attack!
When I called the police they said the last incident number was closed (with no action) as there was no offence committed and that "this is normal dog behaviour - what do you want us to do". I have spent a lot of time, money and (unlike a lot of dog owners) effort to ensure my dog is well behaved and this is ruining all my hard work and also making my dog nervous.
You may ask - why don't I just go another way to this location? This would mean walking 3 sides of a square and the same back - some 8 miles further!! But why should I?? when this is a public right of way. It is, actually, a bridleway which a lot of dog owners use and most of them are responsible owners - some of which have experienced problems from this dog and its owner. Also, bearing in mind that it is only a matter of time before an innocent rider is using this path and their horse gets spooked by this dog and both horse and rider gets injured!!
Any ideas please??
This is the new law:-
1. Overview
It’s against the law to let a dog be dangerously out of control anywhere, such as:
The law applies to all dogs.
Some types of dogs are banned.
Out of control
Your dog is considered dangerously out of control if it:
A court could also decide that your dog is dangerously out of control if either of the following apply:
Thanks
Foxy
Was just wondering if anyone else has figured out the actual changes in this. I was made to believe that this now also included your dog being threatening to the public even if on your own land and not just in public!!
The reason I ask is that there is a detached property on the end of the fields where we go walking and the owners dog (whenever we, or, anyone else walks past) comes flying at the fence (which is squared wire not full fence panels) barking and snarling and this consequently is very unnerving - particularly when you are not expecting it.
As I was of the above belief I reported this to the police after my dog spun round after being taken by surprise, fell down, and sustained a cut to his leg. The person to whom I spoke when I called asked me to hold whilst they looked at the new law. He then said yes, fine, he would get officers to have a polite word and gave me an incident number.
This was around 2 weeks ago, today, said dog has done the same again and due to the muddy conditions I nearly got pulled off my feet by my dog - who - reacted to the dogs attack!
When I called the police they said the last incident number was closed (with no action) as there was no offence committed and that "this is normal dog behaviour - what do you want us to do". I have spent a lot of time, money and (unlike a lot of dog owners) effort to ensure my dog is well behaved and this is ruining all my hard work and also making my dog nervous.
You may ask - why don't I just go another way to this location? This would mean walking 3 sides of a square and the same back - some 8 miles further!! But why should I?? when this is a public right of way. It is, actually, a bridleway which a lot of dog owners use and most of them are responsible owners - some of which have experienced problems from this dog and its owner. Also, bearing in mind that it is only a matter of time before an innocent rider is using this path and their horse gets spooked by this dog and both horse and rider gets injured!!
Any ideas please??
This is the new law:-
1. Overview
It’s against the law to let a dog be dangerously out of control anywhere, such as:
- in a public place
- in a private place, eg a neighbour’s house or garden
- in the owner’s home
The law applies to all dogs.
Some types of dogs are banned.
Out of control
Your dog is considered dangerously out of control if it:
- injures someone
- makes someone worried that it might injure them
A court could also decide that your dog is dangerously out of control if either of the following apply:
- it attacks someone’s animal
- the owner of an animal thinks they could be injured if they tried to stop your dog attacking their animal
Thanks
Foxy
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