Jenny whilst I totally agree with your comments regarding sensible control, sadly you are in the minority.

Believe me, both myself and sitters see this every day of the week, where people allow their dogs off lead with absolutely no regard to other dogs, children or people.

Having a dog attacked that off lead is bad enough, but when your dog is leashed and suffers a totally unprovoked attack, it is devastating.

We seem to live in a society that has little or no regard for anyone else and that is the sad truth.

We allowed our dog off lead only when we were on country walks and nowhere near people or other dogs. Is was protection for him as much as anything else, since German Shepherds, Rottis, and most other guarding breeds are constantly hit by bad press.

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