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Originally Posted by: Jonny Summers ...and ban them from the football ground too!!! I was there a couple of weeks ago when 10 piles of dog **** had to be cleared from the pitch before a game started!!! I've witnessed people DRIVE to the ground, and then get out of the car and let their dogs run around the ground. We are in the middle of the countryside; there's no reason for dog walkers to let their animals foul anywhere in the park area....even if they "clear it up" (you can't pick it all up with the plastic doggie bags)
I was talking to Paul Evans the Park Keeper about this the week after it happened. He said he couldn't understand it, as there was some training going on on the pitch on Friday evening, when there was no mess at all, and then on Saturday morning there was loads of "dog" poo all over the pitch. I can think of three reasons: firstly, maybe somebody had a dog with a tummy problem and walked it down to the football pitch 10 times so it could relieve itself; secondly, maybe 10 people got together with their dogs and went down to the football pitch so the dogs could deliberately foul on it, or maybe....just maybe....the so called "dog" poo is in fact FOX poo. Which of the three possibilities sounds more likely to you? I know it is fox poo, as my dogs, and many others, are really enjoying rolling in it both near the football pitch and down in the park. On a mild, damp day, you can smell it as you walk past the football pitch. And why is there so much fox activity around those areas at the moment?.........well, I wonder if it could be something to do with all the fast food trays, bags and remains that are constantly being spread over the area. Why would a fox even consider going hunting for food when it is thrown all over the ground for him - curry, chips, crisps, burgers etc., etc. Oh and by the way, fox poo contains more worms and nasties than any pet dog. Perhaps Jonny Summers you would consider putting a notice up, at fox eye level of course, and if possible in fox friendly language, asking foxes to foul elsewhere? Or perhaps it would be more helpful to try and get these litter louts to pick up their rubbish and put it in the plentiful bins provided for that purpose. And perhaps you could stop throwing unfounded accusations at dog owners.
As for Athena - why the horrified face at the mere sight of a staffordshire bull terrier? This breed was commonly known as the "Nanny Dog", because of the their friendly, affectionate nature and their gentleness with children. Just because some idiot people use them as "killer" dogs doesn't mean they are a dangerous breed. Would you have felt better if it had been a poodle running about? And as for keeping dogs on leads in the park areas....why? How about banning cycles, in case they run a child over? Oh and don't forget to ban all men walking in the park on their own, in case they have evil intent.....in fact, let's stop everybody going in the Park before "something serious happens".
Nice to see that someone has cleared up the contents of a Tampax packet that one of our delightful kids ( you know, the ones who have nowhere to go, nothing to do) decided to throw round the bench near the Reservoir Road entrance to the Park. That must have really enhanced the pleasure of any visitors coming in that way. And before you ask, I will pick up mess from other peoples' dogs, bottles and cartons, but I draw the line at Tampax! Tell you what......lets ban kids from the Park as well. Then there will be absolutely no mess at all.
There, sorted!
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