1. If a policeman stopped me and asked me to show him my "muck bag" I would tell him what Rooney said.

If yo did you would be arrested

2. You say at your last house the local farmer's sheep and cows invaded your garden and attacked your dogs and hens; I think it is terrible when sheep attack dogs or hens and the farmer should have been prosecuted there is nothing more frightening than to have your dogs chased by rogue sheep is there?

A tup will chase and attack any dog

3. If you let your dogs loose on farming land you deserve to have them shot.

Farmers cannot shoot dogs just because they are on the land only if the worry livestock.

Edited by user 15 April 2011 19:24:30(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Originally Posted by: Horwich Ender

Buxton Advertiser July 18, 2013 wrote:

 

Town Council seeks volunteer ranger

Whaley Bridge Town Council are considering recruiting a voluntary ranger to combat the issue of dog fouling in the Memorial Park. Speaking at the Mechanics Institute on Thursday, Cllr Ray Wild said: “It's a problem that affects everyone.”

Cllr Wild should have a word with the Park Ranger, Paul Evans, who says that dog fouling in the Memorial Park is "minimal".  Perhaps Cllr Wild would like to turn his enthusiastic attention onto the littering problem and anti social behaviour problems which seem to be raising their ugly heads again around the Park and the skate boarding area.  Broken glass, cans, used condoms etc., etc.  Now that is "a problem which affects everyone".  Or perhaps dog walkers are just an easy target compared to facing down a gang of drunken  teenagers at 11.00 at night? 


 

Edited by user 26 July 2013 20:11:31(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

As dogs and owners are being discussed.Through this forum,I will be interested to hear members views about what I am about to post.I am a 58 yr.old female, who owns a 10yr old small terrier dog. On Monday night about 5pm,I was walking my dog, on his lead, up though the park,passed the skate park, to go over the damn .Just as I passed the skate park,I noticed a man with a Boxer dog off the lead, heading towards me from the reservoir . My dog had a bad experience with a Boxer when younger and has not forgotten the incident. So to avoid a confrontation, I returned back to the skate park, moving away from the path closer to the ramps. I apologise for the long dialogue I recount….. The boxer came hurtling towards us….growling ,jumping around us. I waited a few seconds, then asked the owner to please put his dog on the lead…I stood still, trying to control my terrier, with the Boxer going crazy…..the man made no attempt to produce a lead just kept shouting the dogs name ‘ TJ’….again I told him to lead his dog…He said rudely ‘keep yer hair on’ I replied with ‘I beg your pardon,where do you live? He asked what had that got to do with me,I replied that my husband might like to come and see him being so rude to me….he refused to lead his dog, just stood there watching…..I gave my terrier some free lead to defend himself,.The Boxer withdrew slightly,so I took the opportunity ,to drag my dog away towards the path, hoping to carry on .The Boxer came charging after us, through the posts onto the start of the reservoir path. Again it was in front of us growling and jumping on my dog..I shouted to the man ‘if you can’t control your dog, get it on a lead’ his reply was some mumbled words then I distinctly heard ‘and who controls you’ He turned and walked away from us!!! .I got to the start of the bridge, dragging my dog along,still with the Boxer causing havoc. I admit, I shouted again ‘Come and get your F.dog before I kick it off’ He turned round.. The reply was ‘see what happens to you ,if you do’ He then started making his way towards us telling me stand still ..I replied ‘I was still 5 mins ago at the skate park when all this started and you made no attempt to control your dog’…….he got the dog at last by it’s collar…I remarked I knew the dogs name and would find out where he lived and report him. I got across the bridge, as soon as I could and stopped and sat on a bench. I was physically shaking after the incident. After 10 mins I decided it would be safe to return past the skate park,back down to the park. The man was on the football field,with the Boxer running all over it….probably doing what dogs do and judging this mans character, doubtful that he would clean anything up.I did not want the Boxer to see us going along the path back, so I had to return over the bridge and go a long way home.I am a responsible dog owner..I take small plastic bags out with me and clear up after my dog and in a public place, keep my dog on a lead. I have lived in Whaley Bridge for 33 years.It used to be a nice friendly village…with people like this living here now,those days are long gone.