Furryfriendsofqueenspark

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And unfortunetly not everyone has gardens

I totally agree. Everywhere you go, you encounter rubbish dropped by humans in the form of take away cartons, sweet wrappers, tin cans, broken bottles. Us responsible dog owners, who always clean up after their dogs and leave no mess are the ones penalised.

#12: fourpawsfriend -

The point you all seem to be missing is that although you maybe responsible dog owners . There are many who aren't !! So do you think it is fair for people to take their kids to a park that has piles of dog crap among the grass. It is park ! It should be enjoyed by people without the fear of steping in crap ! The park is disgusting as it is. There is also the point about dogs biting kids ! How many of you would let a dog that you don't know be in a room unatended with your kids ?? Although it's an open area there would be little chance of someone being able to stop a child being bitten! If you don't agree then you are simply bad parents !!!

#14: Mark Griffith - Re:

Theres a large area of green and the parks enclosed and dogs are forbidden this was the reason it was enclosed in the first place.... If a dogs aggressive it shouldnt be off the lead and everyone i know who walks their dog in cyd park has full control over there dog ... were restricted on every beach so what you are forgetting is the fact that dogs still need the right to be able to excersise and the responsible dog owners shouldnt be punished by the minority of the irrepsonsible dog owners its not far to tar everyone with the same brush ... the park is not disguisting its a beautiful park and certainly does not have ''piles of crap'' the volunteers of queens park do a amazing job of keeping the park free of rubbish with lovely plants and many of them are dog owners who walk their dogs in the park daily

#14: Mark Griffith - Re:

Hi Mark,

Can I just say, clearly your comment "The park is disgusting" can not be refered to Queens Park, as I walk my dog there 2/3 times a day, my children and friends children play in the park. There is also an enclosed play area for children where dogs are quite rightly banned and I can promise you Queens Park craig y don is not in anyway filled with "crap" as you put it.

I often pick up litter thrown from children on the park, and would also point out that just recently the daffodils planted by the volunteers from the park have been pulled up by children. Just the other day two parents watched while there children pulled off the heads of the daffs and threw them, without saying a word!

However this petition is regaurding dog walkers of Queens Park, clearly you might be confused, as it is not a debate.

#13: -

Anti-social behaviour in dogs is not the reason they are trying to restrict the dogs to leads.... that is what the petition is for ...  your comment makes no sense in regards to the reasons of this petition

#14: Mark Griffith - Re:  

And of course your children are not to blame for the guttering and downspout being ripped off the hut in the park, plants pulled up and flowers scattered about, litter, holes in the hedge where children have pushed their way through the plants, teenagers breaking the equipment in the play area, and now somebody's little darling has carved out a lot of the wood on one of the benches kindly provided for older or handicapped people to use.  Dopgs don't do any of this.  They just want to run.  You are, of course, a dog hater, but even if you don't like them, they need to run free to get enough exercise.  Have you thought about the many old people in the area who go into the park to throw a ball for their dog because they can't walk very far now, so couldn't exercise them on leads?

How would you like your children to be kept on a leash all day (I must say that we see a lot of children in this park who should be).  One of my rescue dogs was hit in the face by a football purposely kicked at her by a young boy, and is now terrified every time she sees a football.

There's room for everyone in this park, so let's let dogs have a happy time in there too, and run for the fun of it.

It's a shame that this person is not dog friendly. We are locals that respect this park and we clean up after our dogs. It's those that come in when it's quieter and deliberately use the park as a dog toilet, in the same way these people dump mattresses, as I saw this week. Queen's Park is lovely and looked after by the Friends of the park and their volunteers. It is unfair that our dogs cannot be allowed to have their excercise in their local park, some elderly people have a dog for company and can't physically walk a great deal, so letting their dogs off the lead allows the dogs to be free and have essential excercise. Those that are sensible and have a dog that is unpredictable, will have the dog on its lead. I have seen so much damage done to the park by young people, who find it's fun to destroy, maybe they should be on a leash. Dogs need to socialise, the same as humans, your children need to socialise with other children and be able to run free, so do dogs. I only have a small garden, so not enough space to  excercise him. I ensure he does his business in the garden before he enters the park. Everyone dog owner I know are particular about cleaning up after their dogs, catching the few that don't is out of our control. At one point we had officers watching for poo offenders, but that seems to have gone. Dogs are a big part of people's lives and seeing them run free and play with other dogs is wonderful.