Dog Walkers need to take responsibility

Calm down people.....It's only a forum - not real life.

Surely no sheep would be injured and farmers would not need to protect their flocks if the title of this thread was followed correctly. i.e  " Dog Walkers need to take responsibility" 

Taking responsibility means that their dog is completely under control at all times. If that means that the dog has to be on a lead so be it.  Antisocial behaviour by dog owners is unacceptable and I would hate see any dogs being shot.  But --- It's not the Farmers fault that a dog or dogs have been let loose to worry and kill his sheep. 

K 

You’re immune AD, you don’t have red neck tendencies👍🏻😊

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As I understand it, Rocky is saying you’re not a gun toting cowboy out to shoot dogs on sight. 

Did you think it was an insult? Far from it. 

In fairness, if I were a farmer I'm pretty sure I'd be frustrated and annoyed at any incidents involving thoughtless and careless dog owners on my land.

As a dog owner and walker I know that I get frustrated and annoyed at thoughtless and  careless farmers who deliberately obstruct footpaths, fail to maintain stiles and fail to reinstate footpaths after planting across fields.

Fortunately in both cases incidents are relatively uncommon but utterly wrong where they do occur.

This discussion has got very heated and posts have been removed. As people have had the opportunity to post I will now close this discussion. I fully appreciate that this is a topic members are very passionate about and thank you to those who have kept the conversation on track and posted constructively.