Keep neighbourhood’s barking dogs quiet
Dogs barking for hours on end and running loose in the street - that is the pleasure we have of living in President Way in Kelvin.
Barking mad writes:
Our neighbour two houses down, left his gate ajar on 11 September and my mother who walks in the mornings had his two boxer dogs going for her.
Luckily she was unhurt.
Most mornings when I leave for work, there is at least one dog running in President Way or in Sunny Way.
Last year in June, my cat was mauled right outside our perimeter palisade and died at the vet.
The neighbours who own the killer dogs just said they were sorry. Did that bring back my cat that was like my child? Furthermore, they refused to pay the vet’s bill.
The reason for the majority of people in President Way having dogs escapes me.
Do they go and choose a dog, chuck it in their yards, put a bowl of water and some food down, rub their hands together and say, “Right, now I have a guard dog.” Then forget that they do.
These guard dog owners don’t even hear their dogs barking. If a guard dog is barking – day or night – get up and go and see why. If it is barking inanely at fairies and ghosts, tell it to be quiet.
Why should the rest of us have our peace and quiet and sleep disturbed because of bored dogs barking for hours? It is illegal for dogs to be out on the road unless they are on a leash and accompanied by the owner or walker.
And stop all the barking.
If you don’t love animals and can’t be responsible about owning one, then don’t get
one.
And it is not the dogs faults – it is their owners to blame.
Please dog owners in President Way, take control of your dogs and be more responsible.
