Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Urgent: Local dog- walker(s) appears to have bitten off more than they can chew - do you recognise these dogs?
Just how many dogs can be safely walked by one person at a time?
Some dog walkers seem to have no upper limit-- I have spotted one with twelve hounds!
Six months ago, I found a little terrier in Downhills Park, Tottenham, shaking and distressed. His dog-walker had so many dogs, she hadn't even noticed he was missing. Foul abuse from her was all I received for reuniting them.
Only today I was shocked to see two groups of dogs - possibly from the same Canine cohort - tied to the railings at the entrance of Downhills Park (Downhills Park/Keston Road, N17) with not a soul in sight. The dogs looked thoroughly distressed. Do the owners of these dogs even know how poorly cared-for their pets are?
As a responsible dog-walker, who is both insured and never walks more than 2 dogs at a time, I can only conclude that many others are are motivated purely by greed, and not by a love of animals, with some owners paying up to £20 per hour.
Please forward to anyone you know in the Tottenham and wider Haringey area who owns a dog(s).
Tags for Forum Posts: Act, Dog-Walking, Dogs, Downhills, Haringey, Info, N17, Park, Tottenham, Urgent
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Permalink Reply by OneWomanAndHerDog on
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Well done for photographing this Justin. I'd be livid if one of those dogs was mine. My old dog walker used to do three at a push.
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Permalink Reply by Justin Hinchcliffe on
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Thank you - didn't know it existed. Although it's a "public" group, you have to send a join request... Hmmmm
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Thank you, Lauren.
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Permalink Reply by Russell Wyatt on
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Why Hmmm? It's to avoid spammy posts.
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The number of dogs walked by one person is a concern.
On Hampstead Heath it is supposed to be 6, however the walkers often go by in twos so there are then 12 dogs off the lead in a rowdy pack. Sometimes two groups meet to have a chat, so there are over 24 dogs loose and running all over the place often with minimal control which feels very threatening. I also notice that the walkers seem more concerned with chatting than picking up the mess but I can't shout out to them as the dogs see it as a threat. There needs to be some control of this business.
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I counted 14 dogs to one person during the day in downhills park. To be fair they all seemed happy but as they were running of a lead my main concern was whether the dog walker had time to pick up their mess.
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Permalink Reply by Lauren on
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Justin I posted this on the Downhills Dogs page but it's not going down well with them and people are suggesting you aren't telling the truth, perhaps you could respond on there?
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Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on
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Is it just me or does anyone else feel like a kebab?
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As the Facebook group is a closed group someone has messaged me privately to ask me to ask you to take the screenshot of the Facebook comments off here which is not a closed group and they are not happy about their names and photographs being on here.
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