11 hours ago
An ugly incident at Seapoint
Sir- In Letters (June 21st) Eileen Bannan remarked on the number of dogs roaming freely at Seapoint in Dublin.
Unfortunately, confronting dog owners who choose to ignore the notices can be a risk in itself.
My 81-year-old mum who is a daily sea swimmer in Sandycove made the grave mistake of pointing out the sign which clearly states :'Bathing Area – NO dogs allowed all year round. Outside Bathing Area – 10.00 am to 7.00 pm – dogs must be on a leash all year round,' to a man who had two large dogs roaming freely on the small beach.
To her horror he approached her, responded that she was the only dog on the beach who should be on a lead and proceeded to put a heavy chain lead around her neck.
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Would he have done this to a dog warden, if there was one to be seen? –Yours, etc,
INGRID O'SULLIVAN,
Dun Laoghaire,
Co Dublin.
