A Little Rant

I've noticed lately that the local 'wildlife reserve' (the wood) has started to get up in arms about dogs not being in leads, and want to crack down on it. The method is putting up a lot of lamenated paper notices (that just get torn down by anyone passing by) and egging on the sort of people who complain to the council about the state of your garden shed to enforce it.

The argument, according to the notices that haven't been removed, is that dogs that aren't on leads run amok and disrupt local wildlife and the local ecosystem. Disrupt it a lot more, obviously, than the huge ten foot path that has been cut smack through the centre; than the hundreds of other smaller paths cut through the wood; than the constant logging; than the hunting and poaching over the centuries of the various species, including bears, wolves, boer and deer that has changed the ecosystem beyond recognition anyway.

Yes, I can see how my four foot springer spaniel, with about as much pace as Teddy Sheringham, is going to wreak havoc.