Dog walkers in cemetery

walkinman221 · 20-09-2011, 21:39

Just thought i would run this past you lot on here, whilst in Accrington cemetery the other evening putting flowers on a grave , i noticed several people walking their dogs in the cemetery. Not a problem on the lead but of the eight dogs there, only one was on the lead the others were running free around the graves and headstones , is it just me or is that disrespectful and wrong? Just wondered what people thought of this

cashman · 20-09-2011, 21:44

I personally think its disrespectful, i never take oscar in any cemetary full stop. plus hes never off his lead, though he has a great temperament.

Michael1954 · 20-09-2011, 21:59

There are plenty of places to walk dogs, a cemetery not being one of them.

lancsdave · 20-09-2011, 22:00

Are there no signs up at the entrance about dogs. Mind you if people let their dogs walk round cemetries unleashed they probably can't read anyway

cashman · 20-09-2011, 22:06

to put it bluntly,unusual fer me i know, if yeh take a dog anywhere theres grass it will sniff around n have a crap simple as, even if the owner picks it up, which i find unlikely when off the lead, it aint very nice fer any poor sod attending a grave.

katex · 20-09-2011, 22:16

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

Are there no signs up at the entrance about dogs.

Think there are, Dave. I don't see a problem with dogs being in the cemetary .. on a lead and providing the pooh is picked up (think there are dog bins).

Running loose is not on ... they can do damage to the grass areas and flowers, etc.

Sure there are some people who go to pay their respects to their lost relatives with the dog that the deceased loved when they were alive.

Benipete · 20-09-2011, 22:17

Got to bury the bones somewhere.

katex · 20-09-2011, 22:21

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Originally Posted by Benipete

Got to bury the bones somewhere.

Slap.

Neil · 21-09-2011, 08:37

There is a control of dogs order in Hyndburn with a max fine of £1000 for failing to keep a dog on a lead in a Cemetery. Accrington Cemetery is specifically named in the control order.

Details can be found in this Council document NOTICE OF THE MAKING OF THE BOROUGH OF HYNDBURN DOG CONTROL (DOGS ON LEADS) ORDER 2008

What we need is for the Council to enforce this control order and they may need reminding by people reporting dogs off leads in these areas.

jaysay · 21-09-2011, 08:51

There are plenty of open spaces to walk dogs, so why a cemetery, maybe because its the nearest place to take them, but with or without a lead I don't think a cemetery is the place to exercise a dog

wallop79 · 21-09-2011, 09:36

I think its disrespectful to let them run around off the lead. Once saw a couple of elderly ladies sat on a bench whilst their dog ran amongst the gravestones in Accy Cemetery, not a good example from people that should know better at their age.

lazeeboy · 21-09-2011, 10:49

You got it right KATEX the problem is not with dogs but with their owners. We talk about training dogs but it is the onwners who need training. I can take my lab anywhere without fear of offending. Exercising ie running around after a ball or swimming should only be done in appropriate places.