On Fri, 23 Aug 2013 23:29:32 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
SteveW wrote:
There is a difference from dogs
though, they mainly have to be on leads to stop them attacking people or
animals

Not so - they can be off the lead in parks etc. So it's to do with road
safety.

My little(ish) dog can be a bit aggresive with other dogs so it's best
to keep him on a lead in parks. Besides most parks (officially) ask
that dogs are kept on leads. I have a longish retracting lead so
Charlie can sitill gad about a bit, as well as a long training line.

Not too far away there's a small slightly bleak beach where he loves
to run about freely and even play amicably with the other odd dog.

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Frank Erskine