I am a dog owner and have 2 dogs and they both tho...

2009-08-04T05:15:53.314-07:00

I am a dog owner and have 2 dogs and they both thouroughly enjoy going to the beaches especially in hot weather as one has such a thick coat he needs to be by the water to enable him to cool off.

Beaches were not put on this earth soley for humans, they are here to be enjoyed by all creatures be them 2 or 4 legged.

I always carry poo bags to clear up either urine or poo when my dogs go to the loo, and I am also fully ofay with the laws, that certain beaches are out of bounds in the summer months because of tourists. However you forget that here in Portugal there is a huge problem with stray dogs, and these animals will of course venture near picnic baskets and bars in hope of getting some tits bits and water, they fowl on the beaches and the dogs that are owned take the flack for it which is unfair.

I also add that whilst walking Mia Praia in Lagos, the amount of rubbish and filth left behind by humans is enourmous, and there was lots of broken glass and can lids etc, things that people's precious children might cut their feet on, and it's so totally mindless and unnesseccary as there are bins all along the beach. Also my Labrador ran into the dunes and came back covered in human crap, so don't start preaching to me that it's dogs that make mess and fowl when it appears that the human race create and like to wallow in their own shit!!! Is it dogs who are killing this planet, I think not it's dirty filthy people!!!!!

Owners do in fact need to be responsible for their...

2009-06-23T06:44:22.821-07:00

Owners do in fact need to be responsible for their dogs actions. However, you're arguing that urine poses a serious health risk to the child, it does not.

Though it is wrong for a dog to pee anyone's belongings, you seem to expect dogs not to pee in public, that's simple not possible.

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