WIRRAL Council proposed banning dogs from public parks and cemeteries before their councillors rejected the idea this week.


But I do think St Helens Council should consider banning dogs from public areas such as parks and cemeteries. 


Walking round Taylor Park you can see dogs not on their leads running around while their owners are stood around in a group oblivious as to what their dogs are up to. 


If you go round the boating lake dog owners are walking along ahead of their unleashed dogs not bothering about what the animals are doing. 


The only reason the majority of dog owners use public areas is because they don’t want their dogs fouling where they live. 


Before people start saying it’s the minority of owners who are irresponsible, all I can say is that the minority are beginning to overhaul the majority.


And, before anyone accuses me of hating dogs, I am a former dog owner and have nothing against dogs just irresponsible owners.


Andy Bailey, 
Eccleston