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34 swindonlink.com • January 2011
Dog mess weirdos have no respect for park

Freshbrook pensioner Bob Turner is hitting out at dog owners who are deliberately hanging their pets’ poo bags on trees in Toothill Park.
Bob regularly walks there with It is just disgust-
his daughter’s dog and is appalled ing behaviour.
by the strange behaviour of a few The park is well
dog owners. “The path leading used by the local
from Worsley Road into the park community for
is the worst affected. The first two access, mothers
trees you passed have ten bags of with pushchairs,
poo, placed or thrown at various children playing
heights. The immediate area has and others just
at least 35 bags. out for a stroll.
“Why does someone go to the ef- “Most of the
fort of scooping up their pets waste dog owners who
and then not put it in the bins pro- use the park on a
vided? In that area of the park there daily basis know
is a bin less than 50 metres away. each other or their
dogs by name and are outraged
that ‘their’ park should be treated Beware the attack dog of Shaw
Janet’s with such disrespect and agree
only one or two lazy persons are There is a large, powerful distinctively light coloured male bull terrier
Puppy responsible. cross breed owned by somebody in the Shaw area who could cause
Skool “Hopefully the guilty party or grievous harm to anybody who comes into contact with it, and almost
parties will read this and realize killed a 13 year old Staffordshire bull terrier bitch in full public view
Have fun teaching your dog their anti-social behaviour is pro- at Shaw Village Centre on Wednesday 17 November.
good manners and behaviour ducing a unhygienic eyesore, turn
The staffie was tied up outside frantically tried to save it. Wit-
at one of our friendly classes over a new leaf and start using the Tesco when the young man ar- nesses say the attack dog owner was
3 Playskool for puppies appropriate bins.” rived with the bull cross not on a punching his dog during the battle
3 Adult beginners/improvers • The Link has long wondered why lead, sat it down and removed its to apparently force it to fight harder.
3 Senior Skool/advanced classes dog owners pick up the pet’s faeces muzzle. It immediately attacked He had no concern to stay at the
3 One to one advice & training and despoil the environment by the tied up female latching its jaws scene to explain himself and disap-
3 Fun agility workshops displaying it in plastic bags. onto the victim’s rear end. What peared with his dog. A paramedic
www.janetspuppyskool.co.uk Can anyone explain the psychology seemed like minutes of painful and a police officer then arrived but
APDT Member (01066) behind this behaviour so we can tell squealing followed, matched by the the police say they cannot investi-
Janet Garrett DipCAPBT Dip.dog.psy the readership? Mail: publisher@ desperate screaming of the owner gate, deeming it to be a dog fight,
Tel: 01793 727158 swindonlink.com trying to separate the two animals. even though the owner says it was
email: [email protected] Only when two brave members of a premeditated attack as there is no

Shaw Vet practice intervened and way a younger dog would spon-
squeezed the attack dog’s testicles taneously go for an older female.
did it let go. Readers are advised to be very
The owner, who does not want careful if they see this cross breed,
to be identified for fear of reprisals, particularly if they have children
Start was bitten by her own dog as she and dogs with them.
as you mean to go on
Give your pet the Winter test success
protection he needs this year You might think the snowy weather in December would keep people
indoors but not the intrepid owners who attend Janet’s Puppy Skool
Thameswood in Haydon Wick.
Vets are offer- Seventeen dogs of all breeds and sizes took part in the seventh Good
ing 12 months Citizen Testing Day she has held and every one passed at bronze, silver
worming treat- or gold levels.
Skool owner Janet Garrett said, “judges all love coming as they like
ment for the the friendly atmosphere of the Skool and the relaxed and fun style of
price of 9 with our NEW CHEWY teaching. I was thrilled when the visiting examiner from the Kennel Club
worming treatment. enthused about the level of ability and calm confidence of all of the pupils.”
62 - 64 Purton Rd, The NEW palatable tablets means Some of the well behaved winter entrants with their owners at the good citizen day
Swindon SN2 2LZ you no longer have to bribe your
(end of Akers Way) pet with tasty treats and hope he
Tel: 01793 526780 doesn’t spit them back out!
Unfortunately for cat owners
Open: it’s not so easy. To help we are
Monday to Friday offering a free clinic where our
9am - 6.30pm team of nurses will administer
Saturday 9am - 12noon the treatment for you at no extra
24 Hour charge.
Emergency Give your pet he best possible
Service start to 2011.

www.thameswoodvets.co.uk

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