Dog owners are the problem

Gosford Council has been brought to heel at Umina- Ocean Beach.

It's the Wild West of Dogland, with not a sheriff in sight.

While dog obsessives fumed over the now rejected minor adjustment at Umina, they ignored the off-leash extension at Ocean Beach.

Total off-leash area is now double that of the dogs prohibited area.

The no dogs area has simply become a transit zone.

Dogs can be seen there every day, frequently going about their business, ignored by their owners.

This behaviour has led to most beaches in Australia becoming dog free (or heavily restricted) for basic health and safety reasons.

I'm interested to see how Cr Craig Doyle proposes to educate the irresponsible.

My efforts ended recently when I had my head almost ripped off by a 20 something with more brawn than brain.

Dogs aren't the problem, just their owners.

Email, 10 Apr 2013

Anthony Shannon, Umina