As a dog walker who rarely lets his dog off the lead for fear of him running off, I am getting increasingly annoyed by the gaggle of dogwalkers who pay no attention to other dog walkers who are trying to control their dogs on the lead. Mayow Park has become terrible for (usually the same) group of dog walkers who walk together and allow their dogs to run off the lead and approach dogs being walked on the leash.

As a reminder to all, dogs being walked on the lead are invariably being trained or are being deliberately being kept on a lead for health reasons/recovery from surgery etc. Dog owners who run their dog off the lead should respect that and keep distance and if they are not able to control their dog well enough to ensure this distance is maintained, then they too should be doing some lead training perhaps!

Dogs should actually be only let off lead in the dog area of the park, which does happen to be immediately next to the wonderful new cafe. I now avoid walking at times which I know will be busy for the cafe as this area has now turned into a play area of the many toddlers using the cafe. This is a slight shame as there is no other area of the park where dogs are technically allowed off lead.