Hi Sandy, Im new to computers so I do apologise in advance if I don't use smilies, really don't know what they are for.

I've been going to One Tree Hill for over 8 years, it is a lovely piece of common land and can I stress common land. It is open for all users,joggers,families believe it or not some with dogs!, dog walkers and nature enthusiasts which I am one.

I go up on a regular basis and I meet with Geof who is from Complete Pet Care and he drives a branded van. Incidentally I like that fact, it indicates to me he is accountable. Unless my sense of maths is totally out but I never see him with more than four dogs, fact he's been up at One Tree Hill with two or on occasion three dogs, perfectly under control.

I do feel strongly that you've made an attack on this gentlemen who has always been very polite and frankly made me feel secure that he's there. I've been reading the comments from other users and it seems sweeping generalisations are being made.

As far as I remember the mud paths have always been there, on my own sightings I see vans pulling up, and the dogs let out of cages, surely that indicates,dogs welfare are being considered? they are exercised in a controlled manner and certainly not the numbers people are citing. Your response to one user who was alarmed by a dog and I quote 'ugly' owner seems to me a personal attack on the owner and your response said a group dog walker would have been responsible. I do feel that your comments have a feel of a vendetta?

A fact, there are responsible and non responsible dog owners. There seems to be a culture of lets ban everything, can I use an example, to drive a car, you need a license,insurance and pass a test. There are responsible drivers and non responsible drivers. When a non responsible driver commits an offence he is banned not ALL DRIVERS.

It seems to me an under resourced Council would prefer a quick fix and ban all dog walkers which is unfair. Responsible dog owners would welcome a dog license, income generated would enable more resources to ban irresponsible dog owners.

We live in a multicultural society and we share common land, I think its morally wrong that if you don't like something or understand it, then its wrong. We need to share. Have you taken the time to talk to these dog walkers? the council know where the problem estates are, the problem spots, and they don't deploy community wardens to target those areas or identify irresponsible dog owners. Community wardens are not a permanent presence, if current irresponsible dog owners act irresponsibly, logic dictates they will not abide by any Dog Control Order and you will be penalising people who do abide by the rules. You will still have the same problem, whose going to police it?

Rather than communities fighting against each other would it not make more sense to ask the council to bring back dog licenses, and set a fixed amount of dogs, commercial dog walkers can exercise? Bring back the dog license, make the commercial dog walkers accountable as Wandsworth Council do? Insist on a more regular presence in parks, bring back the park wardens? Why not ask for community wardens to target One Tree Hill this summer and do a report on numbers and responsibility shown or not by dog walkers? The findings useful for the October meeting?

I will happily join any campaign to save the environment but not one that I feel is biaised unreasoned and not researched.

It seems to me everyones stress is caused by a lack of constructive,fair action by the council. They need to target the irresponsible dog owners and not group all dog owners together.