Quite. Cards on the table, I dislike dogs and I regard most dog owners (not all) as incompetent in the matter of keeping their dogs under control. If I go for a walk on the beach in summer here, I WILL be accosted by a loose dog. Typically, its owner will make no attempt to restrain it. My view is that dogs should be on a lead, unless it's on YOUR private patch of land. I WILL see out-of-control dogs chasing around each other in a frenetic, over-hyped manner, yapping like crazy, which, for a non-dog owner, can be extremely intimidating if it's happening anywhere near you. To finish my rant, it's my opinion that those extendable leads should be banned. Typically, their users are irresponsible in the lax manner in which they use them.

It's far too easy to own a dog, in my opinion.