I couldn't agree less. I'm not a dog owner but I have a big interest in this topic. As a seven-year-old I was attacked in the street by an Alsatian that suddenly broke away from its owner. I ended up in A&E and I had to give evidence in a magistrates court against its owner. Subsequently, his dog also bit my best friend and he was back in court. The owner was caught taking revenge against us by posting dogshit with his bare hands through my mum's shop door. A couple of years later my pet cat was mauled to death before my eyes by a loose dog. A few years ago my wife was attacked by two loose dogs whilst cycling and needed first aid for a leg wound and had to have an anti-tetanus injection, and on a separate occasion I was forced to furiously fend off a loose dog from attacking my twelve-year-old son as we rode our bikes in a country lane near here. All of these attacks were unprovoked. Please don't tell me that I have no interest in this topic or that I have "cynophobia." It's pretty typical of dog owners who are confronted with stories such as these to try to tell us that we're making a fuss, we're softies, live and let live, etc. if you own a dog or dogs you belong to a fellowship that contains many a rotten apple, so I'd politely suggest that you aim your barbs at the right targets.