This Dog Nuisance

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6613, 18 May 1928, Page 8

This Dog Nuisance

To the Editor. Sir, —I must thank you, sir, for publishing my complaint and also thank you for publishing the replies. May with your kind permission, endeavour to reply to the “dog lovers.• ’ “One of the stalwarts’’ suggests I have never known the loving kinship of a dog. “No affectionate bark has ever greeted his home coming, no four-footed comrade has ever shared his walks,’’ What a jump at conclusions. I appreciate his loving bark or howl in the night to greet me! But why annoy others. So long as he shares the owner’s walk, well and good. But why share other peoples walks and home coining, with fiendish yelps and rushes and snarlings at their heels?

“One of the Stalwarts’’ goes on: Unhappy man, what can we do. Here is your answer: “ Total abolition of dogs within the borough.’’

“Ginger Mick’’ suggests I do not realise that good watch dogs guard more property and save more crime than police. An aspro—please!

Goodness me ! Sergeant Power, allow me to take my hat off to you and your constables for the small amount of crime in and around Palmerston North. No dog-yelling curs command my respect. Hybrid dogs licensed are under no control by tho inspector of public nuisance. He can only use bluff and appeal to good commonscnso. Surely an anomaly.

“The Afore I Sec of Alau the Aloro I Love Aly Dog.” Poor man! Sir, a great pity that piece of English proso was not original. I know it, and the man who quoted was not a Palmerston-

Last, but not least, ‘•'Better Temper” suggests the majority of people would agree that such a ridiculous suggestion is hardly worthy of comment. I believe a plebiscite would result in the “total aboltion of dogs within the borought.” 1 ask dog-loving stalwarts to enumerate reasons why this should not be brought into force. “Better Temper” could not, or perhaps has failed to do so by an oversight. Do not worry about courage. Complaints were made and clogs have gone from my side of the fence to the other side to worry and annoy a dear old grey-headed lady. I fear I have encroached too much, Air. Editor, but I sincerely hope some one with like sentiments will ventilate their feelings through your daily—perhaps the gentleman the clog brought to the ground in Alorris street —his epithets certainly were not those of a doglover. I know you cannot distinguish mongrels and public canine pests from dog pals. But the solution, Air. Alayor, for a clean, hygienic, peaceful town is here, “Total aboltion of clogs in the borough.”—l am, etc., COLOAI BO STREET ANTI-DOG NUISANCE.