STRAYING DOGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20898, 13 June 1931, Page 12

STRAYING DOGS.

Sir,—Tho expense of putting up the fence should be on Mabel Dawson should she be the owner of the dog. I think only lovers of dogs should keep thorn and then they u'ould value (hem too much to allow them to wander into people's gardens. Straying dogs are a curse to the neighbour who prides in his garden and the person who allows it is "he essence of selfishness. Live and lot live by all moans. Dog and Garden Owner. Sir, —T wonder if Miss Mabel Dawson has ever been kept awake by three howling and barking dogs. 1 have, not only for one night, but for weeks on end. J. lie jocal constable informs me that all I can do is to grin and bear it. I am doing my utmost to boar it, but I will defy anyone to say they have ever seen my features lit up with any semblance of a grin. 1 am wondering if Miss Dawson would consider the owner of my neighbour's dogs unselfish. Mount Roskili.. Sir, —Jf the poor man who pays seven and sixpence for his dog is as fond of it as stated by Miss Dawson, then surely ho will bo only too glad to keep it on his own property. J, too, havo been pestered with wandering dogs. Not only have they damaged the garden, but have so repeatedly knocked the lid off the dustbin and spilt the contents, that now the lid has to be tied down every night. Miss Dawson suggests the remedy lies in pulling a fence around the garden. To keep out the type of dog that roams the streets of Remuera would require, at the least, a 6ft. fence. Therefore, in order that a minority may let their dogs roam loose, the majority must go to the expense of building expensive fences and the appearance of a delightful suburb must be spoilt. Woodley Avenue.