A involved Edinburgh hill walker has known as for canine proprietor licences to be reinstated after they witnessed a canine chasing after a sheep up the Pentland Hills.
The capital resident from Oxgangs needs to stay nameless out of concern of retribution from the proprietor however they’ve mentioned that the issue is rife within the space.
Speaking to Edinburgh Live they mentioned that they’d reported the incident to Police Scotland and that the incident which passed off on Friday September 29 at 6.30pm was being seemed into.
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They argued that if persons are to permit their dogs off the lead then they need to have management over their pet but additionally known as for canine licences to be launched to make sure house owners are able to controlling the animal.
In a picture shared by the walker, a canine will be seen harassing a sheep in a Pentland discipline.
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“The field it happened in is in the Dreghorn/Laverockdale area and is ironically next to the field which is fenced off for dogs to run free,” they mentioned.
“It is a well-liked access path to the hills particularly for individuals who dwell in Bonaly and Colinton and never removed from the scout camp – additionally it is utilized by horse riders.
“Personally I really feel that there are too many canine house owners who’ve completely no management over their animals.
“They by some means assume they’re entitled to permit dogs to bother different walkers and that saying ‘he’s simply being pleasant’ solves the whole lot.
“This isn’t the primary time I’ve witnessed dogs attacking sheep on this discipline, or working round off leads ignoring their house owners’ shouts to return to heel.
“I don’t hate dogs, though I don’t see the purpose in proudly owning one if it’s not doing one thing helpful in its life, nevertheless if folks have to personal one then they need to first discover ways to management one earlier than taking one on.
“We need to reinstate licences. It’s a criminal offence to allow your dog to chase livestock but almost impossible to implement that rule.”
The walker says that the proprietor appeared to haven’t any recall over their canine and was failing to name it away from the sheep.
Police Scotland have been approached for remark.
