I'm feeling the overwhelming need to poo on someone's doorstep. 🙂
TooTall - Member
The vast majority of dog owners, and particularly the sort who ask about such things before they go there, will pick up after their dogs.
Ahem to that.
Northumerland doesn't have dog bans and there are some of the cleanest beeches I know, hence why we go there but we're looking for a change to a (slightly) warmer spot in 2013
Amen to that.
The Red Barn in Woolacombe is dog friendly.
There's been countless cases in N Devon of people being made sick by floaters. I remember one young guy being made temporarily blind for a few weeks, In the 1980s SW Water had to pay Croyde Bay Holidays (which subsequently was bought out by Ruda)£1m compensation for lost business arising from beach pollution. Taking dogs on the beach is very much like demanding the right to defecate in the village well. When you take your dogs on the beach you need to be aware that you will be surrounded by a lot of people who really wish you were simply not there, Sadly, it's your choice. Happy holidays!
More likely to be due to the lack of investment on sewerage facilities by SWW than a few dogs on the beach. Ruda etc should pay water/sewerage rates based on the number of visitors, not expect locals to pay over the odds.
Seeing as my post was deleted for calling someone sanctimonious (and a made up word), I'll spell it out a little more clearly:
There's been countless cases in N Devon of people being made sick by floaters.
Human floaters, not pooch poop - and not too many in recent years.
In the 1980s SW Water had to pay Croyde Bay Holidays (which subsequently was bought out by Ruda)£1m compensation for lost business arising from beach pollution.
News just in - seatbelts are a legal requirement and London no longer suffers from killer smogs! Things change. The problem was untreated human waste, storm drains, improper processes, short sea outfalls etc etc. Not dog poo. Just so you know, SW Water are not responsible for dog poo on beaches.
Taking dogs on the beach is very much like demanding the right to defecate in the village well.
No. No it isn't. Don't be silly. Most dog owners, especially the ones who ask about things, will pick up after their dogs.
Several years of my life spent as a Surfers Against Sewage member, beach lifeguard and Northumbrian Water employee working on coastal outfalls and treatment tell me that humans create far more problems than dogs do. Let the dog-owners enjoy the permitted areas of the beaches.
