i will listen if their dog is on a lead, if their so called under control dog is running off the lead all over the cycle path, then they can just F–K OFF. i praised a dog walker yesterday, as i went pass, the couple quickly called their dog by their side while i cycled past, i stopped and congratulated them, and we had a chat about the other selfish and irresponsible dog owners,who never let their dogs off the lead on the many fields, but always insist on walking in the middle of the cycle path with their dogs running all over the place, maybe these selfish owners are afraid of getting their feet wet on the grass, and before all the dog owners out there start shooting their mouths off, yes i am a dog owner and lover, i would hate to hurt any dog in an accident, i dont blame the dogs its the crap owners, ive got more respect for my dog to let her run all over a cycle path, i have heard of one lady who had her dog hit by a cyclist, and then had to fork out nearly a £1000 in vets bills, she rang the police, they said basically it was her fault, for not having the dog under control on a cycle path, but getting this message through to the i dont give a shit brigaid is never going to happen , until their dog is involved in a similar accident, trouble is its always the dog that suffers for the actions of their owners. my rant over.