Dog Owners at Fault
I was disturbed to see featured in your San Diego County Edition dogs romping on the beach unleashed. Then I read that a crowd sided with a teeth-baring large dog over the policeman defending himself. Finally, I was tide-pooling with my children at Cardiff State Beach this weekend and a dog, this time on a leash, was allowed by its owner to defecate in one of the pools.
Dogs don’t belong on public beaches--leashed or unleashed. The dogs are not the problem--it’s the owners! Allowing a protective large dog loose is unconscionable. Allowing a dog to defecate without scooping the poop is no less an offense.
When will human beings grow up and learn to take care of each other and the environment?
LYNN ESCHBACH
Carlsbad
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