Quote Originally Posted by blencathrafrommykitchen View Post
Classic dog encounter last night at Salt Ayre cycling circuit races in Lancaster...

Me, walking up from leisure centre to race circuit, lots of cyclists around... sees couple with staffordshire-big-jawed-mutt off the lead.
Dog sees me and clearly attracted by my spindly legs, starts jumping up and down around me... but of course "He's Okay"...
Owners eventually get said dog's attention and it loses interest in me and runs off towards the youth cyclists as they're warming up.
Owners, obviously oblivious to signs of cycle race in progress, head off towards the circuit itself obviously thinking it was laid out just for dog walking (as, judging by the number of steaming turds on view do many other dog owners).
Owners now clearly also oblivious to the signs saying "Cycle Racing Circuit: All Dogs to be on Leads" emerge from woodland looking for unleashed dog which is now enjoying life on the circuit.

Fortunately no harm done on this occasion, but...
Was it public land? If so and on right of ways its just under control..

But youd have thought for just the short period of the race people would keep their dogs out of the way.. so many have stepped across me on a lead.. long spindly leads, you'd just snap the dogs neck.. scares the hell out of me.