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Concern over dog fouling

4:51pm Thursday 3rd April 2008

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Dog fouling in Settle is reaching new heights and councillors have called for the dog warden to make more frequent visits.

At a meeting of the town council this week, Coun Barbara McLernon said the back of Mainsfield was a particular problem.

"It's like a dog toilet there at the moment. You have to walk looking down to avoid stepping in the stuff. It must be awful for people with children in buggies. It will be all over the wheels. We need the dog warden to come out and do some patrolling," she said.

Coun Geoff Craven said the problem was also bad on Watery Lane.

The council agreed to write to Craven District Council to request the dog warden made more frequent visits to the town.

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adam gowland, Ingleton says...
12:13am Fri 4 Apr 08

I certainly agree that Mainsfield is full of dog mess. I went for a walk one day and did not realise I had trodden in a steaming pile. I walked it in to the doctors surgery. It stank. Then I went to the naked man and got it it on their carpet. I couldnt get it off my shoe. It made such a mess.

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Martin Phone, Gargrave says...
12:22am Fri 4 Apr 08

I saw an urban fox the other night. I think it had scabies. I finished it off with a jack.

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Terry Smith, Skipton says...
7:34am Fri 4 Apr 08

I saw a jack russell doing its business next to the canal in Skipton. I nudged it in before it had chance to finish. Someone needs to teach these dogs a lesson they're out of control.

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adam gowland, Ingleton says...
5:18pm Fri 4 Apr 08

I was walking down watery lane the other day and saw what looked like a giant python coiled up. then i realised it was just a massive dog egg from a great dane.

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B Finch, Feizor says...
5:28pm Fri 4 Apr 08

My concern is if dogs are allowed to behave like this, are the owners themselves any better? I'm forced to consider the fact they may soil the streets of our quaint towns also?

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Mary Duckbutter, Going on and says...
12:32am Sat 5 Apr 08

Its getting to the point now where i'd rather see an alley way full of crack smoking pimps than dog dirt. Its an offence on the senses. Dont get it in your eyes though - the dog dirt, not the crack.

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I prefer to remain anon., settle library says...
3:38pm Wed 9 Apr 08

I agree with most coments on here. Especially Mr Growlands point about stamping on it.

I am personally dreading sandal weather.

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Anthony Shepherd, Skipdale says...
9:10pm Wed 9 Apr 08

I remember the days when great athletes with excellent fitness used to run through these parts - not now, people are too afraid of dog poo blindness.

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J Henderson, settle says...
9:48am Fri 11 Apr 08

I am a dog owner and am sick of all the mess left in and around Settle. About 9 months ago a friend and I took bin liners down Watery Lane and cleared enough poo to fill the 2 bags. A week later the situation was just as bad even to the extent of the green poo bags being left on the lane. I would like to see a Dog bin placed at the Settle end.

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F B, Settle says...
1:31pm Fri 11 Apr 08

Hardly rocket science.More red bins,more bags and where to get them,more covert warden visits and prosecutions via CDC etc.Perhaps certain(positive about settle councillors)stopped persuing dreams and agendas of their own and ventured beyond the market place they could get to grips with whats on the grond!

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F B, Settle says...
1:43pm Fri 11 Apr 08

More red bins,waste bags and where to get them,more covert visits and prosecutions via CDC etc.If certain (positive about settle councillors)ventured beyond the market place ignored their own agendas and dreams etc they could get to grips with whats on the ground!

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B F, Settle says...
1:53pm Fri 11 Apr 08

More red bins,more waste bags and where to get them,more covert visits and prosecutions via CDC etc.TOP PRIORITY.If certain(positive about settle cllrs)ventured beyond the market place stopped persuing own agendas and dreams they could get to grips with whats on the ground!

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Budgie, Christchurch, New Zealand says...
6:30am Sat 12 Apr 08

Settle,
Please tell me why you are all making this fuss about Dog Poo now ?.
Settle is infamous for, "Dog **** Alley",and Watery Lane always was a place to dodge s***.

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herald reader, craven says...
2:22pm Sat 12 Apr 08

Add a bit to the council tax precept and fund a dog warden of your own. The problem is clearly getting worse and as sure as eggs are eggs, you won't get more frequent visits from the Craven dog-warden. They only have one and they are spread very thinly across the district - unlike the dog poo!

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eric finch, rathmell says...
10:10am Sat 19 Apr 08

full time dog wardens would solve the problem. this way, any dog seen fouling could be sent to a prison style kennel, along with its owner. a few days in a cage would surely make them see the error of their ways.

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Mary Duckbutter, Clapham says...
7:25pm Sun 20 Apr 08

Surely we can devise some kind of dog cork.

Rammed firmly in the correct place we shall see no more of this terrible waste product.

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Charles Fox, Foxhole says...
7:28pm Sun 20 Apr 08

J Henderson wrote:
I am a dog owner and am sick of all the mess left in and around Settle. About 9 months ago a friend and I took bin liners down Watery Lane and cleared enough poo to fill the 2 bags. A week later the situation was just as bad even to the extent of the green poo bags being left on the lane. I would like to see a Dog bin placed at the Settle end.

I did the same and when I had enough bags brimming with dog faeces I threw them in to my neighbours garden. That will teach them to put up that unsightly conservatory.

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A Bennet, My Lounge says...
2:59pm Mon 21 Apr 08

What ever happened to the White dogs mess of the 1980's decade. That was easy to spot and had an almost pleasent aroma . Maybe we could add some extra chemicals that make it glow or hum at night.

come on scientists .

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Mr Parker, football goal says...
11:08pm Mon 21 Apr 08

Hello CravenHerald.

I am none-sure, or unsure if you will, if all of this is solid back-cake is all from dogs. Surely if mr Henderson and Mr Fox can both fill several binsacks of this f****ng s**t then perhaps its left by other, possibly bigger animals. COME ON COUNCIL - its your duty to the hard working people of settle to get some tests done.

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Mr Parker, football goal says...
11:10pm Mon 21 Apr 08

I must add that in no way did i mean that in any kind of offencive way to the people who are only visiting the area. Please forgive any unintended racisism

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Ranjit Dimbleby, Westernly Capegoat SA says...
1:31am Tue 22 Apr 08

We should think ourselves lucky, in North, East, South and West Korea they **** in dog bowls for biscuits.

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gary, thailand says...
10:30am Tue 22 Apr 08

i like stepping in the dog ****

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Dave "The Great" Franks, Denmark says...
12:28am Fri 25 Apr 08

PLESE EXCUSE MY GRAMMER IS NOT GOOD. I FROM DENMARK TO SETTLE. ALSO I AM SEEING THIS POO ALL ON THE ROAD IN THE HOUSES. THIS SMELL IS BAD. I WENT TO SETTLE. THEN THE POO WENT UP MY LEG TO BEHIND MY SHOE AND IT SWORE! HOW ANGERY I WAS BEFORE THIS POO!
POO WENT BEHIND MY BACK AND STABBED ME IN THE HEART. I SHALL VISIT HERE AGAIN NEVER! I NEVER TELL FREINDS TO VISIT! TOO MUCH POO! I HAVE HATE FOR YOU! POO IS BAD ! I MADE ME SICK WHEN I SAW SO MUCH POO! EVERYWHERE POO! JUST POO! COMPLETE POO!
I COULDNT COPE! I HUNG MY HEAD! I HUNG MY HEAD!

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reader, skipton says...
8:04am Fri 25 Apr 08

Someone's obviously over-indulged on the Danish bacon.

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Shadow, In the fields says...
10:02pm Fri 25 Apr 08

More like too much 'disco dust'.

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Concerned resident, Upper Settle says...
11:10pm Mon 28 Apr 08

How long are these childish messages going to be allowed to continue for? I would have thought someone from the Craven Herald would have put a stop to this long before now. Some people clearly aren't capable of taking local issues seriously and are making a mockery of us all. Doubtless it is this type of person who allows their dog to cause the problem in the first place. I feel I speak for most of the local residents when I say we don't want people like that living in Settle. They can take their dogs elsewhere.

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F B, Settle says...
6:43am Tue 29 Apr 08

Concerned resident.You are spot on,ask the Positive About Settle cllrs what they are doing about it.I will tell you,nothing!Ask them about festivals,youth shelters,changing everything in the market place and persuing their own agendas while looking in the mirror etc.The Mayor lives in upper settle ,take him down watery lane to see for himself also cllrs Robinson Algae Ambrose assuming they know where it is.

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Mary Duckbutter, Longstanton says...
11:06pm Tue 29 Apr 08

Concerned resident wrote:
How long are these childish messages going to be allowed to continue for? I would have thought someone from the Craven Herald would have put a stop to this long before now. Some people clearly aren't capable of taking local issues seriously and are making a mockery of us all. Doubtless it is this type of person who allows their dog to cause the problem in the first place. I feel I speak for most of the local residents when I say we don't want people like that living in Settle. They can take their dogs elsewhere.

I must admit to have taken part in this message board fiasco. However, you are wrong, I do not let my dogs wrecklessly fire brown fish on to the dry pavement as they are all at the bottom of the River ribble in a hessian sack with two bricks. No dog dirt in my yard anymore.

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mary duckbutter, Shameful says...
11:09pm Tue 29 Apr 08

Only Joking. My dogs are alive and well and sitting on my lap right now. In my bed and each wearing a silk Komono.

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jason argonaught, easter island says...
12:10am Wed 30 Apr 08

its been many moon since i lived in settle (before my travels) and i am sickened to my black teeth to read these comment. I'm sure some are exaggerated for the hip media, but the sentiment is the same... Keep you blasted dogs under control - how would you like there bum sweets in your carpet.

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Mr Smellie, waterylane says...
6:22pm Tue 6 May 08

Hi, I am using my new mobile telephone to send this as I walk down Watery Lane. So far I have avoided standing in no less than 28 dog sh* some text missing *

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