There are no bad dogs, just bad people

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Too many people feel they are entitled to own a dog rather than appreciate it’s a privilege (Atlas Photography)

I read The Independent’s piece about the tragic killing in Milton Keynes of a four-year-old girl by a dog. These terrible accidents are always tragic and break your heart (even more so when you are a dog lover).

Still, I think the point is being missed by society as a whole: there are no bad dogs, just bad owners/people.

There is nothing more a true dog owner hates than other dogs off lead without recall and their owners shouting, “don’t worry he’s friendly”. There is a time and a place for dogs to run free! Maybe not in your local park when kids and families are around.