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13 thoughts on “Nikko Beach”

    1. Janet, dreams of an alternate universe

      give over, if a dog has proper recall he’s perfectly safe, they need proper exercise and unless the owner can run 20km, a dash around on a probably empty beach is a great workout,
      plus I have met plenty of nasty ankle biter little poodles

    2. John Smith

      ‘Muzzle and lead please.’

      Is this a genuine comment or a bit of sarcasm, I wonder. This is not Howth. It is a North Mayo beach (which, much to my chagrin, I cannot identify) and the dog and his owner(s) are probably the only visitors. The dog is having the chance of freedom for a while in a beautiful wild setting. In those circumstances, a lead is unnecessary and a muzzle would be just plain cruel.

  3. gringo

    Genuine comment. That breed of dog is unpredictable and potentially a danger to anyone else in the area, and it is required to have a muzzle on it. And if I encountered a dog like that, loose on my land, I would shoot it without hesitation.

    2. John Smith

      ‘Genuine comment.’

      Thank you for the response, Gringo. The situation of a dog (of any kind) running loose on farmed or similar land is one apart from that of a dog on an empty beach. Regarding the former, I fully understand your position. Regarding the latter, common sense says that this should be perfectly acceptable – it’s good for the dog and no threat to the non-present public (discounting the owners from ‘public’, in this case). However, I’ve looked at the law and the lead and muzzle would, as you say, be required in a public place (ie one to which the the public have access) for this breed of dog. To my mind, it is cruel for a dog like this never to be able to run free and muzzleless so with a law in place that forces this treatment on the dog, I certainly won’t be getting one myself, for the dog’s sake.

  5. Maura

    What breed of dog is that?

    That looks very like Glengad Beach on Broadhaven Bay – will follow comments and hope to get answers to both question and opinion.

    1. Maura

      Reply to self, since nobody else did!

      If you want a thing done and all that – the dog is a husky and the beach is Ross Beach.

        1. Maura

          No, never went there and not likely now; simply a question of asking a question – if you don’t get an answer (and an answer that’s credible) then you go and find out for yourself.

          That’s underpinned a lot of stuff I’ve done.

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