Dog defence

While I completely agree that walking 13 dogs at a time is excessive and would welcome a limit of six dogs at a time, I do not think it is justifiable to call what happened to Catriona Brown an "attack" (your report, 5 May).

All that was mentioned was that three dogs chased and jumped up, and there was no mention of snapping, making contact or any intention to do actual harm. What was described was three excitable dogs chasing something that to them would be hugely stimulating.

Ms Brown should be careful in giving three dogs a bad name for something which would be perfectly normal behaviour to them. If there were skiers in the area, why were the dogs being exercised there?

To add drama to the article, Ms Brown's friend, who very sadly lost part of his nose in a dog attack, was mentioned. This is a completely separate issue. Was the injury incurred by a pack of dogs being walked by a professional dog walker?

I would by no means suggest that dogs are always in the right but often a dog's behaviour is a reaction to how people conduct themselves. As there were no charges brought and there was no mention of the dog being put down, I would question the circumstances surrounding this unfortunate incidence.

NATALIE HOGG

Currievale Drive

Currie