HOW lovely it was to read the letter from Ben, the dog (BEN, January 23). I live right next to a park used by many children. Every day cars pull up, the owners let their dogs out (not usually on a lead) and let the dogs do their stuff. I wonder why they don't just let them do it in their own gardens or street.

These dog owners have obviously never had to clean this stuff off their children's shoes or off the carpets as they tread it through.

Mrs Dorothy Derbyshire

Barlow Park Avenue, Bolton

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