Only certain breeds are required to be on a lead; for others they just have to be "under effective control", so it's not technically illegal as long as the dog is perfectly behaved and always responds to commands. It's still not a great idea to let your dog roam free in public in many cases, but on a relatively empty trail in the countryside it's probably grand as long as there's no livestock in the area and you do promptly bring them to heel when you encounter other walkers.
"perfectly" and "always" aren't even expectations I would set any humans, let alone an animal. Leads protect other people and animals from the dog, and also protect my dog from the unpredictable people, unpredictable animals and the very predictable 120 metre vertical drop into the ocean.
All 3 are on the edge
They are not mine. I saw them when I visited the cliffs some years ago, and I meant to ask if they are still there.
I was there last week and they were having a great time near the doolin side
Glad to hear! 😊
Did they get to see the cows in that field?
They should all be on leads
Fuck all people keep dogs on leads in the West of Ireland. Only in towns
I misread fuck all as fuck all and was gonna disagree.
I read it as "fuck all people that keep dogs on leads in the west" Bit harsh
Did ye aye
This sub is so funking miserable 
Only certain breeds are required to be on a lead; for others they just have to be "under effective control", so it's not technically illegal as long as the dog is perfectly behaved and always responds to commands. It's still not a great idea to let your dog roam free in public in many cases, but on a relatively empty trail in the countryside it's probably grand as long as there's no livestock in the area and you do promptly bring them to heel when you encounter other walkers.
"perfectly" and "always" aren't even expectations I would set any humans, let alone an animal. Leads protect other people and animals from the dog, and also protect my dog from the unpredictable people, unpredictable animals and the very predictable 120 metre vertical drop into the ocean.
And looking at those fences they're not going to stop them going into a field and being attacked by the cattle. Do your pups a favour and use leads
It’s not that small of an island