Sir, Isn't it amazing that any letter to the Editor concerning dogs always stirs up such feeling. It seems that there are two camps, one that loves dogs and one that hates them, with no centre ground. I wonder how often the writer from Caerphilly visits Tenby's beaches to have such views on the subject. Don't they know how the tide works to remove any leftover traces of dog urine in the sand and even if a dog is on a lead it will still do a wee! Dogs have a fundamental need to be off a lead when exercising and it is up to the owner to make sure they are under control. If they cannot be controlled, then they should be kept on a lead. I'm sorry that a very few irresponsible owners spoil it for some people, and as a dog owner I was annoyed to see two dogs with their owner on North Beach on Saturday while the ban is still in force, but Health and Safety is a modern fixation that is spoiling enjoyment of all sorts of things that have been enjoyed for generations and, given the number of dogs that have ever been on the beach, I can't bring to mind any serious incident that has occurred with regard to this. How can you say how many dogs are too many on the beach? Should there be a daily quota with a turnstile to go through and be counted before it locks once the quota is reached? On a slightly related subject, I have to mention that during the day of the Ironman competition we watched the marathon from our bedroom window and on numerous occasions saw members of the public hide behind the electricity substation outside our house and urinate on our garden wall. There was even worse just around the corner and I know that wasn't dogs as they don't use tissues. And people think that dogs are animals!

Alyson Bush, Tenby.