I AM sick of irresponsible dog owners who let their pets foul the pavements and who don't clean up the mess.

Maybe they would be more aware of how disgusting this menace is if, like me, their children were two and three and a half and had to watch where they were walking all the time.

I am sick of shouting "watch that dog dirt" and then having to clean it off shoes, pram wheels and carpets. Children aren't free enough as it is, without pavements becoming hazardous to them.

Mrs A Palmer,

Amberley Street,

Poppleton Road, York.

Updated: 11:46 Wednesday, October 03, 2001