DOGS off leads is a major factor influencing dog walkers’ choice of location.

I’ve lived in Christchurch for 40 years. My plan to retire here, get rid of my car and live an entirely local lifestyle with my dog as my daily walking companion, is not to be.

I now need to somehow afford to run a car again, to take my dog for off-lead dog walks around Bournemouth and Poole boroughs or into the New Forest. Ridiculous!

And I do wonder what surrounding boroughs think about this consequence.

P RANDLES, Christchurch