I, too, believe that dog registration is extremely high for what we get in return, which is very little or nothing at all.

I pay it every year and have nothing to show for it – I am a careful, lead-using, doggie bag-user, dog owner.

I live in Katikati, where we don't even have the free dog bags. I see dog poop every day on my walk with my dog, which mainly comes from bigger dogs.

At the park at the top of my road there's more poop than grass.

I'm always seeing large dogs off leads that are uncontrollable.

On some walks there aren't any rubbish bins to put the filled bag in, so people just leave it on the ground.

My dog is of medium size and is terrified of large dogs after being attacked six times since I got her from the SPCA.

We have to turn and walk the other way if I see a large dog off the lead.

Dog owners aren't always respectful. I don't mind paying a fee if my dog escapes the property, all well and good, the rangers do a good job.

So it's about time the council got rid of it, they've gotten away with it for far too long.

K Freeman, Katikati.