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Professional dog walker fined for double sheep attack >More in © Tim Scrivener A professional dog walker has been ordered to pay compensation to two farmers after a Dobermann under his supervision attacked sheep in two separate incidents. Peter Stonehouse, 58, who runs WoofNBoots Dog Walking and Pet Services, was sentenced at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (6 May) after pleading guilty to the two offences of sheep worrying...

Inexperienced owners who acquired dogs during lockdown are blamed for rise in livestock deaths Farmers are asking dog walkers to keep their pets on leads during the critical lambing season. Photograph: Farlap/Alamy Farmers are asking dog walkers to keep their pets on leads during the critical lambing season. Photograph: Farlap/Alamy Sun 4 Apr 2021 04.30 EDT Farmers are warning that attacks on livestock by dogs are reaching “epidemic proportions” as they brace themselves for a surge in dog a...