I walk that bridge probably 5 times a week. Never had nor seen a problem. Worst thing that ever happened to me was i got rubbed by a wet dog. Last bad dog i saw on that beach (or south across the channel for that matter) was mine. He was about 9 months old. Seems little dog owners don’t like when big dogs take their little dogs heads in their mouths. Go figure. Mine hasn’t been back there since off lead. That was 8 years ago.
