'In most cases it’s the owners that need a good talking to - not the pets.'
Delinquent dogs are making life a misery for people living in the Highlands, with complaints at a record high.
More pet owners than ever before are being slapped with dog control notices - otherwise known as dog asbos - and the number of staff working in the council's enforcement team has risen tenfold since a 2011 crackdown.
Three years ago, the local authority handled just eight complaints about dogs being out of control - but that figure soared to 38 the next year and 97 in 2013-2014.The new figures show that Inverness and Ross and Cromarty are the worst areas for complaints and collies were by far the most complained about dog.
June Ross, the council official who oversees the dog control enforcement team, said pet owners should take action.
"A lot of the problems stem from the way the dog is being looked after," she said.
"In most cases it's the owners that need a good talking to - not the pets."
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