Should you throw your dog a stick? Library of twigs in park gets tails wagging over safety.

At first it might have seemed like a fetching idea.

But a new ‘dog stick library’ in Daisy Nook, Failsworth has divided opinion amongst local pet owners after a picture of it was shared on to the Friends of Daisy Nook Facebook Page.

The original social media post, which has almost 3,000 reactions and over 100 comments, has prompted fears from concerned residents that the ‘stick bank’ might pose a health hazard for man’s best friend.

Situated in a prime location near the cafe and carpark on Stannybrook road, the new so-called ‘library’ which has been stocked with a variety of different sized twigs and branches, has proven to be a sticking point for some local dog-walkers.

They worry the new addition could prove ‘dangerous’ for their precious pooches.

Commenting underneath a picture of the controversial ‘stick shop’ NHS nurse Joan Kelly wrote: ‘Dogs shouldn’t run for a stick, mouth and throat injuries can be horrendous.

Dog owner Jane added: ‘[I] never let my dogs have sticks

‘Many dogs get injured by sticks.’

Dianne Philipson wrote: ‘Terrible idea. ‘The deaths and injuries that sticks cause with dogs. Looks cute, but sadly not a good idea.’

Locals are at loggerheads over the new ‘dog stick library’ that appeared in Daisy Nook, a popular beauty spot in Oldham, Greater Manchester.

A row has broken out among dog lovers at a country park over whether a new addition could prove ‘dangerous’ for their precious pooches

A beagle dog running in a green meadow while holding a wooden stick in its mouth.

Meanwhile Tony Walton concluded: ‘Totally wrong to set this up, sticks are so dangerous for dogs [because] they chew on them and splinters get stuck in their throats. Remove it now.’

Warning others by sharing her own traumatic experiences, Hollie Copper said: ‘Yes [this is a good idea] if you want to risk impalement injury for your dog.

‘My dog ended up with a chest injury running into a branch.

‘Imagine the injury when a stick impales a dog in the mouth and throat.

‘Perhaps the maker can rethink this dangerous idea and replace it with donated safe toys to be returned and refused.’

But offline and in the park, the library received a much more enthusiastic response from local dog lovers.

Tony, who owns two dogs Bruce and Luna admitted that his beloved pets seemed uninterested in the attraction, but he concluded that the library was overall a good idea.

Speaking to The Oldham Times he said: ‘It’s a bit of fun, whether you want to take it seriously or not.

‘It’s a conversation starter.’

Meanwhile Graham, who was walking with his King Charles spaniel Peanut, told The Oldham Times that the so-called fetchery was a ‘bloody good idea’.

He said: ‘I love all things like that, stuff for the wildlife and animals, like the bug hotel.

‘There should be more of it.’