Two topics involving dogs were discussed during a meeting of Summit Hill Borough Council on Monday.

The council heard complaints about people walking dogs through Ludlow Park and letting them defecate on the grass where children play.

The other complaint about canines involved a pit bull and pit bull mix leaping a fence into a yard and attempting to attack pet beagles. The owner of the beagles used metal pipes to thwart the attack and prevent his pets from physical harm.

Regarding Ludlow Park, borough resident Ed Altemose asked the council, “When and why did Ludlow Park become a huge dog park?”

He estimated that 80 to 90 percent of the people who take their dogs for walks in Ludlow Park don’t clean up after them.

There are signs stating dogs are not permitted in the park.

Another resident, David Hiles, suggested that council look into creating a dog park.

The council directed its work supervisor, Ronald Yuricheck, to look into seeing if there is adequate signage prohibiting dogs in the park and if they are properly placed.

The complaint about dogs entering another property was aired by Mike Keip in the 100 block of East Ludlow Street. He said on the morning of Sept. 15, he had let his beagles into his fenced-in and gated yard when the two other dogs entered his property.

He said the pit bull and pit bull mix are owned by a neighbor.

He said the pit bull “had his teeth showing; he didn’t want to play.”

He grabbed a metal pipe and used it to protect his dogs, he told the council, adding that his dogs developed emotional problems over the episode.

Keip said the police officer who came gave the owners of the pit bulls a warning and not a citation.

“What is the policy?” Keip asked.

David Hiles, a volunteer assistant to the zoning officer, said he feels the owner should have been cited. Council President Michael Kokinda said the borough has a leash law and agreed a citation should have been issued.

Sgt. Jeffrey Ohl of the Summit Hill Police Department agreed that a citation should have been issued. He said the owner of the dogs will be cited.