A THOUGHTLESS dog owner has been branded “idiotic” after he were caught washing his dog in a public paddling pool.

Speaking at a recent Tywyn town council meeting, councillors were aghast after they received reports that somebody had cleaned their dog in the children’s pool located on the town’s seafront.

A letter was sent to the town council requesting action and relevant signage.

Cllr Mike Stevens said: “It’s really quite staggering that people would do such an idiotic thing.

“A man was found washing his dog in the paddling pool so for health and safety reasons we were forced to empty and then refill the whole pool at a very busy time of year.

“There have been requests for signage pointing out that this is an improper use of the pool but as this seems to be an isolated incident, we’ve decided not to pay out for signs but to keep a lookout on the situation. It beggars belief that anyone could be so stupid.”