By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Got wheels: He may be a YouTube hero, but Bodhi the terrier's skateboarding stunt days are numbered after his owner was fined £80 by the council for not keeping him on a lead


Council fines owner £80 for not having him on a lead

The owner of a skateboarding dog has been fined £80 and threatened with legal action for not keeping his freewheeling Lakeland terrier on a lead.

Jonathan Fell, 51, has already been threatened with an Asbo by killjoy council officials in Brighton, East Sussex, where his dog Bodhi is a familiar sight as he performs kerbside stunts.

The talented terrier has become a YouTube sensation with more than 20,000 followers, and has even appeared in a brief clip on ITV show Britain's Got Talent last month.


Wipeout: In this picture, taken by a member of the public, a woman is seeing lying on the ground after bumping into the sporty mutt


But after two woman complained they tripped over Bodhi's skateboard, Brighton & Hove City Council fined Mr Fell for failing to keep him on a lead.

The landscape gardener said: 'Bodhi is always under control. He loves skateboarding and is not a criminal.

'It's something that makes people laugh. I never trained him to skateboard, it's just what he loves to do.'


Man's best friend: Owner Jonathan Fell insists Bodhi is 'not a criminal'


A council spokesman said Mr Fell has 14 days to pay up, otherwise he will be forced to appear before magistrates and could face a £1,000 fine.

He said: 'We know Bodhi's antics are an amusing sight and the dog and spectators appear to enjoy it.

'But when people start getting hurt and we receive complaints we have a legal duty to act.

'Bodhi remains free to skate in local parks - but not in dog-free areas.'





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