A GORSLAS mother has been told to keep her dogs under control or see them "put down".

Julie Cherie Plummer, aged 40, of 20a Gorslas, admitted failing to control her two pet Jack Russells which terrorised a neighbour after chasing her into her garden.

Prosecutor Vaughan Pritchard Jones told the court that at 11.10am on June 12, Jessica Packer had been at the rear of her property when a cat jumped over her gate in a state of distress.

When Miss Packer went to investigate she saw two Jack Russells chasing a second cat.

When she called out, Mr Pritchard Jones said, the dogs turned and began running towards her.

"She immediately ran and just managed get inside her house to escape them," Mr Pritchard Jones said.

“Had this been an isolated incident Plummer would have received a caution from police, however, the two dogs have previously entered her garden and tried to kill her cat."

Mr Pritchard Jones called for the court to impose a condition on Plummer that she keep her dogs secure and on leads when in public.

Defence solicitor, Robin Reed, told the court that the dogs were not a threat.

“The terriers frequently go into neighbours' houses and have never posed a problem before," he said.

“Neither have they ever shown any aggression to Mrs Plummer’s two small children.”

Mr Reed also said that since the first incident, Plummer had erected a six-foot fence around her property.

When police examined the area, they were baffled as to how the dogs had escaped, Mr Reed said.

District Judge, Neil Thomas, told Plummer: “Quite troublingly, the dogs did escape, the steps you took to stop your dogs from getting out were obviously not enough.

“Take nothing for granted.

“They will have to be put down if you cannot keep them under control."

Plummer pleaded guilty to allowing the dogs to enter a place that was not a public place, where they were not permitted to be, and while there, gave reasonable grounds to cause injury.

She was fined £75 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.