Barking mad! Dog walker risks his life to take photo at top of 120ft cliffs in Dorset 

A daft dog owner risks his life and that of his pet as he stoops perilously close to the edge of a cliff to take a photograph.

The man can be seen taking a picture while holding the lead of his dog, in beautiful weather on the 100ft cliff in West Bay, Dorset.

Wearing a dark jacket and a face mask, he looks completely oblivious he could be moments away from a potentially fatal fall for both him and his pet.

One witness said: ‘That’s just daft, he has no idea how stable that cliff edge is, we had a massive fall nearby just this month.

A dog walker gets close to the cliff edge to take a picture at the seaside resort of West Bay in Dorset

‘I don’t think it’s worth risking your life, or your little dog, like that.

‘It’s not right.’ 

It comes just days after another man dangled his legs over the edge of a 430ft high crumbling Dorset cliff after 4,000-ton of rock fell onto the picturesque beach below.

The middle-aged man was caught on camera perched at the precipice of the sandstone cliff with a female companion sat next to him.

Wearing a blue top, jeans and sunglasses, he casually swings his legs over the side, seemingly unaware of the danger he has put himself in.

The 1,000ft long stretch of cliffs at Seatown on the Jurassic Coast experienced its biggest landslide for 60 years on April 12.

A man dangles his legs over the edge of a crumbling cliff where a 4,000-ton rockfall happened this month

The huge fall caused boulders the size of a small car and even trees to slump onto the beach below and into the sea

The huge fall caused boulders the size of a small car and even trees to slump onto the beach below and into the sea.

Matt Reeks, Dorset Council’s service manager for coast and greenspace, said: ‘The Jurassic Coast is a wonderful place to visit, but it’s important to use common sense and caution – stay away from the edge and base of cliffs and always pay attention to warning signs and safety messages.

‘Rockfalls can, and do, happen at any time. The Jurassic Coast looks the way it does because of erosion – meaning it is always on the move.’

Guy Kerr, of the Jurassic Coast Trust, said: ‘Our advice is still ‘keep clear’. Further landslides could happen at any time so it is advised that anyone walking this section of the path takes caution and avoids going anywhere near the edge of the cliff.

‘We also advice avoiding the area of the beach on which the landslide debris has fallen.’