Seems like we need to implement dog licences instead. It takes skill to own a well trained dog. Then just make sure people who are miscreants are banned from owning them.
That’s a _lot_of infrastructure, training centres, test infrastructure to build up. Then lots of fun law to write, such as - am I - as an unlicensed person, allowed to look after my brother’s dog for the weekend if they go away?
If there are four of us in the household, do we _all_have to be licensed to take the dog for a walk?
Interesting point, it should be the owners responsibility to hold a licence only. If its abused such like a cars licence. The licence should be revoked permanently just imo. This would also cut down on bad breeders, if they sell to people without a licence, they should also lose their license.
Do it every year? Tried to book a driving test lately?
There are 13 million pet dogs in the UK let’s assume people own multiple dogs. That’s 10 million tests a year. Let’s assume the test are quite hard. That’s a few thousand (10,000?) additional dogs removed from owners each year that need to be rehomed or put down.
Easier to neuter, muzzle and outlaw proscribed breeds.
Seems like we need to implement dog licences instead. It takes skill to own a well trained dog. Then just make sure people who are miscreants are banned from owning them.
You know that dog licenses were just a tax on dog owners. There was no ‘fit and proper person’ test or requirement for training.
I was saying that there should be a test and training.
That’s a _lot_of infrastructure, training centres, test infrastructure to build up. Then lots of fun law to write, such as - am I - as an unlicensed person, allowed to look after my brother’s dog for the weekend if they go away?
If there are four of us in the household, do we _all_have to be licensed to take the dog for a walk?
Interesting point, it should be the owners responsibility to hold a licence only. If its abused such like a cars licence. The licence should be revoked permanently just imo. This would also cut down on bad breeders, if they sell to people without a licence, they should also lose their license.
Inspection of home, walking, traveling skills, leash skills, etc. Do it every year or every “birthday” of a dog you have.
I own large dogs and would be fine with this. I’m walking around with a weapon, if I train it to be so
No one “needs” a dog outside of a service dog, and that’s a whole other Convo.
Do it every year? Tried to book a driving test lately?
There are 13 million pet dogs in the UK let’s assume people own multiple dogs. That’s 10 million tests a year. Let’s assume the test are quite hard. That’s a few thousand (10,000?) additional dogs removed from owners each year that need to be rehomed or put down.
Easier to neuter, muzzle and outlaw proscribed breeds.
Both. Phase in.
Ah yes, my dangerous weapon of a shiba inu requires a license.
Unrelated, please do not go into politics.