No it's not alright. (A dog owner rant)

Well thats as clear as mud thanks. In summary you just want licenses to work but have no idea how they would.

Oh and why would the amount a dogs wees be an issue?

How about taxing joy, you could qualify for a rebate.

chip – Member

What about a big dog with a small mouth.

It’s not only the front end I’m bothered about.

Or if he has had lost some teeth could I get a reduction.

Only if you loose the same amount.
🙂

Or how about a gastric band.

I’m just big boned.
Well, that’s what my mum said.

I’m just big bored.

anagallis_arvensis – Member

Well thats as clear as mud thanks. In summary you just want licenses to work but have no idea how they would.

I agree with the RSPCA’s recommendations.
Have a read of it and tell me which bits you disagree with.

chip – Member

How about taxing joy, you could qualify for a rebate.
😀

Touchy lot, dog owners.

I have a massive dog (Newfoundland, Berneise cross) and can’t think how she has potential to do more harm than a smaller, working breed such as a German Shepherd or Boxer. Lower energy, slower moving and couldn’t run if her life depended on it. A lot of giant breeds are similar. Therefore blah to a size tax!

edit: intervening post!

no, not really, but all you’re doing is illustrating your lack of understanding of dogs.
it’s ok though, you don’t get dogs, i understand, and that’s fine.
😉
it’s quite interesting to observe sometimes, the number of parents who think it’s ok to introduce even very small children to my dog ( even toddlers ), without speaking to me first, or even in some cases acknowledging my presence. they have no experience of my dog, but they’re prepared to put their children at risk of injury, and my dog at risk of extermination, because they think it will be good experience for their child.
now, i have no reason to think my dog will hurt a child, she’s never done so before, after all, but i have no idea what that child will do to my dog, either, and it’s my dog that pays the price, by which i mean the ultimate price, if something goes wrong, right?
if we can take anything away from this, i think it’s that some people shouldn’t own dogs, and some people shouldn’t have children.
unsurprisingly, charlie’s law – don’t be a dick, applies.

Rusty Spanner – Member

In every single dog thread I’ve contributed to, I’ve emphasized the fact that I love dogs but hate irresponsible dog owners.

I find quite sad that this has to be repeated every time anyone dares to suggest that steps be taken to reduce the amount of dog attacks.

Y’know, on balance, Junkyard was right.

Short of making all dogs display licence plates at all times that can be read at 30 yards I don’t see a dog licence scheme making any difference.

In life their will always be irresponsible tools you can not legislate against them until after they have committed a criminal act.
Because you have drink drivers you can’t ban drinking or driving or boy racers, you can’t ban boys or ten year old hot hatches, or even boys in ten year old hot hatches unless you catch them driving like a count.

There is only one answer to this problem and all problems on STW… we must create a STW Utopia any scientists on here who can come up with a clever way of eliminating all irresponsible, antisocial types? Could we impregrate copies of the Sun with some deadly virus or a self destruct message into Big brother? Hmmm this has given me an idea for a book/film..

Pollonium 210 in the tea at green room for there Jeremy Kyle show would be a start.

we must create a STW Utopia….

I give it a week, max.

All of you go and lie down in your baskets.. and stop that bloody growling.