Could there be stricter rules on dog ownership?

[Mamalicious16]

Thinking of getting a dog and came across this article? Could there be stricter rules and regulations on dog ownership?
Many, like the RVC, believe there should be. With so many pet dogs in society – a significant proportion of which have poor social and training skills – many feel there needs to be more interventions to emphasise the importance of responsible dog ownership. We are already seeing more restrictions on dogs in public spaces in the UK. Councils are frequently adopting Public Space Protection Orders, to ban dogs from areas such as public parks, beaches and even car parks.
This is largely as a result of too many people allowing their dogs to foul public spaces and creating tension by walking too many dogs at once. Indeed, in many towns and cities – especially in tourist areas, the numbers of people visiting with a dog has become vastly more noticeable.

I saw that. Interesting.

I see very good reasons why people might wish to have a dog. Loneliness etc. But I feel it's got to the point that the impact on public spaces and the associated costs are so detrimental that there should be extremely strict conditions in place to deter dog ownership in general. I think dogs have ruined most nature spaces. You should have to own large amounts of private land to have one, huges taxes and so on.

Police dogs, dogs for the blind, sheep dogs, other working dogs obviously excluded!

It’s for all the shit she talks.

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@CoffeeLipstickKeys

I'm sorry, what is your problem with dogs being insured and trained?
Do you really think your issues will be solved by keeping dogs in unsatisfactory conditions?
I actually thought my post was rather bland but not pro animal abuse, do you wish to differ?

Sorry, but I can not relate to what you are on about. If you hate dogs, then even if you see one in the course of a day, that will be "too many".

I have a dog, and I love dogs. I am not a fan of yappy dogs that are small and their behaviour is excused due to their size. I don't like seeing dog poo that has been left on the grass or the pavement. I don't like off lead dogs bounding up to my on lead one and the owner saying "it is ok, they are friendly", when the very act of running up to my dog has scared her.

It is people who ruin nature spaces, not dogs.

Am I alone in never having been bothered or inconvenienced by a dog? Dogs wearing jumpers does not affect my quality of life, nor do the arseholes of dogs have much of an impact.

People who hang little bags of dog shit on trees always raise my blood pressure a little.

I like seeing dogs off leads, and they generally seem reasonably well behaved.

I'm more of a cat person myself, but am always glad to see a dog out and about.

I think there’s irresponsible dog owners certainly and I wouldn’t be averse to tighter controls.

However - I also think there’s irreparable parents too and think reproducing should also be more tightly regulated.

I was in a cafe with my working dog on Saturday. He was lying sleeping at my feet after a walk on the beach and I was reading a book - all of a sudden a (circa) three year old girl is sitting on him (I’m not joking) shouting ‘woof woof’ and aggressively patting his head. No parent to be seen- however it turns out they were just two tables over and weren’t keeping an eye out. How much more in control could the dog haters want a dog?

luckily he’s a dosy 7 month old lab with not a braincell in his head to even contemplate being aggressive, but fucking hell it could have been nasty and it would have been me and the dog that got the blame.

Why should we avoid places where he can operate perfectly fine for the sake of feral children?

I don't hate dogs. But unfortunately there are costs, both financial and environmental, to having so many dogs in public spaces and therefore impacting the public. It's for this reason that I think ownership should be where that cost is absorbed. Make it much more expensive and only people who are very, very invested in dogs and have the money and right setup are likely to get them. This is better both for dogs and people in general in my view

Your post doesn't sound convincing and I don't believe you're thinking of getting a dog at all. It's all lifted from somewhere. For what purpose, who knows - would you care to enlighten us?

Ok, so dogs are just for well off people then. Right.
Never mind the pensioners with little to no family who have a dog as a lifeline and companion.
Or people like me who live with MH issues and find their dog a comfort and protective factor.

Both people can look after their dogs very well already without your rules.

Is this the right thread to say my dog will be dressed as a pumpkin on Friday night?

There is much evidence for the physical and psychological benefits of dog ownership. Probably saving the nhs significant money. There is also much evidence for the damage done to the countryside environment (including literal crap left behind) by walkers and cyclists. But we won’t ban them, because it isn’t all of them.
You’re suggesting that only the super rich, with their own rolling acres, should be allowed the joy of owning a dog.
This would be very sad.

Yes! Post pics!

You mean the shitty dog bums that filthy dog owners are happy to have sliding all over their soft furnishings? 🤮 Not to mention the disgusting dog genitals doing the same. Absolutely minging.

I think you need a therapist.

If for dog owners why not for cat owners?
They come into my garden, use it as a lavatory, kill the songbirds, shrews, voles etc. At least my dogs chase them off if they see them, never kill wildlife & are ALWAYS cleaned up after whether on my property or out for a walk.

Just responding to the post. There really is no need to take it so personally.

Yes. It's better for dogs to live with people who have the money and land to look after one properly, being honest. It's also better for the public to have less dogs to contend with and have to pay for through e.g. council taxes. The farm life would be the ideal life for a dog, not living in a 3 bed semi going to the local park. Sorry but it's true and always baffled me that people who claim to love dogs can't see it

You're not keen on our canine friends then? While this over pampering of dogs can indeed be seen as cringe, the more important question is the amount of abuse and suffering they they endure due to diabolical 'owners'.

Ok, would you be happy never seeing anyone at all and just doing exercise in your own garden? Thought not.
Dogs are social animals. Their walks are not just for exercise. They sniff and pick up scents from other dogs. A dog going on a walk in a local park is like them checking up with mates on social media. Sniffing all the scents is like us looking at our FB newsfeed.
Dogs have friends. My mum's greyhound has loads of mates. His little stubby tail (it is docked due to 'happy tail') goes like mad when he sees his friends. Why would you deny a social animal that interaction?

Dogs in jumpers you say?

yes there should be tighter controls on dog ownership. We have had to do dog training as a requirement with each greyhound adoption and it’s been great fun and useful, and pretty cheap. £60 or so at the local dogs trust. We have insurance. And our dogs are almost always on lead because their recall will never be good and I worry about the roads. I live in a village where there are a lot of dog owners and almost all of them are well behaved. There are some people who let their dog loose and have no idea where it shits - and the rest of us have to pick it up. Even when you tell them about it, they don’t care. Some people are just dicks.

Unfortunately, as with most things in society, it's the irresponsible of the minority who spoil it for others. There has been a huge change with dogs, you remember the days many roamed about free? There are much stricter rules now and most dog owners abide by them and are responsible. On my walks with my dog I do come across the idiots who can't or don't control their pets but thankfully this isn't the usual case. We have a code - dog in leash, put yoir dog on one if already, a wave don't approach etc. X

Which will be very much needed for this type of dog. Thank goodness that she has a decent owner who cares.
Sorry that you don’t have any pearls, through.

It sounds like you need a reality check and some help

The thought of my little Cavaliers preferring to herd sheep and sleep in barns rather than potter chase squirrels in the local park and sleep in a nice, warm semi (2 bedrooms) has given me the best laugh I’ve had in ages!