Not exact matches
The best way to avoid incurring any pet - related insurance claim damages is to keep your dog tied up or otherwise secure, follow
laws regarding
leashes, and generally
do not allow your dog contact with strangers, small children or other dogs, if you believe there is a risk that your dog will act aggressively.
Some dog owners don't obey
leash laws and a wandering dog may see your beloved bunny as something fun to chase or chomp!
People just don't seem to realize there is a
leash law for cats, just like there is for dogs.»
A lot more can be
done just by simply enforcing
leash laws, which is something so simple, but for whatever reason no one wants to
do.
Leash laws are especially lethal for feral cats, who do not have traditional «owners» to leash them and whose natural habitat is outd
Leash laws are especially lethal for feral cats, who
do not have traditional «owners» to
leash them and whose natural habitat is outd
leash them and whose natural habitat is outdoors.
Leash laws are incompatible with Trap - Neuter - Return, because community cats are by nature free - roaming, and they don't have an owner whose property they can stay on.
Real dogs not only must be housetrained - most owners are aware of that need; they also must be taught not to chew the furniture, taught not to jump on their owners, taught not to play - bite, taught not to bowl over the toddler, taught not to dig holes in the yard, taught to come when they are called, taught not to eat the homework or the woodwork, taught not to swipe food off the table, taught not to growl at strangers or bark at the mail carrier, taught to walk on a
leash without dragging their owner down the block, taught to allow their toenails to be cut and their coats to be groomed without biting the groomer, taught not to shred feather pillows and down comforters, taught not to steal the baby's toys, taught not to growl at their owner's mother - in -
law, taught to sit, stay, and to lay down when and where the owner tells them to, and to wait there until the owner says they may get up (absolutely essential commands for the dog's own safety), taught not to escape out the front door or out of the yard or out of the car when the owner looks away for just a second... all of these things and many more are not «natural» canine behaviors; they must be taught by owners who are willing to spend the time and the effort
doing so.
By using clicker training, we can use those
laws of learning to effectively and kindly teach our pets how to
do all sorts of things, from walking nicely on a
leash to balancing a ball on their noses.
We have a
leash law on our green - some people don't obey it.
Education, enforcement of
leash laws and elimination of excessive license fees and limit
laws would
do far more to reduce shelter populations and result in happier, healthier pets.
You should also prepare for your trip by learning the local
laws about dogs, such as
leash laws, to make sure you don't get into any legal trouble.
• Obeying the
laws set for your protection and the protection of others, even when your dog «doesn't need a
leash».
Both dogs
do not really need a
leash, anywhere, ever, except as required by
law - which is why they are allowed the 20 feet of wander space a flexi lead offers - on the grounds of their condo complex, when they are the only dogs out, and under the supervision of their owner / handler, who is more aware than most parents of toddlers of what is going on... My own dog is not well trained enough to be put on a flexi lead - ever.
The problem also includes cities that
do not participate in Trap / neuter / release programs and actually make it illegal for people to properly care for feral cat colonies (the only solution has proven to work) by using cat
leash laws, licensing
laws, abandonment
laws or pet limit
laws to make TNR illegal — and thus, leading cities to kill every feral cat that comes into their shelter.
Owners of small dogs who live in neighborhoods that
do not routinely enforce
leash laws often end up with pets who don't get enough exercise or socialization, because it is too dangerous for them to walk in their own neighborhoods!
While Butte - Silver Bow County commissioners endorsed the idea of looking at a second dog park, they didn't budge Wednesday night when it came to a proposal to alter the local
law that bans dogs — even those on
leashes — in all of the other parks in Butte.
Too many dog owners don't
do so well with this
law, yet how many cats
do you see on
leashes?
«I don't think unowned cats should be getting special dispensation, when
law - abiding cat owners are making sure their cats are vaccinated, kept on
leashes and following all these rules,» Ellis said.
Owners must ensure their dogs
do not infringe on the rights of others, and this includes properly disposing of your dog's waste in all public areas, adhering to local
leash laws and training your dog to sit, come when called and to cease barking so to not disturb others.
If pet owners
do not follow the
leash law then they should expect to possibly be ticketed or fined by a police or animal control officer.
If the city doesn't have some kind of
leash law in place, it can be sued too.»
Of course, dogs are welcome on Cayucos beaches; please remember California
does have a
leash law.
[Where state trooper took affirmative action of allowing police dog to be off
leash, there is no immunity from suit; actions for personal injury caused by police dog will be analyzed under the dog bite common
law, whether the owner of the dog knew or should have known of the dog's vicious propensities, as the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act
does not permit actions under strict liability.]