They don't need laws that punish a whole lot of
responsible dog owners based on the actions of just a few people.
Not exact matches
Tomorrow is National Pit Bull Awareness Day, and B - More
Dog Inc., a Baltimore - based organization advocating for responsible dog ownership, is urging its members and pit bull owners everywhere to show off the breed's good si
Dog Inc., a Baltimore -
based organization advocating for
responsible dog ownership, is urging its members and pit bull owners everywhere to show off the breed's good si
dog ownership, is urging its members and pit bull
owners everywhere to show off the breed's good side.
With a commitment to providing the highest quality humane, reward -
based professional
dog training practices, VSPDT helps the public to better understand how the domestic
dog's mind works, to communicate more effectively with our canine companions using positive reinforcement, to foster healthier relationships with between
dog and
owner and to encourage
responsible dog ownership.
GRCA opposes mandatory spay / neuter legislation because: 1) there is no evidence to suggest that it is effective in achieving its stated goal; 2) it causes well - documented health and developmental problems in some pets, especially when performed before sexual maturity; 3) it pushes
responsible breeders out of the licensing system; 4) it reduces the availability of well - bred healthy, home bred and raised puppies; 5) it encourages the importation of puppies and
dogs from less acceptable sources, including foreign countries; and 6) because laws that force
owners to perform surgery on their pets without a rational
basis for doing so may be unconstitutional.
In addition, as a
dog owner, you are
responsible for taking them to a grooming center on a regular
basis to ensure that they not only look beautiful, but ensure wellness and health too.
«10 Delise,
based upon her study of fatal attacks over the past five decades, has identified  poor ownership / management practices involved in the overwhelming majority of these incidents:
owners obtaining
dogs, and maintaining them as resident
dogs outside of the household for purposes other than as family pets (i.e. guarding / protection, fighting, intimidation / status);
owners failing to humanely contain, control and maintain their
dogs (chained
dogs, loose roaming
dogs, cases of abuse / neglect);
owners failing to knowledgably supervise interaction between children and
dogs; and
owners failing to spay or neuter resident
dogs not used for competition, show, or in a
responsible breeding program.4
Violation of leash law provides another
basis for holding the
dog owner responsible.