I think that is a little harsh concidering there are backyard breeders and puppy millers who get lesser punishment!! She corrected the problem, and so long as the pup never hurt anyone *sounds like all he wanted to do was play* I don't see why she shouldn't get off with just a fine or something *as she DID break the law by not preventing the escapes* I wonder what the animal control officer's problem is anyway.

Here, if a dog gets out one too many times they sentence the dog to "jail" lol and you have to pay a fee to get the dog out of the animal control facility. There is no criminal charge for just having your dog loose as long as they arent vicious.