Legal Age to walk a Dog?

[buttercup132]

What is the world coming to...? They are trying to control how we walk our dogs now?

[caseysmom]

I see the advantages to this, my neighbors have 2 goldens, one is pretty dog aggressive. Once their daughter was walking her, mom was walking the other one and another dog was in a yard and the golden took off with the 11 year old in tow, the golden bit the other dog. The dog could have gotten in a lot of trouble but luckily the people who owned the bitten dog didn't pursue.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I don't think there's any law like that here. I'm not sure how I feel about it. Quite a few 10 and 11 year olds are responsible enough and physically capable of walking certainly smaller dogs. I mean, a large, motivated dog could escape from anyone, really.

[Corinna]

I don't know how they could pass that as a law but of course you are n Canada . I would check just to make sure. strange.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

I think its is because of the large amount of Pitbulls and Rotties that end up in our shelters that have records bigger than the average criminal record. I honestly think this applies to certain breeds. I would never let my daughter walk a dog unless I was with her, just incase the dog got aggressive or ran away. Impound fees at our SPCA are HUGE - $1000 to get your *vicous* breed out of there. This applies to dogs that have bitten/killed an human or an another animal.

I will look into it and see exactly what this law is about. My cousin is 11 and can handle his dog very well, but when his dog encounters another dog - he has a hard time holding him back. This can lead to someones cat or dog being injured.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

I forgot to mention that alot of dogs look as children as subordinates (lower in the pack) - so you never know if the dog is going to bite your own child. Any dog can bite - I am certainly not pinning this on certain breeds.

[Alysser]

I feel it's good and bad. I walk Sassy. I have to because its one of my chores. An 8 year old walking a chi or maltese should be fine with me. The are reletavly small and easy to control. But some exceptions can be made. Like that 15 year old story. Well, I think that's really fair for them. The law should be: Only responsible teens/kids can walk a dog. I mean, I can control probably any dog. I know what to do if such an incident would to happen. Plus, if I ever get another dog it will probably be big so I HAVE to know how to control the dog in these types of situtations.