questions for the ohio bark park

[Cataholic]

(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or in sections 955.011, 955.012, and 955.16 of the Revised Code, every person who owns, keeps, or harbors a dog more than three months of age, shall file, on or after the first day of the preceding December but before the thirty-first day of January of each year, in the office of the county auditor of the county in which the dog is kept or harbored, an application for registration for the following year, beginning the thirty-first day of January of that year. The board of county commissioners, by resolution, may extend the period for filing the application. The application shall state the age, sex, color, character of hair, whether short or long, and breed, if known, of the dog and the name and address of the owner of the dog. A registration fee of two dollars for each dog shall accompany the application, unless a greater fee has been established under division (A)(2) of this section or under section 955.14 of the Revised Code.


According to Ohio law, all dogs must be registered. This is different from all dogs requiring a rabies vaccination. I don't have Binx registerd i.e., he doesn't have a dog license tag.

[Amber]

katie is all up to date with shots and rabies, she does have some rabie tags some where but she isnt wearing them. My mom said she will get her lisence. I have no idea about them because my mom takes care of all of this.
for some reason I feel terrible about this when Cataholic said *That sounds very irresponsible to me.* make me feel bad.

[Cataholic]

Amber- I was saying it when you said there weren't any shots!!!!! Not anything else...and then, you clarified that your dog WAS up-to-date on all the shots.......sorry.

[Cataholic]

Originally posted by Kfamr
The vet gives us new tags everytime we get their yearly check up. It still amzes me you had no idea aobut them , lol

KA- maybe it is different in Ohio. When we get our rabies tags..that is all they are, rabies tags. That doesn't mean your dog is licensed/registered. In Ohio, you have to send in to the bd of health to get that....

[Amber]

Ohhhh Im sorry too! I mis read it, sorry I put it that way.

[Cataholic]

Originally posted by Amber
Ohhhh Im sorry too! I mis read it, sorry I put it that way.

No, I am sorry. I didn't really read your post, or the way I responded, and I see why you took it that way. BUT I didn't mean it like that. Sorry, sorry, sorry.

[Kfamr]

We get a new colored dog bone shaped tage and a rabies each year. We have to send in for the colored bone one.

[Amber]

no no Dont be sorry, I wasnt reading it right anyway!

[aly]

When I go to the vet for their yearly check ups, they ask me if I want to register with the city. It costs 5 bucks if they are spayed/neutered, and like $12 if they aren't. They give me the tag right there (an ugly red one that looks like a stop sign).

[puppygrrl4eva7]

OMG soo confused, When we got Ringo the Breeder said we could AKC register him but we didn't HAVE to( But that was also AKC registering). He IS Up to date on all his shots Rabies and everything, he has finished with the puppy shots they need like every 2-4 weeks or whatever they are called. He has been Dewormed twice and takes heartguard every month. He has rabies tags he wears on his collar and he is not agressive lol. When we first took him to the vet the had us fill out this info about him and stuff. But Liscenced? uhh how do you do that I don't think Ringo is liscenced either but I'm not sure, really confused

[binka_nugget]

Kai isn't licenced either. At first I was really confused about the rabies tags, regular dog id tags, licences, shots...and all that. Kai has all except the city licence thing. It's about 50 bucks here for an unneutered male. EEks..he's getting neutered very very soon though..so I might as well just wait until it's done.

[mugsy]

We always have our shot records with us and the tags on them when they go to the park.

If anyone gets crappy there is a time out kennel, but, it very rarely gets used.

You should bring whatever records you have even if you don't have a tag.

[Cincy'sMom]

Findlay ( and most dog parks) do require that the dogs are licensed ( this is handled by each county ), up to date on shots (Rabies every 3 yrs, all others yearly). AKC registration is something totally different...that is a registration for papered, purebred dogs.

Each county covers their own licensing. In Lucas County (where we live) each dog is $20 per year, and "governed" through our county auditor's office. They are each given a tag with a number that is linked to our name and address. Should they get lost, the humane societies, the Dog warden, etc. all have access to this database and can easliy find out who the dog belongs to. We actually were able to find a lost GSD's owners using this number last October. In Lucas county, if the warden finds out you do not have your dog licensed, you can be fined ( and think it is $60 or more!)

If you don't have a license yet, i'm not sure I would worry forthis year. Licenses run from Jan-dec, and new forms are usually sent out Nov/Dec. At thispoint, might as well wait til next year!!

[Cataholic]

I will be licensing Binx come January! I never realized.....

[Amber]

I have another question- My mom said she will call about the lisence thing on Monday. Who should she call? the vet?