Quote Originally Posted by cali
we have had one of these for years, personally I dont licence my dogs, I am not about to pay the government to have all my dogs info at their fingertips which can be used against me the moment any sort of dog breed, number or size limit is implemented. It is not enforable unless your dog ends up at the shelter anyway.
That's one way of looking at it.

On the other end of the spectrum, I always considered licensing as an inexpensive way to increase the odds of getting my dogs back if something unforseeable should happen and one of them got lost. In that case the reclaiming fee would only be $50 as opposed to the hundreds of dollars in fines if they hadn't been licensed. Another advantage is, if a dog is licensed and should happen to bite or scratch someone they can be quarantined at home instead of in the pound.