Dog Ordinance-fighting against it!

[borzoimom]

When I had my shepherds, I had a kennel license also- eventhough they lived in the house. It was sheer numbers. A state dog, like a police dog, or one used for breeding didnt have to have one, but the others did- and it was over 20 dogs. The dogs have to be over 4 months old- so it excludes puppies. However- I never let my pups go into foster care for k-9 until 5 months. I just paid it.
However- if I had to do it now, I would use their chip numbers as ID... lol.. make them type 30 numbers of chip numbers into their computers.. ( trying not to laugh- but you get the point...)

[applesmom]

As a former breeder of show and competition dogs I would have welcomed a law such as this in order to assist in the solution to the pet overpopulation problem.

$330 a year in license fees for 11 dogs is hardly unreasonable. It's mere pocket change in comparison to the actual expenses of showing dogs. It's also tax deductable once they have a kennel license!

If the law is enforced properly, the money collected from these additional fees from all owners of intact dogs plus the reduction in the number of unwanted puppies will tremendously benefit the abused and abandoned pets.

This should be the pimary goal of everyone who loves dogs, including all show and performance breeders.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I actually think the ordinance is a good idea, and pretty standard. In every city I've lived in, you have to pay more to license unaltered pets- it only makes sense.

ETA: Even if the responsible breeders are "the only ones" who will pay the license, it still puts money towards the city's animal shelter or spay/neuter program.