Muzzle and Short Leash
One town in Canada, Ville Marie, is taking dog safety very seriously by bringing in new rules this week.
Under the new rules:
* Owners will be limited to two dogs outdoors at a time, whether walking on sidewalks, playing in parks or elsewhere.
* Pit bulls will be barred from the downtown borough.
* Muzzles will also be made obligatory for particularly ill-behaved dogs in public spaces.
* Police will be specifically empowered to shoot on sight dogs considered very dangerous.
The new rules are all designed to protect increasingly uncomfortable pedestrians from dogs accompanied by negligent, careless or discourteous owners. It will also improve children’s safety around dogs and prevent dogs biting. Plus protect ‘family pets on leashes’ from uncontrolled and aggressive dog fights.
I think these new rules are definitely a step in the right direction. My personal beleif is that dogs should be either on a leash or wearing a muzzle whilst in public places, including parks.
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khealey on February 13th 2008 in Dog Training
Ty Brown said on 14 Feb 2008 at 3:39 am #
I don’t think that barring pit bulls is a step in the right direction. Punish a deed not a breed.