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Originally Posted by bonovox011  First of all let me say that I am all for the regulation of breeders and fixing the problem that exists with all the senseless loss of life with these dogs in shelters.
I also don't want to offend anyone or rile too many feathers but am all for conversation and idea interchange. Here is my idea (forgive me if this idea has already been presented I didn't read the entire thread yet)...
Is the true crux of this problem that there are too many breaders or too many unfit owners? How many of these dogs found in the shelters come straight from the BYB's home? Should we be placing more effort on regulating and monitoring the owner? I guess an analogy could be to driving... we don't let just anyone drive. you have to pass a test and are licensed to drive then are subject to losing that license for violating the terms of that license. Perhaps dog owners should be the same... they should be licensed to own a dog and are subject losing that license for not adhering to the license terms. Don't ask me how that would be enforced or administered. it's just another idea.
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I think the licensing of people will open the door to tooo many more regulations. What would it be based on: annual income, a simple test like the drivers license test,completion of a college course on pet management? Where would it stop? A license for a turtle, canary, guppy? And, yes, the shelters are filled with dogs that un-educated buyers dump when the cute Christmas puppy grows up to be an uncontrollable 100 lb dog. Actually, I think more blame should be pointed at the un-educated, spur of the moment pet buyers. But in this country, there is no personal responsibility for anything anymore.