[gemy]

BSL doesn't work. We have had it for five years, and incidence of dog bites did not drop dramatically.

But there are plenty of problems. The public generally speaking has no idea on how to meet strange dogs. The owners do NOT train their dogs, at least many do not. Once puppy class is done, wow my dog is trained (not).

Just last night we were out walking our big boy Magic, about 100 feet away a man with 2 poodle mixes; they went crazy barking at Magic, pulling on the lead, etc. What did the owner do? Nothing, no corrections at all. Magic was told to ignore, which he did, and went about his business. The owner said wow, your dog is well trained, I said yes he is, and it's a good thing too. You really should try to control your dog's aggressive barking, it is likely to lead to trouble one day.

We have had responsible pet ownership weeks run by the CKC over the past three years, I dont know if it has made a difference or not, to the general public.

I still see folks walking dogs off leash, that are not under the control of their owners. People running up to strange dogs, kids that are clueless about how to greet a dog. The list goes on.

I like the idea of mandatory training to get a dog license and to renew it. Like a driver's test.