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Dilemma :( So, I've heard through the grapevine that my neighbor knows that I have 4 dogs and the town limit is 3. I was planning on getting a specialty license so that I would be totally fine with the law.. but figured it would not be a big deal. All of my neighbors have or have had dogs and all love my bunch. They are favorites of the people in the neighborhood and everyone smiles at them and is just adoring of "the girl w/the puppies". I'm not sure if this neighbor will say anything, but her daughter lives w/her and her ex husband is a cop.. so I'm just very stressed out about this. All of my 3 dogs are registered and up to date on shots... Kenzie isn't registered yet because she still needs her rabies, but I was planning on registering her to my father's address.. which he said is fine. What should I do? I absolutely REFUSE to give up my dog if she calls the city about it, I would rather live in my car, move, whatever. It's not like I have 15 dogs. I have 4 under 10 lbs, they are never ever unattended.. clean, for the most part quiet.. I'm just sick to my stomach about this. Help? :( |
The catchin' comes before the hangin'. I'd take the risk. |
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I would not worry about it too much unless they contact you about it and say it's a problem. Then, you are using your dad's address for one of them anyway. Are they unfriendly? Just because he is a police officer doesn't mean he will get after you. I would just make sure that they don't bark excessively. |
If someone shows up, tell them you are puppy sitting for your sister or someone. Dont let all 4 outside at a time. |
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You register one to Dad's address and if anyone asks, you are babysitting your Dad's dog! Don't stress. I have 4 cats and a dog and no one around here is any the wiser. I think our ordinance says 3 also. I only have one cat and the dog licensed. The cats are all indoor cats. I also only take 3 of them to the same vet. The other two go to a different vet, so even my vet doesn't know! |
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Yes just register her at your dad's addy and don't worry it will be ok. |
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The city ordinance here is 3 dogs. We had 4 when we moved here. I called Animal Control before the move and was told that we had to "get rid" of one of them.....We moved in, I walked into Animal Control with my registrations from our previous county and their rabies certs and stood right there and licensed 4 dogs to my address. They never said a word about the ordinance or a dog limit. More than happy to take my money. |
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I just more don't know what to do if animal control comes knocking saying I have to get rid of a dog :(. |
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I really hate dog limits. People that want to hoard will do it no matter what, but people like myself who have 1 small dog over the limit have to worry constantly about it. My dogs are my kids and are treated w/the best medical care, food, kept well groomed and are for the most part very well mannered. It just makes me so sad :( |
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What I've heard, and what I assume is that no one will bother someone with more animals than the limit, as long as the animals are clean, quiet, and well taken care of. I think animal control has enough issues without having to take away people's precious pets. |
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I can understand if my babies were barking all night long, tearing up her lawn, running freely, or being obnoxious, but that is not the case. I'm actually the only dog owner in my area that actually picks up after their dogs on walks that I've seen in my 4 months of living here. I'm enrolling all 4 in obedience classes 2 at a time as well, that way I have another asset on my side if there becomes a problem. If I can show that my dogs are well behaved and well trained doggie "citizens" I think she would have less ammunition if she really tried to do something about my dogs. I'm just so heartbroken over this and nothing has happened yet. I hate that people that love their animals have to sit around and worry about a ridiculous law that in my opinion doesn't really help overpopulation one bit :(. |
We have a 3-pet limit which includes birds and fish too! BUT my neighbor has had up to 63 cats in a 5 room house and no one has ever complained about her. I think they only enforce the law if neighbors complain. She keeps three cats registered at all time (She is down to 13 cats right now.) I she is ever asked she simply says that she babysits cats for her friends and several of her friends are out of town at the moment. I wouldn't worry if I were you. But if you do end up having to get rid of one send it my way! LOL Good Luck! |
We have a neighbor who is across the alley and a few doors down who works for the city government. This has given them "license" to set loose a herd of cats. (Two or three that they keep and litters of kittens each year. At one point, they had eight or nine of them -- ALL RUNNING LOOSE.) Right now, I think they're at three but the annual kittens can't be far off. They had a dog which kept getting loose (poor thing) and it finally ran away. So they got ANOTHER one and that sucker barks ALL THE TIME. I've been outside a lot lately taking time off with all the house projects, and that dog does not come up for air. They won't do anything because the employer card will get played. Just doesn't seem right that you have to worry so about keeping your well-behaved babies when there are others who can just do whatever they want.:mad: |
bushes Do the dad thing, and plant bushes for privacy. I cannot tolerate busy bodies. Be sweet and friendly to all your neighbors and stick with the dad story; then forget -- if you stress too much you can make yourself sick! |
That's what worries me the most of all, that she "could" complain, and might just beacause her ex son in law is a police officer. It's not like I have a ton of dogs :(. I've made a few phone calls looking to see about specialty licenses or ways "around" the law, so I'm really trying here. |
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