Our Local Dog Warden seizes family pets over failure to purchase dog tags.

[lynzy420]

Its about time...hopefully this will spread across the country!

[Maximo]

The Chicago suburb we lived in tied dog tags to local car tags. If you didn't have your dog up to date, you couldn't get your car window sticker -- and would promptly start receiving expensive tickets on your car.

Very effective program, but I understand few towns issue car tags.

[Britster]

That's dumb.

I don't have a license for Jackson, don't even know if they're supposed to lol. We live in the country though, nobody bothers us. Hah.

But if someone tried to come in and take my dog, we would have problems. OMG he would be traumatized for life.

I do understand tho in neighborhoods etc, if you have loose dog problems. But we don't have neighbors so it hasn't come up.

[kjc]

I think because they can't single out a certain breed or breeds of dogs they have to do it with everyone. I read an article about this being a possible solution to problems many places are having with finding the owners of dogs that have attacked/bitten people/pets to hold them accountable for their dogs' actions.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Britster

That's dumb.

I don't have a license for Jackson, don't even know if they're supposed to lol. We live in the country though, nobody bothers us. Hah.

But if someone tried to come in and take my dog, we would have problems. OMG he would be traumatized for life.

I do understand tho in neighborhoods etc, if you have loose dog problems. But we don't have neighbors so it hasn't come up.

Actually, you're case is a great example of why some counties have found it necessary to get so tough. Right now, in your county, should Jackson be found without a license, it will cost you a big whooping 10 dollar penalty added to the cost of the license, which is 4 dollars for a neutered dog. For those with unaltered animals it's 15 for a license. The penalty is so low, people probably don't bother to get a license, and some will probably not get rabies vaccines as well, and of course, this could become very serious. Here's more information. http://www.aacounty.org/AnimalContro...malLicense.pdf. By the way, a tag is another form of identification, should your dog ever become lost.

[Buster Brown]

I have a license for Buster but the tag is so heavy that I certainly would not put it on a collar. I guess I could put it on a interchangeable clip for his harness but I just end up keeping it in a drawer. Most people I know do not license their pets. I figure the money goes to animal control so it's a good thing. I just wish they made smaller tags. I don't like the idea of them coming onto my property and taking the dogs especially since for some dogs they only have a 3 day hold period.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by Britster

That's dumb.

I don't have a license for Jackson, don't even know if they're supposed to lol. We live in the country though, nobody bothers us. Hah.

But if someone tried to come in and take my dog, we would have problems. OMG he would be traumatized for life.

I do understand tho in neighborhoods etc, if you have loose dog problems. But we don't have neighbors so it hasn't come up.

I'm surprised the county doesn't send you notices. Our vets communicate with our county offices. They send the rabies records to them.

Originally Posted by Buster Brown

I have a license for Buster but the tag is so heavy that I certainly would not put it on a collar. I guess I could put it on a interchangeable clip for his harness but I just end up keeping it in a drawer. Most people I know do not license their pets. I figure the money goes to animal control so it's a good thing. I just wish they made smaller tags. I don't like the idea of them coming onto my property and taking the dogs especially since for some dogs they only have a 3 day hold period.

My boys don't wear their license tag. I keep them in my jewelry box.

[dawn27]

Originally Posted by Maximo

I'm surprised the county doesn't send you notices. Our vets communicate with our county offices. They send the rabies records to them.

My boys don't wear their license tag. I keep them in my jewelry box.

We get notices in the mail every year if not I may not remember to get them. They let you send a self addressed envelope and than they send them right to your house. Its very convenient for those who have reg dogs in the past. That is how they know when you haven't reg them for the following year and those are the people who are being targeted. Can you imagine the amount of people who have never reg their dogs. I'm sure there are Tons. I dont understand why those people are not having their dogs taken from their homes. That would be a ridiculous task not to mention time and money consuming to go door to door. But maybe that is what they should be doing.

Mine wear theres every day...plus an address tag with name and phone#. It's just one more way of hopefully getting them returned home safely it they ever get out.

[capt_noonie]

If the dog warden wants people to take them seriously, they should proofread their official statements! I counted at least five glaring errors. Makes me think perhaps it could be fake. Maybe it's real but if I received a notice like that w poor grammar I would not do a thing it asked me to.

[dawn27]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

If the dog warden wants people to take them seriously, they should proofread their official statements! I counted at least five glaring errors. Makes me think perhaps it could be fake. Maybe it's real but if I received a notice like that w poor grammar I would not do a thing it asked me to.

Sadly poor grammar or not, it is true, my neighbor who is a retired detective confirmed it just last night. He wanted to make sure that I knew about what was happening.