ruthless Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 A friend's dog was involved in a minor scuffle at an off lead park. The other owner is trying to have my friend's dog declared dangerous. Does anyone know what the full process is? My friend's freaking out that their dog will have to be muzzled and live in a cage based on the other owner's statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 (edited) I just G88gled this Gives you an idea- I guess more would be in the companion animal act ? Seems as if being declared would need more than one fight , anyway. Edited October 25, 2010 by persephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted October 25, 2010 Author Share Posted October 25, 2010 Thanks. I think there must be steps before that though. The council wouldn't just take one owner's word against another surely. Is there a temp test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Basically, if council feels that the dog poses a risk, they can issue the owner with a " notice of intent " to declare the dog to dangerous. The owner can contact council and put forward a case before the notice is issued. If council chooses to go ahead with the notice, the owner can opt to fight it in court or appeal to council. During that time the dog must be muzzled in public, onleash at all times etc. If declared, unlike being declared "restricted" the order can be revoked after 6 months if council wants to. If they want a hand in getting a submission to council, before the NOI process starts , I can help them. Of they can go down the road of engaging a solicitor now, my experience has been that most councils will back down, if the incident was not serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted October 25, 2010 Author Share Posted October 25, 2010 Thanks RSG, I'll pass your email address on to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve K9Pro Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Thanks. I think there must be steps before that though. The council wouldn't just take one owner's word against another surely. Is there a temp test? K9: They actually will Ruth, the owners view isnt always part of the investigation... We deal with a lot of these and there are some steps your friend can take if they move now. Get them to give me a call I can advise them what to do. Have a look at this link also... DDD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Tell them to go with K9 Ruth. If they get in before the NOI is issued, they can put a halt to the process. They have 7 days prior to the NOI being issued, to get documentation together, which includes, references, temp tests and a letter to council done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted October 25, 2010 Author Share Posted October 25, 2010 Thanks. I think there must be steps before that though. The council wouldn't just take one owner's word against another surely. Is there a temp test? K9: They actually will Ruth, the owners view isnt always part of the investigation... We deal with a lot of these and there are some steps your friend can take if they move now. Get them to give me a call I can advise them what to do. Have a look at this link also... DDD 1 Will do, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Now don't jump on me from a dizzy height. I am playing Devils Advocate here. What if the person lodging the complaint is in the right.......just food for thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted October 25, 2010 Author Share Posted October 25, 2010 I know the dog. We do dog training together. It's by far the least reactive dog in the class. It's not a menace to society by ANY stretch of the imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Now don't jump on me from a dizzy height.I am playing Devils Advocate here. What if the person lodging the complaint is in the right.......just food for thought. Council or Court can decide who they think is in the right. Regardless of what happened, the owner of the dog is still entitled to put a well prepared submission to Council and to defend their dogs actions. Owners who sit back and do nothing, will almost certainly be looking at a dangerous dog declaration, if the owner of the other dog chooses to push the issue with council. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve K9Pro Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Now don't jump on me from a dizzy height.I am playing Devils Advocate here. What if the person lodging the complaint is in the right.......just food for thought. K9: It is a good point, and worth thinking about however, we get a lot of these cases come our way and the vast majority of them are dogs that are far from deserving of this fate, it seems people with the "real" dangerous dogs keep them out of the spotlight. Rarely is the judgement deserved... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Now don't jump on me from a dizzy height.I am playing Devils Advocate here. What if the person lodging the complaint is in the right.......just food for thought. Council or Court can decide who they think is in the right. Regardless of what happened, the owner of the dog is still entitled to put a well prepared submission to Council and to defend their dogs actions. Owners who sit back and do nothing, will almost certainly be looking at a dangerous dog declaration, if the owner of the other dog chooses to push the issue with council. I totally agree. As I said food for thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 The charges against my friend's dog were dropped. He wasn't given a reason. He's pretty delighted though :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 The charges against my friend's dog were dropped. He wasn't given a reason. He's pretty delighted though :D Hopefully he'll have the good sense to stay out of dog parks from here on in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 The charges against my friend's dog were dropped. He wasn't given a reason. He's pretty delighted though Out of interest did he have to go through K9 and push the issue with council ? or did they just have a change of heart ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 He was due to see Steve this weekend. He doesn't know why the charges were dropped. No reason was given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve K9Pro Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 K9: He actually discussed with the council the fact that he was going to fight the case with a temp assessment & we had asked him to get some paperwork together, references etc and armed with those and the fact that his dog wasnt guilty, they dropped the case. Which is a great result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 top stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all that glitters Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 The charges against my friend's dog were dropped. He wasn't given a reason. He's pretty delighted though :D Hopefully he'll have the good sense to stay out of dog parks from here on in. I agree!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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