Weasels Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 (edited) I just received 2 bags of treats from the council ranger for having my dogs under control while he drove up the beach :) I spoke to someone else as I was leaving and apparently it's a thing they've been doing lately. I know it's just a small thing - and the far greater reward is not having my dogs under the wheels of a 4wd - but it's nice of the council to adopt a "thanks for training your dog" mentality instead of just a "well we won't fine you this time" mentality. Just thought I'd share a positive experience with a council for a change :) Edited March 24, 2012 by Weasels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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biker girl Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 too.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meea Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Fantastic. Which Council?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasels Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 Fantastic. Which Council?? Rockingham, south of Perth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Fantastic. Which Council?? Rockingham, south of Perth Well done, Rockingham. Here's hoping other councils take the hint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westiemum Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 (edited) Remarkable. Good for you. But would never happen here - my council is still in the dark ages...nasty lot of regulatory bureaucrats and policy police that they are.... Edited March 24, 2012 by westiemum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 That's great :) My council has always claimed that they do this but I've never seen/heard of it happening and when I asked a ranger about it a few years ago he had no idea what I was talking about :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasels Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 Here's hoping other councils take the hint. That would be great. I have a sneaking suspicion it might be related to the fact the poo bags disappeared for about a month, apparently due to supply problems, so there might have been a bit of cash left over in the dog-related council funds Will be interesting to see if they keep it up :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlaznHotAussies Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Right, I'm taking my dog to Rockingham beach :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Willow Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 How lovely! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCresties Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 That's really good Weasels Mine would never win bags of treats for good behaviour :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasels Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Right, I'm taking my dog to Rockingham beach :D That's really good Weasels Mine would never win bags of treats for good behaviour :laugh: :laugh: Louis might win a handsome award in his little rugby shirt though :D I almost said to the guy I felt it was cheating having kelpies, being the biddable things they are :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogslife Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I live in North Sydney Council area and the Rangers are great. If your dog gets out and they find it, as long as they can get hold of you within 90 mins they will return it to your house with no fine. The head ranger has three big dogs himself and uses common sense...... plus every park is off the leash here. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hmmmm...maybe here in Victoria we could start giving treats to the rangers if they are good and well behaved! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasels Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Hmmmm...maybe here in Victoria we could start giving treats to the rangers if they are good and well behaved! ;) :laugh: as long as you mark the instant they are doing the right thing so they know why they are being rewarded :p Wouldn't want to accidently reinforce bad habits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Hmmmm...maybe here in Victoria we could start giving treats to the rangers if they are good and well behaved! ;) Actually, one of the Councils was nominated for an MDBA Award and I thought that was fantastic :). The idea struck me as very forward thinking and something that would be well-worthwhile being made known amongst and throughout the Councils in Victoria .... and everywhere else, for that matter. Wonder if there can be a special Council only category ..... . Hhhmmmm..... I'll have a word with Julie when the dust from this last awards has settled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Our council does very similar things. They have really been cracking down on dogs that are off lead where they shouldn't be, written warnings etc and have saturated local media for a month. As of Monday they are issuing $100 on the spot fines. That coupled with handing out vouchers for dog washes, leashes etc will hopefully have a positive impact on what has been a large problem down here in the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Hmmmm...maybe here in Victoria we could start giving treats to the rangers if they are good and well behaved! ;) Actually, one of the Councils was nominated for an MDBA Award and I thought that was fantastic :). The idea struck me as very forward thinking and something that would be well-worthwhile being made known amongst and throughout the Councils in Victoria .... and everywhere else, for that matter. Wonder if there can be a special Council only category ..... . Hhhmmmm..... I'll have a word with Julie when the dust from this last awards has settled. there was but it was a struggle to find enough nominees. This year a council was nominated Wodonga and two people who are Rangers received an award in different categories. Will speak to the board about introducing it again as a category - we have about 2 weeks to play with before the categories are set . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Will speak to the board about introducing it again as a category - we have about 2 weeks to play with before the categories are set . And if the board says yes, then perhaps emailing something to all the Councils alerting them to the MDBA Choice Award category would be helpful ?? Maybe something for publication on their own individual websites? Wonder if that goes outside their policies?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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