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RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP LIST

  
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Tracksie- (TDIT, CGC)

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Purred: Thu Jun 5, '08 5:10pm PST 
As we know, caring properly for a dog takes commitment, time and work-not just providing them with a bowl of food and water.
To promote Responsible Dog Ownership, how about we make a list?

Please post important qualities that YOU think makes a dog owner responsible...let's see how long we can make the list! I've started the first four:

RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP LIST

1. Providing adequate exercise
2. Cleaning up after (picking up dog waste)
3. Providing veterinary care
4. Socializing
5. Keeping proper identification on your pets.
6. Knowing the local laws, including what happens if a pet is loose and picked up by an AC agency, also knowing where to look and what agency is responsible in your area and who to call if it happens.
7. Not allowing that to happen by keeping your pet properly contained.
8. Adopting or purchasing a pet after research and budgeting--not impulse buys.
9. There is no such thing as a "FREE" Pup or Kitten!
10. Have emergency plans that include your pet. Including events where you would be stranded at home, stranded away from home, or what you would do should you and your pet become separated in such an event.
11. Have plans regarding the care of your pets should you pass away or become incapacitated.
12. Being aware of signs of sickness and disease, out of norm behaviors.
13. Budgeting for the unexpected vet bill.
14. Knowing when it's time to let go, no animal should suffer.
15. Have a commitment to work through behavioral issues, and seek professional help if needed.
16. Your pet is not an "animal" it's part of the family, so treat it right.
17. Your pet is not a child, so don't baby us.
18. They NEED love
19. They like rules and some regular stuff.
20. Having your dog in some kind a restraint in the car whether harness, kennel, etc.
21. You should interact with them at least once a day, or if you are gone, have somebody else play with them.
22. Grooming.
23.Using leash when on walks or elsewhere.
24.Providing good food and nutrition.
25. Providing fresh, clean water to drink

Edited by author Sat Aug 9, '08 9:32am PST

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Pepper

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Purred: Fri Jun 6, '08 5:19am PST 
4. Keeping proper identification on your pets.

5. Knowing the local laws, including what happens if a pet is loose and picked up by an AC agency, also knowing where to look and what agency is responsible in your area and who to call if it happens.

6. Not allowing that to happen by keeping your pet properly contained.

(can you tell that I deal with a lot of abandoned strays?)

Edited by author Fri Jun 6, '08 5:21am PST

Razzmatazz

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Purred: Sat Jun 7, '08 8:35am PST 
Adopting or purchasing a pet after research and budgeting--not impulse buys.
There is no such thing as a "FREE" Pup or Kitten!


Pepper

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Purred: Sun Jun 8, '08 5:13am PST 
Have emergency plans that include your pet. Including events where you would be stranded at home, stranded away from home, or what you would do should you and your pet become separated in such an event.

Have plans regarding the care of your pets should you pass away or become incapacitated.

Edited by author Sun Jun 8, '08 5:13am PST

Springer

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Purred: Sun Jun 8, '08 3:14pm PST 
Being aware of signs of sickness and disease,out of norm behaviours. Budgeting for the unexpected vet bill. Also knowing when it's time to let go, no animal should suffer.
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Pepper

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Purred: Mon Jun 9, '08 6:06am PST 
Have a commitment to work through behavioral issues, and seek professional help if needed.

(This is a big one that I emphasize as an adoption counselor for both dogs and cats. Some people see a problem and either ignore it or "give up" either giving the animal away, making it an "outside pet", or simply letting it go to fend for itself.)

P.s. Can I copy ideas from this list and perhaps use it as a handout or poster?

Tracksie- (TDIT, CGC)

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Purred: Mon Jun 9, '08 9:57am PST 
What a great idea Pepper! Go right ahead! way to go
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Oliver PAWS

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Purred: Sat Jun 14, '08 12:00pm PST 
(next #) Your pet is not an "animal" it's part of the family, so treat it right.
(# after that) Your pet is not a child, so don't baby us.
(Next #) We NEED love
(Next #) We like rules and some regular stuff.
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Phoenix

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Purred: Mon Jun 16, '08 5:14am PST 
Having your dog or cat in some kind a restraint in the car weather harness kennel what ever.
(You get in a reck dog could get hurt real bad just like us.
Or they could run out when the emergency people are trying to get you out and get hit. EX my mom got in a wreck with me in the car the emergency personel opened the door and I took off it took my mom 4 days to find me after she got home.
Needless to say Me and my bother have been in a kennel or harness ever sence)
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Fun On The- Run Kennel- Racing

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Purred: Thu Jul 24, '08 1:06pm PST 
I must say I do not do very good with 5 or 20...Most of my dogs are microchipped, and 8 of them have Junior Yukon Quest and Junior Iditarod tags on them, but they do not have tags with our phone number...I have 15 tags, I just have to put them on, which is no easy task.

And I restrain slightly in the car...only occasonally do they get full run of the car. They are usually tied by a 3 foot long rope to one of the seatbelts so they can not get up front to the driver, but they can still move around in the back.

And another good rule: 21. You should interact with them at least once a day, or if you are gone, have somebody else play with them.
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