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barbaram@melbpc.org.au (Barbara Maple)
sbaker@pcug.org.au (Shane Baker) wrote:

Hi there.
>I seems at least two States plan a new round of anti-dog laws.

  Yes Victoria where I live is one.

  After April dogs are not allowed to be exercised anywhere off
lead.  Being caught can lead to a big fine.  Some councils are
setting apart a space for dogs to run lose.

  What I and a lot of people I know are concerned about is in
  relation to training for dog obedience.

  When a dog gets into the higher classes they start training off
  lead  and also need to be trained off lead for obedience trials
 too.   At the moment there seems to be no law for this at all,
 This means if we train our dogs for dog obedience as per above
 technically we are breaking the law and can be fined.

  The government wants people to look after their dogs,
  For dogs to behave better in public but there has been
 no special  law etc for the above.

  The only thing I can think of is that all members of dog
  obedience clubs when their dogs reach a standard where
 they need to be trained off lead.     Be given some sort of
 badge, identification of some sort to show that they are being
 dog obedience trained or training for trialing that councils
  will accept.   So that we will not be fined.
 
  Does anybody else have any other ideas
   I wont start on what is supposed to happen with cats
  that is another matter

  Barbara Maple

  PS Cat owners don't get upset at my last bit of the message
 I am a cat owner as well have been for 20 years and have
 2 cats as well as the dog