Manages not to 8 sep and growth crowd consolidated 87 It shouldn't be that way. Your neighbor is harassing you. city western USA, you can get a fine for nuisance barking, but the person who submits the complaint has to have a video with sound recording documenting X numbers of minutes hours of almost continuous barking. That's a fair way to handle it. And I think it should have to be documentation across multiple days. You want to avoid situations where you have a nasty neighbor who does a recording on accident day which is not typical. Re nuisance barking versus nuisance neighbors. I've had several clients who were a similar situation. We tape recorded their dogs and were able to use it as proof that the dogs barked sporadically during the day, and not ALL DAY like the neighbors argued. I 't live terribly far from you…the only places dog is allowed off-leash are designated dog parks. I 't mind much since I live close to the downtown area…he's not one of those dogs who trot by side. He likes to RUN and then come back and check on me and then RUN and then come back and check on me. Honestly I 't know what he'd do off-leash a town setting. I'm much more worried about other people and their dogs than I am about him, but I suppose most people feel that way, even those with unstable dogs. IRT to the pit bull laws of and its suburbs: there used to be a requirement that the owner of a pit bull had to get a permit to drive through. That was ruled unconstitutional.. actually the only part of their horrific inhumane law that has been ruled. All the rest, the seizure and destruction of private property without due cause, the harassment of lawabiding citizens… was determined to be within the purview of the city on the grounds of public safety. today, the law can seize any dog it determines to be a pit bull There are several ongoing lawsuits against over the issue, one of them involving service dogs, since as noted above the law requires public accomodations to allow them and recent clarification specifies that dogs not be refused because of breed or size must allow pit bull service dogs, and it has mightily tried to resist the federal law. The laws do have exemptions for dogshows and clubs use venues the area.. which I find appalling, because it conveys the message that the laws are acceptable I live eastern Washington. town, dogs must be kept ‘under control' They are required to be on leash parks as per sign postings. Some businesses allow dogs Whether or not you can sit outside a cafe with your dog is up to the business owner, but most allow it as as the dog isn't causing problems and most offer water and a treat for the dog. There are laws against nuisance barking and allowing dogs to roam freely but two complaints on file from two separate households are required before enforcement takes place Dogs must be licensed and vaccinated for rabies. 3 dogs per household city limits, 4 outside city limits our county. Mostly enforcement around here is pretty relaxed as as your dog isn't causing problems. They are pretty good about giving a warning and a to comply before issuing a fine, etc. I can understand crates being illegal it is like BSL a blanket ban to catch the few abusers. I can't imagine trying to manage household without a crate though. border collie ALWAYS urinates the house when left the house with older dogs I 't know if it is anxiety or the girls are bullying him, but put him a crate and he is as happy as fact, I leave crates open and all the dogs are found lying a crate at some time or other. border collie has even learnt to use his paw to open the crate door if it has swung shut! NSW, Australia dogs must be on lead except designated off leash parks, and each council must have at least one off leash park its area. The trouble is councils only have one for very large areas and numbers of dogs, and other parks, like the ones where I live now, are not fenced, close to roads or sometimes not maintained grass is a particular danger due to snakes. And all of the off leash areas are small enough for dogs to play, but not enough to give a dog a walk. National Parks dogs are not allowed and State Forests dogs are allowed on lead. It means that hiking off lead, unless you or a friend own a large property, is pretty much impossible. There are a handful of hotels that allow dogs, a few more that allow dogs under 15 kilos or similar limit, but they are getting fewer due to irresponsible dog owners abusing the privilege. Where I live there is not one hotel motel or caravan park which allows dogs, even on lead. When people come for dog competitions they either leave their