"Walk Your Dog" Law?

cdk · 04-26-2005, 02:48 AM

I thought this was interesting:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe...eut/index.html

GSD · 04-26-2005, 01:03 PM

I guess I would be in trouble there. I don't get out for 3 walks a day, unless they count a quick run in the small yard we have for bathroom breaks. I'd probably get it for biking with her two,, as we do that a couple times a week. I guess i'm glad i don't live in Italy

gaddylovesdogs · 04-26-2005, 01:06 PM

I saw this on chaz....I think this is just a little overboard.

sunny98 · 04-26-2005, 10:37 PM

Wow sounds kinda harsh to me but I like the fines and jail time people get for abusing animals!

***Cassiepeia*** · 04-29-2005, 02:09 AM

This is ridiculous. Who has the time to walk a dog 3 times a day? I could kind of understand if the law was 'once' a day, and I know that many dogs get (and sometimes need) 2 walks a day...but 3?
And fineing someone for dyeing their dogs fur is even more idiotic. There have to be better ways of preventing dogs becoming fashion accessories than this.

Cass.

sheltiepups · 04-29-2005, 06:56 AM

This law, to me, is just an invasion of privacy. I get one walk maybe two with my shelties, and sundays they don't get walked at all. So are they going to jail me (if I lived in Italy, that is) ?

Purr · 04-29-2005, 08:23 AM

That's completely ridiculous! Geez, glad I don't live in Italy! I liked the abuse law, though. That's a good one!

Liz · 04-29-2005, 09:07 AM

I guess for me it doesn't sound all that ridiculous. I mean it doesn't state for how long of a walk, at least not in the article. You should take your dog out for a walk in the morning, when you get home from work (or school), and then another walk before bedtime. I'm sure it's much more clear in the actual law, but maybe it could be as short as 15 minutes. But I do wonder, how will they monitor this?

gaddylovesdogs · 04-29-2005, 09:52 AM

My dogs are walked once (sometimes more) a day. Just because it's one walk doesn't mean it's short.

Pugdawg1 · 04-29-2005, 11:29 AM

We tend to do one (2 mile) walk a day. I guess we won't be moving to Italy anytime soon. LOL

Ritz459 · 04-29-2005, 01:40 PM

I think that the 'Walk your dog law' is rediculous. It is way to over board. I walk our dogs once a day and then they get to run in the evening.
And what if somebody owned a Bulldog or something? I don't know about you guys, but I wouldn't want to walk an English Bulldog three times a day in the summer. They couldn't handle it. I could understand a "walk your dog once a day' but three times a day? Some families are doing good just to get one walk in. (Bet yep, I do like that animal abuse law.)

BellFounder · 05-01-2005, 10:36 AM

hmm one walk a day i can understand - far too many people think that dogs dont need to be walked every single day when they very obviously do. Three is taking it to extremes though.

ilovepitbulls · 05-01-2005, 02:52 PM

thats bull! all of those laws are wrong acept the one about abusing animals

BellFounder · 05-03-2005, 01:14 PM

you know the bit i love - the part about not tiring the animal out too much - the whole reason i walk my boxer mix for so darn long is TO tire him out so i get a bit of peace when he comes in and wants to go to bed. lol.

Owned by Lucy · 05-03-2005, 02:18 PM

To me a walk mean on leash and away from and back to my home. Based on this my dogs usually get about one "walk" a day but depending on the weather sometimes more and sometimes none. We do however make trips to the dog park several times a week and a couple of time a day have a chase/run/fetch/tackle/wrestle/train session in the back yard. It is these backyard play/think/train times when the dogs get the most exercise not on our walks. I have bad knees so I can't run with them, so walks for us are more a socialization event than exercise. And it is true that the reason we play these games is in part to tire them out and we usually do atleast some before walks so they are calmer and better manners instead of full of pent up energy.

04-26-2005, 02:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
cdk Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 67	"Walk Your Dog" Law? I thought this was interesting: http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe...eut/index.html
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04-26-2005, 01:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
gaddylovesdogs don't have a cow! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 153	I saw this on chaz....I think this is just a little overboard.
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04-26-2005, 10:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
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04-29-2005, 02:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
*Cassiepeia* Chihuahua Mum Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 8,281 Blog Entries: 9 Rep Power: 284	This is ridiculous. Who has the time to walk a dog 3 times a day? I could kind of understand if the law was 'once' a day, and I know that many dogs get (and sometimes need) 2 walks a day...but 3? And fineing someone for dyeing their dogs fur is even more idiotic. There have to be better ways of preventing dogs becoming fashion accessories than this. Cass.
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04-29-2005, 06:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
sheltiepups Semper Fidelis - Marines Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: somewhere Posts: 2,438 Rep Power: 129	This law, to me, is just an invasion of privacy. I get one walk maybe two with my shelties, and sundays they don't get walked at all. So are they going to jail me (if I lived in Italy, that is) ?
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04-26-2005, 01:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
GSD Herding dogs Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: WI Posts: 1,133 Rep Power: 138	I guess I would be in trouble there. I don't get out for 3 walks a day, unless they count a quick run in the small yard we have for bathroom breaks. I'd probably get it for biking with her two,, as we do that a couple times a week. I guess i'm glad i don't live in Italy

04-29-2005, 08:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
Purr ~3 Mutts~ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In the wild 'n' wonderful USA! Posts: 727 Rep Power: 85	That's completely ridiculous! Geez, glad I don't live in Italy! I liked the abuse law, though. That's a good one!
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04-29-2005, 09:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
Liz Olde English Bulldogge Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN USA Posts: 82 Rep Power: 80	I guess for me it doesn't sound all that ridiculous. I mean it doesn't state for how long of a walk, at least not in the article. You should take your dog out for a walk in the morning, when you get home from work (or school), and then another walk before bedtime. I'm sure it's much more clear in the actual law, but maybe it could be as short as 15 minutes. But I do wonder, how will they monitor this?

04-29-2005, 09:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
gaddylovesdogs don't have a cow! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 153	My dogs are walked once (sometimes more) a day. Just because it's one walk doesn't mean it's short.
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04-29-2005, 11:29 AM	#10 (permalink)
Pugdawg1 Pug Mom Join Date: May 2004 Location: Elko, Nevada Posts: 2,418 Rep Power: 135	We tend to do one (2 mile) walk a day. I guess we won't be moving to Italy anytime soon. LOL
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04-29-2005, 01:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ritz459 "Nothing is ever easy" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,680 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 234	I think that the 'Walk your dog law' is rediculous. It is way to over board. I walk our dogs once a day and then they get to run in the evening. And what if somebody owned a Bulldog or something? I don't know about you guys, but I wouldn't want to walk an English Bulldog three times a day in the summer. They couldn't handle it. I could understand a "walk your dog once a day' but three times a day? Some families are doing good just to get one walk in. (Bet yep, I do like that animal abuse law.)
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05-01-2005, 10:36 AM	#12 (permalink)
BellFounder Collie girl Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 399 Rep Power: 81	hmm one walk a day i can understand - far too many people think that dogs dont need to be walked every single day when they very obviously do. Three is taking it to extremes though.

05-01-2005, 02:52 PM	#13 (permalink)
ilovepitbulls Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 43 Rep Power: 69	thats bull! all of those laws are wrong acept the one about abusing animals

05-03-2005, 01:14 PM	#14 (permalink)
BellFounder Collie girl Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 399 Rep Power: 81	you know the bit i love - the part about not tiring the animal out too much - the whole reason i walk my boxer mix for so darn long is TO tire him out so i get a bit of peace when he comes in and wants to go to bed. lol.

05-03-2005, 02:18 PM	#15 (permalink)
Owned by Lucy Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Anderson, SC Posts: 429 Rep Power: 91	To me a walk mean on leash and away from and back to my home. Based on this my dogs usually get about one "walk" a day but depending on the weather sometimes more and sometimes none. We do however make trips to the dog park several times a week and a couple of time a day have a chase/run/fetch/tackle/wrestle/train session in the back yard. It is these backyard play/think/train times when the dogs get the most exercise not on our walks. I have bad knees so I can't run with them, so walks for us are more a socialization event than exercise. And it is true that the reason we play these games is in part to tire them out and we usually do atleast some before walks so they are calmer and better manners instead of full of pent up energy.
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