Like this:

Ok, stop right now and go grab your phone. I’ll wait.

Now open your phones contact list and add new. MCACC, (MAricopa County Animal Care and Control)

602-506-PETS(7387)

If you see a poor sickly stray, please call, animal control. A sick skinny starving dog will have a better chance at ACC, even if it doesn’t get adopted being humanely put to sleep is better then starving to death or worse death by car.

If you see a loose dog with its owner, try and see where they live. Then call animal control and report a loose dog. Hit the option that its confined, an operator will come on the line and you can tell her that its your neighbors dog. An officer will go to your neighbors house and inform them about the leash law. They can get a ticket.

Camera phones are great..take a picture of the loose dog.

“example- I pet sit in an apartment complex where a lady opens her front door and lets her jack russel run out and go to the grass by himself. lazy lazy lady. He poops, owner doesnt pick it up as she is inside. And the JRT runs up to other dogs on leash. He has to cross the street in order to get back and forth from the grass. This dog almost gets hit by a car every time! It almost gave grandpa a heart attack as the dog bolted in front of his minivan. I called the apartment complex and Animal Control. The dog doesn’t need to die because of a LAZY owner. I haven’t seen the dog loose since.”

The officer will also make sure the dog has its Maricopa County license. What is a license? Its proof that the dog has a rabies vaccine and it licensed in Maricopa County. You want everyone to have a license cuz if you get bit by a dog, you want to be sure it doesn’t have rabies!

Time to paws for a second to explore licensing!

Dont have a license? law breakers! LOL, seriously, its so easy to get one, so

put your coffee down and go here, http://www.maricopa.gov/Pets/License/Default.aspx

Its only $16 and goes to help the Animal shelter. And its bling for your dog harness or collar. Shows that you are a responsible dog owner! I keep all of Buddys on his harness and they jingle when i take it out for a walk,  he hears that and knows its walk time and gets so excited!

Ok, back to task at hand, loose dogs!

If the loose dog approaches you and the methods dont help as listed in http://wp.me/pxdke-2t and:

You get bit: try to see where that dog lives so you can later contact the owner and have the dog quarantined* for 10 days and have the owner cited for dog at large. If the dog bit you for no reason other then it is an aggressive dog toward humans that wanted to eat you,(as opposed to getting bit breaking up a dog fight)  you can file a vicious dog petition with the courts. http://www.maricopa.gov/Pets/FieldEnforcement/Bites.aspx

At the very least watch the dog to see what direction he runs in and get a good description of the dog so Animal Control, has a better chance of finding it.

Obtain the name, address and phone number of every witness.

Seek medical attention. Dog bits hurt and they get infected easily. You will need antibiotics and if you haven’t had a tetanus shot in a while, one of those.

On your way to the doctor, call Animal Control if you remember, if you don’t, the doctor will call for you as they are required by law to do so.

If your dog gets attacked: Same thing as above except you cant file a vicious dog petition since it was dog/dog. My friends Danielle Vasta, http://www.scottsdalepetexpert.com/, Mark Siebel http://www.doggiestepsdogtraining.com/ and I are working to change that law.

Emotional effects on dogs: Dogs live in the NOW. Dont think your dog is going to be afraid of going on walks once he is healed and  healthy. If he shows any fear, its from YOU. Your apprehension and hesitation goes right down the leash to your dog, so they feel like something is scary. They dont know what they are afraid of but they act scared because of you. If their leader is scared, they are scared. Be assertive and go for walks again! Enjoy them.

Just make sure you report every single loose dog you see. Dont let it slide, crack down, its against the law for dogs to be loose.  And tell every owner that you see with dog off leash to put their dog ON the leash.

Together we can cure this loose dog epidemic and prevent dog attacks!

If your dog is the loose dog and hurts something, take responsibility. Pay for medical bills, get your dog trained. Take your dog to the vet to make sure his aggression isn’t health related!

Arizona State Statute:

* The purpose of the 10 day quarantine is to determine whether or not the dog was transmitting the virus at the time of the bite on a human. If dog has a current rabies vaccine, it makes this so much easier!
Once the rabies virus reaches the brain, and then the salivary glands, the pet is considered contagious. Once the virus reaches the brain, death usually occurs within 10 days. If your dog is normal and healthy at the end of the 10 day quarantine, then your pet was not contagious at the time of the bite.

Statute in Full: A. Neither a female dog during her breeding or mating season nor a vicious dog shall be permitted at large.B. In a rabies quarantine area, no dogs shall be permitted at large. Each dog shall be confined within an enclosure on the owner’s property, secured so that the dog is confined entirely to the owner’s property, or on a leash not to exceed six feet in length and directly under the owner’s control when not on the owner’s property. C. Any dog over the age of three months running at large shall wear a collar or harness to which is attached a valid license tag. Dogs that are used for control of livestock, being used or trained for hunting or dogs, being exhibited or trained at a kennel club event or engaged in races approved by the Arizona racing commission, and while the dogs are being transported to and from such events, need not wear a collar or harness with a valid license attached provided that they are properly vaccinated, licensed and controlled. D. No person in charge of any dog shall permit such dog in a public park or upon any public school property unless the dog is physically restrained by a leash, enclosed in a car, cage or similar enclosure or being exhibited or trained at a recognized kennel club event, public school or park sponsored event. CREDIT(S) Added as § 24-370 by Laws 1962, Ch. 86, § 2. Amended by Laws 1975, Ch. 164, § 8. Renumbered as § 11-1012 by Laws 1990, Ch. 374, § 222, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Laws 2003, Ch. 152, § 3.

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