Walking muliple dogs

[aintgotnohay]

someone told me i was breaking the law by walking 6 dogs together-2 minture poodles on a coupling lead in my right hand.2 westies on a flexilead on a coupling lead with another lead tied t o the 2 westies coupling with a scotty dog and a wastie on a coupling in my left hand.didnt know thre was a law on walking mulitple dogs together.is there?

 

[stencilface]

I think if they're your own dogs you can do as you like, but if you're being paid to do it some councils have a limit of 4 per person? I know my dog boarder had to take someone with her last week as she had 6 to take out

 

[aintgotnohay]

yes they are all my own dogs.i do get some funny looks lol.

 

[Spudlet]

I wonder what this person thinks about hound exercise...

 

[stencilface]

TBH my one dog probably weighs more than all your dogs combined, so would probably have more pulling power on a lead

 

[blackcob]

My only thought is that the flexi lead/coupling combo sounds like a nightmare.

 

[2Greys]

I think our council has brought in a dog control order which limits the amount of dogs an individual can walk, there is a sign on a lamppost we pass but i can't remember how many dogs it is. So perhaps have a look on the local councils website to see if they've done similar and where it applies to?

 

[s4sugar]

Check the dog control orders for the area. I can vary from 4 to six dogs and, stupidly, it won't differentiate between small and large or trained & untrained dogs.
So someone could be ok if dragged by five huge mastiff crosses but committing an offence by having seven chihuahuas at heel.

 

[CAYLA]

Ha ha I have taken 12 dogs over my local field at one time I should have been arrested my usual number would be 10 and sometimes it's me and OH but othertimes we have to walk them alone.

 

[aintgotnohay]

i have lloked at Tamworth Borough council dog control but cant see anything that limits the number of dogs you can walk together.

 

[s4sugar]

Tamworth doesn't appear to have any number limits but has more exclusion zones than most -
http://www.tamworth.gov.uk/pdf/Saxons guide to dog control.pdf

 

[s4sugar]

This was the original blurb that councils worked from -
http://archive.defra.gov.uk/environ...islation/cnea/documents/dogcontrol-orders.pdf

 

[bonny]

I can't believe a council have any powers over how many dogs are walked together? If they have. then what are they going to do if your breaking their rules ?

 

[sam-b]

I've never heard of that rule in Tamworth lol

 

[s4sugar]

I can't believe a council have any powers over how many dogs are walked together? If they have. then what are they going to do if your breaking their rules ?

Fines, ASBOs, Exclusion orders..........

 

[CorvusCorax]

It varies by council, lots of councils here operate a four dogs per person rule.

As S4S says, councils have the power to fine and take to court on a range of issues including dogs which stray or attack etc, through the dog warden. Littering, drinking in public, noise nuisance are all council matters.