Connecticut dog Law - Page 2

Molly, that was pure genius.  LOL

lol hahahaah well now I need truck and something stinky to park in front of his house ;) lol

I am most likely to just keep doing what I am doing smiling and waveing my hand and doing as a please ;) once the animal officer shows up I will have chat with him, and ask him kindly to check city records of my neighbor calls to the city and filing un found complaints. usually that helps ;) Or even better I hope they call just police since I know most of them it should be nice chat and good lough without any consequeances lol hahahaha

yes when I first moved here, one neighbor really got worked up about my planned boarding kennel (hadn't even broken ground for it yet) - he complained to anyone and everyone about my personal dogs - even though they weren't "nuisance" barkers, and were always with me and behind the fence - never even close to his property.  He complained to the township that I was breeding wolves, that my dogs were a threat to his children (he is across the road and my property is fenced securely), that my dogs were barking in the middle of the night (my dogs are inside/crated at night) and etc.  Noone ever showed up until one day the dog warden came to the door, telling me the neighbor had complained about barking.  I guess since there is no barking ordinance in this county the neighbor also complained about dog neglect/abuse, puppy milling, or whatever.  Dog warden just glanced around, told me there is nothing he can do anyway as there is no barking ordinance and obviously my dogs are in fine condition - and he left.  So just greet the police/animal control at the door, let them see your animals, and wave goodbye to them when they leave.

molly

If you park in the wrong spot around here your tires seem to go flat.

I don't know Connecticut law but around here its a good idea to keep your animals on your own property at all times.

I only wish I had no nieghbors.

In CT as long as your dog does not leave your property, harass neighbors (barking/acting aggressive causing a nuisance), or touch someone coming onto your property not causing a threat, you do not need to have your dog confined or tied. It is possible that your town itself has something on the books.

CT itself does not even have a leash law, with the exception of a couple state parks, otherwise it is an "owner must have good control" law. What I tell people who's dogs are running around as they call them over and over jumping on everyone before the dog comes for the call, is in my mind "Good control" would mean if your dog where away from you and you called "Fluffy COME!" and she immediately turns and returns to you, that is good control. If you called and Fluffy, looked at you, sniffed around, and had to think about whether she should return on her own time, that is NOT "Good Control". Your town itself MAY have a leash law though.

Has your ACO contacted you yet?? If not, when they do, stay cool, talk out your side of the story and tell the ACO that you are being harassed by the neighbor. If your dogs are not leaving the proprty and the ACO keeps getting called for nothing, "the ACO will put it to bed". If you get one of those dopey ACO's who ticket you for nuisace or roaming, fight the ticket and let a judge get the evidence

Good luck! It's a tough thing to deal with.
Tina

If you are going to have your dog outdoors leashed, or otherwise restrained, watch out for the law that there is a reasonable amount of time that the dog can be out in the elements (and it does not necessarily have to be too hot or too cold. As they don't say exactly how long or what the temp has to be, each police or animal control officer can "interpret."

My dog was outdoors for 20 min with a bowl of water in the shade at about 85 degrees F. I was told that he should be in an air conditioned house not outdoors! Oh how did the breed survive before AC!

I had my dog in my vehicle restrained for 15 min. They attempted to turn it into 4 hours!

If you have a nice GSD - be respectful but don't be a fool. Don't allow them on your property or show them your animals as anything in plain view or anything they claim about your pets could be disorted and used as "probable cause" to seize your animals - they will be back with a warrant.

Respectfully let them know only what they need to know. If they are not happy, be aware of your rights and don't let them trample on you.

Check out the Connecticut General Statutes for state laws. Google laws specific for your city or town as they may EXTEND state law but NOT SUPERCEDE it!

Can I borrow your truck Molly?


I had some sweetheart call the police and AC on me while tracking 2 dogs on a warm (24 degree) Sept afternoon a few years back. She had issue with me using the parking lot and field beside her house and had never managed to get a rise out of me on her own. Although she sure did try pretty hard. The dogs were crated separately in the back of the covered pickup, with water and open windows while I laid the tracks. I worked some obed while the tracks were aging then ran them separately, of course. The cruiser swung around and chatted politely with me as I was finishing up the 2nd track about 1 hour and a half after arriving. One of my dogs was getting a belly rub from the cop while we were chatting about tracking when the AC guy pulled in. He then mentioned the complaint and told the ACO it was bogus.

The local K9 cop, who I run into while tracking on a regular basis heard the call, figured it was me and swung by to make sure everything was OK. I am familiar with him because he has a habit of wrecking my tracks … by accident I’m sure. We practically had a little party in the parking lot! So it really pays to be straight up with the officials when you have nothing to hide. I’m not sure what was said to the sweetheart but she no longer even comes out of her house. The K9 cop still messes up the occasional track on me though….