Do you own a dog license?

later12

... and what does it do?

We've had lots of dogs down through the years and never once had a license. But my folks had a visit from a warden type, warning them (in his best Darth Vader voice, I imagine) that if they didn't get a license, the dogs would be destroyed.:eek:

We have about 14 dogs at home (I know, it's too much, but one had puppies) which apparently means about €2,000 for those lifetime licenses to cover them.

Just wondering if people generally buy these things? Most rural folk I know don't seem to bother with them.

Mickey H

Have 2 dogs and 2 licences. Best €28 ever. :rolleyes:

WindSock

Yes I have a license to dog :cool:

John Doe1

Naw I just a learner driver:)

Sauve

I have a license but no dog.
It's just incase one shows up looking for a bed for the night, I can legally let him in.
It's for his own protection as well as mine.

I have a cat though, she doesn't have a license. She's a bit upset.

Karona

Never got one for our jack russell who we had for 16 years but she was a house dog, where as I got one for the labrador we have now as he is a bit harder to hide.

He is only 1 year old so i got one last year and they have sent me out a reminder to pay for it. Kinda raging I started paying it in the first place.

Agricola

They're a cod. Growing up in the country, we always had one for our dogs but most neighbours and extended family never bothered getting one and "the man" never seemed to bother them.

quietriot

Have had dogs all my life and never had a license for them. Don't see the point really. The dog breed is either legal or illegal, all mine have been legal, and the license isn't a reflection on my ability to keep dogs, so what's the point in it?

Breeding licenses for humans, now there's a system I could back.

Super-Rush

No.

I have a black and white dog.

Stinicker

My dog died back in 2008 and I had her licensed, however I did not get another dog afterwards so have no need now. When my parents got the little terrier first we did not licence her and one day the dog warden arrived and my mother told him she was only a stray but I was throwing her a bite to eat. He was going to take this stray to the pound but my mother said she was trying to find a home for her, they got her a licence that week which was around £5 at the time, about a month later the dog warden arrived back to know were we still having problem with that stray!

However when we showed him the licence he never again bothered us! I remember it beingaround €12.70 or €15 the last time I paid it, I notice it is €20 now and I would not pay that much now even if I had a dog, taxes which are low and fair I do not mind however €20 for a Dog licence is taking the doggie biscuit.

juice1304

quietriot wrote: »

Have had dogs all my life and never had a license for them. Don't see the point really. The dog breed is either legal or illegal, all mine have been legal, and the license isn't a reflection on my ability to keep dogs, so what's the point in it?

Breeding licenses for humans, now there's a system I could back.

there are no illegal dogs, what you are thinking of is the restricted dogs list which only applies to dublin city council areas and all it meand is if your dog is on the list you must have a muzzle on the dog. you can't make a breed illegal that is just stupid it's the owner that is to blame if a dog is aggressive.

quietriot

juice1304 wrote: »

there are no illegal dogs, what you are thinking of is the restricted dogs list which only applies to dublin city council areas and all it meand is if your dog is on the list you must have a muzzle on the dog. you can't make a breed illegal that is just stupid it's the owner that is to blame if a dog is aggressive.

Indeed, restricted was the thing I was thinking about. What I really meant was that I've always had what are deemed to be "safe" which wouldn't attract any attention off people in the same way a rottweiler or staffie might from neighbours.

juice1304

why should i have to pay for a licence for my dog? what dose it do? nothing it's a laod of rubbish. why are there no cat, horse, monkey,parrot goldfish licences. i can go get a pet leamer and i don't need a licence it is a load uf utter nonsense. they can go and ask me arse.:p

Karona

Stinicker wrote: »

, I notice it is €20 now and I would not pay that much now even if I had a dog, taxes which are low and fair I do not mind however €20 for a Dog licence is taking the doggie biscuit.

Only last year it was 12 euro, what blastards!!!

quietriot

juice1304 wrote: »

why should i have to pay for a licence for my dog? what dose it do? nothing it's a laod of rubbish. why are there no cat, horse, monkey,parrot goldfish licences. i can go get a pet leamer and i don't need a licence it is a load uf utter nonsense. they can go and ask me arse.:p

Fairly sure you need a license to keep monkeys here?

ejmaztec

juice1304 wrote: »

why should i have to pay for a licence for my dog? what dose it do? nothing it's a laod of rubbish. why are there no cat, horse, monkey,parrot goldfish licences. i can go get a pet leamer and i don't need a licence it is a load uf utter nonsense. they can go and ask me arse.:p

From where?

Chuck Stone

Just blame the dog lads.

dxhound2005

Stinicker wrote: »

My dog died back in 2008 and I had her licensed, however I did not get another dog afterwards so have no need now. When my parents got the little terrier first we did not licence her and one day the dog warden arrived and my mother told him she was only a stray but I was throwing her a bite to eat. He was going to take this stray to the pound but my mother said she was trying to find a home for her, they got her a licence that week which was around £5 at the time, about a month later the dog warden arrived back to know were we still having problem with that stray!

However when we showed him the licence he never again bothered us! I remember it beingaround €12.70 or €15 the last time I paid it, I notice it is €20 now and I would not pay that much now even if I had a dog, taxes which are low and fair I do not mind however €20 for a Dog licence is taking the doggie biscuit.

When we got the Euro it converted from £10 to €12.70 so it has been that price for at least 10 or 12 years maybe 20 or more. It possibly doubled from £5 to £10 the last time it was increased, probably not worth the admin to increase it for inflation every year. It is hard to say if €20 is fair or not without knowing how the money is spent.

Posy

If it's anything like the TV licence, the government are soon going to tell us that we have to have a dog licence, whether or not we actually own a dog at all.

X.Static

4 dogs and no licence, you have to feed a dog not like tv plus dogs are more entertaining.

later12

quietriot wrote: »

Fairly sure you need a license to keep monkeys here?

Not as far as I know, no.

juice1304

ejmaztec wrote: »

From where?

ok bad example i have seen them before though, i do know if you go to one of the pet shops in malihide you can buy meerkats though. i think it's disgustion having these kinds of animals locked up as pets. i wonder where the meerkat craze came from? comparethemarket.com i just can't believe parents buy them for their kids because they have seen them on an ad.
they also have monkeys, parrots and the like. horrible :mad:

Chuck Stone

Posy wrote: »

If it's anything like the TV licence, the government are soon going to tell us that we have to have a dog licence, whether or not we actually own a dog at all.

We should pass a law making politicians purchase a 'Troll licence' when they get elected.

Stinicker

dxhound2005 wrote: »

When we got the Euro it converted from £10 to €12.70 so it has been that price for at least 10 or 12 years maybe 20 or more. It possibly doubled from £5 to £10 the last time it was increased, probably not worth the admin to increase it for inflation every year. It is hard to say if €20 is fair or not without knowing how the money is spent.

It goes into the blackhole known as Local Authorities where it is well wasted for sure. Lads leaning all day on shovels getting 40k a year and a €400/week pension at 60 thats where it goes.

In Kerry when they brought in the NPPR second homes levy of €200 a year back in 2009, the then FF controlled County Council spent the €8m or whatever they took in on a massive extension to County Buildings in Tralee and made sure to stuff all those un-neccesary jobs then with FF cronies and hacks.

citizen_p

Three Dogs, two sheep dogs and a terrier, no licences tough...

X.Static

Ok are all the moderwankers asleep should this not be in the animals & pet issues?

dxhound2005

X.Static wrote: »

Ok are all the moderwankers asleep should this not be in the animals & pet issues?

Indeed.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=61356320

Niles

Where's the option for people who have a dog license but no dog?

In any case I only have a learner's permit.

later12

X.Static wrote: »

Ok are all the moderwankers asleep should this not be in the animals & pet issues?

I was afraid someone would suggest that.

I didn't post it in animals and pet issues because the poll might get slighly distorted in respect of the fact that arguably the most committed pet owners (the types who dress their dogs in dog clothes and Newbridge collars, and worry about dog licenses) may be more highly represented than the garden variety dog owner in that forum.

By the way,interesting fact. Other seemingly random licenses required by the state (well, Revenue actually) are "Railway car licenses", "Railway refreshment room licenses" and "Military canteen licenses"

Kirby

We have a dog license, yes. I don't agree with it but it gets paid because its cheap.

If the RTE license was a bit more reasonable, I imagine people wouldn't get as upset about paying for it.

later12

Mousey- wrote: »

Three Dogs,.. and a terrier

Are terriers not considered dogs?

If you prick them, do they not bleed?
If you tickle them, do they not laugh?
And if you wrong them, shall they not revenge?

weeder

later10 wrote: »

Are terriers not considered dogs?


If you tickle them, do they not laugh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKm5xQyD2vE

LighterGuy

Its funny.
Poll is closely matched between people who pay the license and people who do not.


Its funny tho
Anytime there is a thread about doing a nixer on boards you get peoples blood boiling... "those bastards not paying tax report them! :mad:" ... but yet? same person having a dog and not paying a license?


God I hate humanity more day by day

mikom

Anybody see what they do to stray dogs in the Ukraine?

later12

LighterGuy wrote: »

Its funny.
Poll is closely matched between people who pay the license and people who do not.


Its funny tho
Anytime there is a thread about doing a nixer on boards you get peoples blood boiling... "those bastards not paying tax report them! :mad:" ... but yet? same person having a dog and not paying a license?


God I hate humanity more day by day

People generally see a rationale behind income taxes and social contribution taxes, though.

Not so much an arbitrary tax on one kind of animal, for an amount which is not really sufficient to discourage overbreeding, and seems to serve very questionable purpose. The figures here are relatively tiny as well. I don't think anybody would seriously be too bothered about a once off €20 nixer.

later12

mikom wrote: »

Anybody see what they do to stray dogs in the Ukraine?

Shower them with teddy bears and smother them with kisses to make them feel loved?

/exits thread

LighterGuy

later10 wrote: »

People generally see a rationale behind income taxes and social contribution taxes, though.

Not so much an arbitrary tax on one kind of animal, for an amount which is not really sufficient to discourage overbreeding, and seems to serve very questionable purpose. The figures here are relatively tiny as well. I don't think anybody would seriously be too bothered about a once off €20 nixer.

Define 'people's rationale'
Sure look at the poll results. People having no issue with paying it and people having an issue and not paying it. There in black and white.

Dog license is a social contribution tax too. You pay. It goes to the government. Can then be used to pay a fireman, a policeman, a nurse etc etc etc etc.

charlemont

I don't have a dog but when I do get one I won't be getting a
license.:pac:

2 stroke

I havn't passed the test yet.

archer22

We get hunts around here most weekends causing a nuisance..just wondering are they supposed to have licences for their Dogs ?.

later12

archer22 wrote: »

We get hunts around here most weekends causing a nuisance..just wondering are they supposed to have licences for their Dogs ?.

Yes, hunts are required to have a license, but not for individual dogs.

The committee are given one pack license for the entire kennel, regardless of how many hounds they keep in the pack.

lividduck

I've a marraige certificate is that the same thing?

msg11

**** your Honda Civic, I have a dog outside..

patwicklow

My mate has a dog with 3 legs what will that cost?

dxhound2005

later10 wrote: »

I was afraid someone would suggest that.

I didn't post it in animals and pet issues because the poll might get slighly distorted in respect of the fact that arguably the most committed pet owners (the types who dress their dogs in dog clothes and Newbridge collars, and worry about dog licenses) may be more highly represented than the garden variety dog owner in that forum.

By the way,interesting fact. Other seemingly random licenses required by the state (well, Revenue actually) are "Railway car licenses", "Railway refreshment room licenses" and "Military canteen licenses"

What do you think of the garden variety responses so far? By the way not really interesting fact.

ShadowHearth

Karona wrote: »

Never got one for our jack russell who we had for 16 years but she was a house dog, where as I got one for the labrador we have now as he is a bit harder to hide.

He is only 1 year old so i got one last year and they have sent me out a reminder to pay for it. Kinda raging I started paying it in the first place.

Hide a dog so you would not pay 28eu per year...

Cú Giobach

One of my dogs got licensed but she ate the licence, along with some other quite important documents, fortunately I caught her just in time as she was beginning to chow down on my passport.
I always wondered if she is still licensed even though the licence wasn't in a very presentable state the last time I saw it, as it had morphed into something more worthy to be thrown at, rather than presented to, an official looking for it.

Oranage2

Was forced to buy one when my dog was kidnapped and held ransom by the pound. i don't normally negotiate with terrorists but made the exception once.

theparish

The government should be paying me to keep my dog,he is as useful as tits on a bull,but I still love him.
(any idea why boards is not working on my google chrome today)

Seachmall

later10 wrote: »

... and what does it do?

I believe one of it's purposes is to assign responsibility for the dog.

If it attacks someone, shits in a public pool or steals a car the name on the license will end up in court.

af_thefragile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAjM1pRIFP4