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Guide to responsible dog ownership

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Click to have a copy of this information posted out to you. Dog owner manual
Click to have a copy of this information posted out to you. Take the lead - a guide to dog ownership

This guide outlines your legal responsibilities and provides basic information about caring for your dog and controlling its behaviour so that our community is a safer place to live in.

It also contains answers to questions contained in the dog owner licence test. It is essential reading before sitting the test and you can check how well prepared you are first by answering the self-test quest.

Part A Keeping our children safe around dogs
Part B Being a responsible dog owner
Part C

Download the Dog Owner Manual (730k PDF)

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Reviewed June 2010