Who Are You Accountable To?

[SkySoaringMagpie]

Who do you consider yourself accountable to for the care you provide your dogs?

Who holds you accountable whether you like it or not?

Do you consider you have the right to hold others accountable, and in what capacity do you do that?

[Agility Dogs]

Who do you consider yourself accountable to for the care you provide your dogs?

I don't consider I am accountable to anyone other than my dogs and my own conscience. I'm not particularly interested in other's opinions and the standards I have for my dogs are so far ahead of what is 'required' by law it is almost laughable. I think I have a responsibility to the breeders of the dogs to look after them, but I'm certainly not accountable to them in any way.

Who holds you accountable whether you like it or not?

The dogs do. They soon tell me if I am out of line. My OH will also let me know if she thinks I'm not doing something right, but again, not really accountability.

Do you consider you have the right to hold others accountable, and in what capacity do you do that?

The only way I remotely consider I have any right to hold someone else accountable is at club training - are they treating their dog in accordance with club/association rules? Is their dog overweight and should it be allowed to use the equipment?

That's about it really.

I think everyone needs to take personal responsibility for their own animals and the flimsy laws that we have to abide by are the only real accountability that any of us have. Most of the people on here though (I imagine) will be bound by moral obligation to their animals, other dog owners and their dogs' breeders.

Edited August 30, 2011 by Agility Dogs

[WreckitWhippet]

Who do you consider yourself accountable to for the care you provide your dogs?

Council, RSPCA and any other body responsible for policing the CAA and POCTA

Dogs NSW and any other club or association that I'm a member of, that has a COE and rules pertaining the health and welfare

Who holds you accountable whether you like it or not?

RSPCA, Council, Police etc

My peers

Do you consider you have the right to hold others accountable, and in what capacity do you do that?

ohhh absolutely, while everyone likes to do things differently, dogs have some basic health and well being needs, that should be met. I'm not one to see something and turn a blind eye and if I don't think it's appropriate, responsible or whatever, then I will say so. I'm also prepared to call in a Ranger, Police or the RSPCA and will certainly make complaints to places like Dogs NSW etc.

Edited August 30, 2011 by ReadySetGo

[Kelly_Louise]

Who do you consider yourself accountable to for the care you provide your dogs?

My own conscience and my dogs mainly, and their vets/specialists - who I rely on to keep them healthy, so I am accountable to them if I do not follow their medical directions.

Who holds you accountable whether you like it or not?

Vets/specialists, and the authorities like the RSPCA/Council or similar if I was to be mistreating them I guess? I would also hope that the community would advise me if they thought I was doing something wrong or if my dogs were disturbing people in any way.

Do you consider you have the right to hold others accountable, and in what capacity do you do that?

Depends how you define that. Morally, if I was to see something that I believed to be wrong - or I thought I could help someone by giving some advice, I like to think I have the right to say something in the dogs best interest. For example, my neighbours dog was very obese - and they didn't walk it because apparently it misbehaved onlead, so I guided them on how to help train their dog to walk/behave better on lead and advised on the very serious and costly problems that can arise from having such an overweight (and young) dog. If I see someone doing the wrong thing (legally or without consideration for others), I feel I have every right to say something (ie, having a dog offlead in a public, onlead only area - or people who tie up dog aggressive dogs out the front of shops without any supervision etc) - or call the authorities if they refuse to do anything about it.