URGENT! Dog fee help question

[LuluHB]

I agree that an in person visit might get you further than a phone call. If you go down there and offer them some sort of payment plan, with a part payment now if you can possibly manage it, then you might get lucky. Good luck.

[helle]

what are the restricted breeds? out of curiousity... (sorry to hijack)

[Netix]

Thanks for your suggestions ladies, most appreciated. I will go down to the offices, see if that gets me further, hopefully with a payment plan. The annoying thing is, I have to register her here, then hope I can transfer the registration to the new place when we move.

[helle]

Thanks for your suggestions ladies, most appreciated. I will go down to the offices, see if that gets me further, hopefully with a payment plan. The annoying thing is, I have to register her here, then hope I can transfer the registration to the new place when we move.

Is the new place within the same council? If not, hopefully they can do it quarterly or something. Good luck! Is kinda sucky, especially when not everyone kicks their dogs into agression.

[Netix]

I have just spoken with the ranger again. He hears my concern on not getting my dog registered today, and says I need to remember the wording of the legislation, which says the dogs "can be" seized and destroyed, not "will be". He said there are three rangers there, and none of them are interested in going and killing dogs, especially when most of them just want to be at home with their owners, not out killing things. And out of all the dog bite reports that have come to him in this council area, NOT ONE has been a pitt bull. He said to register her next week (fingers crossed I can come up with the money, or do I just call the new council?), and all the council will do is give the info we need to house, keep, and walk a restricted breed dog.

Oh, I feel like just falling in a heap.

[Netix]

I just re-read this from the DPI site (under things you should know about restricted dog breeds):

...Current owners may keep their restricted breed dogs as long as the dogs were:

-in Victoria prior to 1 September 2010, AND
-registered (as any breed) with the local council prior to 30 September 2011....

So, reading the above, am I being reasonable in thinking that I may register my dog as something other than what she is (let's say a staffy cross for the point of the discussion), with the new council (or this one), which would allow me to pay the $34 today ? And get her registered "prior to 30 September", so there is no chance of her being seized. And then I'm just not sure on how I go about changing her registration to what she really is (which is also on her microchip).

I don't want to do this, but I don't want to leave her unregistered.

[glenny_c]

hmmm, not sure about that. Might come across like you're trying to hide something. I would go and talk to someone, or you could maybe call anon to ask questions about the legislation, rather than specifically.

[krysalyss]

Just pointing out that says September 2010 not 2011.

[Just Me]

I don't know if you can change the breed.

How are you paying the fee? If you are mailing a cheque or paying BPay or even credit card over the phone, can you just pay the $34 and wait for them to contact you for the rest? It might buy you some time to come up with the remaining money ...

Sorry I can't be of any more help. I'm sorry that this is happening. It is stressful

[Miss.September]

Helle - Pit Bull X's have also been added in to the new restrictions.

Netix - When we moved councils with our dog we had to register him with the new one, and then take that registration to the old council to show that we'd moved and he was still registered. Surely it'd be as simple as that, even though she's restricted? Aren't the restrictions a state wide thing, not a council by council thing? Good luck hun.

[Netix]

Helle, from the DPI:

What is a restricted breed dog?

Restricted breed dogs are five specific breeds of dogs. They have not attacked a person or animal or displayed signs of aggression, but they are considered a higher risk to community safety than other breeds of dogs.

The following dog breeds are restricted:

American Pit Bull Terrier (or Pit Bull Terrier)
Fila Brasileiro
Japanese Tosa
Dogo Argentino
Perro de Presa Canario (or Presa Canario).

Only the American Pit Bull Terrier (or Pit Bull Terrier) and one dogo Argentino is known to be in Victoria.