Czechoslovakian SHEPHERDS??!!?

[Xena]

The infos about that should be in english anyway...
Anybody knows anybody up there? Just to have sure infos...
Thanks anyway...

[*myschievous*]

Originally Posted by pacino

they are in the u.k and they are here to stay your local council need educated on this breed and several councils have now accepted the breed because they have been invited to see the dogs, at present there are over 20 csvs in uk not one has a lience and they never will, my dogs travel freely in uk as do all the rest, please let me know which councils have restrictions on the Csvs? my two 7mths old pups where at a council run fete only last week i had no problems at all,,, regards paul winder kent uk

Originally Posted by J.P

was wondering if I need to get permission from my local council, (I am in the Manchester area) to own a czw? If so is there likely to be a certain department within the council that I should get in touch with and how do I approach the subject, do I just ask for permission to own a csw or ask which dogs need a license?

This was the reply I received sometime ago when asking a local council near where I live. So it looks as though although some councils are wiser this one isn't.

I'm not sure if it is the actual council my area is govened by but it is one in the same region.

Dear Sir or Madam

Thank you for your enquiry.

I would advise that due to the wolf ancestry of the Czechoslovakian Wolfdog I would expect anyone owing such an animal to also possess a Dangerous Wild Animals Act Licence. I also understand that it was once a registered a breed with the Kennel Club, but is has now been deregistered due to the Dangerous Wild Animals Act.

The DWA Act is fairly explicit and the guidance is fairly clear. However, you will always find that some local authorities may interpret the guidance in slightly different ways, and you may find that some of the responses differ slightly.

The following document may also be of use/interest. Please click on the link: http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/gwd/wolfdogs/wolfdogs.pdf

I hope this information is of use.

[J.P]

Hello Myschievous,
Thank you for your reply. Can I ask do you live in the same area as me or which council you asked?
What I can't understand though is how can the uk kennel club register dogs then change their minds, how closely do they work with defra? Do defra do checks on what dogs are being registered or has somebody got in touch with defra and told them about the czw's.
If the kennel club were not sure of the rules then surely they should have waited to find out before giving Paul registration papers and building his hopes thinking everything was going to be alright.

[*myschievous*]

Originally Posted by J.P

Can I ask do you live in the same area as me or which council you asked?

Hi

I asked a council in Suffolk which was what I thought was one our town came under - it turns out it isn't our exact council but one close by - I've a feeling the council our town does belong to will have the same answer (I have emailed them this week by the way and I'm awaiting thier response)

Let us know of any answers your council give you when you ask