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[quote=Anonymous]Whether you are walking by the bus stop or bringing your dog to the bus stop, you are wllfully taking the chance that your dog might bite another person's child. If the bite is serious enough or if you are showing that you are not taking it seriously, the parents' child will likely call Animal Control and an investigation will be started. If deemed serious enough, Animal Control will start a file on your dog and that will begin the process of putting it on a dangerous dog registry, an internet-based map much like a sex offender. which will show his photo, address, and what he did to get on the registry. If he has bitten more than once, he will be deemed dangerous and either you will be required to muzzle him or have him destroyed. At least that's how it works where I live (NoVa). I learned all this when it happened to my child.

I encourage anyone who plans to bring a dog to the bus stop to a) make sure that your dog is fully trained to be around children, to have control of your dog at all times and out of biting/lunging distance and b)  make sure that parents are ok with you bringing the dog. Note: if your dog does bite a child despite the precautions, that will not prevent a parent from still calling animal control. I have NO idea how strict Animal Control is in DC or the close-in suburbs, but that is how it works in my municipality.[/quote]

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