i am a dog owner. i have been working with it for seven years. i started because i love dogs, and i realize that as much as i put into it, i will get out, and it has worked that way. i have gone to numerous dog classes, taken dog first aid, and i am certified. i also own a two dogs. i take them with me every day. if i have to cut my number is 25 orszag 6, that is going to cost me money, something like $10,000 every year, and i do not think that is there. i think that does not have to be done. all of our dog licenses are different. we work for our clients. sometimes i work on sundays and help them with their dogs, and it helps people have well- behaved dogs. i feel it is hard to micromanage a group that is the difference, and i feel that some of these restrictions are micromanaging us. i personally do not want to wear a lanyard. i would be ok to carry a card in my wallet if somebody does ask me, but you can see me and know what i am doing. it would be great, people have a huge
dog walkers are vitally important, as scott and others have said, for dog owners in the city, to know that your dog is safe and that the dog behavior s are controlled and that sort of thing. it is vitally important. we want to give it some legitimate, and this is where a lot of the standards and requirements came from. i also happen to be the chair of sf dog, and i have used a dog walker for years with my dog, and our main concern is, of course, the safety of the animals, and that is with the vehicle inspections. to a lesser extent, the number of dogs can address that issue. we are concerned that dogs are licensed. we are not cops. there may be a penalty for those who are not license, but i am not sure that drug walkers should be responsible. we could live with aids, i suppose. we hear a lot of owners with people who complain about 12, 14 dogs. a few people can control them, but a lot of people cannot. this is one of the reasons that as dog owners, we want to make sure that t
sure that this legislation helps and not hurt. president: thank you. next speaker, please. hi, my name is i am a small business owner. i am a dog owner. i have been working with it for seven years. i started because i love dogs, and i realize that as much as i put into it, i will get out, and it has worked that way. i have gone to numerous dog classes, taken dog first aid, and i am certified. i also own a two dogs. i take them with me every day. if i have to cut my number is 25 orszag 6, that is going to cost me money, something like $10,000 every year, and i do not think that is there. i think that does not have to be done. all of our dog licenses are different. we work for our clients. sometimes i work on sundays and help them with their dogs, and it helps people have well- behaved dogs. i feel it is hard to micromanage a group that is the difference, and i feel that some of these restrictions are micromanaging us. i personally do not want to wear a lanyard. i would be
find that to laundered $50 for a license, i am very skeptical that that is going to come anywhere near the cost of the administration of just the paperwork and then all of the other qualifications that go on and then the enforcement, and i think that you have to look at your business plan, at your revenue margins and at your own financial management and see where you can make some better choices, when we are looking at some of these. 23 dogs, that is over $90,000 a year, so i think there is room for there to be a higher license fee. government entities, when they are looking for bids from vendors, they have a very long bidding process. i know this because i used to work at staffing, and whether it was at sf general or the va, these were open for a long time, but there are only three vendors. you are we going to use? what is going to be that standard for the education, and then looking at the three-year grandfather clause, listen, and love that car. i never been driving since
next speaker, please. hi, my name is i am a small business owner. i am a dog owner. i have been working with it for seven years. i started because i love dogs, and i realize that as much as i put into it, i will get out, and it has worked that way. i have gone to numerous dog classes, taken dog first aid, and i am certified. i also own a two dogs. i take them with me every day. if i have to cut my number is 25 orszag 6, that is going to cost me money, something like $10,000 every year, and i do not think that is there. i think that does not have to be done. all of our dog licenses are different. we work for our clients. sometimes i work on sundays and help them with their dogs, and it helps people have well- behaved dogs. i feel it is hard to micromanage a group that is the difference, and i feel that some of these restrictions are micromanaging us. i personally do not want to wear a lanyard. i would be ok to carry a card in my wallet if somebody does ask me, but you can