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The Wag! app is great for times I can’t get home to walk my dog. The walkers leave a nice recap of my dog’s behavior! Best of all, my dog loves meeting new people who come walk him!

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Curtis T

The Wag! app is great for times I can’t get home to walk my dog. The walkers leave a nice recap of my dog’s behavior! Best of all, my dog loves meeting new people who come walk him!

Lisa M

I couldn’t seem to find the time to walk my dog, with a 9 month old baby and a night shift schedule. With Wag!, I get to meet and talk to my walker before, during, and after the walk and am able to get my dog walked right away!

Brenda G

Wag! gives me great peace of mind while I am at work. I get to the minute potty information and a picture of his smile at the end of walk. Thank you Wag!!

Cristal L

As a first responder I’m gone for more than half the day. I rely on Wag! to walk my little guy as much as possible. My Wag! person is super cool and will even stay with my guys while I’m away with all these fires and extended hours. Love you guys seriously!

Jenny Y

Easy process, affordable prices, amazing walker!

Shannon J

Love this app! So does my dog!!

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Where is it legal and where it is forbidden to walk dogs, with or without a leash

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06/09/22

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I always clean up after my dog. But we have a long way to go to the forest, and in winter it sometimes does not tolerate a little – it can go into the snow next to the house.

I’m trying to powder the puddles, but the yellowness is still noticeable. Heaps, of course, I clean. But the neighbors take pictures at the very moment when my dog ​​is pissing. And they post photos in a general chat for discussion.

What should I do in this situation? What does the law say about piss in the snow?

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Cleaning up after the dog is perhaps the only understandable requirement of animal walking legislation in any region. The law does not separate the types of dog feces, but no one has yet been fined for uncleaned urine on the snow. In any case, I did not find such decisions of the courts. Let’s get into the details.

What is walking

Tinkoff Magazine already had a detailed article about dog walking and liability for breaking the rules. I’ll tell you about the main points.

Russia has adopted a law on the responsible treatment of animals, but it does not define exactly what walking is. Therefore, two points are not entirely obvious:

1. What to clean up after a dog on the street – only feces or urine too?
2. Is walking with a dog from home to a special area considered walking?

What to do if you encounter animal cruelty

Although there is no official definition of walking, you can generally understand what it is from various regulations.

The rules of walking and its main purpose – satisfaction of natural needs – are described in the order of organizing the activities of animal shelters in Moscow, although this document does not apply to all pet owners. And the temporary rules for keeping dogs and cats in Moscow indirectly separate walking dogs and visiting certain places with a dog.

clause 5.3.1 of the procedure for organizing the operation of animal shelters in Moscow

clause 1.10 of the provisional rules for keeping dogs and cats in Moscow

who work with minors. At the same time, you can go with a dog on a leash and in a muzzle to shops, to the territory of other institutions – except for those prohibited by the rules – to playgrounds, markets, beaches, as well as to travel with pets in transport.

The law on the maintenance and protection of animals in the Leningrad region also separates walking and visiting public places with animals, such as cafes and restaurants.

Art. 11 of the law on the maintenance and protection of animals in the Leningrad region

It turns out that walking is the moment when the dog goes to the toilet. And the rest of the movement with the dog along the street is a walk or visiting public places, but not walking.

How to clean up after your dog

The main thing when you walk your dog in a special area or just walk with him down the street is to clean up after him waste products.

What are waste products, the law does not directly explain. But if you look at the requirements for dog walking areas, then there must be containers for collecting excrement.

p. 1790 Sanpin 3.3686-21

It takes a lot of effort to collect urine in a container. Of course, it would be great to clean up after the dog everything that it produces, but this is not entirely realistic. Therefore, it is imperative to remove only feces.

If the neighbors want to hold you accountable for the urine of an animal in a public place, they will have to work hard: call the district police officer, prove that it was your dog who wrote, show the place where she went to the toilet. I have not found any such court decision.

But if the dog peed in the elevator or the entrance, you need to clean up after him. For example, clause 2.2 of the rules for keeping dogs and cats in Moscow directly obliges you to do this.

Responsibilities of pet owners

Therefore, in order not to quarrel with neighbors and comply with the law, I recommend:

1. Clean up after the dog’s feces everywhere.
2. Clean up urine after your pet in the entrance, elevator and other closed areas.

Where to walk the dogs

The Federal Law on Responsible Treatment of Animals requires dogs to be walked only in designated areas designated by the municipality.

item 3 part 5 art. 13 of the Law on Responsible Treatment of Animals

Some sanitary rules that relate to protection against rabies and other infectious diseases are in solidarity with this law. For example, in paragraph 1790 Sanpin 3.3686-21 it is established that animals need to be walked in special areas marked with signs and equipped with containers for collecting excrement.

Special places are areas for walking and training dogs. Requirements for them are set by each region. The responsibility for construction lies with the authorities of the municipality – they must create a sufficient number of walking areas that meet regional criteria.

paragraph 7, part 2, art. 45 of the law on general principles of local self-government

clause 8.2 of SP 476.1325800.2020

Who can put up a sign “Dogs are prohibited”

If you see a “no dogs allowed” sign, for example, on the lawn near your house, it means that some of your neighbors are definitely against walking animals. If they see you with a dog on the lawn, it will most likely cause controversy.

item 2 part 2 art. 44 ZhK RF

It is necessary to understand who installed the sign: an individual initiative neighbor or a general meeting of homeowners. If the sign was put up by a neighbor, remember that he had no legal grounds for this.

The general meeting of owners of premises may restrict the use of the land plot and adjacent territory. But the decisions of the residents do not have more power than the regulatory legal acts of the authorities. Therefore, a meeting of owners cannot prohibit walking dogs in the local area, unless this is expressly provided for by law or an act of the local authority in your area.

By law, you can’t walk your dog outside the places allowed by the municipality. If your municipality has not limited walking in any way and has not built special sites, the general meeting of owners cannot make such decisions for local authorities.

How dog owners are judged in Russia

Fines for walking an animal in the wrong place

At the federal level, liability for violations of the walking rules is not established – this is handled by the subjects. But in the code or law on administrative offenses of the region there should be such an article. For example, in the Administrative Code of Moscow, liability for walking in the wrong places is established in article 5.1.

paragraph 1 part 3 art. 16.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of Moscow

A fine from 1,000 to 2,000 R threatens if:

Neighbors who are dissatisfied with your behavior should call the police to draw up a report. Without this, the management company or the general meeting of owners will not be able to impose any fine. The inscriptions on the plates about the fine for walking have no legal force.

But it is not a fact that even police officers will draw up a protocol for walking an animal on the lawn. For example, the regulatory legal acts of Moscow and the Administrative Code of the city do not directly prohibit walking dogs in the yards of apartment buildings.

4 rules for pet owners

What to do in order not to quarrel with neighbors because of a pet

To avoid scandals with neighbors and communication with the police, I advise you to act as follows:

1. Always clean up after your animal – carry bags and a scoop. If there is no dog playground nearby with a special litter box, throw bags of excrement into ordinary garbage containers. You can bury feces in the ground – the very fact of cleaning is important. You can wash urine off the asphalt with water, but it’s still not a fact that the neighbors will be happy after that.
2. Keep your dog on a leash in elevators, driveways, and outdoor areas so that it does not run up to people unless they ask.
3. If you see a prohibition sign on the lawn and don’t want to conflict with people, don’t let your pet in there. Especially if it’s not a lawn, but a flower bed.
4. Check if there are walking areas in your area and take your dog there. This is how you will keep the law and develop the animal.
5. If there is no dog playground, write a request to the prefecture or other municipal authority in free form on the website. Describe the walking situation, clarify if there are plans to build a dog playground, and ask to build it if there are no such plans yet.