You must provide proper care to any animal you keep as a pet.
Advice is available from Dorset Dogs or local dog trainers.
How to care for your dog
You must make sure that the dog you own or care for:
- has a proper diet and fresh water
- has somewhere suitable to live
- is kept with or away from other animals, depending on its needs
- is allowed to express itself and behave normally
- is protected from, and treated for, illness and injury
Microchipping your dog
You must make sure your dog is microchipped.
Check the rules about microchipping dogs.
Report cruelty to animals
Contact the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) to report someone neglecting or being cruel to an animal.