I bought a lot a few years back with the intention of building a house with attached indoor-outdoor exercise areas for the dogs. It was 35 agricultural acres several miles out, bordered by a freeway with only 1 neighbor for miles who had a small hobby farm and no objection to dogs. Their limit was 4 dogs but I got a kennel license for 12 from the township because they looked at the slope of the land and how the noise would go toward the freeway. They liked that I planned to keep the rest of the land cropped. However, the county stepped in and said the nearest house had to be further than 1500 feet. According to their satellite maps the house was only 1300 fee away. No exceptions to the rule. I couldn't apply for a variance until the house was built and they were likely to turn it down. When I mentioned that many farmers kept more than 4 dogs routinely, I was threatened with "but they might not mind as much if we came in and took some of them away". There was no limit to how many livestock could be housed on the 35 acres. I sold the lot to a pig farmer..... Tee, hee..... Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: <Pdragon4@xxxxxxx> To: <Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx>; <denwil2007@xxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 9:29 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: dog limit legistlation > hi, > > i live in a small rapidly growing town in north texas. we do have a dog > & > cat limit (3 adult animals total) however there is no live stock limit! > i > live in a neighborhood where we all have 1 or 2 acre lots. some of my > neighbors > keep goats, horses, sheep, geese, chickens, and one even has pigs (only 2 > thank goodness:) > that being said some of us with dogs do have more than 3. as long as > there > are no complaints, the rule is not enforced. but i find the whole idea > of > limits on pets but none on livestock amusing! > > lea ruggieri > > > In a message dated 3/30/2008 7:53:38 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx writes: > Hello everyone, > I've noticed alot of emails about dog limit legistlations recently. I > am > very curious to find out who does not have dog limits in their city? > Nearly > all of the surrounding suburbs of Cleveland have a two or three dog > limit, > which is why until recently, I have only had one show dog. My recent > move > back > into the inner city has made it possible for me to own more dogs, but > unless > I move to a less urban area, there aren't any of the inner city > suburbs I > can move to with more than two dogs. > > Denise W. > > > > > > **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL > Home. > (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001) > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or > FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the > original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL > BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================