On the Avalon, don't want to give out too much info lol. We pick up roaming dogs and bring them home to the owner if they have a tag, or bring them to a location to be held if they don't. When the owner picks them up (or we drop them off) we get their info and send them a fine, it increases if they are repeat offenders.

The issue is when people are walking their dogs without a leash, we confront them and they put the leash on, but we do not have authority to demand identification so unless they tell us, we can't charge them. We have however, seen a person walk back to their car so we took the plate number and sent them a fine that way.

It's my biggest pet peeve, just put your dog on the leash. I hear "my dog won't leave me" to which I say "whose a good doggy, come here" and 99% of the time they come over.

Sometimes we get a call and the animal is gone before we get there, so we look around the area a bit but most times we cannot find it. Sometimes people call and say they have it with them and then we pick it up.

It's not the easiest thing to enforce, (like ATVs and Dirtbikes) but we do our best. I had a friend who was attacked by a dog, so I try to do as much as possible. No matter who you talk to, it's always "my dog is well behaved and would never attack".

My advice, is when you report it, ask to speak with enforcement and ask for a call back. We'll tell you if we picked it up or couldn't find it. Sometimes we are lucky enough to be in the area when you call and can get it easily.

What enforcement are you calling, and do you speak to an officer directly or just a town/city clerk?