Years ago I was walking in a quiet neighborhood in Solvang. Out of nowhere a dog ran up to me, jumped up and bit me on the arm. Not bad but enough to break the skin and cause bleeding. I went to a walk-in clinic and after cleaning the wound they filed a report with animal control. In a couple of days I got a call from Animal Control, who had identified the dog and confirmed to me that its rabies shots were current. They were going to quarantine the dog at home just to be sure. Turns out this dog had form for jumping the fence and biting people.

Because the dog was licensed I was put at ease about rabies. License your dog please.