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Question reference: S6W-22682

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: 7 November 2023
  • Current status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 15 November 2023

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what 10 breeds, or types, of dog have most often been the subject of Dog Control Notices in each year since 2018.


Answer

he system of Dog Control Notices is operated by local authorities. Information requested on what breeds, or types, of dog have most often been the subject of Dog Control Notices in each year since 2018 is not held centrally by the Scottish Government.

The Scottish Government funded the creation of the Scottish Dog Control Notice Database. This national database went live in February 2022 and brings together the records of all local authorities into a centralised database, that is accessible by local authorities and Police Scotland.

The national database was created and is managed by the Improvement Service. The following table provided by the Improvement Service shows the requested Dog Control Notice information for 2022 and 2023.

Active Dog Control Notices on 31 December 2022

Dog Breed

Dog Control Notice Count

Other

298

Staffordshire Bull Terrier

195

German Shepherd

105

Border Collie

45

Rottweiler

42

American Bulldog

37

Staffy Cross

31

Siberian Husky

27

Akita

25

Lurcher

18

Active Dog Control Notices as at 8 November 2023

Dog Breed

Dog Control Notice Count

Other

346

Staffordshire Bull Terrier

213

German Shepherd

136

Border Collie

55

American Bulldog

52

Rottweiler

51

Staffy Cross

47

Siberian Husky

31

Akita

27

Lurcher

22

Where the dog breed is not known or it is a mongrel/cross breed, local authority dog wardens who issue the Dog Control Notice will select ‘other’ as the breed of dog.