Dog Friendly Tecumseh?

Check out this ridiculous story:

Non-resident pooches banished from dog park

Deputy Mayor Tom Burton is so convinced the town’s new dog park is being overused by non-resident dogs that he wants the OPP to collar the offending owners and charge them with trespassing.

Burton got town council Tuesday to approve a motion to make the town’s new off-leash dog park off-limits to anyone who doesn’t buy a Tecumseh dog tag for their pet.

Terrible tourism. Terrible public relations.

You want the dogs of your town to be socialized as it makes life a lot easier for everyone. What does it matter if those dogs are from another area? You have to pay for the park maintenance regardless of who uses it. In addition, Tecumseh residents have used the Windsor dog parks for years and I do not think that anyone here cares.

So on behalf of Windsor's dog lovers, we welcome you to come to our city and welcome you to use any of our parks alongside our residents! Bring your kids, bring your dogs. Perhaps you live nearby or perhaps you are vacationing here...we do not mind. We know that you might shop or grab lunch or a coffee while you are here (or even book a hotel room) and we welcome you to return and do this on a regular basis.

Of course, regardless of where you play with your pooch you should have your vaccinations up-to-date and have your pet registered where you live. That just helps protect us all.

My dogs look forward to meeting your dogs in the near future!