Crikey moley.
As my husband says. This issue is going to be the deal breaker.
Am I understanding you correctly, that if Morris is deemed a Staffie cross - albeit a thin weedy looking specimen with a much smaller head than a staffie) that I then won't be allowed to walk him with our other dog (the collie x) at the same time? and that he (Morris) will always have to stay on the lead AND wear a muzzle?

As for Morris' parentage - who knows - he was a rescue dog who was found abondoned in wales and shipped up to Bucks to be rehomed as opposed to put down (which is what happens in wales apparently). On his adoption card he's been marked as a x breed.

I'll jump through the hoops as necessary, but I'm unhappy at not allowing a perfectly lovely, harmless mut allowed off the lead when out walking in the countryside. It wouldn't be much of a life for him.

I'm also happy to go back to dog training before we come over and get a certificate - I din't get a certifcate when I attended when we first got him.

As a matter of interest, what happens if you were to own a "hunting" dog or a "terrier" type who's natural instinct is to go ratting or flushing out rabbits? Does no body use dogs on game shoots in Switzerland or is that just a very English thing?

Also, would each member of the family need to complete the responsible owner/able to use commonsense whilst on a walk test before they are allowed out walking the dogs?

This is a far cry from where I live where one lady walks 13 dogs at one time (admittedly she's as barking as her dogs and is at the other extreme of this legislation!)

Thank you for all your valuable information.

Shirley