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Dogs

Find out how you can be a responsible dog owner, report a lost or stray dog and report dog fouling.

Lost or stray dogs

Find out how to report a lost or stray dog to us and how to reclaim your dog if it has gone missing.

Dog fouling

Find out how to report dog fouling to us, as well as how to report that a dog waste bin is full or damaged.

Responsible dog ownership

Find out how you can be a responsible dog owner including clearing up after your dog and getting it microchipped.

Dog control in the Scarborough area

Find out about seasonal dog control measures is in place in parts of Scarborough, Filey and Whitby.

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The council provides services across North Yorkshire including Harrogate, Ripon, Scarborough, Whitby, Northallerton, Thirsk, Selby, Tadcaster, Malton, Pickering, Richmond, Skipton and more.

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