Should there be a requirement that a person getting a dog license

[pnwmom]

take a test -- like we take written driver's tests?

A test that would demonstrate at least basic knowledge of the responsibility, costs, and time involved in taking care of a puppy or dog?

So many dogs are dumped in shelters when they've passed the cute puppy stage and have behavior problems because they lacked the careful training they needed in order to coexist well with humans. Maybe we should make sure the humans are trained before we allow puppies and dogs to be put into their hands.

(Yeah, I realize that some people make this argument about human babies, too -- but that gets into major constitutional questions that wouldn't be involved with dog licensing, which we already do.)