i am nancy stafford, to correct some misinformation quoted in karl nolte's problem. the aspca estimates 178,000 dogs in the city. according to a 2009-2010 survey, 39% of households have dogs. currently a 2011 parade magazine said 42% of households have dogs nationwide. we have been working with various agencies eight years to establish a permitting process and are anxious to ledge mies our profession. supervisor wiener has worked extensively with the community. we support the legislation and hope the supervisors will consider favorably the amendments. i think the licensing requirement versus an education , you forgot to mention that one. >> which one was that? >> for the license. >> the grandfathering? >> no, no the dog license that all of our clients would have to have. >> thank you for pointing that out. in the original legislation it required dog walkers to ensure the dogs they were walking were licensed, but there was no punishment for it because it would be unfair to punish the walkers instead of the owners. but i have changed that to a requirement that once a y