RDRS-DT-01 · Defined Term 9
The decision rule that dog decisions are made against published criteria and applied consistently to comparable cases.
The decision rule that dog decisions are made against published criteria and applied consistently to comparable cases.
Part of the Roch Dog Residence Standard (RDRS-01) · Published by Roch Dog
The decision rule of the standard, replacing the earlier idea of "non-discretionary."
Dog-related decisions, whether approval, conditions, or refusal, are made against published criteria and applied consistently to comparable cases, with no hidden or ad hoc rules and no outcome that turns on which member of staff is dealing with it.
Individual assessment of a dog is allowed and expected; what is not allowed is arbitrary or inconsistent treatment.
Same facts, same answer, whoever is on duty. Judging a dog on its own behaviour is fine; deciding by mood, favour, or hidden rules is not.