“Rural property should be treated with great respect as regarding privacy and trespassing, and its animal inhabitants likewise”.
So... you are saying that people who live on ten acres have more rights than someone living in a townhome? How about a condo or an apartment? I guess those people shouldn’t have any sort of property rights.
“I expect an officer of the law to do likewise, and you ought to respect this person and authority likewise”. Respect is earned. Just because some person went to 22 weeks of rookie school.. doesn’t mean he or she automatically can do whatever they want. Some law enforcement officers are good people. Some aren’t. Some are jack booted, seal team wannabees... getting off on their “authority”.
No, what I am saying is that in a village or urban environment you have much greater responsibilities toward those who share the same space with you. Particularly with training your pooch and with his potential dangerous qualities. I've seen too many children whose beauty has been permanently marred by the unpredictable behavior of a dog.
Respect is earned. Just because some person went to 22 weeks of rookie school...
No, one respects the office. That is to be given as a matter of you, representatively, having appointed him/her to the office. What you think of the person is up to you. But 22 months or 22 years, they carry the authority to arrest and/or dispense summary justice on the spot, if so called for. Thinking otherwise would be foolish. Respect is something to be given, say for instance, a 12 gauge shotgun. That gun never needs to earn respect, whether thought to be loaded or unloaded.
It's not a question of "rights." City codes or village ordinances regarding animal control may be quite a bit stricter than those of the less restrictive county codes applying in rural areas. In fact, the deed restrictions on my property are that in this village association residents may only have small animals always kept inside.
The freedoms you have are limited in the degree to which they impact on those around you. The denser the population, the less the latitude you have.
It might be better to focus on your responsibilities more than on your "rights."
Just an observation ...