01-28-2009, 01:42 PM
I had my face ripped open by a collie when I was a child, should we ban all collies? Due to bad breeding practices, collies now have no room in their skulls for their forebrains, and the owners of the one which bit me failed to properly train and socialize it. My uncle's basset hound had to be shot by a cop when it cornered their kids and housekeeper on the kitchen counter for 12 hours; Bassets are prone to sudden onset dementia which causes these giant couch potatoes to suddenly become incredibly vicious towards anyone, even family members.
Any big dog in the hands of lazy or psychopathic owners can be a big problem, the bigger the dog, the bigger the damage they can cause; which is why powerful breeds like pitbulls, rottweilers and Canarios are associated with more canine homicides. Are we going to outlaw all dogs over 20 pounds to prevent potentially fatal bites? The real problem is that certain breeds are more attractive to borderline personality types, but this is a people problem, not a dog problem. If we outlaw all the breeds people have mentioned here, the same personality type would find other breeds to manipulate and torture. I don't see this as the solution, strict rules governing who is licensed to own a dog, and under what circumstances, would do more good than banning breeds, but I just don't see that happening.
The American pitbull was bred by the westward travelling pioneers to use as an all purpose work and guard dog (The Howell Book of Dogs). It was bred from lineages which had been bred for fighting, so care should be taken around socialization and training them when young, but that is true of many dogs. These dogs were not used to attack humans until recently when sociopaths started training them to be "Bad Dogz" as an extension of their own mean and vicious persona. In parts of Europe dogs are not licensed, the owners are, and you can lose your license for not properly training and socializing your animal. This puts the responsibility where it belongs.
Carol
Any big dog in the hands of lazy or psychopathic owners can be a big problem, the bigger the dog, the bigger the damage they can cause; which is why powerful breeds like pitbulls, rottweilers and Canarios are associated with more canine homicides. Are we going to outlaw all dogs over 20 pounds to prevent potentially fatal bites? The real problem is that certain breeds are more attractive to borderline personality types, but this is a people problem, not a dog problem. If we outlaw all the breeds people have mentioned here, the same personality type would find other breeds to manipulate and torture. I don't see this as the solution, strict rules governing who is licensed to own a dog, and under what circumstances, would do more good than banning breeds, but I just don't see that happening.
The American pitbull was bred by the westward travelling pioneers to use as an all purpose work and guard dog (The Howell Book of Dogs). It was bred from lineages which had been bred for fighting, so care should be taken around socialization and training them when young, but that is true of many dogs. These dogs were not used to attack humans until recently when sociopaths started training them to be "Bad Dogz" as an extension of their own mean and vicious persona. In parts of Europe dogs are not licensed, the owners are, and you can lose your license for not properly training and socializing your animal. This puts the responsibility where it belongs.
Carol
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
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Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb