1995brave
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My #3 on the list is a lover not a biter. She is all bark and that will back people up real quick. And yes i had to sign a waiver on my homeowners insurance because of her. Now the rabbit, is totally opposite, she will bite first, ask questions later.
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Old-Biscuit
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fordsooperdooty wrote:Isn't that sort of like punishing the car that hit someone because it was going too fast.
Or confiscating the gun that accidently discharged and shot someone several times away from the owner.
Casting blame upon the dog itself, will lead to other breeds being demonised...according to a survey by the American Humane Association on top dogs reported as "dangerous biting breeds's" are...
10-Dalmation
9-Boxer
8-Presa Canario
7-Chow Chow
6-Doberman
5-Malmute
4-Husky
3-German Shepherd
2-Rottweiler
1-Pit Bull...which can include in most peoples minds a broad variety of dogs such as American Staff Terriers, Pit Bull Terriers, American Bull Dog, Stafforshire Terrier, etc.
Owners of cars are held accountable when their cars kill someone or maime for life someone they drove into while drunk or proven neglegent. Why are idiot, neglegent dog owners any different. Why are good people with terrific well behaved dogs singled out for punishment "just because"? Crazy.
That well behaved dog won't bite......no suing of owners will occur so no harm---no foul.
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BCSnob
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Humans punch and dogs bite; there are many situations which are the actions of the victims which cause bites.
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BCSnob wrote:Humans punch and dogs bite; there are many situations which are the actions of the victims which cause bites.
My big old golden retriever wouldn't bite anyone if you kicked him or threatened his master, etc.. Useless as a guard dog, but truly lovable.
And people who undertake dangerous activities like scuba diving or flying helicopters have to pay higher insurance premiums. Fast cars are more costly to insure, etc.. I see this situation in a similar light.
I've seen the case of a lovable gentle family pet pit bull that mauled a small child. "He wouldn't harm a flea". Right? Wrong. Happens - not often but often enough.
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BCSnob
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There are reports (local papers) of renters with pit bulls and pit bull mixes being pressured by their landlords to remove their dogs or leave the premises and owners who rent have already started relinquishing their dogs.
arggg I'm having posting issues
based upon the ruling any preceived bite may be sufficient (not just a mauling).
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edited 05/02/12 11:38am by BCSnob *
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tomman58
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BCSnob wrote:There are reports (local papers) of renters with pit bulls and pit bull mixes being pressured by their landlords to remove their dogs or leave the premises and owners who rent have already started relinquishing their dogs.
arggg I'm having posting issues
Good, you need to start somewhere!
I don't know of a yellow lab being blamed for ripping some 2 yr olds face off.....pitbull not so.
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BCSnob
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tomman58 wrote:I don't know of a yellow lab being blamed for ripping some 2 yr olds face off.....pitbull not so. A yellow lab was the most agressive dog where we lived last; attacking joggers and riders.
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The Texan
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BCSnob wrote:tomman58 wrote:I don't know of a yellow lab being blamed for ripping some 2 yr olds face off.....pitbull not so. A yellow lab was the most aggressive dog where we lived last; attacking joggers and riders. Hate to say it, but the youngest DD had a yellow lab that was so aggressive that she had it put down. ANY breed can have a problem child.
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Old-Biscuit
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The Texan wrote:BCSnob wrote:tomman58 wrote:I don't know of a yellow lab being blamed for ripping some 2 yr olds face off.....pitbull not so. A yellow lab was the most aggressive dog where we lived last; attacking joggers and riders. Hate to say it, but the youngest DD had a yellow lab that was so aggressive that she had it put down. ANY breed can have a problem child.
That's what responsible ownership is about as shown by your DD.
Unfortunately.........majority aren't so laws/restrictions get passed.
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BCSnob
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Some local animal control shelters have ceased adoptions of pit bulls and pit bull mixes over liability concerns (true for Frederick Co MD).
Quote:Meanwhile, Baltimore-area animal shelters expressed several concerns.
Missy Krissy is one of hundreds of pit-bull-type dogs at the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter Inc., where 95 percent of the dogs are pit bulls or pit bull-mixes.
"We take in over 6,000 dogs a year," said Jennifer Brause, executive director at BARCS, who worries the ruling will reduce the number of pit bull adoptions and an increase in people giving those dogs up.
"We do expect that that's going to happen, and all the shelters are thinking that way. It's a very scary thought," Brause said. "We're all inundated already ... the last thing we want to do is take in more dogs."
What will happen to the 1000s of pit bulls if they cannot be adopted due to liability issues? Did you know more pit bulls and pit bull mixes are euthanized each year than all of the AKC regisrations for the same year?
Something needs to be done (San Fransico has a good program), but this is not a good approach.
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