There has been talk of banning Pit bull dogs here in Ontario which just seems damned silly to me. If you own a dog ANY DOG that attacks a person then you are responsible for that. It seems to me that too many people want to blame a breed of dog and not the irresponsible owners. It would get very very complicated in a breed specific ban, I mean how do you decide what the dog's breed is and WHO makes that decision? The owner, a vet, the humane society or the police? Pit bulls are terriers so do you ban all terriers? I heard one newscaster actually say that terriers are "ticking timebombs". Please. Toto is a terrier cross with gawd knows what and she is knee high - does that make her a ticking timebomb? YORKIES are terriers, are they dangerous too? The most irritating part of this is that there are no actual numbers on dog bites/attacks in Ontario. One study done in Toronto involving 6 hospitals reported 1040 (approx.) dog bites that required stitches in 2004 - of those only 12 were bites by pitbulls. Everyone seems to KNOW that they are vicious well because it's on the news, what they don't seem to realize is that right now pitbulls are the "sexy" breed to shine the spotlight on. When I was a kid dobermans were the dog to be feared, then rottwielers when I was a teenager - my mother tells me it was german shepherds (or alsatians as she calls them). There is this knee-jerk reaction to every report of a pitbull bite whereas golden retreivers just don't get the press and they bite people far more often (if the dog trainer I just saw on tv is right). One city here in Ontario (Kitchener/Waterloo) created a pitbull ban last year - to them it meant absolutely no pitbulls within the city limits and surprise surprise their number of pitbull bites went down. Well, duh, if there are no pitbulls within city limits it's hardly surprising that they didn't bite anyone within city limits. Funnily enough, K/W doesn't have any numbers on the number of dog bites within the city after the ban and which breeds caused those bites. I don't think that a breed ban is the answer, I think making people responsible for their dogs IS. I'm a dog owner and I like to think I'm a responsible owner. I don't own a pit bull - not because I'm afraid it's a "ticking timebomb" but because I know that it's too much dog for me - I know that a small dog is just right for my level of dog savvy. My brother on the other hand owns an English Bull Mastiff and Rosie is a huuuuggggggeeeeee dog (a la the AC/DC song). Scott is the right person for that kind of dog, he KNOWS his dog and has control of her at all times but there are so many people out there getting these huge dogs and then find they can't control them.
Then I found this . Poor cat there was obviously seriously wrong and all they had to do was throw a blanket over it and take it to a vet. I suppose they'll be trying to ban orange tabbies next
8 years ago
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Some people are just plain F****** idiots!!! I hope they never have another animal!!
I have a Staff terrier mix (who thinks she is part cat) and she is the sweetest dog in the world. I am more afraid that my lab mix would go after someone (he's good with adults but not so much with kids).
I don't believe in breedism. I do believe in responsible owners and training.
BTW, I came over via Danelle....
You can own a pitbull in my State as long as you prove you have a $50,000 insurance policy (bond) on the animal and they have to be secured by what's basically a log chain when outdoors.
The reason for that here is that it's their "sweet puppy" until, like we had, one dog broke lose from it's owner and maimed 2 children across the street severely... then it was, "What dog? That's not my dog!" We've had many deaths in our State from where the strength of the dogs were more than the owners suspected and they got loose and literally killed people. At least with the dogs being registered, they can't deny their ownership to the animals nor deny their responsibility to properly restrict their dogs movements.
Not that long ago in a Macleans article, there was a statistic cited where it was revealed that dachsunds were responsible for THREE reported deaths by dog.
If effin' wiener dogs can kill people, then why not ban all dogs? Dumbasses.
(And I wonder just WHO could get killed by a wiener dog. The article never said.)
The point of this story is not to fear the dog but to properly train it and to acclimate it and most importantly keep a watchful eye. With an infant or toddler don't leave them alone for a second. I recently learned that lesson when our timid 12 year old golden lab expressed discontent with the toddler's poking of the dog's eye by snapping at the toddler causing 3 stitches in the eye lid. Half a inch lower and we would have had serious eye damage.
I get ill at watching people try to treat symptoms rather than problems and particularly when they treat symptoms legally. Banning the dogs will not fix the problem but will only uncovered another symptom. Let's ban the politicians and lawyers because they're killin' me!
I found a pitbull today on the road he almost got hit, i have spent all day looking for his home. I have already posted signs up. I wont take him to a shelter either, i headr they out down pitbulls, I live in oregon city oregon. So if any one wants a dog. I well wait a week to hear from someone then keep him unless someone else wants him. I already have one and do not need another but well gladely take care of him if no one wants him. Any questions please e mail me at cale1223@aol.com
He is very nice and well behaved
Thank you
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