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After some more googling, all I can find about Labs being banned is:
Some jackass in Ontario *supposedly* proposed banning them around the same time the province banned pit bulls, due to the large number of bites by Labs.
Dick Cheney's lab was banned from Camp David after attacking Bush's Scotty.
I didn't even notice Labs. Now I wonder even more. Labs are looked at like the All-american dog. They're the most common AKC breed almost everywhere. This doesn't make sense.
No, it doesn't make a lot of sense, does it? I understand several airlines are now banning short nosed "flat faced" dogs, (thus the pug on the list?) because many have died in flight.
Fox terrier has me stumped though. I can see it being banned for hunting because it's considered inhumane for a fox, and the dog can be subjected to severe cruelty but I would think that would be more of a UK thing.
The answer is they have all been banned or restricted somewhere in the USA. There are at least 75 breeds of dogs that have been banned or restricted around the USA.
Here's the list:
1. AIREDALE TERRIER
2. AKBASH
3. AKITA
4. ALAPAHA BLUE BLOOD BULLDOG
5. ALASKAN MALAMUTE
6. ALSATIAN SHEPHERD
7. AMERICAN BULLDOG
8. AMERICAN HUSKY
9. AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER
10. AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER
11. AMERICAN WOLFDOG
12. ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD
13. ARIKARA DOG
14. AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG
15. AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD
16. BELGIAN MALINOIS
17. BELGIAN SHEEPDOG
18. BELGIAN TURVUREN
19. BLUE HEELER
20. BOERBUL
21. BORZOI
22. BOSTON TERRIER
23. BOUVIER DES FLANDRES
24. BOXER
25. BULLDOG
26. BULL TERRIER
27. BULL MASTIFF
28. CANE CORSO
29. CATAHOULA LEOPARD DOG
30. CAUCASIAN SHEPHERD
31. CHINESE SHAR PEI
32. CHOW-CHOW
33. COLORADO DOG
34. DOBERMAN PINSCHER
35. DOGO DE ARGENTINO
36. DOGUE DE BORDEAUX
37. ENGLISH MASTIFFS
38. ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL
39. ESKIMO DOG
40. ESTRELA MOUNTAIN DOG
41. FILA BRASILIERO
42. FOX TERRIER
43. FRENCH BULLDOG
44. GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG
45. GOLDEN RETRIEVER
46. GREENLAND HUSKY
47. GREAT DANE
48. GREAT PYRANEES
49. ITALIAN MASTIFF
50. KANGAL DOG
51. KEESHOND
52. KOMONDOR
53. KOTEZEBUE HUSKY
54. KUVAZ
55. LABRADOR RETRIEVER
56. LEONBERGER
57. MASTIFF
58. NEOPOLITAN MASTIFF
59. NEWFOUNDLAND
60. OTTERHOUND
61. PRESA DE CANARIO
62. PRESA DE MALLORQUIN
63. PUG
64. ROTTWEILER
65. SAARLOOS WOLFHOND
66. SAINT BERNARD
67. SAMOYED
68. SCOTTISH DEERHOUND
69. SIBERIAN HUSKY
70. SPANISH MASTIFF
71. STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER
72. TIMBER SHEPHERD
73. TOSA INU
74. TUNDRA SHEPHERD
75. WOLF SPITZ
Not every state has every dog on it's list. (courtesy of the RDOWS)
Geesh. The dog we had more trouble, agression and snapping wise with was a cocker spaniel. She would have taken off a finger if you touched her foot. But she looked very innocent otherwise and nobody was afraid of her.
My dog now is a mix of terrier, probably shepard and from the lanky body and really really long legs jiraffe. He barks loudly but isn't agressive but looks sufficently so the neighbors kids have quit making my yard a shortcut. Since everyone on the next few streets have a couple of dogs, and mostly they have at least one larger one, I'd say most are banned somewhere.
unfortunatly socal, labs are on the list because thanks to backyard breeding practices theyve become a high og biteincident breed...
infact the ONLY breeds ive ever had "agression issues" with is labs and JRT's
not saying there all agresive an personalyi dont belive in bree bans at all...but the sad truth is bad breeding has taken dogs like labs, golens and cockers (all of which by their very description an esign should be weet hapy go lucky dogs) and tuerned them into genetic mental messes...and breed bans are generally base on "docimente bite cases" reported to hospitals and drs as well as media representation of said breeds being involved in "incidents"
My grandmother had an absolutely evil miniature poodle years before I was born, he bit my grandpa badly once, latched on and wouldn't let go. My mom showed me photos of him where he looked completely deranged. Aggression can happen in any dog. There are a few dogs on that list that I might agree with an overall ban on, but I can't believe some of the breeds listed! It's surprising that there are so many working dogs on the list (mountain dogs/herding dogs/livestock guardians/sled dogs/etc). Probably a result of people not understanding the temperament of these types of dogs, not training them, and not giving them outlets to work and exercise as they were meant to do. There are no bad dogs, just bad owners!
unfortunatly socal, labs are on the list because thanks to backyard breeding practices theyve become a high og biteincident breed...
infact the ONLY breeds ive ever had "agression issues" with is labs and JRT's
not saying there all agresive an personalyi dont belive in bree bans at all...but the sad truth is bad breeding has taken dogs like labs, golens and cockers (all of which by their very description an esign should be weet hapy go lucky dogs) and tuerned them into genetic mental messes...and breed bans are generally base on "docimente bite cases" reported to hospitals and drs as well as media representation of said breeds being involved in "incidents"
I've seen before where pugs are on banned lists in some places. I really don't understand it. I've worked with all kinds of dogs and I've never met an aggressive pug. I'm sure some exist somewhere, but honestly, how much harm could they do? I'm way more afraid of chihuahuas!
Truth! At the shelter, I've got no problems taking the pitties out of their kennel (although I've crashed heads with excited dogs a couple of times-ow!) but some of the chis can make you a little nervous about taking them out!
I don't recall meeting any aggressive pugs either. I think some of these bans are HOA or apartment bans. I can not imagine a town or other local goverment body banning a lab or pug. Like Foxy said, due to bad breeding, goldens, cockers, and doxies can be more likely to bite than you'd expect, but I'll eat my hat if a town anywhere has tried to ban them.
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