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I agree...love dogs...but pitbulls seem to cause so many problems....maybe owners should be made to have insurance?
I'm a terrier fan. It's too bad the pitbull has been turned into such an aggressor by humans through breeding. But, I agree with the ban even though I know people that have gentle ones.
I am totally in favor. I wish they were banned in the entire state actually. What do you think?
I wish bad pet owners were banned....not any breed.
We often go to the dog parks around her and witout a doubt the well cared for and socialized pit bulls there are some of the sweetest dogs there. My 20 pound ball of fluff often seeks them out to play with because they play nice and are often more submissive then he is!
Don't ban a breed.....there is not such thing as a 'bad breed'...ban stupid people that abuse dogs, don't know how to care for them and turn them mean.
I wish bad pet owners were banned....not any breed.
We often go to the dog parks around her and witout a doubt the well cared for and socialized pit bulls there are some of the sweetest dogs there. My 20 pound ball of fluff often seeks them out to play with because they play nice and are often more submissive then he is!
Don't ban a breed.....there is not such thing as a 'bad breed'...ban stupid people that abuse dogs, don't know how to care for them and turn them mean.
I definitely agree, ban the bad owners! We have had two great danes and have taken great care in making sure they were well trained, and that they knew we were the alpha dogs in the house. I think many people, regardless of the breed, can train dogs badly. On the flip side though, I think there needs to be more inspection of the breeding process. We bought our last dog from a breeder and he ended up with some major health issues, and we called the breeder to let him know (so that he would not breed those two dogs again) and he was quite dismissive of us. So, there needs to be responsibility on both ends of the process.
It all boils down to the owner. We used to live right next door to people who owned a pit bull. The found the dog abandoned with bite marks all over it and brought it home with them and they had a 6 year old little girl in the house. It got very bad when the pit bull attacked another dog on our front lawn. It jumped up on the owner of the other dog and put some serious scratches on her as well as knocking down their little girl. The pit bull would lunge after other people all the time but the owners insisted it was a good family dog.
How can someone be so blind as to think their dog is a good dog when it does this?
I also disagree with Desdemona about their being no "bad breed". Some dog breeds simply have a genetic tendency towards aggression.
I agree also. Ban the owners... I used to hate pit bulls, but have come across some of the best dogs you ever met and they were pit bulls. It comes down to the owner. Pit Bulls with Jack Russells. What a blast
I should add that I'm not totally against the ban. You are never going to be able to ban the owners. Let's face it. People who breed dogs to be aggressive are always going to be around and Pit Bulls seem to be the breed of choice for these people.
I also disagree with Desdemona about their being no "bad breed". Some dog breeds simply have a genetic tendency towards aggression.
Rather simplistic. Some lines within a breed can have a tendency towards aggression...and some breeds need more physical challenges to remain happy and stable (you don't want board rotties, pits, dobermans etc)...but not one of them, as an entire breed is any meaner then any other.
What I noticed moving from Chapel Hill to State College, PA, is how much better the leash and fence laws are obeyed in State College. I don't know if enforcement is an issue. I was attacked and bitten by two mutts in Chapel Hill. Fortunately, it was the second attack by the dogs so they were removed from the irresponsible owner. I hate walking or biking by houses where the dogs are free to run and threaten. There was a boy who was killed by a pit bull in Durham a few years ago.
I lived most of my life in an area that "banned" pit bulls, but honestly it did nothing to protect people from the dogs that actually posed a real threat. The most aggressive pit bulls are trained as fighting dogs by their owners, and if the owner is breaking one law, what makes anyone think they are going to obey another that they know is difficult to enforce? Besides, pit bulls are not the only dogs that are capable of attacking people. I think stricter enforcement of leash and fence laws would be far more effective. How about free obedience training for risky breeds that goes hand in hand with registering the animal? That way legitimate owners can have "certified" trained animals. I'm guessing that obedience training might be cost prohibitive for some owners whose dogs might actually benefit from it.
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