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Calgary4LIfe · 10-24-2012, 11:59 PM

Breed-specific legislation does not work. I think at one time, Italy had 92 breeds that were banned. Now they are back to ZERO.

Ban Pitbulls today, and these stupid owners will just move on to Rottweilers, Cane Corsos, Dogo Canarios, etc., etc.. As more attacks pop up of a certain breed of dog because these idiotic owners flock to them, then they will simply be added to the list. Take a look at the history of breeds being banned in Italy back in the day - you see a 'pattern' evolving. Targeting the breed is not only 'wrong', but USELESS.

Pitbulls 'are' (mostly were, as this is now thankfully illegal) a fighting breed. Sounds scary to you? You shouldn't be. Well true that Pitbulls have a bit more animal aggression (meaning they will naturally want to fight other dogs/animals - though it can be 100% corrected!!), they also have DECREASED aggression towards humans (which makes them lousy guard dogs). They were bred to fight in the ring, but if one ever turned on its' owner and bit him while they were getting the dogs separated, what do you think would happen? Aggression towards humans were actually bred out of this dog (again, why they make such poor guard dogs - and why you see the 'bluenose pitbulls' which are actually a x-breed with a pitbull and a neopolitan mastiff, which IS a guard dog).

I personally love the bully breeds - pitbulls included - as I find their over-sized heads really cute. Sure, they can look intimidating, but to each their own - I find them rather cute, and their personality is 'warm'. Pitbulls are also recommended as children's dogs - they can tolerate 'abuse' much better than other dogs as their pain threshold is higher, so they won't snap back at a kid right away in defence as a lot of dogs will (especially toy dogs or the more 'fragile' breeds - Dobermans are NOT recommended from what I remember for exactly this reason.).

Leash-laws + licensing (which keeps track of the owners and any 'incidents') is the way to go. start banning breeds, and you will be surprised how far it goes.

http://www.examiner.com/article/bree...iling-globally

Do a little research, get informed, and you will quickly see how the 'media hype' makes you believe something that isn't true. Just search out statistics and compare. Going after the owners is the ONLY responsible and fair thing to do.

I don't own any dogs right now, but just because a few jack-@@@@ were horrible owners, shouldn't dictate what dogs I can or can't own (and I have kept 3 in my lifetime, never having a single incident).

Sorry if this is yet another post that has been covered a lot already - I just started reading this thread on the last page.

10-24-2012, 11:59 PM	#244
Calgary4LIfe Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Exp:	Breed-specific legislation does not work. I think at one time, Italy had 92 breeds that were banned. Now they are back to ZERO. Ban Pitbulls today, and these stupid owners will just move on to Rottweilers, Cane Corsos, Dogo Canarios, etc., etc.. As more attacks pop up of a certain breed of dog because these idiotic owners flock to them, then they will simply be added to the list. Take a look at the history of breeds being banned in Italy back in the day - you see a 'pattern' evolving. Targeting the breed is not only 'wrong', but USELESS. Pitbulls 'are' (mostly were, as this is now thankfully illegal) a fighting breed. Sounds scary to you? You shouldn't be. Well true that Pitbulls have a bit more animal aggression (meaning they will naturally want to fight other dogs/animals - though it can be 100% corrected!!), they also have DECREASED aggression towards humans (which makes them lousy guard dogs). They were bred to fight in the ring, but if one ever turned on its' owner and bit him while they were getting the dogs separated, what do you think would happen? Aggression towards humans were actually bred out of this dog (again, why they make such poor guard dogs - and why you see the 'bluenose pitbulls' which are actually a x-breed with a pitbull and a neopolitan mastiff, which IS a guard dog). I personally love the bully breeds - pitbulls included - as I find their over-sized heads really cute. Sure, they can look intimidating, but to each their own - I find them rather cute, and their personality is 'warm'. Pitbulls are also recommended as children's dogs - they can tolerate 'abuse' much better than other dogs as their pain threshold is higher, so they won't snap back at a kid right away in defence as a lot of dogs will (especially toy dogs or the more 'fragile' breeds - Dobermans are NOT recommended from what I remember for exactly this reason.). Leash-laws + licensing (which keeps track of the owners and any 'incidents') is the way to go. start banning breeds, and you will be surprised how far it goes. http://www.examiner.com/article/bree...iling-globally Do a little research, get informed, and you will quickly see how the 'media hype' makes you believe something that isn't true. Just search out statistics and compare. Going after the owners is the ONLY responsible and fair thing to do. I don't own any dogs right now, but just because a few jack-@@@@ were horrible owners, shouldn't dictate what dogs I can or can't own (and I have kept 3 in my lifetime, never having a single incident). Sorry if this is yet another post that has been covered a lot already - I just started reading this thread on the last page.