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Originally Posted by MarchHare
The point is that St. Bernards are Exhibit A on why Sliver is ill-informed when he thinks that a blanket ban on any dog larger than 50 lbs is a good idea. Despite being 200+ lbs, St. Bernards are a perfect example of "gentle giants", and they were selectively bred to save lives and rescue people caught in Alpine avalanches.
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I disagreed with a blanket ban.
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Originally Posted by rotten42
Love these dogs. They are calm and great with kids. A friend has one that I look after when she goes out of town. The dog thinks she is a lap dog.  But because it is big, it should be feared and thus banned if you go by Silvers thinking. |
To set the record straight, I never said there should be a blanket ban on dogs over 50 lbs.