I stumbled upon this story this morning, thought it was interesting. The approach being taken in Alberta is different than other places in Canada when it comes to dangerous breeds, laying blame on dog owners and less the breed.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...real-1.3656166
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"We encourage education, training, socialization," said Doug Frizzell, superintendent with community standards for the city of Calgary.
"Any dog can and will bite so we found that it's best to really focus on the education end of it and really have people understand what type of dog they're getting and why they're getting it. The majority of it goes down to knowing your dog and making sure your dog is under control at all times no matter what the breed is."
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The statistics are interesting as well.
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Herding dogs — such as shelties, Australian shepherds and collies — were the breed most likely to bite in Calgary in 2015, being involved in 25 per cent of incidents.
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And in Edmonton, there are quite the rules for owning what is considered a dangerous breed.
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Owners there of any dog that has been deemed vicious also have to pay an annual $250 licencing fee and the dog has to be muzzled while in public and be kept indoors or an enclosed pen on their property. Vicious dogs can be on a chain while outside, but have to be muzzled and can't go within two metres of the property line.
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I wonder if this is enforced and who determines what dogs should be given this treatment? All pitbulls or terrier breeds are treated this way? I would be interested to know how this is going. I would guess that an incident would have had to occur in order for the city to determine if the dog is vicious? Seems like a flawed system in that manner.