plan to ban possession of dogs in Calgary within 15 years

[flip]

Originally Posted by Bagor

Just curious, but what are your thoughts on Asians?

And teachers.

Perhaps, since teachers are stupid, we could train the dogs to replace the teachers and make our yougens more learned.

[PsYcNeT]

What about dog based transport?

HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO GET AROUND IN NUNAVUT?

So selfish.

[Sport Psych]

DESS, you are full of win with these threads. Some of these may end up in the CP Hall of Fame one day!

Bears, dogs... what's next?

[Flames_Gimp]

[ken0042]

Funny- somebody who says they don't like seeing dog crap happens to have dog crap on his avatar. Why don't you get rid of that first?

[DESS]

Originally Posted by oilers_fan

How the hell are you supposed to puck up urine?

You can't really unless they wear a diaper. But yeah, it's one of the main reasons I don't want dogs in the city after this current crop bites it.

Originally Posted by Swarly

I think there is a worse problem with cats in this city, people let them wander the neighborhood unchecked. I hope your plan includes them too.

Really? I don't see any cats around my neighbourhood. I don't think they fit enough of the negative criteria to warrant the drastic steps I want us to take with dogs.

[ricoFlame]

Originally Posted by ken0042

Funny- somebody who says they don't like seeing dog crap happens to have dog crap on his avatar. Why don't you get rid of that first?

going out on a limb there assuming that canine...

[Phanuthier]

Originally Posted by alltherage

Why don't we just exterminate all dogs?

Turn a 15 year solution into a 15 hour solution!

[metallicat]

Originally Posted by DESS

You can't really unless they wear a diaper. But yeah, it's one of the main reasons I don't want dogs in the city after this current crop bites it.



Really? I don't see any cats around my neighbourhood. I don't think they fit enough of the negative criteria to warrant the drastic steps I want us to take with dogs.

[PsYcNeT]

Originally Posted by Phanuthier

Turn a 15 year solution into a 15 hour solution!

The FINAL solution, if you will.

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[flip]

Just like guns, kids, cars etc it is the owners who are at fault not the dogs.

Maybe owners who can't properly care for their pets and clean up after them etc should have their dog taken away. Or you have to show a reasonable amount of competency to be able to pass the dog owner test or whatever.

[DESS]

Originally Posted by ken0042

Assuming you are serious- what about guide dogs for the blind, etc?

Originally Posted by DESS

Let's get a couple things out of the way right out of the gate.

• yes, I'm completely serious about this
• no, I'm not trolling

Okay, this is why I don't like dogs:

1. They are loud. I can hear them barking at night and I can hear them barking in the morning. If I walked outside and shouted randomly on a daily basis, the cops would be all over me. Why do dogs get away with it?
2. They are dangerous - not bear dangerous - but dangerous enough as outlined by the City here. Yes of course your dog isn't, but some are. In fact, there was an incident every day of the year with an agressive dog in Calgary last year. A low-incident year (according to the article), but unacceptable nevertheless. Obviously this only tracks the incidents reported, so it's safe to assume the rates are even higher.
3. Crap. People simply don't pick up after their dogs and it is absolutely disgusting. Kudos to you if you do, but enough don't that it is an obvious problem.
4. Urine. I've never seen any dog owner, no matter how responsible, pick up their dog's urine. If I whipped out my schlong in the middle of a park where children were playing to take a leak, people would freak. Let's put the public nudity aspect of that example aside, people would be disgusted that I was peeing where kids were playing. I find it equally disgusting to know and see dogs do this, but it is somehow socially unacceptable to call out a guy for letting his dog piss whereever. It's outrageous, frankly.
5. They're dirty and they smell bad.

You know, I understand people love their dogs and that's great. And I can also see that it would be unfair to take a dog out of somebody's home - both to the dog and to the owner.

A more realistic solution to this pest problem we have would be a city-funded initiative to spay and neuter every dog in the city, ban the sale/possession of any new dogs, and just wait for the current generation of dogs to pass away. Within say 15 years the problem would be solved.

I would be curious to know if anyone else would be interested in this plan. Perhaps we could start a petition or do something to get the ball rolling on this. Obviously it will be a tough thing to achieve, but I think if we are compassionate to the current dog owners, make exceptions for work dogs, etc. this may have legs. It will certainly get support from some people, I'm just not sure how many at this point.

The useful dogs we will keep.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by ken0042

funny- somebody who says they don't like seeing dog crap happens to have dog crap on his avatar. Why don't you get rid of that first?

[stang]

Originally Posted by DESS

The useful dogs we will keep.

Just like Hitler and the Jews

[GreenTeaFrapp]

Originally Posted by DESS

The useful dogs we will keep.

Will they have to wear diapers?

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[flip]

Is all the piling on necessary? This guy obviously has some controversial views at witnessed in other threads and now even though his idea is thought out and somewhat logical (however impractical) no one is giving him the time of day.

Let up with the lame ass "are you serious" and "you're a troll" crap already. If you don't like his opinions stay out.

[HOOT]

I was going to start a new thread but I think my rant fits in here:

Let's get a couple things out of the way right out of the gate.

• yes, I'm completely stupid
• no, I'm not smoking weed right now, okay I am.

Okay, this is why I don't like babies:

1. They are loud. I can hear them cry at night and I can hear them cry in the morning. If I walked outside and cried randomly on a daily basis, the cops and my therapist would be all over me. Why do babies get away with it?
2. They are dangerous - not dog dangerous - but dangerous enough as outlined by the gang violence in Vancouver. Yes of course your baby won't join a gang, but some will. In fact there is a gang shooting every day of the year with an aggressive, what use to be a baby, in Canada last year.
3. Crap. People simply shouldn't let their babies crap in public, it is absolutely disgusting. Kudos to you if you teach you baby, but enough don't that is an obvious problem. Diapers are just not enough, teach them what a toilet is.
4. Breastfedding. I've never seen any baby owner, no matter how responsible, not try and breastfeed in public. If I whipped out my man breasts in the middle of a park where children were playing, people would freak. Let's put the public nudity aspect of that example aside, people would be disgusted that I was whipping out my breasts where kids were playing. It's outrageous, frankly.
5. They're dirty and they smell bad.

You know, I understand people love their baby and that's great. And I can also see that it would be unfair to take a baby out of somebody's home - both to the baby and to the owner.

A more realistic solution to this pest problem we have would be a city-funded initiative to spay and neuter every human in the city, ban the sale/possession of any new babies, and just wait for the current generation of babies to pass away. Within say 75 years the problem would be solved.

I would be curious to know if anyone else would be interested in this plan. Perhaps we could start a petition or do something to get the ball rolling on this. Obviously it will be a tough thing to achieve, but I think if we are compassionate to the current baby owners, this may have legs. It will certainly get support from some people, I'm just not sure how many at this point.

[stang]

Originally Posted by flip

Is all the piling on necessary? This guy obviously has some controversial views at witnessed in other threads and now even though his idea is thought out and somewhat logical (however impractical) no one is giving him the time of day.

Let up with the lame ass "are you serious" and "you're a troll" crap already. If you don't like his opinions stay out.

LEts wipe out bears...
Teachers are lazy overpaid bums...
Lets ban dogs....

This doesnt scream trolling to you?