The Ongoing Dog Attack Mega-Thread

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by Sliver

More par for the course. Pit bull owners are not sensible people evidenced by the fact they own a pit bull.

What kind of dog do you own?

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

What kind of dog do you own?

The best kind.

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by Sr. Mints

That's just as infuriating as the dog attack. I want to know why the hell it took so long? Is that standard now?

"no comment from AHS" Yeah #### that noise.

Huge labour shortage. An old friend was a Calgary paramedic, and left. He said they're over worked, with high instances of PTSD etc;

[WhiteTiger]

Originally Posted by Sr. Mints

That's just as infuriating as the dog attack. I want to know why the hell it took so long? Is that standard now?

"no comment from AHS" Yeah #### that noise.

Yes

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by Sr. Mints

That's just as infuriating as the dog attack. I want to know why the hell it took so long? Is that standard now?

"no comment from AHS" Yeah #### that noise.

Yes, it is. AHS have been warning people about this for years, not their fault nobody listens

[Ryan Coke]

I’d like to see the woman’s family sue the owner into oblivion, which would hopefully lead to insurance companies and individuals not wanting to take on that liability.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Ryan Coke

I’d like to see the woman’s family sue the owner into oblivion, which would hopefully lead to insurance companies and individuals not wanting to take on that liability.

I don't picture a guy who owns three pit bulls being very financially secure nor well insured for this type of thing. Fingers crossed, though.

[chedder]

Originally Posted by Sliver

I don't picture a guy who owns three pit bulls being very financially secure nor well insured for this type of thing. Fingers crossed, though.

Yeah. You'd hope he at least has a tenant or homeowner's policy so the liability portion would, hopefully, pay out.

Side note. My new insurance company asked if I have a dog when I changed companies this spring. Didn't ask if it affects premium.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by chedder

Yeah. You'd hope he at least has a tenant or homeowner's policy so the liability portion would, hopefully, pay out.

Side note. My new insurance company asked if I have a dog when I changed companies this spring. Didn't ask if it affects premium.

Little known fact: If you tell your insurance company you have two or more pitbulls, they automatically add coverage for your collection of TapOut shirts.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by nik-

Little known fact: If you tell your insurance company you have two or more pitbulls, they automatically add coverage for your collection of TapOut shirts.

"Citation Needed"

[foshizzle11]

I truly believe that people need to be held responsible for their dogs if they attack someone, fines I guess for less severe things and jail time for mauling people to death.

I also think that better education is needed for owners who want a dog that say weighs more than 50 lbs, at least learn the basics of dog behavior and their cues. I also think in order to license a dog, you need to submit photos or have a bylaw officer come to your home or something, people can say anything on the internet these days and get away with it. If owners don't follow the bylaws for registering a dangerous breed, the consequence should be simple, the dog is ceased and rehomed or euthanized if it isn't capable of being safe in a proper home.

I have been a foster parent for over 5 years now, the training we received on dog behaviour really helps in not only assessing what your own dog is feeling but what other dogs are feeling/thinking based off of basic cues they give off (lip curls, turning their head away, ear position, tail position, what different barks mean, etc). A lot of people do not understand these things, and it wouldn't be too hard to teach.

So many of these mauling stories have more than one powerful breed in the household, I feel owning more than one powerful breed is hard to deal with and I believe I am a responsible dog owner and I would never in my right mind own more than one dog over 80 lbs, let alone walk 2 of them at the same time, this guy in the article had 3, and walked them all together! That is a bit nuts. Anyway, this won't get fixed any time soon in this city, I don't think they bill ban pitbulls in Calgary, as the humane society doesn't agree with breed bans but I do think the system for owning these dogs should be different.

If you ban pitbulls, people will start getting cane corsos, shepherds, rotties, mastiffs, etc which are also dangerous breeds if they are not socialized properly, trained, exercised and disciplined.

Anyway, I don't even know what to say, I don't think people should be breeding pitbulls, there are enough mutts and rescues that need help and a lot of people can't handle them, so why make it worse be allowing people to breed. Spay and neuter all of them, maybe that is the starting point.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by nik-

Little known fact: If you tell your insurance company you have two or more pitbulls, they automatically add coverage for your collection of TapOut shirts.

But if you tell them you have pit bulls your life insurance premiums go up because they'll automatically assume you're a smoker, too.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

The only difference here, is one is entwined deep into a culture already, and one isn't. It would be so easy to ban pitbulls. Just ban any new sales and registrations. This allows current owners to keep them obviously, and there really is no basis for someone to say their rights are being infringed upon.

Except a gun isn't alive.

Sure ban ownership. What happens with all the dogs currently existing? Mass dog murder?

It's really too bad. I've met so may pitbulls in my life and the majority are pure sweethearts. But if the owner has an Affliction short and Oakley sunnies, they are to be steered clear of for sure.

Really awful what happened to this woman.

[Harry Lime]

Ban ownership (new sales) and Canada will be pitbull free in six years.

[Coach]

What constitutes a pitbull? A pure breed? A mix? How about dogs that have been adopted and people don't know the breed for sure?

This was my dog:



He was an adoption as a puppy No one knew the breeds for sure. His papers said Shepherd Pitbull. If you saw him would you think he was part pitbull? Would they just stop using it as a breed title?

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by Coach

Except a gun isn't alive.

Sure ban ownership. What happens with all the dogs currently existing? Mass dog murder?

Lol wtf? I recognize that dogs are family members and "fur babies" so who the hell would expect that to happen.

Did you even see this part in the message you replied to?

Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

The only difference here, is one is entwined deep into a culture already, and one isn't. It would be so easy to ban pitbulls. Just ban any new sales and registrations. This allows current owners to keep them obviously, and there really is no basis for someone to say their rights are being infringed upon.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

Lol wtf? I recognize that dogs are family members and "fur babies" so who the hell would expect that to happen.

Did you even see this part in the message you replied to?

There are a lot of dogs that exist without owners.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

The owner deserves the Ramsay Bolton treatment. POS.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Coach

There are a lot of dogs that exist without owners.

So what? Neuter them all and adopt them out. The point is after this current generation of pit bulls is dead there should not be any more coming along.

We're being realistic and humane. We recognize there aren't great options to solve this tomorrow, but a decade from now we won't have to keep posting about more pit bull attacks.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Coach

What constitutes a pitbull? A pure breed? A mix? How about dogs that have been adopted and people don't know the breed for sure?

This was my dog:



He was an adoption as a puppy No one knew the breeds for sure. His papers said Shepherd Pitbull. If you saw him would you think he was part pitbull? Would they just stop using it as a breed title?

I really hope you're in an offlesh area in those pics.