Ban All Dangerous Dogs

[kev101]

It is undoubtedly the owner, not just the hoodies with pit bulls but those who allow the dog to take them for a walk, those dogs are not under control. I've had dogs al my life mainly from animal rescues, yes I've been bitten, both times it was my fault, I had accidentally hurt the dog and they've nipped in self defence.

My present dog was in a proper state when we took her on, she had been adopted twice but within a matter of weeks brought back because of aggression problems. When we took her on I asked many questions of the centre staff and found out that her original owners from being a pup had told them she was acting up in a family of toddlers that already had a dog and they couldn't cope. My experience told me the animal had been abused, she was actually scared of her own shadow, she'd never been petted, had no idea what affection was, on top of which she was deaf in one ear. It has taken a lot of patience, understanding and knowledge but when I take her where other dogs are she is the one always first to get her ball, she brings it back to my feet and her tail just doesn't stop wagging.

Many old folk have dogs, they quite often provide more companionship than society itself does. To ban dogs for the actions of poor owners is callous and unnecessary. Dogs should be treated like guns, if you shoot somebody it's your fault not saying it went off in my hand, if a dog attacks like the Clubmoor and St Helens incidents, destroy the animal by all means but throw away the key when locking up the owners.

Don't forget the lube!
Not all dog's mate.

 

[Blue 1]

See, I agree with this

One of the big fears I have is taking any future children to the park and having a giant dog attack them. I think all dogs should be on a lead when there are young children about.

Create a seperate park for dog owners or put up fences so that the kids and the lead less dogs are not near to each other. Any dog owner who takes his/her dog off the lead in the designated "Lead only" area should be prosecuted.

Agree with this completely. If you're going to walk your dog in the park do it preferably at times there aren't kids playing there i.e. crack of dawn/late at night or if you do then your dog should be kept well away from them.

 

[monty]

Don't forget the lube!
Not all dog's mate.

Constructive that

 

[kev101]

Constructive that

Sooo sorry mate, I hope my awful, awful comments haven't ruined your day.

 

[bluelife]

If it was up to me i'd have all those vile dogs put down as they have no job in the food chain and they are nothing but weapons for (usually) scumbags. But you'll always have the people who won't allow that to happen, so it wont.

 

[kev101]

If it was up to me i'd have all those vile dogs put down as they have no job in the food chain and they are nothing but weapons for (usually) scumbags. But you'll always have the people who won't allow that to happen, so it wont.

I don't like to see any healthy animals put down, but I don't have another answer to this problem.
People are spot on about it being the owners fault for having a dog like that. However, saying this does not solve anything.

 

[evilwebby]

It's a sad day when the breed of a dog is deemed more important than the owner. But if society is still concerned about dagerous breeds, then the obvious solution is to just to privatize everything. Then the owners can make whatever rules they want.

When someone actually owns a park or a street then they are incentivised to care whether or not it is safe for its users. They decide who or who not to let in.

Dog owners are still free to own whatever breeds they like, but obviously owning a dangerous breed will limit them to where they can take them.

 

[Connor]

Its down to the owners.

I have a rottweiler, to many it seems 'Dangerous and Vicious', When in actual fact it is the stupidest thing you will ever meet.

If you're going to own a dog, treat it properly and don't allow those idiots that use them for attack to own them.

 

[Jamo Martinez]

One of the problems is that what we refer to as breeding and breeds is totally unnatural. Some dogs (like some people) seem to have a kink in their brains. We had a jack russel years ago. He was lovely and wanted attention from my young nephews and nieces. Would run up with his little tail wagging. but would suddenly turn round, snap and bite someone. He'd come and sit on my knee or my mum or dad's. Fall asleep while we were stroking him then suddenly wake up and bite us.

We had to sacrifice him as he eventually bit everyone who came to the house. The thing is he was a Jack Russel. Someone told me years ago that Rotweillers have a bite as powerful as a tiger. Always had my doubts but like other dogs they're obviously extremely powerful and potentially lethal. There's no way I'd leave a child alone with a big powerful dog.

 

[HSD]

I decided the other day after hearing about yet another dog attack.

I honestly think some kind of license should be in place to own a dog, specifically a large dog. Not because I want to stop people having dogs - it's my absolute dream to have a Northern Inuit dog - but because of the amount of people who use certain dogs as a weapon.

It isn't fair on the dog breed's reputation, nor is it fair on the dog.

Just something in place to check that the right people are owning dogs, because they're not like a fish, or cats, or other little pets, dogs can do damage if they want to, they're intelligent animals, they're going to protect themselves in their own right.

 

[Dell Boy]

I honestly think some kind of license should be in place to own a dog, specifically a large dog. Not because I want to stop people having dogs - it's my absolute dream to have a Northern Inuit dog - but because of the amount of people who use certain dogs as a weapon.
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Fair point but I guess my comment back is that surely there are some dogs that just shouldn't be in a normal private house? Just like a gun licence you can have a certain type of gun in certain circumstances but a machine gun or something is left to the army!

I think it's really unfair on dogs that are designed for one thing but get used and abused so one idiot in a trackie (sorry but it's often true!) can look all hard to his mates.

If I had more free time and a lot more land I'd love a dog like an Old English Sheepdog or even an Irish Wolfhound

 

[carlos21]

staffy pit bull

 

[Rugby Toffee]

Our Moysie is a staffyx ......now I will never let him off the lead when out. He isn't agressive , but gets way to excited when playing etc. People are wary of him , because he is terrortorial and gives this image of being a brute. He is quite a big dog , but we know him and know howto handle him etc.

Once people meet him he is soft as shoite....but I think people get these dogs and haven't a clue what they are capable of. Uneducated owners are bad owners and it is the dog that gets the rap.

We got him as a pup from Birmingham Dogs home ...but as I said we knew what type of character we were getting.
IMO Owners need just as much training as dogs do.

 

[carlos21]

Our Moysie is a staffyx ......now I will never let him off the lead when out. He isn't agressive , but gets way to excited when playing etc. People are wary of him , because he is terrortorial and gives this image of being a brute. He is quite a big dog , but we know him and know howto handle him etc.

Once people meet him he is soft as shoite....but I think people get these dogs and haven't a clue what they are capable of. Uneducated owners are bad owners and it is the dog that gets the rap.

We got him as a pup from Birmingham Dogs home ...but as I said we knew what type of character we were getting.
IMO Owners need just as much training as dogs do.

I agree with all those points.

 

[carlos21]

we have a springer spaniel