Ban All Dangerous Dogs

Should we ban all breeds of dangerous dogs?

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Dell Boy said:
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
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I can't really say much on that part because I've never owned a dog so I don't know about temperaments but if licenses were in place, it'd be harder for certain people to get those kinda dogs.

For example, you have to have a permit to own a wolfdog that's F1 or F2 (generations) I believe, as part of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act. So they can be dangerous but the right people can still have them, those ones that actually know how to look after them.

So I don't think 'dangerous' breeds should be banned, just only allowed to people who know how to look after them.
 
HSD said:
I can't really say much on that part because I've never owned a dog so I don't know about temperaments but if licenses were in place, it'd be harder for certain people to get those kinda dogs.

For example, you have to have a permit to own a wolfdog that's F1 or F2 (generations) I believe, as part of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act. So they can be dangerous but the right people can still have them, those ones that actually know how to look after them.

So I don't think 'dangerous' breeds should be banned, just only allowed to people who know how to look after them.
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I agree there Helen,
 
HSD said:
I can't really say much on that part because I've never owned a dog so I don't know about temperaments but if licenses were in place, it'd be harder for certain people to get those kinda dogs.

For example, you have to have a permit to own a wolfdog that's F1 or F2 (generations) I believe, as part of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act. So they can be dangerous but the right people can still have them, those ones that actually know how to look after them.

So I don't think 'dangerous' breeds should be banned, just only allowed to people who know how to look after them.
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I think there's a workable compromise between the two positions.

You have a licence system in place and at one end you can pick up a small, harmless dog with next to no checks and training but at the other end to own a genuinely dangerous dog with a chance/relative probability of causing real harm you have to go through so many hoops in respect of training and checks on living conditions etc - that no scallys would ever own one in practice!
 
Unfortunately too many g*b****es have these dogs that have now got a reputation. Going back it was all Dobermans and Rottweilers that were attacking people now its the bull terrier types. Basically they are animals and even if well trained the fact they are "wild" any dog can turn but if its the dog I have (see picture) it's a lot easier to control. In my opinion we might be better putting down some of the tools with their hand down their trackies and the dog lead in the other hand but that's another story. IMO don't ban but make it a lot harder to own and breed which is another issue. Trouble with any of this is it all costs money to licence and introduce stringent breeding controls.
 
Dell Boy said:
I think there's a workable compromise between the two positions.

You have a licence system in place and at one end you can pick up a small, harmless dog with next to no checks and training but at the other end to own a genuinely dangerous dog with a chance/relative probability of causing real harm you have to go through so many hoops in respect of training and checks on living conditions etc - that no scallys would ever own one in practice!
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Exactly. It does kind of astound me that there isn't licensing or checks in place for larger breeds. If I owned a dog I'd do everything I could to train it and make sure it's nice and happy and has a nice temperament.
 
keverton said:
It's a tricky one, I'm a dog owner and love them to bits. Do you include Alsatians and dobermans in the list as 2 of my mates own both and they are as good as gold and very soft however I would never leave my child alone with them just like I never allow my child to be left alone with our golden lab. I truly truly believe its the owners not the dogs. It's a bit like bringing up children. If you bring your kids/dogs up in a volatile or aggressive way then that inevitably will be the way the act throughout their lives however bring them up in a loving caring environment then I think the dog will be fine. I do believe there should be a licence to have a dog which you have to pay for as this may stop the Scallies getting dogs as a accessory. Also this would give the police more power to challenge people when they see them with a dog to question on if they have the licence and if they don't they can take the dog.
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Whilst I see the point you are making, not a chance I should have to pay to have my two dogs, they cost enough to look after already.
 
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