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Killer Dogs - Should dog ownership be banned?
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Jane Feb 26 2007, 09:33 PM Post #1
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There has been an increase in the number of dogs biting, and in some cases killing young children recently.

One suggestion I read with disgust was that if even one dog kills a child then maybe they should ban owning dogs altogether to prevent future tragedies. My gut reaction to this was it is ludicrous! But then I am a dog owner.

I suppose the other side of the argument would be for who's benefit do we own pets? The answer is our own isn't it? I often wondered if my little hamster would have been happier roaming free as he was intended to do rather than being confined to a cage (even though it was on 3 storeys!)

But then my dog is a contented soul who I believe is much better off with us than anywhere else, and more importantly, although dogs like Vinny can be agressive towards other dogs (Vinny was brought up better than that!), I am quite happy to have him roaming free while my nephew is crawling about because he has shown him nothing but love, and his personality is sweet and gentle. I wouldn't leave him with a child unsupervised though, just because of his strength and his weight, he could hurt without meaning to.


So I think no don't ban dog ownership.....but as a solution maybe people should have to prove they are a good dog owner before they are allowed to be one? Especially with certain breeds of dog? And yes I also agree this should be the case for parents too, but that's another debate!
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Julesy Feb 26 2007, 09:45 PM Post #2
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i think certain breeds should be banned. Im not sure what kinda dog Vinny is but I think Pit Bulls shouldnt be house pets.
Yeah they maybe be docile or friendly but one thing can flip them out and they attack.You hear about it all the time. Then the owners always seem to say"He was so gentle, he wouldnt hurt anybody" yet it eats someone else's baby or rips off someones face.

I dont think unpredictable breeds who have a history of attacking people should be allowed.

You dont very well see people walking around with aligators as pets, dogs like that are just as scary!
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Denovissimus Feb 27 2007, 03:17 AM Post #3
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Pit bulls in particular, but I'd put rottweilers in that group as well, are killers and should no longer be breed. You can raise those dogs to be as peaceful as you want but a dog will violence breed into its genes is too much a gamble to try to keep as a pet. And yes, I do believe there is something in the genetic structure of those animals which make them vicisous killers when something sets them off, and the problem is you just never know what will set them off and lives have been brutally affected by it.

End the line.
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la anaconda de chocolatee Feb 27 2007, 04:11 AM Post #4
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I agree, pitbulls should not be allowed as pets.

even cats can turn vicious out of no where. A client of mine told me a story about this woman she knows who was almost killed by her cat. She had a siamese cat and she owned a convienance store and she brought the cat into work with her cause siamese cats will attack people if they pose a danger.

Well a robber comes in the store one day and pulls a gun on the woman, asking or all the money in the drawer. The cat got scared by the robber. but he darted out before she could attack him, so she attackd her owner instead. She clawed and clawed on her leg until she fell over, then she climbed on top of the woman and clawed and bit her neck and face up so bad, she puntuced and artery, blood was everywhere. The woman almost died right there on the floor she was loosing so much blood so fast but the cops came and found hre and shot the cat and she was hospitalized for 9 months.
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Auntie Maine Feb 27 2007, 01:42 PM Post #5
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I'm too stoned to kill anyone.
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:ha :ha :ha
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Denovissimus Feb 28 2007, 03:21 AM Post #6
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LMFAO!! Noel! :clap
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Julesy Feb 28 2007, 01:46 PM Post #7
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hes too"fluffy" to attack! :lovah
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Jane Feb 28 2007, 09:45 PM Post #8
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See the thing with labelling certain breeds as bad is that there are exceptions to the rule. Traditional family pets like retrievers and labradors are known to be snappy, there was one in my training class that was still a young pup and he would snap at his owner to try and dominate. But these cute breeds don't get the same bad press as bit bulls and rottweilers!
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Julesy Feb 28 2007, 11:57 PM Post #9
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True Jane, but those dogs arent nearly as strong
or ferocious as pitts. At least if they are small you can kick them away.
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Julesy Mar 5 2007, 03:16 PM Post #10
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my bro in law found a stray pitt this weekend and kept trying to get us to keep him.

i wouldnt even let the fucker in my yard!
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I love dogs. I just hate the owners who don't clean up their shit and every where you go you see shit.
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Hunter Mar 8 2007, 12:52 AM Post #12
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Last week on the news there were discussions of havin' a license for ownin' a dog.
I'd explain more but I was on the phone yah

:blush

I'll never forget when I have just gotten home and my dog ran out and barked at this family walkin' by. The woman dropped her baby, yes dropped it and ran off screamin'. Her husband yelled at her even. I quickly got my dog back inside and then apologised to the family.

It was over in seconds. My dog did not even touch them. I saw it all with my own eyes.

The cops showed up that night, tellin' me I had to put my dog down as the family said they were attacked, the baby has scratches to prove it.

No ifs or buts about it. My dog was put down. I dont think I'll ever stop being pissed off about that. Even though the cops let me explain my story I could tell
they didnt give a hoot what my side of the story was.

So if dog ownership could be banned. I would have been banned then.

Dog ownership bannin' sounds too harsh but there is some breeds that shouldnt be kept as pets. Too unpredictable and violent.

Pitt bulls are banned here in most states. Yet you see them everywhere so that
ban didnt do much.

This license idea sounds good. Have to give all your details n' so Im thinkin' ...
For those tools that breed and train dogs for dog fights. Can be caught easily and then banned from ownin' another dog.

No more cruelty to dogs and safer communities.
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Julesy Mar 8 2007, 01:08 PM Post #13
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awww! well you got Cali and Meeko now. :hug
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Hunter Mar 8 2007, 01:28 PM Post #14
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:hug

True that :clap
n' bless B's soul (dog that had to be put down)
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Pitt bulls should definately not be house pets. No matter the demeanor of the animal at any point in time.

My neighbors have had a recent wave to promote this idea. Three year old pitts and one small and elderly pony, they were involved in an attack. The three pitts attacked the pony with no provoking. The Pony (Hoodini) was a much loved horse of course, of course. He was not able to be kept in a pin, electric or otherwise. He would walk clear through anything with only the one eye, partially blind.

The dogs preceded to attack the horse as a group. Ripping the face and tongue while the horse tried to pull away. They shot and killed one of the dogs, Sadie, then and there, took three shots. The other two ran for cover, later killed by owner as well. The horse, the neighbor's to the pitts later shot their horse.

Four animals dead because of a vicious attack that wasn't forseen or expected. Pitts and Rotweilers are to be illegal due to their lethal state.

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That's terrible to hear Rock, poor horsey.

These viscious beasts do this to people and children too! Destroy the lot of them! End their monstrous breed!
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la anaconda de chocolatee Mar 9 2007, 05:36 PM Post #17
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I agree with you 100% jesse! There are so many other breeds of dogs out there that are friendly and non violent so why do people feel that they need to get a pitbull?
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Jane Mar 10 2007, 11:57 AM Post #18
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They aren't the only breed of dog that hurt people yet they are the scapegoat...or the scape dogs!

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Kehlili Mar 10 2007, 03:53 PM Post #19
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I agree, its more of a problem because of their jaws. I think maybe they shouldn't be allowed in homes with children but I don't think they should be banned. Or maybe you have to have them trained by specific dog trainers or something. I mean the most vile angry evil dogs are chaquaquas (however you spell it), but because they are so tiny no one ever complains about it.


When my dog was younger my brother's friend came over, high, and my dog is very territorial so he was barking at the kid when he came in. So this idiot bends over and barks right back in my dogs face. Of course my dog bite him, almost taking off the tip of his nose.

Point is, we shouldn't ban dogs we should ban idiots

That includes idiot dog owners who keep their dogs where they shouldn't, research you breed before you buy it if possible, they'll tell you whether the breed is usually good with kids, if they need a big yard. . . etc.
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