Posted on 11/04/2010 8:45:34 AM PDT by george76
They were not bred to rip limbs off of kids.
if i was irresponsible, so be it. everyone enjoyed it and no one was harmed. don’t really care what anyone else thinks about.
I'm sure that's what the people who let their big aggressive dogs run loose say, until the day their dog does bite someone. And it's likely what the people whose dogs knock over the garbage, dig up the neighbor's gardens, poop in the neighbors yard, etc etc etc say. And it's why we end up with all these obnoxious laws. Thank you.
Did your dog scoop it’s own poop?
no. incredibly she was actually taught where to leave it for me when she was a puppy. maybe that’s a new concept for you. you can probably find a book called house training for puppies if you are curious.
There are no concepts about dogs that are new for me, thanks. I will say it again. If you let your dog run loose, you are an irresponsible owner. You’re lucky nothing ever happened to her. You can continue to argue if you like, I know there are people who don’t like to publicly admit they are wrong. In fact, you can even go ahead and talk about my atrophied brain again if it makes you feel better.
“Any dog will bite you under the right circumstances, but how many stories to you read about golden retrievers or German sheppards’ ripping limbs off kids and killing family pets, mauling grandma etc.”>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
From 1975 to 1980, Golden Retrievers were responsible for more fatalities than Doberman Pinschers(sp?), and Saint Bernards ranked even higher. During this period of time, German Shepherds held the title of most dangerous dog. They were popular like pit bulls are today (they currently rank either #1 or #2, in direct competition with labs), often used as a thug accessory or theft deterrent. People were seeing them in movies as vicious guard dogs, and the desire for such a dog surfaced. Unscrupulous breeders were more than happy to provide poorly-bred dogs to people who were more than willing to encourage aggressive behavior. These issues combined with well-meaning owners that were irresponsible with the training and safe keeping of these dogs led to the German Shepherd being banned in a few countries, as well as being maligned by the media in this country. During this time, deaths caused by German Shepherds skyrocketed compared to other breeds (although they did not raise the average, just replaced other breeds that fell out of popularity, much like what has happened with pit bulls today).
Great Danes suffered a similar fate, leading in fatalities in 1997 and 1998. A hundred years before that, bloodhounds had already been through this after the desire for a man-eating monster dog surfaced (Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a popular play that showed bloodhounds in a bad light, and it caught on with all the wrong people). They were the number one breed involved in fatal attacks in the late 1800’s, a period of time right before pit bulls were also extremely popular as family pets, during which time no fatalities were reported.
Pit bulls are the most popular breed of dog with the bad crowds now, and they represent a startlingly large percentage of the medium to large breed population. It’s no wonder they followed in the footsteps of these other breeds, and it will be of no surprise if they are banned, resulting in yet another dog breed taking the spotlight due to the wrong kind of attention.
An interesting observation can be seen when looking at the last 30 years of dog bite fatalities. The average has been slowly rising to account for increases in both human and canine populations, but no single breed has raised the total, not even pit bulls. The numbers stay the same, but the breeds making up the numbers change depending on what is popular at the time.
He is beautiful!
You missed a few:
Doberman:
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/8496031.Calne_boy_has_surgery_after_dog_attack/
Bull mastiff:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/northland/bay-chronicle/4285446/Biting-dog-sought
Anatolian shepherd:
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/x603543552/Gloucester-boy-4-badly-hurt-in-dog-attack-in-his-home
Husky:
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/article_0ff50aae-4c28-5955-81cd-f0400e66e343.html
Boxer? Pit bull? Who can tell, they look so similar!
http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/230900-galveston-sanitation-worker-sues-over-dog-attack
Truth is often an unwelcome stranger, here.
It’s much easier to blame some thing that can’t speak for itself.
Nice new pix...thanks.
[scary to think that both your young son and pup both outweigh me, though]...;-D
“Just like what is happening in San Fran with the Happy Meal toys.”
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No where in the Constitution is there a right to own dogs.
-This- is what we rail against...irresponsible dog owners letting their dogs run amok.
Gee...think I'll go to a school playground tomorrow and let the 100+ pound Euro Dobe run loose tomorrow right as the dismiss bell rings.
After all, the kids will probably enjoy it, [maybe] nobody will get hurt and I don't care what people think of me.
Sheesh.
‘From 1975 to 1980, Golden Retrievers were responsible for more fatalities than Doberman Pinschers(sp?)”
That’s because Dobermanns “only kill their owners” thereby leaving no witnesses.
There were probably thousands of corpses strewn about living rooms all over the US but since the owner couldn’t report their own death, nobody ever knew.
:)
[uh oh...Odin is looking at me “funny”...this may be my final post]
“Miss Packham is rehoming her much-loved springer spaniel after the attack. “No more dogs for us. I’ve promised the boys I’ll get them a rabbit instead.” “
She’s obviously never had a pet rabbit before.
Hope the kids enjoy getting stitches.
LOL!
I had bunnies when I was a kid. I still have scars on my arms. They do this thing with their back legs when they don’t want you to hold them that is brutal!
The majority of Calif. keeps voting in nut cases so I don’t feel sorry for them....hope the gov. of calif. bans breathing by all liberals, now thats a law I could support..
I still have 2 ancient pet rabbits left out of a litter of a dozen and they're little dears...untl you have to clip their nails or trim their teeth.
[I wear a pair of elbow length horsehide welder's gloves for those ‘adorable harmless little bunny’ necessary tasks]
Monty Python wasn't kidding about “killer bunnies”.
The “thing they do with their back legs” is their tactic for _disemboweling_ rival rabbits or potential predators.
It's very effective, as you well know.
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