'Dangerous Dogs'

Recently there has been a fair amount of media relating to the 'banning & destroying of dangerous breeds of dogs'.

Now this is not a new topic by any means, it has always been something which has been a controversial topic and a topic in which people have very strong opinions.


Now yes, facts are facts and the facts present to us that there are more serious injuries caused from larger dog breeds than that of the smaller variety - common sense would tell one that this is due to the sheer size of the animal and not related to that of the actual breed of an animal. There are many factors that need to be assessed before passing such judgment on any animal that attacks someone or something!

Yes I agree - certain breeds are more vicious and more prone to be temperamental than others my argument to the subject is this:

*By 'banning' something we only send it 'underground' we do not wipe out its existence, we simply can not control it or track it, at all.  We simply put a 'bandaid' on the problem but we do not actually deal with the problems that are related to it. Look at 'illegal substance use' for example, by it being illegal it doesn't stop people obtaining it now does it?

*This so called 'ban' of certain breeds will not prevent or stop people from obtaining these breeds of animals - to my understanding there are many breeds of dog, cat, snake, lizard etc that are 'prohibited breeds' which simply means you can not register the animal as such breed, it certainly does not stop you from owning one

*You need a license to drive a car but anyone can buy a pet - maybe there should be better screening of people who breed and purchase these animals & maybe there should be more enforcement of the training courses that purchasers need to under go with their new pet


Realistically the problem lays with the owner, if you drive a V8 car into a tree then who is at fault? Certainly not the vehicle, its the person driving it!

If there were better screening of pet ownership and these so called 'dangerous breeds' owners were required to undertake some sort of education about training their new addition then possibly we would have less occurrence of these malicious attacks.
If owners were required to have their new animal undertake proper training classes and the animal had to be involved in more socialization with not only humans but other animals then possibly this too could reduce the statistics.

Breeders need to be responsible for who they sell these sort after animals to.  By registering these animals we can better track their progress & with proper training and attention these animals are normally well behaved loyal pets.

I have not only owned a 'dangerous dog - who mind you used to get attacked by the cat and spend all day hanging out with at least 5 feline friends but I know many people who would be forced to 'destroy' a beloved family member under such regulations that these new 'laws' would enforce.

In the time that I have spent around many American pitbull terriors, rottweilers etc I can tell you this - I have had more damage inflicted upon myself from my DOMESTIC CAT!!

Animals that we choose to keep as pets need to be trained, we as owners need to take the responsibility for that! If you chose to have a pet then it is YOUR responsibility to ensure that it is educated & controlled so it will not cause harm to others, just as you would expect that a parent would educate & discipline their child to not cause harm to others.

I do agree that animals that are trained to fight do not mix well in society however, with the correct training & environment many of these 'killer animals' adapt to their surrounds & exhibit new behaviour.

Clearly you would not take a tiger out of the jungle and expect it to learn new ways, of course it would hunt it's prey and attack but most of the 'dangerous dog breeds' have been breed by well educated breeders & responsible owners for years and years, these animals are not fresh out of the pen!!

Without proper training any animal will attack and cause harm, the only difference with these partoicular breeds is the clout they have behind them due purely to their size & structure.

I simply ask, why is it we are so quick to pass blame onto something that can not talk back.  Every case is different but I think we like to have a scape goat and we need to pass blame onto someone else.  It's easier than actually taking ownership of something and actually taking responsibility for it.