Dog law change - sign this petition please
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I've signed up.
Definitely a case of nurtures overruling nature.
However, I think it is more of a human social problem. Certain social-economic classes of people buy certain dogs and do not train them appropriately. Banning these breeds of dogs will maybe stop the headlines, but if the legislation starts spreading to other dog breeds it will be very sad and detrimental. What is likely is that these people will move on to a different breed of dog and mistreat or neglect the training equally.
Definitely a case of nurtures overruling nature.
However, I think it is more of a human social problem. Certain social-economic classes of people buy certain dogs and do not train them appropriately. Banning these breeds of dogs will maybe stop the headlines, but if the legislation starts spreading to other dog breeds it will be very sad and detrimental. What is likely is that these people will move on to a different breed of dog and mistreat or neglect the training equally.
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With dog bites recently in the news it is clear that current dangerous dogs laws require tightening up. However we petition the government to recognise that it is not the breed of a dog that causes it to attack but rather its upbringing and training. We therefore request that all proposals for any legislation further restricting ownership of any specific breed be rejected and laws focussed instead on the responsible ownership of dogs regardless of breed.
They are trying to show and rightly so in most situations that the reason a dog attacks is because the owner/handler of the animal is unfit to control said animal. The owner has not trained the animal in a way that would help prevent such attacks. And the owner dose not have the skills to train or control the animal. I think the reason for the petition is simple don't outlaw anymore breeds of dog but instead place more responsability on the owners to train and control the dog.
They are trying to show and rightly so in most situations that the reason a dog attacks is because the owner/handler of the animal is unfit to control said animal. The owner has not trained the animal in a way that would help prevent such attacks. And the owner dose not have the skills to train or control the animal. I think the reason for the petition is simple don't outlaw anymore breeds of dog but instead place more responsability on the owners to train and control the dog.
It's actually not. Why have there been no cases of Labrador mauling in the last few years yet many cases of dangerous dog maulings?
Personally i believe that whilst upbringing is very important, the dog breed does come into it, a Pit Bull is more likely to hurt someone than a poodle.
In the same way that terriers generally like to chase small animals, you just can't change the nature of a dog, if it's nature is to fight then it shouldn't be allowed.
Therefore i'm quite happy for the legislation to ban certain types.
In the same way that terriers generally like to chase small animals, you just can't change the nature of a dog, if it's nature is to fight then it shouldn't be allowed.
Therefore i'm quite happy for the legislation to ban certain types.
[TW]Fox;11141264 said:
I don't know if you're trolling or not, but it's simple, chave scum don't buy labs, becuase thety're not seen as 'ard dogs, staffies are. Thats not the breeds fault or the vast majority of responable staffie owners. So you think the majority should suffer because of a few idiots?
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I won't sign up. There are dangerous dog breeds and that can't be taken away. It simply cannot, it is inherent in their make-up.
Upbringing and breeding has a massive impact on a dog's behavior, but to say that the breed doesn't affect it is nothing short of madness.
No, not sparta.
Upbringing and breeding has a massive impact on a dog's behavior, but to say that the breed doesn't affect it is nothing short of madness.
No, not sparta.
No-one has denied that.
Yes, and corgis are quite well known for their bad temperament so you've kind of disproved your own theory.
