If you think the idea of banning PITS is redic...

[HypoPita]

If you think banning rotties and pits is ridiculous...I was looking up if pits are actually banned in Chicago, and I see that there is a town here in IL that is trying to ban all dogs over 15 lbs!!!!



......really?


Reason I am looking: I really want to adopt this girlie: http://www.adoptapet.com/pet1405329.html

[CoolioTiffany]

That is rediculous! People are just insane nowadays.. It's the people who make the dogs mean, and ruin their rep.

[Jt.]

Bans make me


She is beautiful, good luck with the adoption!

[alohareptiles]

Redic 100%...They better not ban in the NW Burbs because I'm bringing my boy out from the West Coast in Spring...He's a beautiful Red Nose and I can't wait to have him again...

[rebeccabecca]

IDK but I do think owners should be forced to go to dog training with certin breeds, This will help create better dogs/owners in the end.Also only qualified breeders should be allowed to breed well bred dogs ,all other fixed that way it would elimanate alot of issues with inborn agression.

[cinderbird]

IDK but I do think owners should be forced to go to dog training with certin breeds, This will help create better dogs/owners in the end.Also only qualified breeders should be allowed to breed well bred dogs ,all other fixed that way it would elimanate alot of issues with inborn agression.

ALL dog owners should train their dogs, not just certain or dangerous breeds.

[HypoPita]

ALL dog owners should train their dogs, not just certain or dangerous breeds.

Yep! Isn't it that there are more attacks from labs than pits? ..but people don't like to hear that.

rebeccabecca: It might help, but who's paying for these training classes? Most instances I've heard of regarding attacks happening have been with people that neglect and don't have very much money to care for their animal. Highly doubt they're going to go out and pay hundreds-thousands of dollars for training, they will just buy the dog in a non-legit fashion. Government funded? Everyone will just complain about tax hikes. It won't work, but that's not exactly where this thread is goin. We're here to complain that it's crazy to ban any dog over pits, and especially dogs over 15lbs...that's just....wow...

[GoingPostal]

I think there's a place in Ohio that bans dogs over a certain size, like 50 pounds? OH is really bad for BSL though. Italy used to have a whole ton of breeds banned, like corgis even but they repealed it due to ineffectiveness. A lot of places have huskies and dobes banned as well.

Cute dog though, I love her ears! That was my only "must" in adopting our second one, he had to have ears since our first has a bad home crop job. These are my two

[mainbutter]

Yep! Isn't it that there are more attacks from labs than pits? ..but people don't like to hear that.

There is one good argument that hurts pits.

Some 90% of dog-related fatalities in the US are caused by pits.

It's not because they're "more aggressive", it's just that they are stronger and deadlier when they do attack.

Just like with pythons, there are thousands of bites to people, but most are from small baby snakes and aren't more than a pinprick.

However I still do not agree with breed-banning of any sort.

[HypoPita]

I think there's a place in Ohio that bans dogs over a certain size, like 50 pounds? OH is really bad for BSL though. Italy used to have a whole ton of breeds banned, like corgis even but they repealed it due to ineffectiveness. A lot of places have huskies and dobes banned as well.

Cute dog though, I love her ears! That was my only "must" in adopting our second one, he had to have ears since our first has a bad home crop job.

Beautiful dogs!

There is one good argument that hurts pits.

Some 90% of dog-related fatalities in the US are caused by pits.

It's not because they're "more aggressive", it's just that they are stronger and deadlier when they do attack.

Just like with pythons, there are thousands of bites to people, but most are from small baby snakes and aren't more than a pinprick.

However I still do not agree with breed-banning of any sort.

Thanks for brining that up. I do see the logic in some of the pro-BSL people, but I still don't agree that animals should be banned because they are "more aggressive" or "do more damage." The former being straight bs. The latter is a VERY slippery slope. Like a slip-n-slide with baby oil + a hovercraft. Me getting hit by a ford Excursion is more likely to kill me than getting hit by a geo, while driving. We should ban those too. Well, then grand prixs do more damage than compact cars...lets get rid of those too. Since I have almost 90lbs on anyone at my school, I could in theory do drastically more damage if I were to fight one of them than the average Joe there could. Are we going to restrict me too? Some areas have more crime by minorities, are we going to restrict their reproduction? This gets a little ridiculous if you apply the same logic to other areas.

I was talking to one of the ladies in our management office at my apartment today about any breed restrictions in the buildings.

Animals that are banned here: "No animals prohibited by applicable law and, in addition, no reptiles, rabbits, ferrits, monkeys or other exotic or undomesticated animals of any kind will be accepted. Management, in its sole judgment, may refuse any type of pet. Resident must give prior approval of all pets before admittance"

"-All dogs must be housebroken.
-Restricted breeds: German Shepherd, Doberman Pincher, Rottweilers, Bloodhounds, Pit Bulls, and Chow-Chows.
-All dogs must be spayed or neutered, have distemper and rabies shots and be licensed."
There is also a 250 deposit, and 20 pr mth extra on rent.

Convo went something like this: (both of us being playful not mean)
"so how come we can't have pits?"
"cuz they're scary"
"haha how are they scary??"
"they're big!"
"what do you mean big? They weigh like 68lbs!"
"but their heads are like...the size of my..their heads are so big!"
"*laugh*"
"and they scare people"
"lol people scared by them are scared of most dogs!"
"haha yea I know...it's stupid...I don't know why we have that.."

I asked her if the same goes for mixes and she said she wasn't sure and asked me what it was mixed with again (American Staffie). Apparently she has an aunt that has one and she said they are really nice dogs, and maybe if they are mixed with that, and look more like that, Mya (one in charge) might just let me have it. She told me to print out the pictures and stuff and bring them in to talk to Mya about it, maybe they'd just record it as an AStaffie.

On a side note, I don't think the old management told them (we just got new management) that I have snakes. They made a huge exception to the rule for me. Basically that I get depression and having animals is therapeutic to me, and since I am allergic to cats and dogs, snakes are all that I can really have.

Sidenote2: Why am I looking for a dog then? Well, my friend has three dogs, two of them are lab/bull mixes, and after playing with them for hours and literally rubbing my face on them, I didn't have even the most minute reaction; whereas being in the same room with my parents german shepherd sets my skin on fire. So maybe I CAN have a dog, without the allergies. I would test this out very well, of course; if my allergies bother me, I won't get her. If it starts to bother me after I adopt the dog, I'll go get allergy meds and shots. I miss having a dog so much, miss having somethin to come home to, and to cheer me up. I don't get that from snakes.