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I made that word up.
Do you like it?
Mind you, a muzzle for Dodge...Hey, we might be on to something!!!!!
(only kidding, Dodge)
a few years ago i read about some pikey who was found dead in his house
he had previously had a 'pit bull' terrier, but he got rid of it because it wasn't nasty enough, and traded it for a really nasty alsation
the new dog tore him apart and partially ate him, the police had to shoot it through the window to retrieve the body
better him than an innocent member of the public
I like 'pikey' almost as much as I like 'numpty'.
Still think all dogs should be muzzled though regardless of percieved danger.
Would be very simple to enforce, dog in public with no muzzle = on the spot fine.
a large dog with a muzzle on could easily knock over a small child, who smashes his head open on the pavement?
No thanks.
You ain't seeeeeeeeen a dog 'til you've seen the one N(S)icko and I saw at Grim this morning!
8o0
It was huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge!
(there's an image for you 8O )
Dogs can only be taken out in a suitcase. If the dogs too heavy to carry, you cant have it!
Anyone know David Blunkett's address???
you may also need aome prophylactic antibiotics
Id take a trip to A and e
Oh, and fet them to fully record your injuries
8O
Not sure there is an answer to pushing people over beyond banning dogs over a certain size (as per Chimps suitcase test perhaps?)
There will always be risk of some damage to some people, but ridding the country (world?) of certain dog breeds based on size is surely not the answer.
Muzzling would at least solve the biting problem.
I'd favour sanctions against the particular dogs and/or owner rather than blanket measures against all dogs or certain breeds. After all cars cause far more death and injury than dogs but we don't ban cars because of it. In this case I think there is a case for both of the alsations to be destroyed - I don't like saying so because I have dogs myself but you can't have animals attacking people.
I don't recall anyone expressing "anti dog" sentiment, Mak's friend - just anti-getting bitten/pushed over by dogs sentiment. Hardly unreasonable is it?
I disagree XFR, some of these threads have been anti-dog. Recommending the destruction of some breeds (all Alsations?) is probably an over-reaction. And the argument about all dogs pushing kids over strayed towards the ludicrous. Maybe we should kill all Yorkshire Terriers because of the risk of spraining an ankle if you step on one...
Punish the owners of dogs that hurt people. I used to have a Springer Spaniel. He never bit anybody. Didn't jump up against anyone. Never tripped anybody over. Didn't hurt a soul. Because I didn't let him.
Most dogs are like this. Well behaved and well kept. We shouldn't hate them because SOME dogs are badly owned.
(Meer, you have my sympathy - I'm sorry to hear about your experience).
Hmmm... maybe we SHOULD kill all Yorkshire Terriers. But of grounds of taste, not health and safety...
I demand that some of the culprits attend an animal-love course. Otherwise I'll command the little Ewok in my photo to bite you on the ass.
If a dog bites someone and it's not serious (ie a bite on the behind) then the owner should be forced to attend a dog-training course.
In fact, what may nip the whole problem in the bud is to force nyone who wants to have a dog to sit an IQ test.
I've had to dance round out of control dogs before and it's not funny! :-(