Comments on: The Dangerous Dogs Act: It’s Time For Breed Specific Legislation To Go & Go Now http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1207/the-dangerous-dogs-act-its-time-for-breed-specific-legislation-to-go-go-now/ the lifestyle magazine for dog lovers Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:23:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Karen http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1207/the-dangerous-dogs-act-its-time-for-breed-specific-legislation-to-go-go-now/#comment-129909 Karen Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:40:15 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/?p=1207#comment-129909 Research has shown that aggression in dogs is an inate response to fear, which is a survival response, those that survive with aggression pass on their genes. Genes are only in effect the foundation of a dogs personality, the rest being made up from the individuals life experiences. While some dogs have a propensity toward aggresive responses, such as fighting dogs, many aggressive responses are born from fear stimulating situations. If any dog is mistreated or physically punished throughout life, it has the potential to become dangerous in a fearful situation. Likewise any dog with a genetic predisposition to be aggressive if treated correctly from birth, trained in positive ways, with owners avoiding the stimulus of aggression then any dog can be peacefully integrated into society. Sadly, over many years it has been shown that government dont take professional advice in many areas, whether it be dangerous dogs, drugs, banking, finance and debt, I could go on. Government time and money should be spent on a licensing system, whereby any dog owner requires a license to own and/or breed a dog, this license would only be granted upon passing of certain tests eg., understanding behaviour, appeasement and aggression signals, along with animal care and husbandry, these are the tools required to be a responsible owner. We all require a license to drive a car, ensuring we know how to handle the car and what the correct use of the car entails. Cars alone do not cause accidents or death, it is the people in control of the car. We do not legislate against certain makes of car that may be shown to cause more damage to children, such as the 'landrover type' whose bumper height has shown to cause more fatalities in collision with small children. Licensing is the only way to go, there are too many factors involved in aggression to legislate against breeds or breed types. The government needs to wake up and realise it works for us, we employ it, not the other way round. An animal loving veterinary nurse of many years, but an increasingly angry citizen of an increasingly socialist state. Research has shown that aggression in dogs is an inate response to fear, which is a survival response, those that survive with aggression pass on their genes. Genes are only in effect the foundation of a dogs personality, the rest being made up from the individuals life experiences. While some dogs have a propensity toward aggresive responses, such as fighting dogs, many aggressive responses are born from fear stimulating situations. If any dog is mistreated or physically punished throughout life, it has the potential to become dangerous in a fearful situation. Likewise any dog with a genetic predisposition to be aggressive if treated correctly from birth, trained in positive ways, with owners avoiding the stimulus of aggression then any dog can be peacefully integrated into society.
Sadly, over many years it has been shown that government dont take professional advice in many areas, whether it be dangerous dogs, drugs, banking, finance and debt, I could go on.
Government time and money should be spent on a licensing system, whereby any dog owner requires a license to own and/or breed a dog, this license would only be granted upon passing of certain tests eg., understanding behaviour, appeasement and aggression signals, along with animal care and husbandry, these are the tools required to be a responsible owner.
We all require a license to drive a car, ensuring we know how to handle the car and what the correct use of the car entails. Cars alone do not cause accidents or death, it is the people in control of the car. We do not legislate against certain makes of car that may be shown to cause more damage to children, such as the ‘landrover type’ whose bumper height has shown to cause more fatalities in collision with small children.
Licensing is the only way to go, there are too many factors involved in aggression to legislate against breeds or breed types.
The government needs to wake up and realise it works for us, we employ it, not the other way round.

An animal loving veterinary nurse of many years,
but an increasingly angry citizen of an increasingly socialist state.

]]> By: AlanAldasNumberOneFan http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1207/the-dangerous-dogs-act-its-time-for-breed-specific-legislation-to-go-go-now/#comment-111421 AlanAldasNumberOneFan Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:50:09 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/?p=1207#comment-111421 If you ask me, whoever came up with the idea of banning specific breeds is a bloomin' idiot! They were obviously lazy and didn't do their research when it came to dogs. BSL is BULL! If you ask me, whoever came up with the idea of banning specific breeds is a bloomin’ idiot! They were obviously lazy and didn’t do their research when it came to dogs.

BSL is BULL!

]]> By: jan http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1207/the-dangerous-dogs-act-its-time-for-breed-specific-legislation-to-go-go-now/#comment-105116 jan Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:53:40 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/?p=1207#comment-105116 please sign the petition to repeal section 1 ........ this article is an eye opener for us all, we have to act now http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/DDARepeal1991/ please sign the petition to repeal section 1 …….. this article is an eye opener for us all, we have to act now http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/DDARepeal1991/

]]> By: Felicity http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1207/the-dangerous-dogs-act-its-time-for-breed-specific-legislation-to-go-go-now/#comment-87436 Felicity Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:42:47 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/?p=1207#comment-87436 i support bsl- Ban Stupid Legislators that is! as for breeds leave them alone. T banning pits hasn't stop the bad owners. they are doing the same thing they did with pits with other breeds like the staffie and rottie. thousands of responsible owner just like you have lost their dogs as a result of this act. i wonder of you hadn't been as luck and your dog was put down, and please bear in mind it is entirely up to the personal opinion of the judge, wether you'd say the same thing! bans don't stop bad owners. wether its a pit, rottie, staffie or even a lab a bad owner will create a problem dog. i support dog owner suitability testing for this reason. i support bsl- Ban Stupid Legislators that is!

as for breeds leave them alone.

T banning pits hasn’t stop the bad owners. they are doing the same thing they did with pits with other breeds like the staffie and rottie. thousands of responsible owner just like you have lost their dogs as a result of this act. i wonder of you hadn’t been as luck and your dog was put down, and please bear in mind it is entirely up to the personal opinion of the judge, wether you’d say the same thing!

bans don’t stop bad owners. wether its a pit, rottie, staffie or even a lab a bad owner will create a problem dog.

i support dog owner suitability testing for this reason.

]]> By: Leigh http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1207/the-dangerous-dogs-act-its-time-for-breed-specific-legislation-to-go-go-now/#comment-43265 Leigh Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:50:34 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/?p=1207#comment-43265 REPEAL REPEAL REPEAL Follow Holland and get ride of BSL. I personally would like to see sections1 repealed and the new law written by canine experts (such as Ryan O'Meara as the articles he's written on this site about BLS & so called dangerous dogs have made so much sense) and lawyes (to make sure it's worded so that it cannot be twisted by other lawyers once in place). It needs to protect both the public and dog owners of all breeds. It can't really be that hard to actually put into place? If money's the issue then once the BSL is gone you can use the millions of pounds that are being used to prosecute Pitbulls....money problem solved. It shouldn't have to take years to change, all the while more loving dogs are being killed. It needs to change know!! REPEAL REPEAL REPEAL

Follow Holland and get ride of BSL.

I personally would like to see sections1 repealed and the new law written by canine experts (such as Ryan O’Meara as the articles he’s written on this site about BLS & so called dangerous dogs have made so much sense) and lawyes (to make sure it’s worded so that it cannot be twisted by other lawyers once in place). It needs to protect both the public and dog owners of all breeds.

It can’t really be that hard to actually put into place? If money’s the issue then once the BSL is gone you can use the millions of pounds that are being used to prosecute Pitbulls….money problem solved. It shouldn’t have to take years to change, all the while more loving dogs are being killed. It needs to change know!!

]]> By: Amy http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1207/the-dangerous-dogs-act-its-time-for-breed-specific-legislation-to-go-go-now/#comment-39257 Amy Sun, 10 May 2009 13:51:48 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/?p=1207#comment-39257 I think everything to do with BSL and the DDA is pathetic. I dont understand how anyone can blame an entire breed of dog for something a small percentage of dogs have done. I own a Rottweiler, Doberman and Chihuahua and the amount of people who call micky my chihuahua cute while he's barking at them then take one look at my other dogs playing with their toys and move as far away as possible is stupid. I'm doing a project for college entitled " does the media influence the publics perception of so called'dangerous dogs'?" If anyone could take a couple of minutes to fill it out it would be greatly appreciated here's the link <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=0wZ7ZjQXE_2fw8xLtxve47nA_3d_3d" rel="nofollow">Click Here to take survey</a> Thank You Amy x I think everything to do with BSL and the DDA is pathetic. I dont understand how anyone can blame an entire breed of dog for something a small percentage of dogs have done.

I own a Rottweiler, Doberman and Chihuahua and the amount of people who call micky my chihuahua cute while he’s barking at them then take one look at my other dogs playing with their toys and move as far away as possible is stupid.

I’m doing a project for college entitled ” does the media influence the publics perception of so called’dangerous dogs’?” If anyone could take a couple of minutes to fill it out it would be greatly appreciated here’s the link

Click Here to take survey

Thank You

Amy x

]]> By: Jess http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1207/the-dangerous-dogs-act-its-time-for-breed-specific-legislation-to-go-go-now/#comment-33406 Jess Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:08:41 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/?p=1207#comment-33406 I read in the most recent 'Dogs Today' magazine that the RSPCA and the Kennel Club have publicly decided they are against this part of the DDA and support it being repealed... I really hope to see the dogs back, but I also hope that some other law can be put in place to protect the dogs from being owned by people who will not 'train' them properly (also thinking of the pack leader concept here). I can't begin to imagine how bad it would be if the were let back and then dog/'dangerous' breed attacks were on the increase leading to another ban (even though we'd all know it was the owners fault, not the dogs) Overall though I feel this piece of legislation won't last, I don't know anybody in my daily life who supports it (and if they were for it, it was easy for me to explain the facts and flaws and it's generally easy to make them see the issues) At the end of the day, it is discrimination to such a high degree. This needs to end... I read in the most recent 'Dogs Today' magazine that the RSPCA and the Kennel Club have publicly decided they are against this part of the DDA and support it being repealed… I really hope to see the dogs back, but I also hope that some other law can be put in place to protect the dogs from being owned by people who will not 'train' them properly (also thinking of the pack leader concept here). I can't begin to imagine how bad it would be if the were let back and then dog/'dangerous' breed attacks were on the increase leading to another ban (even though we'd all know it was the owners fault, not the dogs)
Overall though I feel this piece of legislation won't last, I don't know anybody in my daily life who supports it (and if they were for it, it was easy for me to explain the facts and flaws and it's generally easy to make them see the issues)
At the end of the day, it is discrimination to such a high degree. This needs to end…

]]> By: anon http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1207/the-dangerous-dogs-act-its-time-for-breed-specific-legislation-to-go-go-now/#comment-32030 anon Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:05:15 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/?p=1207#comment-32030 No dog should be taken because of the way it looks. Repeal BSL now. No dog should be taken because of the way it looks. Repeal BSL now.

]]> By: xxx http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1207/the-dangerous-dogs-act-its-time-for-breed-specific-legislation-to-go-go-now/#comment-29258 xxx Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:54:51 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/?p=1207#comment-29258 this is a load of vrap it is not the rotties fault it is the owners rotties shouold not be banned the owner should be banned from having dogs rotties are not dangerous it is how they are raised we use them in the police force they are loyal and i know a mate tht has f rotties tht are so well trained and love people aswell as other dogs so it needs to be decided tht rotties should not be put on the dangerous dogs act this is a load of vrap it is not the rotties fault it is the owners
rotties shouold not be banned the owner should be banned from having dogs
rotties are not dangerous it is how they are raised we use them in the police force they are loyal and i know
a mate tht has f rotties tht are so well trained and love people aswell as other dogs
so it needs to be decided tht rotties should not be put on the dangerous dogs act

]]> By: New 2 Blog http://www.dogmagazine.net/archives/1207/the-dangerous-dogs-act-its-time-for-breed-specific-legislation-to-go-go-now/#comment-26262 New 2 Blog Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:20:26 +0000 http://www.dogmagazine.net/?p=1207#comment-26262 The DDA is a shameful law that kills dogs. Must be repealed. The DDA is a shameful law that kills dogs. Must be repealed.

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