Comments on: Australia to Launch Online Dog Attack Register

By: John Lilburne

John Lilburne — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:04:54 +0000

Hi DavetheDog, spoke to some chums down under, this guy is not that well known to the people I contacted so he is not a 'celeb' dog expert…..if there is such a thing?

By: Dave the Dog

Dave the Dog — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:35:03 +0000

Oh sorry, no, I can't be. They've only been recognised for a few decades! (Wonder what the cross is? Got it, it's the same as our Aussie Cousins!)

By: Dave the Dog

Dave the Dog — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:32:30 +0000

Guess I must be a 'whinging pom' then ! ;o)

By: John Lilburne

John Lilburne — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:08:45 +0000

Hey DavetheDog, chill out mate, you might be classed as a 'whinging pom' if your critical of this experts opinions! Lol

By: Dave the Dog

Dave the Dog — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:44:55 +0000

"The bull mastiff is a cross breed of a bulldog so therefore it is a restricted breed under the clear definition," Mr Asplet said yesterday.'
Wow! and repeat wow. Crossed as a type in the 1800's and recognised as a seperate breed since 1924.

I'd better re-register my GSD's as cross breeds as they are only about the same age as the Bullmastiffs.

I wonder how far back he would like to go. With this thinking we are going to have an awfull lot of applications for Dangerous Wild Animal Licences, lets face it there are a lot of wolves in Britain!

In fact, thinking about it, we had better all renouce our human status, lets face it we are all still just mutant Apes.

I hope the NSW Courts have a whacky sense of humour.

By: Amazed

Amazed — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:27:28 +0000

Hi DavetheDog

Read your comment so Googled the gentlemans name and found this, which is even worse than the statement above:

'Dog expert Wayne Asplet, who works with three Sydney councils on dog laws, said a loophole in the legislation meant dangerous cross breeds have slipped detection because there was no onus on owners to identify which breeds a pet was crossed with.

Mr Asplet said American staffordshires were being allowed into the country despite the breed simply being another name for a pitbull terrier.

He said the NSW Canine Council didn't want to make an issue of the importations because it would upset too many of its 85,000 fee-paying members.

"The bull mastiff is a cross breed of a bulldog so therefore it is a restricted breed under the clear definition," Mr Asplet said yesterday.'

By: Dave the Dog

Dave the Dog — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:10:40 +0000

What a statement! Pity he didn't write it down first and then read it a few times and think about it. Hint, consider it from the other angle, further hint "what the smarties do" ! Nothing to reflect on the owners then? Only the dog type?