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5 Breeds Outlawed - Rottweilers, Pit Bulls, Dobermans, German Shepherds and Bull Mastiffs

May 26, 2008 by Ryan O'Meara

South Dakota has voted in new laws which make it illegal to own any of either Rottweilers, Pit Bulls, Dobermans, German Shepherds, Bull Mastiffs or any cross of these breeds.

The breeds are all banned, unless they ‘help’ or are being trained to help people with disabilities.

Dean Schock, mayor, explained that the legislation was passed due to concerns from people who walk or bike around town. The legislation was voted in by 103-27.

– Excellent, well reasoned law.

So are we assuming that disabled people aren’t worthy of protecting from these ‘dangerous’ breeds?

Or do we conclude that these breeds are actually perfectly safe if trained and well socialised in a responsible manner?

Hmmmm?

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Gnasher on May 26th, 2008 4:08 pm

Welcome to the land of the free, unless it comes to the freedom to choose what kind of dog you want to own.

You can buy a weapon over the counter but you will be banned from owning certain breeds of dog in South Dakota!

Instead of the US Constitution saying:

‘The right to bear arms’

Maybe it should read:

‘The right to own what breed of dog you wish’

It says five breeds plus any crosses of them. does this mean that people who have dogs that look like they may be crossed with any of the five, but are not in fact of these breed types will be deemed illegal?

This is the UK Dangerous Dogs Act all over again!

Save the South Dakota Five!
emm on May 26th, 2008 7:00 pm

aparenlty if you raise dogs to sell them you are also exempt.

and in america pit bull is often used to descibe the american pitbull terrier, the amercian staffordshire terrier, and the staffordshire bull terrier, so it is actualy 7 breeds
Di on May 26th, 2008 7:26 pm

I’d move before I’d give up my German shepherd. It is the owner’s fault not the dog’s fault when a dog goes bad.

Training, proper socialization and exercise is what is needed. Not stupid laws.

Small dogs can be just as vicious.
Dan King on June 10th, 2008 8:05 am

This from a state that is mainly republican (you know the party that says it wants LESS government in our lives). I am very sure police dogs are also exempt. What about guard dogs for ranches? It shows that the govt. cares more about lawsuits than scientific data. Don’t they know that “PITBULLS” are one of the most loved Family pets in Great Britain. And you don’t read about any bad dog breeds in that country. I have read that in truth more people are bit by Labrador Retrievers than any other dog breed. So let’s ban all tail wagging labs and start cull the world of ALL dogs!!
Heather on June 10th, 2008 10:04 am

How rediculous!! My Rotty-mix was just attacked by a Golden Retriever (”the perfect family dog”) and had part of his ear ripped off. We should BAN rapists, child molesters, etc. before banning dog breeds…shouldn’t we be more afraid of them than dogs?
Sarah on June 10th, 2008 1:19 pm

Why would anyone want to ban any dog!IT’S THE OWNERS THAT NEED BANNING, bring in a law that states responsible dog ownership! bring in a licence for these dogs to be owned! make the owners go on a training course before they get one ,this will discourage any unsuitable dog owner.I myself own a GSD(fantastic family pet)and a dogue de bordeaux,the biggest softy!so why tar every dog with the same brush!!!!!!
Mike Turk on June 10th, 2008 3:43 pm

This is a quote from the mouth of my veterinarian regarding Rottweilers, of which I have 2, and a Dalmation owned by another customer- “I’d rather work with a Rottweiler any day of the week. Your a lot more likley to be bitten by a Dalmation. They (Dalmations) are an anxious breed”
But no, lets live in the kindergarten culture that has become the USA and say if one person can’t raise a dog right, than no one can have that kind. PUH-LEASE.
You can make a donation to help fight this infringement on your rights at http://www.amrottclub.org.
Gnasher on June 10th, 2008 11:36 pm

Sarah

South Dakota should look at the Dog Owner Suitability Test that the Pet Owners Parliament has come up with for the UK.
Sue Miller on June 12th, 2008 3:02 pm

I had 2 rottweilers and they were the best dogs I have ever had. I took them to obedience school and they were the biggest babies. My female was afraid of her own shadow half the time and I would have to remind her she was a Rottweiler and not to be a whimp..ha!
I bred for a while and people came back to me and told other people about my Rotts because of their temperament. It is all in how you raise a dog. I raise mine with lots of love and praise. And they respected me, so they were wonderful dogs. When people came to visit, they would want to love on them so much that I would have to put them outside to give my company a break. BREED TYPE has NOTHING to do with the way a dog behaves. It is the responsibility of the owner. Just like with guns………..it is the owner’s responsibility of ownership. Something goes wrong……the owner goes down for it. Simple as that. You can make a yorkie mean and many more times, they break skin before one of those 5 breeds would. Laws need revised!!!
christi on June 29th, 2008 6:31 pm

I just found this site by accident while searching for dogs on the web, what a crock of a law. I am a disabled person with a German Shepherd. HMMMM, I think that this law should also pertain to the state and federal criminal justice system then, they also use a so-called dangerous dog breed. I used 2 own a pit, the most loyal dog breed I have ever had the pleasure of being around.

I agree with Di, small dogs can and sometimes are just as vicious if not more so than the larger breeds, again “What a crock of a law”.
Lloyd on July 5th, 2008 11:23 am

I think banning the 5 breeds may be a good idea. I’m a former German Shepherd owner, & every once in a while she would surprise me & bite someone who acted afraid of her.
I think Pit Bulls & Rottweilers should be banned everywhere in the U.S. I ask myself; that with all the breeds available, why would anyone in their right mind want a pit bull?
All the answers that come to mind do not cast the owner in a very favorable light.
Perhaps like one responder said, the best solution would be to enact strong laws with prison time on owners of dogs that kill & maim.
Ashley on July 15th, 2008 7:42 pm

That is Ludicrous! I have a Pitbull…. and I would choose any of those “dangerous breeds” (rottweiler, german shepard, doberman, and pitbull) over any little dog or lab anyday. I have owned little dogs, “supposedly good smart labs and ect”… and the rottweiler and pitbull I have owned, well the pitbull I own now, were the smartest, loving, friendlist, and most wonderfull with children, never aggressive. They were house trained by 3 months old and by 4 months knew how to sit, shake, fetch, lay, roll over, and play dead. Never yippee barking dogs. NEVER would bite anyone, dropped all toys when told to, very loving cuddling dogs, do wonderfull with playing with other dogs. People need to wake up and realize its ALL ABOUT HOW YOU RAISE ANY DOG! It’s like saying I didnt shot the guy the gun did. WAKE UP AMERICA and realize you are accountable for the dogs actions, they are not born aggressive, it’s people that make them that way. Since that is the way South Dakota feels I will never go there again for a visit or sturgis bike week, I wont waste my money and state that obviously knows nothing and that is VERY close minded and just plain stupid.
Christie on August 19th, 2008 7:28 am

I think what Lloyd wrote is completely ridiculous and unfounded. We got a pit bull from the shelter as a puppy and she is the sweetest dog you will ever meet. She went through 4 obedience classes and just got her therapy dog liscense a few weeks ago. We will be taking her to hospitals to cheer up patients. It all depends on the training that determines the dog, not the breed. People would want a pit bull because they are loyal family dogs, just like many other breeds. Our dog is great with our young neices and nephews and I don’t worry for aminute that she would ever hurt them. How would you like it if they decided to start banning people based on the same reasoning? Just becasue some people have given pit bulls a bad name, doesn’t mean they are all alike, it is stereotyping at it’s worst and the innocent dogs are the ones who suffer!
David Dahlberg on December 24th, 2008 8:41 am

I agree 100 % with South Dakota ! My golden was recently attacked in Waikiki by two Bull Mastiffs … what's next someone walking two Bengal Tigers?
David on December 24th, 2008 9:35 am

I agree you can have any dog you wish. However, you must be able to control it or face the consequences. Including, prison time & bankruptcy….or death (of you of course and your dog) if your dogs kill a another human.

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