Montreal passes pit bull ban

[corallivore]

If you are ceasar milan, you can keep any dog, no matter how dangerous they can be.

His statements that a pit bull are no more likely to attack than any other dog is not backed up by statistics.

Regardless, the point isn't that they are more likely to attack, the point is that when they do, the consequences are far more severe than with most other breeds.

See reports of Chihuahua attacks above, for example.

And since you can't trust humans to be the kind of owner certain dogs require, banning makes sense because of people being shitty owners and advocates spreading this message that they are all great family dogs that were bred to be nanny's...which is factually untrue. They were bred to fight and kill and withstand significant pain once in the red zone.

Here is a quote from Ceasars Website

"But it’s also important for me to help educate people who own pit bulls about their dogs. Pit bulls combine the speed and determination of the terrier side of their ancestry with the strength of the bulldog side.

It is the Terrier determination that causes problems if they fight, because they’ll be oblivious to pain and just refuse to quit. As responsible owners, we should make sure to redirect those traits in healthy ways."

So people who probably shouldn't own any dogs get a pitty or bully of some sort and then someone or some poor pet dies a horrible, horrible death.

Not everyone is Ceasar Milan.

if they were, we wouldn't need to ban anything.

[Potatohead]

Since when are St Bernards, Collies and GSDs considered violent

[Dearth]

Originally Posted by Potatohead

Since when are St Bernards, Collies and GSDs considered violent

They are known to attack people without provocation and have seen it first hand myself it's just that it's not well reported since other breeds are considered more likely to bite or attack

[Potatohead]

Originally Posted by Dearth

They are known to attack people without provocation

Yeah, I'm going to need to see some proof of that one that's a little more than an anecdote.

[Dearth]

Originally Posted by Potatohead

Yeah, I'm going to need to see some proof of that one that's a little more than an anecdote.

St Bernard's and German Shepard's

http://www.curiosityaroused.com/natu...te-fatalities/

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...-after-8395631

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1058122/posts

https://petolog.com/articles/dogs-at...tatistics.html

Collie breeds

Collies are prone to biting as they are trained to herd and it is part of their genetic makeup and if they aren't given an outlet to release their ingrained traits can nip, bite and attack with little or no warning however if they are given an outlet to release that built up tension regularly through exercise, herding or agility course runs they can be the consummate pet

[Potatohead]

Originally Posted by Dearth

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...-after-8395631

This is an anecdote and a typical sensationalized article.

None of the other three mention how the statistics are gathered. Is it total bites/attacks or is it per capita? If it's the former, which I suspect, the information is useless. It's like saying bees are potentially more dangerous than sharks because more people are stung by bees than bitten by sharks.

[xandraescape]

I really feel sad hearing about this news as I am a dog lover. I don't see any problem with the animal, I think it should be the owner's responsibility to train his/her pet or secure it in a safe area wherein the dog can't harm anyone. I have seen a lot of negative news about dog attacks the past few months. I just hope that this law won't push through.