A pit bull dog below in Wexford the latest episode of a child been savaged . Are these dogs suitable for pets .
PS The only people with Pitbulls or similar in our town are involved in drug dealing and or general criminality.
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xhomelezz
There are a lot of savages in this country and I'm not talking about American Bullies or any type of dog. At the same time there are plenty of ignorant people who swallow whatever the gutter press tells them. Result is we get problems with dog breeding, ownership, welfare and control and little enforcement of existing legislation. Someone gets bitten or worse by a dog that looks "tough" and then it's "ban these devil dogs".
Completely agree with that! A bit of thinking would do better for plenty of people.
Well Johnny in the article sounds a bit confused, to put it lightly.
In 17 years living here, I've never met a dog warden. Even though, there are always loose dogs in the local village. Usually lurchers, starving, no collars, a piece of rope around the neck, wouldn't let you close. So people, including me keep feeding them. Actually really písses me off to see those poor bastards afraid of their life of people, but so hungry that they do follow once they know you gonna feed them.
On one thing Johnny is right, there are plenty of examples of European countries doing things differently and Ireland should follow them, or pick the best approach and put it to work.
Making pointless lists isn't the way to sort the mess around the dogs here though.
Another Attack
No surprise. A ban is badly needed here. At least wardens could act quickly and perhaps before someone is injured or even killed. before someone bring up the irrelevant 'all dogs can bite' it's not about biting it's about mainming and killing beyond that which other dogs do.
Pitbulls (and dogs in general) are not the problem. It's moronic thug dog owners.
Yes, it’s tiresome to read posts saying “all dogs can bite “. If a terrier attacks me I’ll have no problem defending myself but if up against one of those Xbull monsters I know I’m up against a proven killer
Cull the pitbulls/XL's and the thug owners.
Double win.
Shocking that they get compensation rather than having to pay for it to be put down?
Shocking in a way, that if somebody will tell me to go to vets and get my dog to put to sleep and get 200 pounds for it, I know what would I tell them, where they can shove their 200..
Ah sorry, I thought your post sensible. In that it is shocking that the owners of these XL things should receive compensation.
Oh shít sorry, didn't see your other post. If I did I wouldn't even bother to respond.
Compensation is daft only encourages the breeding of them to get the money.
Sounds a bit like pro gun lobby in America.
You do realize that your statement makes little sense.
For a start, there are some rather large terriers with a lot of bite strength. And that's before I make any mention of larger dogs that are bigger and heavier than XLs.
Proven killer? That statement a tad hyperbolic and you could apply that to several dogs who's killed people. Who remembers the 90's rottweilers?
One last point? What is an XL bully and how do you ban the breed? Given the fact they are not an official breed?
Ok, ban Rottweiler, Rhodesian ridge backs all the other dogs on the restricted dogs list - otherwise known as dangerous dogs list
There is no reason except vanity, criminality or insecurity to have a dangerous dog.
Before someone comes along and says all dogs are dangerous blah blah …..same old tripe.
A miniature schnauzer does need to be hit with a baseball bat for it to stop biting someone.
Need a house guard dog, get a Lhasa Apso
Proven killer?
You're dead right. Like, apart from all the people they've killed, what proof is there that these dogs are killers? Sure most people only end up maimed or scarred for life, so what's the big deal?
Bleedin' snowflakes.
LOL Good luck with that!
Also, bear in mind that the "restricted dog list" in Ireland is archaic and makes little or no sense. One example is Staffordshire bull terriers. They are the kindest and most gentle dogs one could get (ask any vet). And they are restricted?? LOL
I've been keeping Staffs for 25 years and they have all been wonderful. Thug owners are the problem.
Oh, and if you want to do the whole 'before someone comes along and says ban all dogs on the restricted dog list... blah blah.... same old tripe'. I can do that too. LOL
LOL "Proven killer?" Is this some kind of 'magic special forces' dog breed that I don't know about? 🤣
How many people get attacked and maimed by golden retrievers? One of my mates had his arms torn to shreds by one. Was it the dog's fault? No... Just a bad owner who treated it like ****.
Ok, thug owners are the problem.
If thugs cannot be an owner then problem solved.
See where I am going. Get rid of the dogs with serious damage potential, responsible dog owners will find other breeds to care for
or are you happy to let dangerous dogs roam free, not muzzled and free to do whatever their sh56y owners let them? Attacking kids is far game too?
How many people get attacked and maimed by golden retrievers?
Very very few
Show me some hard data on that. I'll wait...
Oh Absolutely... Dangerous dogs should be free to run around and use children as chew toys. 🤣
Better still shoot the owners instead!
Won't disagree
Or the children. Problem solved too
The claim that the breed of choice for guide dogs is equally as dangerous as the breed of choice of domestic abusers and low-level drug dealers highlights beautifully why the owners of these yokes should be given precisely zero say in how they are controlled.
You'll be waiting for a long time, there are basically no stats on dog attacks in this country.
Which goes to show, you've **** all to back up your statement. lol
But I do, and he's done his research: https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4288
What statement?
Eh, I know lots of German shepherd owners that are perfectly normal people who are none of the above. My lurcher is crossed with a staffie, discovered that afterwards but I take incredible care with her as I would with any dog but overall pretty unproblematic. You'll find plenty of lurchers with similar backgrounds and largely rescues, nobody is getting them for their criminal enterprises but technically part restricted breed.
People who are using their dogs for criminality etc or dog fighting or anything like that should face both prosecution and not be allowed to own any dog. But there are plenty of responsible dog owners who have dogs that are on the dangerous breed list.
Responsible owners who follow the laws on restricted breads, who keep their German shepherds on a short leash?muzzled in public? Your having a joke. Not one person that I see out and about follows the laws.
how is it that everyone’s dogs are so perfect and wouldn’t hurt a fly. The people getting bitten must be making it up!
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