Lafayette, Colorado Pit Bull and more breed ban

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[Glacier Honey]

Lafayette, Colorado is disguising BSL as Animals of Concern. 26 specific breeds are listed. Can you find yours?

Animals of Concern: means animals that based on factual studies, data, or identification by a recognized institute for breed behavior as having a propensity to be aggressive (6 traits) toward humans and domesticated animals; These animals have a higher risk of attack resulting in serious bodily injury and or death. They are identified as: “Pit Bull” for purposes of this chapter, is defined as any dog that is an American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, or any dog displaying the majority of physical traits of any one (1) or more of the above breeds, or any dog exhibiting those distinguishing characteristics which substantially conform to the standards established by the American Kennel Club or United Kennel Club for any of the above breeds. Other Animals of Concern include; American Bulldog (Old Country Bulldog), Dogo Argentino, Canary Dog (Canary Island Dog, Presa Canario, Perro de Presa Canario), Presa Mallorquin (Perro de Presa Mallorquin, Ca de Bou), Tosa Inu (Tosa Fighting Dog, Japanese Fighting Dog, Japanese Mastiff), Cane Corso (Cane di Macellaio, Sicilian Branchiero), Fila Brasileiro, Boerboel, Rottweiler, German Shepherd, Chow Chow, Wolf Hybrid, Siberian Husky, Alaskan Malamute, Doberman Pinscher, St. Bernard, Great Dane or any dog displaying the majority of physical traits of any one (1) or more of the above breeds, or any dog exhibiting those distinguishing characteristics which substantially conform to the standards established by the American Kennel Club or United Kennel Club for any of the above breeds.

See report: http://www.cityoflafayette.com/files/itemii022106.pdf

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[RedWhiteBlue]

I'm surprised at Great Danes being banned.

Suprised me, too. I always thought that they were giant lap dogs, gentle giants.

[kanawa]

But there is one big difference: You can't always control what a dog does.

Dogs unlike guns have minds of their own, which is why...
You can't always predict what a dog may do.
This is why being in control of your dog is one of the main pillars of responsible dog ownership.

If you wanted to extend the control analogy to gun ownership
you could point out that firearms need to be safely stored and carried.
You store your gun in a secure place, you don't leave it lying around to be taken by anyone.
You transport your firearm with the safety engaged.

The liberal AG in my jurisdiction made the following comment...
"you cannot trust a dog owner to muzzle their dog just as you can't trust a gun owner to put a trigger guard on his gun."

BTW this same fellow who banned dogs is now attempting to ban all handguns.
To him there is an obvious connection.
The problem is that as a nanny-stater he ignores personal responsiblity.
In order to deal with specific occurences of criminal or irresponsible ownership
he infringes upon the lives of law-abiding responsible owners.

[GMMAC]

Guilty-until-proven-innocent, brain dead,
politically correct, knee-jerk, liberal hogwash at its worst:

Information on The Dog Owners' Liability Act and Public Safety Related to Dogs Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005

[GMMAC]

... and, further more:

[doc30]

pinging...this is ridiculus when virtually all large breeds are being banned! German Shepherds, Great Danes, Mastiffs, Rotweillers, even St Bernards! If this passes in Colorado, watch other municipalities do the same!

[Ditter]

My dogs are Texas Couch Potatoes. Very rare breed, non aggressive, big appetites and they need lots of sleep.

[ARridgerunner]

It is ridiculous. It's the agenda, however.

If your dog won't fit into Barbie or Ken clothes idgits will eventually try to ban it.

[HairOfTheDog]

I'm no fan of pit bulls, but I am opposed to breed-specific legislation, largely because type is often times mixed and not objectively definable. This ordinance is also over-reaching in that it would limit ownership, without apparent exception to only one dog at a time. Apparently, one who owns and shows more than one of many working dog breeds, or breeds those dogs, or, if I read it right, even allows such a dog to be in heat, would be in violation inside the city limits. A differential fee for licensing is bad enough... A strict limit without exception is over-reaching.

Ping!

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[Fred Hayek]

This is ridiculous. This paints entire breeds with a broad bruch, without even considering how the dog was socialized. Now granted it takes a lot of work to properly socialize a staffordshire or a rot (especially the former). I have run into examples of some of these other "vicious breeds" and have found many examples to counter these claims.
1. I have yet to find a vicious or aggressive malamute. About the most fun trail dog around. Same goes for huskies.
2. German shepherds can be raised to be vicious. However, when socialized, they are about the most intelligent dogs around, and very good at reading people. Some german shepherds I have come across on some bike rides in Texas will run out to see who the strange person on the contraption is. My response is usually friendly, and the shepherd goes into the mode "dog person".
3. Dobermans' demeanors are highly dependant on how they are raised. I have seen the junkyard mean Dobie, and then there's my boss' dog - gets real excited when he sees me. Either way a bit high strung.

[MikefromOhio]

I have 2 of the sweetest Siberian Huskies that I think have ever lived.

They wouldn't hurt ANYONE, probably not anyone who was intent of harming them either. Great guard dogs :-P

Bans like these are just absolutely asinine and PROBABLY unconstitutional.....

[WarEagle]

Love your lying liberals graphic. Best one I've seen in a while.

[coydog]

There is definitely an agenda afoot here... Once they have these breeds condemned to extinction, every other large dog will be in their sites. It's all about imposing Beijing rules on American dogs and their owners. Cui bono?

[dervish]

Bttt.

I've been bitten twice by a Jack Russell Terrier. The same one.

[AnAmericanMother]

Actually, it's a direct analogy . . . because if you don't control the gun yourself, or don't control the dog yourself, bad things can happen.

The gun may not have a mind of its own, but if an idiot owner leaves it lying around, children, criminals, or those not of sound mind may get hold of it. Then you have an "other" that has control of the gun . . . but it's the owner's fault.

Same thing with the dog. Let it run loose and untrained, the "other" will take over from the owner . . . and again, it's the owner's fault.

These nanny-staters want to punish the instrument (gun, dog) and not the owner who is the true guilty party.

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

Lafayette, eh?

Sounds like the communist crap from Boulder has run over its banks and got all the way up Highway 36.

I would recommend a recall petition for the entire City Council and the Mayor, just to get their attention. And the first time the big money guys from PETA or the Humane Society start throwing their weight around, get on the phone with Mike Rosen at KOA and raise some REAL stinks.

Sorry I can't help you directly (I moved out of Broomfield 6 years ago), but I think maybe going out and talking with your own neighbors to get a "buzz" started might be the best tactic. Endanger one of those elected bozo's little ego trip and they get real attentive to local concerns.

[AnAmericanMother]

I'm not there -- down in GA, just the last person to post on the thread.

If you tried something like that around here, it would be like kicking a hornet's nest.

And more than one idiot has asked me if my very small and very lively Chocolate Lab is a Pit Bull . . . I don't want idiots deciding that she really IS one . . .

(I mean, does she look like a Pit to you? Not me. Although in this second picture I suppose she does, a little.)

[doc30]

After reading the PDF link, the requirements are outrageous if you want to have one of their listed animals. You can't keep it in the house, it has to wear a fluorescent orange collar provided by the city and it has to be photographed by the police! They even specify the size, shape and construction of the outdoor kennel! What about service dogs that happen to be one of these breeds? Are they to be banned as vicious, even though they are a service animal?

[HairOfTheDog]

I'd like to concur that it's outrageous, but you're misreading it I think. Those heaviest restrictions are not for all the listed Animals of Concern Those restrictions are for dogs that have attacked or threatened already.

[ican'tbelieveit]

We see great danes at the dog park all of the time. One won't let my most timid basset near him, he is such a big baby.

They just lumped a bunch of big dogs in there.

[doc30]

I stand corrected. Too tired from pulling out a stubborn stump in the way for my new fence so my puppies can run loose in the back yard!