Posted on 04/26/2006 9:14:27 AM PDT by Wristpin
GLOVERSVILLE - Michael Ward, the owner of the 2-year-old pit bull that attacked a small bichon frise March 31, will be taking the dog back to its breeder Saturday to fulfill his court obligations to remove the dog from Gloversville without having to euthanize him.
"I called [the breeder] and he didn't want the dog to go to someone he didn't know and he wanted to make sure the dog had a safe home," Ward said. "Everybody thinks that he's a vicious dog because of the breed. Everybody is being discriminating against it. [The breeder] breeds them and he knows better than that." Ward said he plans to meet the breeder halfway between New York state and Virginia. Ward is giving the dog, named Blitz, back to his breeder, but is not charging the breeder any money.
"I had two years with the dog that I wouldn't want to trade for anything," Ward said.
On April 7, Gloversville City Court Judge Vincent DeSantis ordered Ward to study alternatives to euthanasia for his dog after the judge determined the dog was too dangerous.
Ward said the dog had been neutered prior to the incident and a microchip has been implanted in the dog.
Bwahaha... Yep, I know I feel right superior myself for owning pits. Can't get my lips off the mirror long enough to go to work some days.
(That, for the rest of yous, was sarcasm.)
The definition can made using the quantitative measure of weight.
Harsh preemptive punishment for creating the risk in the first place is better
Which is exactly what I suggested.
And most important, containment is more essential with some breeds than with others. Plain and simple. This "regardless of breed" mantra is patently ridiculous.
Containment is a plain and simple principle of responsible dog-ownership regardless of breed.
There are millions of dog-bites each year. They are all serious and unacceptable.
If that attitude, in your mind, makes me seem ridiculous, then so be it.
My mom got bitten by a dog this year and her hand swelled up like a cantaloupe. It was a little dog that lunged at her from a shopping cart. Serious and unacceptable? Well ... not really, just one of those things. My mom shrugged it off because she's a sensible woman who actually has the courage and confidence to differentiate and rate things in terms of their significance. If it had been a pit or a Rott that lunged at here, you seriously tell me that it would have been equally serious and unacceptable. Yes, that does make you seem ridiculous.
That is what I am saying, however. Law enforcement doesn't need to go after the law-abiders; their job is to address the delinquents.
And I disagree about not applying restraint laws across the board. In my particular neighborhood, the unrestrained dogs run the mutt gamut, and each and every one of them is a nuisance. Don't care whether it's a poodle or a pit, I have the right to not be assaulted by someone's property if I am on public grounds. I contain my property. People who don't do the same should pay.
Don't care whether it's a poodle or a pit ...
I do. And people who cause waves where waves don't need to be caused, as in going after errant poodle owners with the same ferocity as errant Rottweiler owners, are making the the problem worse, not better.
Ah, the great hypothetical.
Maybe yes, maybe no, it's really impossible to say.
Larger dog have the potential to inflict more damage.
That is not to say they necessarily will.
One thing I do know is that I have been bit on the hand by a 'pit bull' and it never swelled up like a cantaloupe.
Demanding responsible ownership from all dog owners makes the problem worse?
Incredible!
Ridiculouser and ridiculouser!
It takes courage and toughness to make hard calls and unpleasant distinctions ... maybe the urge to have a "powerdog," a term you object to, is compensation for something lacking.
Pit Bull breaks chain and mauls 7 year old girl...Stupified Owners "felt bad".
Pit bull attacks 7-year-old D.M. girl
TOM ALEX
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
April 24, 2006
A 7-year-old girl suffered serious bites from a pit bull terrior on Sunday.
Des Moines police said Kiera Odell-Manuel was bitten on the scalp, wrist and left ear at about 6 p.m. when the dog next door was able to break its chain and attack the girl, police said.
The dog, owned by Patricia Knox, was taken to the City Animal Care and Control Center. No citations were written to Knox but police say the investigation is continuing. The dog was insured as required by law and was current on other requirements, except it was not confined behind a tall fence, police said.
Animal control officers were called to the 1200 block of Buchanan Street Sunday evening. Sgt. Todd Dykstra said the owners "felt bad" about what happened and helped officers collar the dog for a trip to the animal shelter.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060424/NEWS/60424013/1001/SPORTS08
That is something you will never know.
But here is something that is certain,
your personal attack marks the end of our conversation tonight.
Woof,
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A "tall fence" won't work. My wife and dogs were attacked by a pit that jumped a seven foot fence and came roaring after them. Had it not been for a 250 pound neighbor who grabbed the dog by the neck, he would have killed all three dogs and mauled by wife.
Fair enough. It was, believe it or not, kindly meant ... in hopes that you may examine your motives more closely. Gimmicks are a red flag, and it's a good idea to examine them in ourselves as well as to be aware of them in others.
Des Moines city law requires a Pit Bull to be in a enclosed cage when outside. At least the city mandates that pit owners have $100K in insurance.
Pretty girl...a damn shame! Video here:
http://www.whotv.com/Global/category.asp?C=51406&nav=menu100_3_6
I hope kanawa, maxwell, and others see your post. Reinforcement that enforcement needs to be breed and breed/mix specific, as not all dogs are created equal and not all vicious dogs pose equal danger.
Kind of reminds me of people who once vacationed in Europe and now are the experts.
I'm merely proposing an opposing view.....now something tells me I'm onto something based your emotional reactions!
Why is THAT so hard to admit?
The mere fact that bulldogs, one of the most powerful breeds out there, are no longer such a danger because of the way HUMANS have treated them over the years.
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