[SLB]

Too bad the military are not allowed to be armed while off duty in their housing areas. That should have been a double tap to the head or a load of #4s or 5s from about ten feet.

[SLB]

The dogs have a place, but that place is not where they are liable to get out and create this type of havoc.

[pctech]

Another reason why these animals need to be eradicated. Sorry for any owners of pit bulls but these animals are bred to kill.

If nothing else, take every single one of them to Iraq and set them loose on the Al Kuckos over there. That'll be one way to put them to good use.

[Tribune7]

Goldfinger is playing on AMC.

[xzins]

Ban them.

[kevin_in_so_cal]

I'm an arm-chair dog trainer out of necessity: I have a Chow Chow. The part about earning the AKC title of Canine Good Citizen is really quite unbelieveable, and this may cause many people to rethink the "hows and whys" of this breed's behavior. For those of you that are interested, for a dog to earn the AKC Canine Good Citizen certificate, it must:

1. Accept a friendly stranger. The owner and evaluator shake hands and exchange pleasantries. The dog must not show and sign of shyness or resentment, and must not break it's position or try to go to the evaluator.

2. Sit politely for petting (From a friendly stranger. The dog must not show shyness or resentment.)

3. Demonstrate that the dog will welcome being groomed and examined, and will permit a stranger, such as a veterinarian , groomer, or friend of the owner, to do so. (This also demonstrates the owner's care, concern, and responsibility.)

4. Walk on a loose leash. This demonstrates that the owner is in control of the dog.

5. Walk through a crowd. This demostrates the dog can move about politely in pedestrian traffic and is under control in public places.

6. Sit and down on command. This shows that the dog has training, will respond to the owner's commands to Sit and Down and will remain in the place commanded by the owner.

7. Come when called. (A distance of ten feet is used.)

8. Reaction to another dog. The dog must show it can behave politely around other dogs.

9. Reaction to distractions. The dog must demonstrate that it is confident at all times when faced with common distracting situations. Because some dogs are sensitive to sound and some to visual distractions, one of each is used.

10. Supervised separation. The dog must demonstrate that it can be left with another person and will maintain its training and good manners while the owner goes out of sight.

So who lied - the owner or the news?

[Rodney King]

Weird story. Where is the quote from the owner about how sweet of a dog it is?

[DJ Taylor]

"That should have been a double tap to the head or a load of #4s or 5s from about ten feet."

If you were to ever do that on a military post, you would very quickly find out that the dog had more friends in high places than you do.

[WFTR]

Here in Louisiana, they're trying to ban private ownership of ball pythons. It never ceases to amaze me how politicians can refuse to do simple risk analysis. A snake can't chase down a kid. A snake doesn't have the bite strength of a dog. Snakes don't have a territorial instinct that would cause them to attack. Snakes don't have a pack instinct that could cause them to attack. I realize that most people don't like snakes, but the small ones are no threat to anyone. (The large ones and venomous ones are already regulated.) Thanks for the article. It's one more piece of evidence I can try to show to some of our nitwit legislators.

Bill

[Hardastarboard]

I grew up in the country and used to ride my bicycle by a gas station at an intersection just outside of town. There was a German shepherd there that always used to chase me. After several incidents of this, I cut a 1 inch thick hickory stick about 18 inches long and wired it loosely under the seat of my bicycle.

The sad part of the story is that he never attacked me after that, and I never got to use it. Wish I had. That or I should have taken my .22 down there one night and just shot him. Either one would have been a good outcome.