Posted on 10/07/2009 8:02:15 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
***Policy change comes after child died from bite at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune***
U.S. Marines are known for being aggressive, but service brass don't want the troops' dogs to have the same trait.
Marine Corps headquarters in Washington recently instituted a ban on what it considers dangerous dogs at its bases worldwide.
The policy specifically bans purebred and mixed breed pit bulls, Rottweilers, wolf hybrids "or any canine breed with dominant traits of aggression" that pose a risk to people living in base family housing.
The Marine Corps' mascot, the bulldog, is not mentioned in the new policy.
A spokeswoman for the American Kennel Club said banning any one breed doesn't make sense.
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Baloney.
THAT is a great picture.
Our company gunny (circa 1982) was a dog handler in Vietnam.
During the Vietnam war, Marine dog handlers had very high bounties on their heads.
I imagine so... like Marine snipers.
The more things change, the more they stay the same :/
Someone has a wreck on base, the base wide speed limit gets reduced to ridiculous levels. It’s the same sort of over reaction from bureaucrats the world over. The Corps aint exempt, unfortunatly.
The French used them as *very* effective police dogs.
Quite sharp tempered and fearless.”
My Mother had a Kennel and Kept a standard Poodle in the house for a watch dog Highly intelligent animal.
I believe they’re in the top 5 [or maybe 10] on the dog IQ ratings list.
Brilliant animals.
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