should dangerous dogs be licensed, or shoud the owners be trained?

Question

recently in uk a small girl was killed by a pit bull terrier,with a agressive record ,my own dog has been savaged by bull terriers.
something has got to be done as it is happening every day .help me start a campain to get them banned or licensed and muzzeled.

Answer 1

its the owners all the way. i see pit bulls at the SPCA i work at every day. many of these dogs have been abused because they weren't aggresive. all these dogs want to do is please you, even after they've been abused by humans. start a campaign to have owners be evaluated when they go in to get the dog. or have harsher laws made about manhandling dogs.

Answer 2

Hopefully the Pit was destroyed for killing a child. Pit Bulls are very dangerous, I don't care what anyone says.

As a Master Dog Trainer & Canine Specialist I have worked with this breed and don't have anything positive to say about them. I have put Pit Bulls into aggression training (like that of a police dog) in an atempt to control the aggression. But that only increased the aggression.

Pits have the old world instinct and anything can trigger an attack. A child running while in play triggers the chase and sometimes triggers the attack and then the kill. A bicyclisy going by, a jogger running by, because you caught eye contact, there are as many reasons to attack as there are Pits.

If people are going to continue producing Pits, it will only increase the number of attacks.

If one is going to own a Pit Bull then they need to treat is as if it were aggressive and have their yard as secure so there is no escaping and trained in basic obedience to gain some control over a dog.

I think that all Pit Bull need to go through some sort of behavior modification as will as the owner. Right now I don't know of a Pit owner that is qualified to own one. There are bad gene's involved in both the dog and the owner of such a dog.

Answer 3

In 1991 when the United Kingdom banned pit bulls it was found that even after the pit bull population steeply declined, the number dog bite incidents remained the same. Why? The number of irresponsible dog owners stayed the same. The fact is that dog bites rarely happen randomly to people walking down the street. Most dog bites (77 percent) happen to a family member or a friend. Ban a breed and those irresponsible just move on to the next breed or just keep the ban breed thinking how macho it is to own a illeagl dog. Breeds are not the problem those who own them are. As proven by a small cjild's death. I think anyone wanting to own any large breed dog needs training on how to handle that breed.

Answer 4

If I were in a bad mood, I would agree with SUCK MA! However, you caught me on a good day. Pitties keep getting bad raps, but it is not the breed, it is the owners. pits need a lot of love and attention and exercise. if they do not get that, they can become aggressive- just like ANY dog would. I wish you could meet my pitty. The worse thing she would do to you is lick you to death! Also, in the city where I live, pits are the 6th in line of most dangerous dogs, with the first 5 being: dalmations, rotts, german shepards,dobermans, and bull dogs. It just seems that the only time you hear about a dog attack is when a pit bull is involved. I have comapssion for you and the girls family, and I do believe that responsible pit ownership should be licensed, and training made available before ownership becomes legal, as with any dog that has aggressiveness in its genes because these dogs have a right to live a happy life, and not to be fought. Please educate youself about these dogs, and visit a licensed pit breeder to visit a well trained dog. Better yet, go to a dog show where the pitties are pulling things, or where they are being trained to save lives. Maybe you will get a better understanding of the breed. By the way, I know I will not be picked for the best answer because you want someone to agree with you, but I am just being honest. Have a good day, and please take my advice :)

Answer 5

I think all dogs should be licenced not just so called agressive breeds and all owners trained. We need a licence to drive a car or to own a gun. When pitbulls were put on the dangerous dogs act back in the early 90's it was law that all pitbulls were to be neutered or castrated and muzzled at all times. It's a case of shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. The law doesn't want to know til it's to late. If the law was abided by then there shouldn't be any pitbulls in the UK under the age of 15yrs and that little girl would still be alive.

Answer 6

The dog or the breed is not the problem the owners are. Dogs are animals and do as they are trained, raised, or allowed to do. Even if you banned certain breeds the idoits would just find another breed to exploit. I have owned Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, and Akitas with no problems. They were all they friendliest dogs to both humans and other dogs. The PIt I have now is the absolute biggest baby and is completelt dominated by a younger Lab. It is all how they are raised and kept. Us humans need to held accountable for problems we created, and it is the irresponsible dog owners that need to persecuted and not an innocent dog or breed. I think there should be restrictions on people and what breeds they own and there should be stiff punishment for those who can not control or keep any dog of breed in proper care and boundaries. Because if you ban one breed they will just find another breed to use for fighting and guarding.

Answer 7

the owners here in the states must have extra insurance to have dangerous dogs, helps a little.
but licensing a dog with a high price license would be better as an additonal way to keep trace on where the dangerous dogs live
last week there was a 5 year old killed by a pit bull
every month some child is hurt or killed

Answer 8

http://www.sptimes.com/home.shtml

Pit bull online poll - Vote here!

I am so with you. Hate these dogs or better said, what they CAN do to others. No one needs pit bulls at home. They're just showing off objects. I read so many times that the owner was so sure his dog is a good one. It happens all the time. Why are they banned in many countries? Cause pittys are lovely? Usually people who own this breed need them to feel special. Otherwise everyone could have a golden retriever.

Answer 9

Perhaps where the dog is classed as dangerous the owners should be monitored in such a way to protect not just the general public but also the dog. As it has been highlighted by the media most of the time the dog is destroyed with very little action taken against the owner. Perhaps if people own a dog that is classed as "dangerous" they should pay a license fee to cover the costs of any monitoring that is introduced with some money from the license fee going to the RSPCA to help them in their excellent work.

Answer 10

not the dog. its the person. maybe if they would keep thier dog behind gates or give it the proper training and attention these things wouldnt happen. i proudly own 3 pit bulls, and if you tried to ban them from me we would have some serious issues. So to ban all of them is threatening the people that own nice behaved pitts. its too bad that idiots get ahold of these dogs and give them such a bad name. people should know these are not creatures to be taken lightly, and if they have one they need to be prepared to take care of them in the way they should be handled. and this can go for any dog, i know labs that are meaner than my pitts. Its too bad that this has happened to your dog, and that it has now put a fear and hatred in you towards these dogs, but take a closer look at the dogs owners and you might find the problem.

Answer 11

Peter, The problem here is not the breed of dog but the type of owners. unfortunately these instances will probably lead to the death of the dog and only a fine for the owners, I think it should be the other way around, the owners of these animals are responsible for their behavior not the specific breed of dog. Training of the owners is the place to start. Their are no "BAD" breeds of dog just rotten owners, who seem to gravitate to certain breeds thinking that having this dog will make them appear strong or tuff, trying to compensate for some short comings of their own.