[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Article On Dogs- No Solution
- From: "Carolyn" <marhaven@xxxxxxx>
- To: <tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:38:38 -0800
As I recall......Ed Hill's solution was to draw his gun......unfortunately the
little
kids that are being killed and mauled don't have that choice......
Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx
www.marhaven.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Article On Dogs- No Solution
> Lots of people own them because their history is OUR history! The APBT has
> been
> around since before the Civil War under a variety of names. Remember Petey
> of the
> Little Rascals' fame or Spuds McKenzie?? Both are pit fighting breeds. Yet
> how was
> each depicted? As fun loving "party" animals and kids' sound companions! One
> of the
> most decorated animals in American military history was an APBT. The very
> FIRST
> OFFICIAL therapy dog living in a nursing home in this country was an APBT!
> The
> problem is not just a dog problem but something that goes FAR FAR deeper.
> When you REALLY look at the psychology of biting animals it usually comes
> down to
> one thing - lack of socialization - either deliberate or uneducated neglect.
> We, as
> a society, have moved off the farm and rural areas and into neighborhoods
> with no
> space to roam. We put up fences and "staked claims" to a small piece of dirt
> that
> we call home. When I was a kid all the neighborhood 'younguns' as we were
> called
> dissappeared at sunrise and reported home at dark and all our dogs went with
> us!
> Now, we don't let our kids run in packs any more for fear of being kidnapped
> or
> worse. Kids are either stuck in front of TVs or computers and dogs, through
> regulation have been delegated to a chain in the back yard! NEITHER ARE
> SOCIALIZED
> ANYMORE!!! Before you nut up, think about it. When we were kids how many
> dogs bit
> kids? We all ran loose - kids and dogs! Dog fighting was an underground
> thing that
> belonged in the hands of 2nd, 3rd, 4th generation dog fighters and those dogs
> were s
> pecifically bred to be handled by ANY stranger who wanted to! Talk about
> sound!!!
> All the kids got along so did all the dogs!
>
> Currently we are dealing with folks who are living in gettos who don't see
> any other
> way out but to make their money fast. Additionally, people are no longer
> socialized
> and instilled with a respect for themselves, other people or the law. [When
> kids
> speak about "IF I grow up" and not WHEN things seem SOOO hopeless!] The
> fastest way
> to earn their way out and into 'the good life" it is either through drugs,
> other
> illegal activities, or dog fighting [betting, stud services, and puppy sales]
> and
> screw everyone else!
>
> I don't have a solution but I do understand the problem and it is MUCH larger
> and
> more encompassing than many even begin to see. Personally I think it is
> people like
> FB, our own Ed Hill, who CAN make a difference! Roll models who came from
> their
> neighborhoods who are working with kids in schools to teach them, not the
> HSUS
> rhetoric, but simple respect for themselves and others; instilling a work
> ethic that
> is dissappearing all too quickly in our society; and teach them that, if they
> work
> for it, they can get ahead.
>
> Whew..... I'm going back to work!
>
>
> Suzanne
> www.tsalishepherds.com
>
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