[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Article On Dogs- No Solution PART 2
- From: tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: willowlakegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx, lexieshep@xxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:04:22 +0000
Cardinal rule of writing - relate the body of your paper back to the topic in
summation - From Mrs. Brown's 8th grade English class! Shame on me!
Sooooo, the problem with pitbulls and ownership cannot be "solved" with ANOTHER
law either banning the breed or adding MORE "responsible owner" legislation to
the books.
If a teenager walks down the street with a gun, everyone will call the police
and off to jail he goes. BUT, that same teen can walk down the street with a
PITBULL and everyone will get out of his way! Respect? In his eyes! We've
got to change attitudes not pass more legislation!
Just my opinion for what it's worth.......
Suzanne
www.tsalishepherds.com
Home of Ch Firedog, Ch Cookie, Ch Flair, BIS/BISS Ch Yancy, and Ch Flash!
Website updated 10/05
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> 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
> Home of Ch Firedog, Ch Cookie, Ch Flair, BIS/BISS Ch Yancy, and Ch Flash!
> Website updated 10/05
>
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>
> > With all the bad press about this breed and the obvious insurance
> > problems...WHY would a family want one? I think law enforcement for the
> > gang banger and drug dealers just on the drug issue is so lax what makes us
> > think they would enforce the dog laws? Again why would anyone own one of
> > these dogs? (except for the obvious)
> >
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