Breed-Specific Legislation Blogposting
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Slate defames Staffies and pit bulls.
Diamond is not pleased.
Kip isn't too happy either.
Nothing to add except to emphasize that there is a significant minority view that rejects the "pit bulls and Staffies are the same breed" meme — see here, here and here. But that's secondary.
No breed of dog is "predisposed to violence." All breeds of dog are predisposed to training. Show me a violent dog and I'll show you a dog that was trained to be violent (or not trained at all). It's that simple. Any opinion contrary to that basic premise is ignorant. Any law contrary to that basic premise is irrational and unfair.
And if you don't agree, then you can take it up with Diamond — assuming you can get her to stop licking your face.
UPDATE: Say Uncle suggests a revision to "No breed of dog is predisposed to violence toward humans." I can live with that, but I might also add "...toward humans or other dogs." Evolutionarily speaking, dogs are pack hunters. As such their only instinct is to attack prey, not members of the pack.
The basic idea still holds. Violent dogs are either trained to be violent or are not trained at all. The nebulous concept of "breed" has absolutely nothing to do with it.
Diamond is not pleased.
Kip isn't too happy either.
Nothing to add except to emphasize that there is a significant minority view that rejects the "pit bulls and Staffies are the same breed" meme — see here, here and here. But that's secondary.
No breed of dog is "predisposed to violence." All breeds of dog are predisposed to training. Show me a violent dog and I'll show you a dog that was trained to be violent (or not trained at all). It's that simple. Any opinion contrary to that basic premise is ignorant. Any law contrary to that basic premise is irrational and unfair.
And if you don't agree, then you can take it up with Diamond — assuming you can get her to stop licking your face.
UPDATE: Say Uncle suggests a revision to "No breed of dog is predisposed to violence toward humans." I can live with that, but I might also add "...toward humans or other dogs." Evolutionarily speaking, dogs are pack hunters. As such their only instinct is to attack prey, not members of the pack.
The basic idea still holds. Violent dogs are either trained to be violent or are not trained at all. The nebulous concept of "breed" has absolutely nothing to do with it.
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Posted by KipEsquire on
20 November 2004
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