The problem lies in many things, such
as irresponsible breeding, neglect, or incorrect, dangerous training; however, breed alone is not the issue.
Not exact matches
The City of Tulsa, recognizing the need to promote spay / neuter
as an effective means of population control, recently launched its «Paws & Think» campaign, urging citizens to stop and think about the consequences of
irresponsible breeding and accidental litters.
Due to the heavy demand on breeders for Merle Australian Shepherds some breeders practice
irresponsible practices such
as breeding two Merle coated parents together to achieve more Merle puppies in the litter therefore increasing their profits.
Irresponsible or abusive people are always named on shows like animal planet — then this gives most people the reasoning for hating human behavior
as such, and subsequently gives AR law the push to use such behavior
as a BASIS for targeting the animals like certain dog
breeds.
Doing so would be
irresponsible and,
as a dog trainer, I have come to know sad stories of cats killed by both
breeds.
Honestly, breeders aren't even contributing to overpopulation nearly
as much
as irresponsible owners / strays just roaming loose and
breeding indiscriminately on their own.
As with most of the mastiff and bully
breeds irresponsible ownership contributes to most behavioural issues.
While Oklahoma has made great strides recently in regulating
irresponsible and inhumane
breeding, we still rank 2nd in the nation
as having the most puppy mills in our state.
As founder of PupAid's campaign to end puppy farming I was incredibly proud to read that Labour, Greens, and the Lib Dems had all flagged issues surrounding puppy farming,
irresponsible pet
breeding and sales, even puppies sold in pet shops.
In my opinion both partner and myself have owned several different
breeds of dogs including crossbred dogs, and have always considered that there is no such problem
as a dog problem only an
irresponsible owner.
If people want the «freedom,» to let their animals run around
breeding indiscriminately, then expect me to pick up the tab for their
irresponsible behavior, I'm afraid I have the right to address it
as a taxpayer and
as someone who does not believe in standing by while suffering and misery that could be prevented, is allowed to continue.
In response to Logan Jenkins» column «Blaming the
breed would be a misdeed, says owner of Petey, a smart, gentle pit bull» (Local, June 27): I fully understand those who fear and loathe this
breed, but
as it is so clearly pointed out in Jenkins» article, the fault lies with those who utilize the
breed to create that horrible and
irresponsible aura.
Which brings us to
irresponsible breeding: because expenses span across the dam's lifetime, a classic way of increasing profit in dog
breeding is to increase revenue by having the bitch go through
as many pregnancies
as caninely possible.
This
breed will be the next PitBull epidemic - where every a $ $ hole guy will want on just BC they think its cool... then they end up being automatically euthanized BC they killed someone or someone else's kid, dog, whatever... It is beyond
IRRESPONSIBLE for this woman to be
breeding them only to be sold to Joe Schmo who thinks they're a dog whisperer when it comes to training - just BC they had a Dobie or German Shep once upon a time, then learn quickly that they have ZERO power to control it, which I agree - should be on command, NOT FORCE (
as it obviously drags you down the street!).
The problem is that there is some amount of bias towards mixed
breeds because breeders of purebreds might view mixed
breeds as the result of
irresponsible breeding practices.
However, we have another problem, when humane activists characterize all breeders
as irresponsible and for profit... especially when they ignore the fact that most dogs that end up in shelters come from backyard breeders, who may only own a bitch or 2, but don't take any responsibility for the dogs they
breed.
Due to
irresponsible breeding you don't just get mix
breed dogs in shelters, if you are not prepared to get a mix
breed dogs most dog
breeds have a rescue society specific to that
breed with dogs being dumped due to things are trivial
as it not suiting the owner any more or boredom!!
Bully
breed owners must be responsible owners in order to help overcome the public's negative views of the
breed brought about by the
irresponsible and careless owners,
as well
as the hype driven media.
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Breed specific legislation is ineffective
as it does not focus on the root of the problem -
irresponsible dog owners.
As these
breeds» popularity increases among
irresponsible owners, the number of attacks attributed to these
breeds has also increased.
This «deadly» omission of information about Parvo for pet owners by the HSUS, that purportedly has a following of millions, suggests that there has been a conscious and unconscionable decision to keep the American Public and Elected Officials at the Federal, State and Local Levels of Government in the Dark so that the spread of Parvo and its deadly consequences will be inhumanely perpetuated, and be exploited and misrepresented to the American Public
as being caused by
irresponsible breeding practices in order to further enhance the fundraising activities of the HSUS.
There are good dogs and bad dogs within every
breed, just
as there can be responsible and
irresponsible owners of each
breed.
In general, pit bulls make excellent pets, but like other
breeds, it's possible that some of them may have undesirable traits such
as human aggression, shyness, instability, etc., due to indiscriminate
breeding and / or
irresponsible / abusive ownership.
As a result of people's
irresponsible decision to run out and buy them, we'll surely see
breed specific legislation against this beautiful
breed very soon.
In general, Pit Bulls and AmStaffs make excellent pets, but like other
breeds, it's possible that some of them carry undesirable traits such
as human aggression, shyness, instability, etc, due to poor
breeding or previous
irresponsible / abusive ownership.
Rescues will often have both mixed
breeds, including designer dogs,
as well
as purebreds that
irresponsible owners and those who have fallen on hard times were forced to give up.
Opponents of the ban have argued that the law should focus on
irresponsible dog owners
as opposed to specific
breeds.
My experience
as a vet teaches me that
irresponsible owners raise dogs that are at risk, whatever the
breed.
Unfortunately, there are always
irresponsible breeders out there, and you have to be really careful when there's a lot of profit involved
as there is with this
breed.
The most dangerous dogs are those that fall victims to human shortcomings such
as poor training,
irresponsible ownership and
breeding practices that foster viciousness or neglect and abuse.