Time and time again, if a bully
breed dog harms a person, news stories refer to the dog as a Pit Bull.
Not exact matches
Regardless of a
dog breed's temperament, their size and strength undoubtedly impacts the
harm they could do — even accidently.
Although some may believe that only certain
dog breeds are more predisposed to cause
harm, the reality is that any
dog has the potential to do so.
The
harm that the
breeding industry inflicts on
dogs like Susie - Belle is a great disgrace in our society and since adopting her, I've had my eyes opened to the enormous scale of the tragedy that puppy farming represents.
All
dogs, of any
breed, mix, or size, with teeth have the ability to significantly
harm us if they choose to do so.
A very reliable
breed, the American bulldog is a great working
dog for the farm to keep predators from
harming livestock (or drive trespassers away from the property).
I don't think it's his fault that people are shocked when a
dog they own that does belong to these
breeds causes
harm though.
Mirrored in some ways after the Earthdog competitions (which utilize safely caged rats which are not
harmed by the dachshunds and small terriers which hunt them), Barn Hunt gives any appropriately sized
dog — regardless of
breed or mix — the chance to show off its hunting skills.
We hear about this
breed or that, or we hear about
dogs that have attacked and killed children, but it isn't that a certain
breed or type of
dog is predisposed to
harm children.
The Chi may be the smallest
breed of
dog, but inside him lurks an iron will and devotion to protect his human companion from all potential
harm.
Describes a type of breeder who mass produces
dogs and, in order to maximize profits, is known to cut corners in
breeding operations resulting in
harm and suffering to the animals.
You are not a saving a puppy, you are putting more puppies and
dogs in
harms way because you are creating a demand for that
breed.
I would like to know which
breed is smallest, which
breed will protect but not
harm visters or thier pets if they bring their
dog and which
breed is best with children.
I have to wonder why a country such as Norway, that claims so many responsible
dog owners, does not trust its citizens when it comes to
dog breeds that have more of a capacity to inflict
harm if they become aggressive due to negligent owners?
Breed neutral «dangerous
dog» laws, «leash laws» that prohibit
dogs from running loose off their owners» property, and «anti chaining» laws can control the behavior of individual
dogs and individual owners and thereby help reduce the risk of
harm to people and other animals.
This overlooks that more than a third of all recognized
breeds are not known to have ever killed or disfigured anyone, and that street
dogs, worldwide, rarely
harm anyone unless rabid.
And hey, maybe if the HSUS spread some of their giant, vast loads of dough to local rescues to help them in these projects (instead of using it to lobby for laws that
harm reputable
dog breeding and ownership) maybe they'd actually be doing some good here in the real world.
Most works on
dog breeding devote relatively little space to the concept of kennel blindness, although the seriousness of this «breeder defect» and the lasting
harm it can have on
breeding success merit a closer look...
But the substandard facilities, sometimes referred to as «puppy mills,» not only
harm puppies and the people who buy them, they also threaten the reputation of the broader
dog breeding industry.
Domesticated
dogs have been
bred for specific traits that made them useful to the owner: hauling goods and people, herding without
harming, fetching and releasing, pointing out or chasing down game, barking to identify an intruder or the location of cornered game, attacking and killing other animals and / or humans.
Twelve victims of
dogs of unknown
breed type escaped more serious
harm in incidents in which someone else was killed or disfigured.
The
dogs» ancestors were
bred for their ability to follow commands and direct livestock without causing
harm.
For a variety of reasons ranging from the fact that there is zero scientific evidence suggesting that one
breed is more prone to attacking or biting than another to the subjectivity of BSL's very nature, which relies on an undefined
breed identification system that
harms many more
dogs than it might originally intend.
It's one thing to read about it or go to a
dog farm, which is like a very dirty
breeding facility, but it's another to go to a slaughterhouse and see the methods people have created just to
harm another living creature.
For example, our companion animals — our beloved cats and
dogs — may be
harmed from abuse or neglect, hoarding, dogfighting rings, or «puppy mills,» where they are treated like disposable
breeding machines.
However, many pet stores are now recognizing the problem of puppy and kitten mills and the
harm to adult
breeding dogs and cats and their litters as well as to consumers.
The same rules apply to other
dog - related injuries, such as
harm suffered in a fall when a large
breed of
dog knocks someone over.
Regardless of a
dog breed's temperament, their size and strength undoubtedly impacts the
harm they could do — even accidently.
All
breeds of
dogs have the ability to inflict
harm on people.