They showed that owners of
potentially vicious dogs were more likely to be criminally active than other dog owners.
Not exact matches
These states and the District of Columbia require owners of
dogs determined to be dangerous or
vicious or in some cases,
potentially dangerous, [regardless of breed] to obtain substantial liability insurance policies:
Both Lockwood and Fletcher said the public's best protection against attacks from pit bulls and other
potentially dangerous breeds is strong «
vicious -
dog ordinances» that slap owners with hefty fines and, in some cases, criminal penalties.
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Instinctual behavior by a
dog such as barking at or chasing a cat will not be deemed a sign of being
potentially dangerous or
vicious if the cat gets away, as usually happens.
Further, some victims, the press, politicians,
dog hating or breed hating groups, and animal control officials, are not satisfied if a
dog isn't put to death after a designation of «
potentially dangerous» or «
vicious».
Many
dogs that are labelled as being «
potentially dangerous» or «
vicious» have known or unknown diseases.
Let's say your
dog has been determined by a judge to be «
potentially dangerous» or «
vicious».
We know that some
dog law violations bind the hands of the court and require
dogs to be deemed «
potentially dangerous» or «
vicious», but the
dog isn't necessarily that dangerous at all.
The ASPCA opposes «dangerous
dog laws» that designate specific breeds of
dog as «dangerous,» «
vicious» or
potentially «dangerous» or «
vicious» without regard to the temperament or behavior of the individual
dog.
We have included behavior rankings to better help determine if an individual
dog should be considered
potentially dangerous and / or
vicious.
The Association of Professional
Dog Trainers (APDT) supports the adoption of a program of homeowner's insurance risk assessment of
potentially dangerous or
vicious dogs that is fair, non-discriminatory and addresses
dogs that are shown to be dangerous by their actions.
While this bill is obviously aimed at deterring those owners who would train their
dogs to be
vicious and / or making those whose
dogs are
potentially more capable of inflicting more damage (large to giant breeds) more aware of negative consequences if their
dogs are left correctly untrained,
dogs are creatures with their own sense of will — even
dogs that have not been trained to be aggressive or shown aggressive behavior in the past can and do attack.
When a
dog breed is declared «dangerous» or «
vicious,» which is a higher designation than «
potentially dangerous,» additional requirements apply.
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In California, there are typically two levels of dangerous
dogs, «
Potentially Dangerous» and «
Vicious».
«
Vicious»
dogs are those who engage in very serious misbehavior such as attacking a person and inflicting serious injury, or continuing misbehavior after having been labeled «
Potentially Dangerous.»
(b) The number and severity of these attacks are attributable to the failure of owners to register, confine, and properly control
vicious and
potentially dangerous
dogs.
(c) The necessity for the regulation and control of
vicious and
potentially dangerous
dogs is a statewide problem, requiring statewide regulation, and existing laws are inadequate to deal with the threat to public health and safety posed by
vicious and
potentially dangerous
dogs.
Sometimes, whether it's the result of bad upbringing, unfortunate circumstances involving an unexpected stimulus or another
dog's behavior, man's best friend can turn into a
vicious beast capable of causing serious,
potentially - fatal damage.