Sweet Dog Has To Wear A Muzzle Because Of His Breed - The Dodo
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Date: 2024-08-21
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rokaq5163
Pitbulls are a loving and caring kind of dog with as much good faith in their hearts as any other breed. By default, most if not all dogs are simply ideal pets for humans. They are playful, loyal and adaptable, and require very affordable and easily found trinkets, routines and food products to keep healthy. Dogs have been with us for thousands of years, and as such have adapted excellently to our lifestyle. Pitbulls are no exception, with the added bonus that the breed itself, despite its physical strength, seems to be very delicate in its nature.
People will argue that these creatures have been bred for fighting and, as such, they tend towards a more aggressive behaviour. In truth, I have had the pleasure of meeting plenty of bull terriers and pitbulls thanks to my moderate involvement in the local dog shelter and, out of all of them (which might be a good 30 different dogs of those breeds, none have acted aggressively towards me. Most, if not all, were extremely eager to meet new humans, play with me and my wife, and even behaved very well during walks. Only a handful had any issues with other dogs (all of them, not so coincidentally, because of their past in illegal dog fights, and only one of them needed to be completely isolated after quite literally half her life spent being abused and injured in dozens of brawls.
The way these dogs are treated and trained defines how they will behave. I do not advocate for these ridiculous breed bans, but I also believe we should be conscious of how we raise our dogs. A good way of implementing some sort of control over the developement of these creatures would be through veterinaries: they could conduct mandatory wellness checks every year for potentially harmful breeds where they test not only their physical health, but also their mental state and overall behaviour. Compulsory exams and courses previous to acquiring a particularly powerful breed would also be a nice way of controlling who can be a good owner of these gentle giants.
I hope that we can all at least agree on the fact that muzzles are not the solution. They don't always prevent bites, they do nothing to avoid other dangerous actions a dog may take and, more importantly, they don't address the real issue: some people really shouldn't own a dog.
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Pitbulls are a loving and caring kind of dog with as much good faith in their hearts as any other breed. By default, most if not all dogs are simply ideal pets for humans. They are playful, loyal and adaptable, and require very affordable and easily found trinkets, routines and food products to keep healthy. Dogs have been with us for thousands of years, and as such have adapted excellently to our lifestyle. Pitbulls are no exception, with the added bonus that the breed itself, despite its physical strength, seems to be very delicate in its nature.
People will argue that these creatures have been bred for fighting and, as such, they tend towards a more aggressive behaviour. In truth, I have had the pleasure of meeting plenty of bull terriers and pitbulls thanks to my moderate involvement in the local dog shelter and, out of all of them (which might be a good 30 different dogs of those breeds, none have acted aggressively towards me. Most, if not all, were extremely eager to meet new humans, play with me and my wife, and even behaved very well during walks. Only a handful had any issues with other dogs (all of them, not so coincidentally, because of their past in illegal dog fights, and only one of them needed to be completely isolated after quite literally half her life spent being abused and injured in dozens of brawls.
The way these dogs are treated and trained defines how they will behave. I do not advocate for these ridiculous breed bans, but I also believe we should be conscious of how we raise our dogs. A good way of implementing some sort of control over the developement of these creatures would be through veterinaries: they could conduct mandatory wellness checks every year for potentially harmful breeds where they test not only their physical health, but also their mental state and overall behaviour. Compulsory exams and courses previous to acquiring a particularly powerful breed would also be a nice way of controlling who can be a good owner of these gentle giants.
I hope that we can all at least agree on the fact that muzzles are not the solution. They don't always prevent bites, they do nothing to avoid other dangerous actions a dog may take and, more importantly, they don't address the real issue: some people really shouldn't own a dog.
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the-dodo
Never had a bad experience with any bully breed. Rotties though, yeah I've been menaced by them before as a kid, no muzzle requirements for them. I don't want that but it is a double standard. German Shepherds have their own stats too, no muzzles, they're given the benefit of the doubt. Either every large dog gets a muzzle or we judge it case by case. Try implementing that and see how quick all these concerned citizens will be to object to their precious special uniquely angelic perfect dogs being lumped in with riff-raff. Any big dog has the ability to cause harm, sometimes there's no predictable trend or sign to look out for before an incident occurs. Dogs are bred from alpha predators, territorial ones with complex social dynamics and behaviors you can never be 100% sure that nothing will ever happen with any breed, this is total BS, a discriminatory half-measure. they're only doing this because they can get away with it, if they were actually being fair about it and taking the mauling thing as seriously as they claim they'd require this of any breed large enough to cause serious harm, but they won't because too many people would object.
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Never had a bad experience with any bully breed. Rotties though, yeah I've been menaced by them before as a kid, no muzzle requirements for them. I don't want that but it is a double standard. German Shepherds have their own stats too, no muzzles, they're given the benefit of the doubt. Either every large dog gets a muzzle or we judge it case by case. Try implementing that and see how quick all these concerned citizens will be to object to their precious special uniquely angelic perfect dogs being lumped in with riff-raff. Any big dog has the ability to cause harm, sometimes there's no predictable trend or sign to look out for before an incident occurs. Dogs are bred from alpha predators, territorial ones with complex social dynamics and behaviors you can never be 100% sure that nothing will ever happen with any breed, this is total BS, a discriminatory half-measure. they're only doing this because they can get away with it, if they were actually being fair about it and taking the mauling thing as seriously as they claim they'd require this of any breed large enough to cause serious harm, but they won't because too many people would object.
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y_fam_goeglyd
It makes me angry that all of this is down to the actions of a relative handful of owners. Children have been killed by them and others attacked. Some are being bred to be ridiculously muscular and brought up to be vicious. It breaks my heart because I know that well bred, well brought up pitbulls of any sort are good as gold.
I'm a greyhound owner with an ex-racer who wouldn't harm a soul, but if we were to let him off the lead in a public area, he would have to be muzzled, too. So I get it. It only applies to any hound that has been trained, even once, to chase, whether they've raced or not. It's to protect cats, rabbits and I'd say small dogs, but none of my hounds have ever gone after any dogs. In fact two of mine were on the lead and were attacked out of the blue by other loose dogs. A black lab nearly ripped my Goldie's throat out. That is not an exaggeration, she nearly died. She'd not even been looking at it!
I know it's upsetting to muzzle them, but it's better than losing them.
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It makes me angry that all of this is down to the actions of a relative handful of owners. Children have been killed by them and others attacked. Some are being bred to be ridiculously muscular and brought up to be vicious. It breaks my heart because I know that well bred, well brought up pitbulls of any sort are good as gold.
I'm a greyhound owner with an ex-racer who wouldn't harm a soul, but if we were to let him off the lead in a public area, he would have to be muzzled, too. So I get it. It only applies to any hound that has been trained, even once, to chase, whether they've raced or not. It's to protect cats, rabbits and I'd say small dogs, but none of my hounds have ever gone after any dogs. In fact two of mine were on the lead and were attacked out of the blue by other loose dogs. A black lab nearly ripped my Goldie's throat out. That is not an exaggeration, she nearly died. She'd not even been looking at it!
I know it's upsetting to muzzle them, but it's better than losing them.
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Renzsu
People here saying it's not the breed, it's the owners. yes, you are right, but also, these dogs have been bred to maximize damage when they attack. They're bred for fighting. So, IF a dog like this goes on the attack, the damage will be much more severe than most other dogs. Personally I think all dogs need to wear a muzzle when out in public.
Also, it's a bit hypocritical for people to say it's not the breed, when there's all kinds of breeds with traits that have been bred in, like the need to fetch, or herd, or whatever (and people are all too keen to point them out when discussing a dog video. You mean to say that the these dogs have not been bred to bite and not release I think more nuance in these discussions is necessary and not just lay all the blame with the owners.
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People here saying it's not the breed, it's the owners. yes, you are right, but also, these dogs have been bred to maximize damage when they attack. They're bred for fighting. So, IF a dog like this goes on the attack, the damage will be much more severe than most other dogs. Personally I think all dogs need to wear a muzzle when out in public.
Also, it's a bit hypocritical for people to say it's not the breed, when there's all kinds of breeds with traits that have been bred in, like the need to fetch, or herd, or whatever (and people are all too keen to point them out when discussing a dog video. You mean to say that the these dogs have not been bred to bite and not release I think more nuance in these discussions is necessary and not just lay all the blame with the owners.
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PRWOMENHERE
Thank you for fighting with others who have these precious dogs to be treated better and to take away stigma about the breed. They should pass the law against people who don't train their dogs correctly. I got my pitbull from a shelter, and she is super sweet. Yes, she would protect me as my small breed dogs. In general, pets are loyal to their owners, and as we lead them in our packs, they will protect their human. These laws are just set to say all instead of doing their research and holding their own fear of the breed to the side until. The bad people that don't do right by this breed make it hard for the ones that make sure their dog is trained properly.
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Thank you for fighting with others who have these precious dogs to be treated better and to take away stigma about the breed. They should pass the law against people who don't train their dogs correctly. I got my pitbull from a shelter, and she is super sweet. Yes, she would protect me as my small breed dogs. In general, pets are loyal to their owners, and as we lead them in our packs, they will protect their human. These laws are just set to say all instead of doing their research and holding their own fear of the breed to the side until. The bad people that don't do right by this breed make it hard for the ones that make sure their dog is trained properly.
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the-dodo
My dog has been attacked by pit bulls twice. The first time the other dog tore a hole through his skin in three places and luckily didn't puncture his lungs. The second time I stopped the dog before too much damage was done. I'm not advocating for muzzles, but I am saying that I can understand why they are made to wear them and why people are apprehensive about them. I really wanted to believe my dog wouldn't be attacked but both times he was minding his own business and the pit bull came out of nowhere and grabbed him. Also, vet bills for dog attacks are expensive and the woman whose dog did the most damage disappeared and never paid me.
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My dog has been attacked by pit bulls twice. The first time the other dog tore a hole through his skin in three places and luckily didn't puncture his lungs. The second time I stopped the dog before too much damage was done. I'm not advocating for muzzles, but I am saying that I can understand why they are made to wear them and why people are apprehensive about them. I really wanted to believe my dog wouldn't be attacked but both times he was minding his own business and the pit bull came out of nowhere and grabbed him. Also, vet bills for dog attacks are expensive and the woman whose dog did the most damage disappeared and never paid me.
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pec757
I never had any contact with Pitties until I started volunteering at my local County Animal Shelter. This is the worst possible setting for any dog to be in. It's basically a solitary confinement setting. Yet I have found the Pitties that I have come in contact with to be playful and lovable. Maybe even more than other breeds. I have worked with over 200 dogs and unfortunately most were Pitties. If you're looking for a Pittie. . stop by your local animal shelter often. They can be a great addition to a family. I'm sure you'll find the one that will fulfill your life.
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I never had any contact with Pitties until I started volunteering at my local County Animal Shelter. This is the worst possible setting for any dog to be in. It's basically a solitary confinement setting. Yet I have found the Pitties that I have come in contact with to be playful and lovable. Maybe even more than other breeds. I have worked with over 200 dogs and unfortunately most were Pitties. If you're looking for a Pittie. . stop by your local animal shelter often. They can be a great addition to a family. I'm sure you'll find the one that will fulfill your life.
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Choujifangirl
The government needs to make a change because if they don’t people are going to rally and they are going to riot over this these dogs do not deserve to be stereotyped in this way it’s literally animal racism and we already have bad enough with human racism so whereever the bully ban is being implemented people need to rally and take a stand because this is not OK our government needs to learn what it’s like when the people rise up and say no because if people say no loud enough that will light a fire under their ass enough for them to take action, mark my words
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The government needs to make a change because if they don’t people are going to rally and they are going to riot over this these dogs do not deserve to be stereotyped in this way it’s literally animal racism and we already have bad enough with human racism so whereever the bully ban is being implemented people need to rally and take a stand because this is not OK our government needs to learn what it’s like when the people rise up and say no because if people say no loud enough that will light a fire under their ass enough for them to take action, mark my words
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markboran6017
Bully breeds are wonderful companions. People should read Pitbull by Bronwen Dickey. It has a great history on the banning of breeds and how ineffective such legislation is. For example, the first dog ban in the United States was in late 19th century New Jersey where German Spitz dogs were banned because people thought the dogs were responsible for the spread of rabies as the knowledge of viruses was then mostly speculation and conjecture. It's a worthwhile read. Doug is a beautiful boy and I hope he doesn't let the muzzle effect him too much.
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Bully breeds are wonderful companions. People should read Pitbull by Bronwen Dickey. It has a great history on the banning of breeds and how ineffective such legislation is. For example, the first dog ban in the United States was in late 19th century New Jersey where German Spitz dogs were banned because people thought the dogs were responsible for the spread of rabies as the knowledge of viruses was then mostly speculation and conjecture. It's a worthwhile read. Doug is a beautiful boy and I hope he doesn't let the muzzle effect him too much.
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user-xl9yn4ud5o
THIS BAN IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! It is put in place by very ignorant people! No specific breed of dog should be lumped together and made to suffer because a few humans abuse and train their dogs to be a weapon! Any breed can be raised and trained to be vicious. This ban is no different than the racial profiling done between humans! Every dog is different and most pitties are giant love bugs! What you should be doing is making stronger laws to punish the humans that are doing this to these innocent animals! ABSOLUTELY ASHAME!
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THIS BAN IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! It is put in place by very ignorant people! No specific breed of dog should be lumped together and made to suffer because a few humans abuse and train their dogs to be a weapon! Any breed can be raised and trained to be vicious. This ban is no different than the racial profiling done between humans! Every dog is different and most pitties are giant love bugs! What you should be doing is making stronger laws to punish the humans that are doing this to these innocent animals! ABSOLUTELY ASHAME!
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LynseyDiane
I have owned Staffordshire Bull Terriers for over 40 years, and although not a banned breed, still faced stigma and ignorance.
I am far from the type of person who the media enjoyed stereotyping etc (think, status dog owners. That was just the media spinning a particular narrative!
Despite particular breeds being predisposed to certain characteristics, any breed of dog can turn! Any breed of dog can cause injury. Many breeds of dog can cause fatalities!
I feel this responsible and loving owners pain!
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I have owned Staffordshire Bull Terriers for over 40 years, and although not a banned breed, still faced stigma and ignorance.
I am far from the type of person who the media enjoyed stereotyping etc (think, status dog owners. That was just the media spinning a particular narrative!
Despite particular breeds being predisposed to certain characteristics, any breed of dog can turn! Any breed of dog can cause injury. Many breeds of dog can cause fatalities!
I feel this responsible and loving owners pain!
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the-dodo
its all how you raise a dog, i adopted a dog that bites, the owner wanted to put it down. the dogs is with me, yes he bites, not to the extend he injures, he was raised that way by his previous owner. thats his language for saying no, he loves me every day. i love him and feel sorry for him. the problem is not bully, please ban breeders and pet shops that sell dogs, thats the real dog issue, not bullies or any breed for that matter. all dogs are sweet including bullies.
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its all how you raise a dog, i adopted a dog that bites, the owner wanted to put it down. the dogs is with me, yes he bites, not to the extend he injures, he was raised that way by his previous owner. thats his language for saying no, he loves me every day. i love him and feel sorry for him. the problem is not bully, please ban breeders and pet shops that sell dogs, thats the real dog issue, not bullies or any breed for that matter. all dogs are sweet including bullies.
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JamMarshall-d2b
Wow! Talk about making a generalization about a breed of dog. That is as ignorant as saying All men are, or all Hispanics are, I could go on and on. I can understand how it would dampen Doug's spirit. The only way around this is to have a large fenced in property and that is not a financial option for lots of owners! How horrible for you to have to put that muzzle on your baby. Doug is a baby too! I am not a supporter of this if you cannot already determine this.
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Wow! Talk about making a generalization about a breed of dog. That is as ignorant as saying All men are, or all Hispanics are, I could go on and on. I can understand how it would dampen Doug's spirit. The only way around this is to have a large fenced in property and that is not a financial option for lots of owners! How horrible for you to have to put that muzzle on your baby. Doug is a baby too! I am not a supporter of this if you cannot already determine this.
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ca9968
Maybe if they stopped the kind of people that dont own belts to hold up their trousers from owning this breed to look tough then the breed wouldnt end up demonized, I say the same thing about society in Britain banning the same kind of people from breeding too. society in Britain and the inability of the British society to admit exactly who the problem is and where the problem lies is why the country is going down the drain faster than South Africa did after 1994.
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Maybe if they stopped the kind of people that dont own belts to hold up their trousers from owning this breed to look tough then the breed wouldnt end up demonized, I say the same thing about society in Britain banning the same kind of people from breeding too. society in Britain and the inability of the British society to admit exactly who the problem is and where the problem lies is why the country is going down the drain faster than South Africa did after 1994.
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solterage336
It's not the breed, it's the owner Yeah, and cat is a different breed of tiger and lion.
I'm sure a lot of owners take good care and train their pitbull well, but it still doesn't change the fact that pitbull is an agressive breed.
It's like saying my well-trained lion is the sweetest boy, how many people would believe that
I know it's excessive to compare pitbull with lion and tiger, but I believe my point still stand.
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It's not the breed, it's the owner Yeah, and cat is a different breed of tiger and lion.
I'm sure a lot of owners take good care and train their pitbull well, but it still doesn't change the fact that pitbull is an agressive breed.
It's like saying my well-trained lion is the sweetest boy, how many people would believe that
I know it's excessive to compare pitbull with lion and tiger, but I believe my point still stand.
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reesedianato9048
Now that I'm bawling over my 2nd cup of morning tea. I've been following this story since it 1st made headlines here in the States. I'm a bully mommy living in Colorado, and this breaks my heart. Doug and all xl bully dogs don't deserve this. Please know my girls and I think about this every night. It's not fair, and thank you for loving Doug and being an advocate for this amazing breed. Colorado stands with you!
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Now that I'm bawling over my 2nd cup of morning tea. I've been following this story since it 1st made headlines here in the States. I'm a bully mommy living in Colorado, and this breaks my heart. Doug and all xl bully dogs don't deserve this. Please know my girls and I think about this every night. It's not fair, and thank you for loving Doug and being an advocate for this amazing breed. Colorado stands with you!
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the-dodo
I have a pittie, when my husband got a job in Germany, we knew we were going to have issues, wearing a muzzle all the time outdoors, live at a distance from a school, kids park, going for psychological evaluation, bla, bla bla. I decided that I was not going to put my dog through that, so I moved to Italy. Of course I was financially able to do it.
Best decision ever. My girl has the best life.
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I have a pittie, when my husband got a job in Germany, we knew we were going to have issues, wearing a muzzle all the time outdoors, live at a distance from a school, kids park, going for psychological evaluation, bla, bla bla. I decided that I was not going to put my dog through that, so I moved to Italy. Of course I was financially able to do it.
Best decision ever. My girl has the best life.
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the-dodo
Pits are absolutely the best dog breed in the world, IMO. Totally affectionate with our family. Gentle with our rough and tumble daughter who used to throw sand in his eyes as a two year old. He would just cry and beg for help from me as he hugged her closely. We hate that they are being treated so poorly there. It doesn't, however, prevent you from continuing to love him as he needs.
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Pits are absolutely the best dog breed in the world, IMO. Totally affectionate with our family. Gentle with our rough and tumble daughter who used to throw sand in his eyes as a two year old. He would just cry and beg for help from me as he hugged her closely. We hate that they are being treated so poorly there. It doesn't, however, prevent you from continuing to love him as he needs.
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the-dodo
The most important determining factor in a dogs behavior is its environment and the humans that teach it. Either A - Exposing it to love and discipline creating great control and character in the dog or B - no love, no safty, abuse, neglect and fighting, therefore creating a mauling machine.
Humans are the same way. All dependent on their environment and exposure.
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The most important determining factor in a dogs behavior is its environment and the humans that teach it. Either A - Exposing it to love and discipline creating great control and character in the dog or B - no love, no safty, abuse, neglect and fighting, therefore creating a mauling machine.
Humans are the same way. All dependent on their environment and exposure.
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indigowolf556
These dogs will always have that stigma attached to them. They are always going to be treated different they're always going to have special rules for them and it's not fair. I've seen so many amazing stories about pennies and they're just like any other dog. They should have fun and play and be able to do things that dogs should be able to do.
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These dogs will always have that stigma attached to them. They are always going to be treated different they're always going to have special rules for them and it's not fair. I've seen so many amazing stories about pennies and they're just like any other dog. They should have fun and play and be able to do things that dogs should be able to do.
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