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Dog owner responsibility

Should a dog owner be punished?

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If the owner did everything it could to keep the dog on it's property(leash, fence, shock collar) there shouldn't be any jail time. I'm still skeptical on wheter or not there should even be a fine.

That being said, for the most part, dogs behave the way they are raised and trained.
 
Thorgasm said:
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Your video is encouraging children to approach strange dogs, maybe the two pits in your video are okay and maybe tomorrow they won't be, no child should be encouraged to approach a dog regardless of the breed of the dog. Pit bulls are involved in more unprovoked attacks then any other dog breed. Pit Bulls are rated as the most dangerous dog breed.

Top Ten (10) Most Dangerous Dog Breeds | Pets Do
 
EarlzP said:
Your video is encouraging children to approach strange dogs, maybe the two pits in your video are okay and maybe tomorrow they won't be, no child should be encouraged to approach a dog regardless of the breed of the dog. Pit bulls are involved in more unprovoked attacks then any other dog breed. Pit Bulls are rated as the most dangerous dog breed.

Top Ten (10) Most Dangerous Dog Breeds | Pets Do
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excuse me if I am wrong, but in the video the children approached the owners of the dogs. nothing in that video encourages children to approach strange unattended dogs. fear mongering accomplishes nothing
 
EarlzP said:
Your video is encouraging children to approach strange dogs, maybe the two pits in your video are okay and maybe tomorrow they won't be, no child should be encouraged to approach a dog regardless of the breed of the dog. Pit bulls are involved in more unprovoked attacks then any other dog breed. Pit Bulls are rated as the most dangerous dog breed.

Top Ten (10) Most Dangerous Dog Breeds | Pets Do
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I would guess that the kids asking to pet the dogs was edited out.

Your link doesn't link to a source for the "study". :lol:
 
I haven't yet had to risk limb to fight off yorkies. Although I'm up to that challenge if any yorkies are lurking.
 
Tucker Case said:
They like to savage your toes whilst you sleep.
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our yorkie is a licker. if she catches you asleep she licks your ears, your nose, between your toes. nothing better than waking up to dog tongue up your nostril.
 
spud_meister said:
Over here we've had a recent incident where a dog escaped its yard, broke into the neighbours house and killed a 4 year old. Under current laws all the dog owner receives is a fine, and there's a debate over whether the owner should receive jail time or not.
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Why on earth is there a debate about this? Australia is a common law country, and as such there should not be any ex post facto penalties imposed. If the law only allows for a fine, there is no valid legal basis for imposing jail time.
 
Here is just another recent example...Out of many that happen every single day in this country...watch the video...it doesnt show the attack
Police are increasingly having to SHOOT dogs attacking citizens...my son in law told me a k9 officer who responded to a dog attack on kids in atlantic city with him...had to set his k9 dog on a pitbull to distract it off the kid....they couldnt shoot the dog without risking the kids life....the k9 dog made out ok...because they shot and killed the pit......this has gotten out of control....I love dogs but I love kid more.



- Two dogs attacked a 62-year-old woman who was exercising on a track at a senior center on Long Island Thursday morning, police said.

The woman, Shashi Sharma, suffered serious wounds but was able to call police. The incident happened at about 11 a.m. on September 29, 2011.

Nassau County cops responded to the area, near Brookside Junior High School in North Merrick, and found the dogs attacking the woman at the edge of a parking lot. The dogs, believed to be pit bulls, shifted their focus to the officers, who fired at them.

The dogs ran off, but one collapsed and died. The other dog is in hiding, and police are conducting an extensive search to find it.



Dogs Maul Woman on Long Island
 
lpast said:
Here is just another recent example...Out of many that happen every single day in this country...watch the video...it doesnt show the attack
Police are increasingly having to SHOOT dogs attacking citizens...my son in law told me a k9 officer who responded to a dog attack on kids in atlantic city with him...had to set his k9 dog on a pitbull to distract it off the kid....they couldnt shoot the dog without risking the kids life....the k9 dog made out ok...because they shot and killed the pit......this has gotten out of control....I love dogs but I love kid more.



- Two dogs attacked a 62-year-old woman who was exercising on a track at a senior center on Long Island Thursday morning, police said.

The woman, Shashi Sharma, suffered serious wounds but was able to call police. The incident happened at about 11 a.m. on September 29, 2011.

Nassau County cops responded to the area, near Brookside Junior High School in North Merrick, and found the dogs attacking the woman at the edge of a parking lot. The dogs, believed to be pit bulls, shifted their focus to the officers, who fired at them.

The dogs ran off, but one collapsed and died. The other dog is in hiding, and police are conducting an extensive search to find it.



Dogs Maul Woman on Long Island
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The owners of these dogs should be held accountable, arrested, tried and sent to jail. It's evident from the number of serious dog attacks that owners are not taking the steps necessary to protect others from their animals.
 
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