Question

How do you feel about the banning of so called "dangerous" dog breeds?

Answer 1

It is an extremely difficult question. There is no doubt that some breeds more than others have the propensity to become vicious, by nature of the intent of their breeding. The breeds that came into existence for the sole purpose of guarding their owners or property, the breeds whose primary purpose was fighting with other dogs. But I have met dogs of all those specific breeds who have been peaceful members of families. And I have known golden retrievers and labs who were killers. So therefore BSL is not really the answer, nor is licensing unless there is the manpower to enforce it. I have always had akitas and they are often legislated against and yet mine have always been good members of society. Somewhere along the line discipline and abuse have come to mean the same thing and people try to train hard dogs with soft methods and it usually doesn’t work and that exacerbates the problem. So the simplest knee jerk solution is to ban the breed, I am against it, but I don’t know what the real solution might be other than heavy fines or even jail for owners who let their dogs run at large or injure other dogs or people.