You believe that there really are 4.7 million dog bites in the US every year.
You believe that somebody is actually counting dog bites.
You think that bites by dogs are always a big deal.
You think that if a dog of a particular breed (or shape) bites someone, then all dogs of that breed (or shape) will bite someone.
You believe there are dangerous breeds, rather than dangerous dogs created by dangerous owners.
You believe there are safe or friendly breeds.
You believe that mutts that look vaguely like a purebred are the same thing as a purebred.
You believe that shelter staff, veterinarians and animal control personnel can accurately identify the breeds in a mutt's ancestry.
You believe that there is a breed named 'pit bull'.
You believe that Golden retrievers and other popular breeds don't bite, attack or kill.
You believe that banning a breed is logical, fair and an effective way to stop dog bites.
You believe that the breeds hyped in news reports bite, attack and kill more often than other breeds do.
You believe that the breed names appearing in news reports are determined by experts who verify purebred identification and registration information before media report (and report, and report, and report) the story.
You think there is a pet overpopulation problem.
You think that legislating the neutering of dogs will stop shelter killing.
You think dogs can be 'bred to fight'.
You think 'fighting dogs' are dangerous as housepets.
You believe that dogfighting (and other cruelty to dogs) is widespread.
You believe that only marginal people own media darlings such as 'pit bulls', 'rottweilers' and 'mastiffs'.
You believe that alleged 'pit bulls' are easily identified by neighbours, bystanders, media reporters and animal control personnel, even though the term applies to 3 - 5 core breeds, over two dozen lookalike breeds and an unknown number of mongrels.
You believe that breed differences are hard-wired and more significant than individual personality differences among dogs.
You believe that so-called 'pit bulls' do more damage when they attack, have superior strength, more powerful jaws than other dogs and are not only unpredictable but also impossible to control if they are intent on doing something.
You believe that 'pit bulls' are in shelters because of overbreeding and overpopulation rather than legislation designed to put them there.
You think the HSUS is a humane society and that Peta cares about animal welfare.
If you believe any or all of these points you have a couple of options.
1. Get your information from reliable sources - not mass media reports or groups with an agenda geared towards eliminating pet ownership or filling their coffers.
2. Zip it and let the people who know what's what discuss issues around the problems caused by incompetent dog owners because seriously, you're not f$#%@ing helping.
You believe that somebody is actually counting dog bites.
You think that bites by dogs are always a big deal.
You think that if a dog of a particular breed (or shape) bites someone, then all dogs of that breed (or shape) will bite someone.
You believe there are dangerous breeds, rather than dangerous dogs created by dangerous owners.
You believe there are safe or friendly breeds.
You believe that mutts that look vaguely like a purebred are the same thing as a purebred.
You believe that shelter staff, veterinarians and animal control personnel can accurately identify the breeds in a mutt's ancestry.
You believe that there is a breed named 'pit bull'.
You believe that Golden retrievers and other popular breeds don't bite, attack or kill.
You believe that banning a breed is logical, fair and an effective way to stop dog bites.
You believe that the breeds hyped in news reports bite, attack and kill more often than other breeds do.
You believe that the breed names appearing in news reports are determined by experts who verify purebred identification and registration information before media report (and report, and report, and report) the story.
You think there is a pet overpopulation problem.
You think that legislating the neutering of dogs will stop shelter killing.
You think dogs can be 'bred to fight'.
You think 'fighting dogs' are dangerous as housepets.
You believe that dogfighting (and other cruelty to dogs) is widespread.
You believe that only marginal people own media darlings such as 'pit bulls', 'rottweilers' and 'mastiffs'.
You believe that alleged 'pit bulls' are easily identified by neighbours, bystanders, media reporters and animal control personnel, even though the term applies to 3 - 5 core breeds, over two dozen lookalike breeds and an unknown number of mongrels.
You believe that breed differences are hard-wired and more significant than individual personality differences among dogs.
You believe that so-called 'pit bulls' do more damage when they attack, have superior strength, more powerful jaws than other dogs and are not only unpredictable but also impossible to control if they are intent on doing something.
You believe that 'pit bulls' are in shelters because of overbreeding and overpopulation rather than legislation designed to put them there.
You think the HSUS is a humane society and that Peta cares about animal welfare.
If you believe any or all of these points you have a couple of options.
1. Get your information from reliable sources - not mass media reports or groups with an agenda geared towards eliminating pet ownership or filling their coffers.
2. Zip it and let the people who know what's what discuss issues around the problems caused by incompetent dog owners because seriously, you're not f$#%@ing helping.
Hmmm, this seems to have a particular target....
Posted by: unknown | Mar 29, 2009 at 08:00 PM
Thats a lot like what I felt today when reading a certain anti-pit bull dog bite website ... you following my reading list?
Posted by: unknown | Mar 30, 2009 at 08:00 PM
:::hello from right field:::
I was watching a TV show last night that profiled Goldens and their suitability as pets. They did mention the breed is #3 on a list of most dog bites and then recommended them as great for family pets. Also they have a lot of cancer so "be sure to get a good line". heh. Really useful.
Posted by: unknown | Mar 30, 2009 at 08:00 PM
Funny, the shelter I worked at had more surrenders for aggression from the various lab and lab mixes in my six years associated with it than the numbers of Pit and pit type dogs, and other "battle" breeds COMBINED. hooda thunk it...
Posted by: unknown | Mar 30, 2009 at 08:00 PM
Got-damn right!
Posted by: unknown | Mar 30, 2009 at 08:00 PM
If anyone believed all of that stuff, theyre not even on the field.
Posted by: unknown | Mar 31, 2009 at 08:00 PM
Heh heh. That would be the HSUS, Peta, the Ontario Fiberals, Kory Nelson, the wankers in Seattle and a host of other troglodytes.
Posted by: unknown | Apr 01, 2009 at 08:00 PM