Comments on: Legalities of Owning a Vicious Dog

By: Nancy Houser

Nancy Houser — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:27:23 +0000

I feel that regardless where your dog toilets, the owner should clean it up. Number one, the dog owner should not just turn his dog loose in the morning or any time and let him do his business “anywhere else” if the dog is not contained in his own yard. If the neighbor wants to go out and clean up poop…he probably would get a dog of his own.

If a dog owner does not have the consideration or intelligence to be fully responsible for his own dog, he literally should not have one. Period. This involves attempting to keep the dog from any unnecessary barking (as all dogs bark to inform their owners), feeding and watering the dog adequately, providing decent shelter, and keeping his shots or any medical care up-to-date….and specifically loving and caring for their animal on an emotional level. If they can do this last step, the previous ones would automatically fall into place.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:49:24 +0000

I think that any dog can be loved by it’s owner and it is always the best and well behaved dog in the world. I have had lots of dogs over my 62 years, some good and some bad. Some that listed and pay attention, others that do their own thing. But the owner should be held accountable for his dogs actions. If he poops in the neighbors yard, he should clean it up, if he bites someone, he should take care of the medical bill and treatment to follow. He should also have the proper shots, and should quiet the dog from barking. Just my thoughts. What’s yours?

By: Marita

Marita — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:07:17 +0000

I think regardless of temperament, it’s usually pitbulls that get trained to attack and not Chihuahuas or Cocker Spaniels – maybe that’s why they usually seem to make the list of dogs to stay away from.

By: Nancy Houser

Nancy Houser — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:37:24 +0000

I owned two pit bulls who were the kindest and sweetest dogs, and who were friendly to other people. But most vicious dogs, not just biting dogs, are either trained to be weapons (as Marita says) or have bonded so much with their owner they will attack anything they feel seems to be a threat to their owner. Dog biters who bite people and vicious dogs who attack and kill people are two entirely different types of dogs.

The background of a cocker is to hunt and kill game, while pit bulls were originally bred as protectors and to fight/kill. To a little chihuahua who is only eight inches off the ground, anything taller than they are is a threat. I personally have known people who have had vicious breeds of dogs in their home for years, and then suddenly that dog would attack out of nowhere. There is no guarantee a “known” vicious pit bull will never eventually kill someone, and that is the fear and the threat.

his article addresses a pit bull who has no background of biting, attacking or killing and has not broken the law. It also addresses an owner who has owned a pit bull or vicious dog with such a background and now will be punished in NE, as will the dog itself. This is to protect the life a a baby, an infant or a child who cannot defend themselves against such a dog and from an owner who cannot handle their attacking dog.

By: Marita

Marita — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:51:44 +0000

Interesting facts about owning vicious dogs. Around here (Los Angeles) people use their dogs as weapons – I wish the laws would be even stricter.

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:07:35 +0000

pardon me! pit bulls rank top among he best scorers in temperament tests of any breed!! Cocker Spaniels and Chihuahuas far ourank pit bulls as biting offenders. Bad publicity about Pitbulls is rampant and does a tremendous disservice to one of the most loyal and heroic breeds in existence…for instance, one which includes several who have been awarded military honors for valor.

http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/features/factspitbulls.php
http://www.neatorama.com/tag/pit-bulls/
http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=10397551
http://www.pitbullregistry.com/index.html
http://www.badrap.org/rescue/

I beg humans to do the research themselves… regardless of what so called fear mongering experts say. Some of my best friends are pit bulls.