Thanks to this icon I sall rant about BSL today.
I am sick and tired all all the media hype and morons who vote for BSL. They claim to be looking after people, getting rid of dangerous dogs, and all their other "wonderful" crap. Some say they love dogs but they don't know the first thing when it comes to breeds. To be a dog lover you have to respect ALL breeds, you don't have to like them but you have to have the respect.
Frist off, I have to say I do not know many people who know what a Pit Bull is. Do you know?
Try it out. If you got that right on your first try good job, you pass the first test, you either know what they look like or are a really good guesser. But staying on subject, a "pit bull" is not a breed, it is often used to talk about American Pit Bull Terriers in the dog world because American Pit Bull Terrier is a mouth full but a dog breed simply called a Pit Bull does not exist. The media uses "pit bull" as a way to talk about Bull and Terrier dogs such as APBT, American Stafordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Terriers, and Bull Terriers. Or as of late any dog that looks like a Pittie, be it Boxer, Rottie, an
American Bulldog, a Mix of some of the breeds, a
brindle dog, a rosey nosed dog, a dog with teeth, a dog that looks like it could bite, a dog with cropped ears, and all sorts of nonsense.
The media hype leads to my next issue. You can ban just APBT but they are not going to be the only dog who faces the laws. Like I just said, I have not met a non-dog-person who can tell the difference between some of the less common breeds and a Pittie. Plus BSL never affects just one breed, look at
this list for proof. 75 breeds people, thats 75 to many.
Stupid people like to own APBT because they are "cool". Why are they cool, not because of their personality, but because of their build and their image. People buy this breed with out knowing anything about them. Here's a few questons to see if you know anything about the breed:
- How much to they weigh?
- Do they make good gaurd dogs?
- That locking jaw, does it exist?
- Their bite presure is super strong right?
Well what did you say? These are the biggest problems I have with people who "know" the breed.
- Easily 60lbs or less. No well bred pittie is going to be a hippo headed 130lb monster
- The breed standard says they are bad guard dogs. These dogs love everyone.
- No dog has a locking jaw. Their jaws are built any differnt from a normal dog's and they are a dog, not a baby killing monster.
- GSDs seem to have more bite presure but there is no way of knowing for certain
For who ever brings up the packs of pit bulls who run around and eat babbies that is NOT breed typical. Often the dogs that do this are from poor lines and poor homes. People make dogs what they are, no dog is born a monster.
I know this is a big mess, but BSL really gets my goat and that icon (which is wonderful and I had to yoink off Chaz) gave me a reason to rant. People please learn a thing or two about dogs before you ban the breed. Punish the deed not the breed. Oh and don't think this is last of this kind of rant.
PS yesterday's post will not be contiued like I thought. And that's Jon English singing Duty Duty, I couldn't find Rex Smith and Mr. English is good.
