Originally Posted by
suze
yeah i get that
but collies have done nothing wrong in comparison to other dogs - they are not saints by any means
theres no way colles would ever need to be banned - they are nothing like other breeds
The collie examples appeared after Suze wrote above.
1 news item and a few examples from professional kennel persons, myself included. Couple others too, i think?
Obviously if Suze writes the above incorrect statement about Collies, she will be corrected with examples regarding collies that aim to correct her mistake. If she said Boxers, she would have got given Boxer examples. That isnt an example of collie "breed bashing" double standards, but an example of putting things into perspective by enthisising the point it
could be any breed, as it depends upon the individual dog and owner.
Myself and Dawn gave examples of aggression relating to:
Labs, Retrievers, Greys, Jacks, GSD's, Rotties, Collies, AND Staffies.
The most dangerous dog i worked with was actually a big crossbreed...no Pit, Staffie, or Collie in him.
Suze, do you really believe that we should be designing laws on the basis of what newspapers "chose" to sensationlise?
Which they, in turn, "chose" according to which makes the most profit.
Boy, if we passed laws on that criteria, this country would be a nightmare.
For example, there is a huge focus on teenagers at the moment. Personally, i think YOU and ALL your teenage friends should be banned from going out after dark, as "we all know that you go around wearing hoodies, shooting and stabbing small children, and beating to death fathers in front of their families". "And the only way to stop this going on is to ban ALL teenagers".
Hey Suze, what do you reckon to my idea?
Besides, even your newspaper criteria does not add up in its own right. As the tabloid fascination changes form country to country (sometimes even year to year) depending upon the fascinations of the time of that particular society.
For example, in New Zealand, the hysteria is over Collies (sorry collie owners).
In Ireland, society actually believes Greyhounds aren't capable of being pets, as they only have a working brain.
In America, people are scared of chows and chows are considered to be amongst the dangerous breeds in the same conversation as Pit Bulls.
In the UK, general society would find the Greyhound and Chow and BC thing rediculous, so the press wouldn't be so interested to report stories about any of them if they attacked someone.
Another question to you Suze:
Just because you dont read them in the newspaper, do you
really believe that there are less attacks or bites by other breeds on dogs or people than Staffies?
Shouldn't you also taken into account that some breeds are simply more popular than others, so it stands to reason that statistically there are more biting incidents by them?
For example, someone told me that Labradors have the highest biting incident (although i need to look that up).
BTW, since the baby was killed in the pub, the press are always also going on about Rotties.
I've seen loads of "devil dog" stories about Rotties.
Also, i think you have every right to be angry if you feel people are picking on your dogs on here. But i'm afraid i dont think you will get much sympathy, as you have not shown any remorse toward your fellow posters who feel you have been equally picking on their dogs. It works both ways.
It might alos help if you clarify what you mean by the incorrect things people are saying about your dogs, as people "believe" they are only repeating what you have already said about them in previous threads.