Ireland:
The Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 specify 10 breeds which need strict control.

* American Pit Bull Terrier
* Bull Mastiff
* Doberman Pinscher
* English Bull Terrier
* German Shepherd (Alsatian)
* Japanese Akita
* Japanese Tosa
* Rhodesian Ridgeback
* Rottweiler
* Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Every other strain or cross-breed of these dogs are also covered.

These dogs must be securely muzzled and kept on a dog chain or leash. not more than 2m long, in a public place and supervised by someone aged over 16 years who is capable of controlling the dog.

We have no bans here, and I want a Pitbull in the worst way, but I cant get another dog for a long time, but when I do, it'll be a deaf Pitbull, Ambull, or AmStaff.

Cheers CD,
I remember seeing a Dublin ban but that was the housing and public place law of a few years back ...
http://www.dogsey.com/dog-news.php?t=65171

Ridiculous, isn`t it?
Here is my Dangerous Dog twice over (being a mix of 2 controlled breeds). Scary?



out of control?



dangerous?

Definately scary!

Yeah but the thing here is that none of the local dogs ever are walked but instead have territories. And there are dogs everywhere and new ones can appear at any moment wherever you may be. Therefore wherever you go you are effectively going on some dogs territory and sometimes there is a short scuffle with never any blood spilled. I do not want a dog that might; get a taste for fighting , or get some dog by the throat and kill it. Bottom line is, if you have a pitbull here you have to keep it on a lead.

And they seem to bite and hold. With such powerful jaws it only takes a miss/well placed bite and it can kill. My bangkaew has had a lot of fights after being attacked on the beach, but it is always a quick bite and release and then both dogs move on. I fear it would be different with a pitbull.

a sobering thought about the Fila Brasilerio is that it was bred to hunt down run away slaves.

and one of my breeds was bred to stop people escaping the iron curtain....and

the most powerfull jaw of a canid is the wolfs.

you better not mess with your wolf then!

Am I right in thinking that a turtle has a very powerful bite?