tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10075613.post113406173568297871..comments2023-11-03T06:38:08.915-04:00Comments on DEFEND-A-BULL Blog: Owner prefers jail to dog's deathConnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768489273730846275noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10075613.post-1134224124165525422005-12-10T09:15:00.000-05:002005-12-10T09:15:00.000-05:00major snow over here! come see the chocolate playi...major snow over here! come see the chocolate playing in the snowM-Faxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489332935328039042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10075613.post-1134198311081754582005-12-10T02:05:00.000-05:002005-12-10T02:05:00.000-05:00The sad truth here is like that Bull Mastiff that ...The sad truth here is like that Bull Mastiff that killed Courney Trempe. The dog owned by a lawyer in Toronto, had many (I've heard 16) previous aggressive experiences. Courtney died in the ambulance from blood loss and effixiation from the attack to her throat.<BR/>Her parents have payed so much money to get some kind of restitution, along with their greatest loss, their daughter Courtney,<BR/>The Toronto police were 'too busy' to come. TOO BUSY!!! Yes you heard me right! <BR/>The lawyer has not had to pay one red cent, plus he still has his dog.<BR/>The reason this is such a big case is because when Bill 132 first came out, Michael Bryant invited Donna Trempe to speak out. He was SURE she would be for the Pit bull Ban.<BR/>But she sure shocked him and many others when she asked, Would a Pit bull ban of saved my Courtney? It wasn't a pit bull that attacked and killed her and matter of fact, she is against the BSL. She wants a law made in Courney's honour called Courtneys Law and that is what we are going for. Educate children, pet owners, the general public and service workers. Keep a record of all bite statistics (what caused the dog to bite? was the dog provoked? etc.) Keep records of owners and dogs of aggressive dogs. Nail the owner for the dogs aggressiveness. ANY dog...ALL dogs! And make amendments to the DOLA.<BR/>Just like Dozzer, had he not been a pit bull, he probably would have gotten a muzzle order for a few months. But because he IS a pit bull, he gets DEATH! Now you see why Pit bull owners are angry and upset.<BR/>It never said what happened before Dozzer got out of the door. Did the womans dog see him and bark or growl? We'll never know.<BR/>I don't know how the Bull Terrier people pulled it off, but they got themselves and their dogs off the list that they were first on. Once thy heard that, they left parliment. They didn't even stay to show support to the rest of the dogs on the list.<BR/>I'm psying out good money that I can't afford to have Shasta trained and certified as a 'Good Neighbour'. It's a temperment test to see how (and this is only for Pit bulls) they respond to loud noises, non treats and treats. How they reposd to someone other than their owers, etc. The reson we think it is important even though the cost is high, is because when Michael Bryant decided to re-evaluate we will have certificates proving they are non agressive for the proper situations.<BR/>Not only that, but say there IS a neighbour issue, the certificate is proof that the person is lying. But we are paying through the nose to prove what we already know, but the certificate is the proof.<BR/>We (the Pit bull owners) just received from the city a check off list of all the things we mus have to get our dogs registered before the end of 2005. Some of these require veteranary forms as proof. My vet said no problem and is mailing me her rabies documentation. She wears a tag on her collar, but THAT'S not good enough. But where I had her spayed, when I phoned and asked, they said it would cost me $25 to have a copy made. $$$$$$$ And normally we can just send everything in the mail, but not with the Pit bulls, we have to deliver it in person and it's hard to get to and wayyyy on the other side of the city.<BR/>Do Pit bull owners feel victimized? You bet your bootie we do and we ARE! It's coming to where we are scared anymore as we are abiding by all there dumb rules, but ANGRY because something always comes up and the Pit bull owners have to do it differently than other dog owners. IT'S NOT FAIR and IT'S NOT RIGHT!<BR/>I better go put Shasta's muzzle on me for awhile before I bite or attack someone! *an attempted giggle* *sigh*Connershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768489273730846275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10075613.post-1134180889609835352005-12-09T21:14:00.000-05:002005-12-09T21:14:00.000-05:00That is true Connors - if everyone is terrified of...That is true Connors - if everyone is terrified of Pit Bulls and ignoring them, then who can you socialize your dog with besides other Pit Bulls? That does make it very hard. Princess Anne's English Bull Terriers attacked two children and was ordered to get training ofr the dogs and had to pay a fine (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2497531.stm). The world is so unfair.IndyPindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17995642798737607038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10075613.post-1134155149200465832005-12-09T14:05:00.000-05:002005-12-09T14:05:00.000-05:00This is a sad situation. But Indy is right, what ...This is a sad situation. But Indy is right, what would happen if it was another breed?Amstaffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07323840281600001931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10075613.post-1134091373490487992005-12-08T20:22:00.000-05:002005-12-08T20:22:00.000-05:00If I'm not mistaken, I recall he went crashing thr...If I'm not mistaken, I recall he went crashing through the screen door or somehow he got out by accident. It's sad that an accident could lead to this and harder still because it's becoming much harder to continue socializing them with other dogs.<BR/>I think about the times my youngest grandson (2 at the time) would open the patio door and naturally Shasta would barrel out as we didn't have our nightly playtimes anymore. Prior to that, she had no reason to run out or take off, because if good, she knew she woulf have her playtime with me around 9PM. <BR/>The amazing thing was that she would go pick out her toy within 15 minutes of the time. I always thought that pretty impressive.<BR/>So, I'm not sure who is at fault here. I see dogs off leash all the time and it's law they have to be leashed when not on private property. ALL dogs from the tiniest to the biggest...yet people look away unless it happens to be a Pit bull.<BR/>Who is making our dogs unsosialised? The owners are trying with all their power, but it's hard when they have to be leashed and muzzled all the time.<BR/>Shasta, who always enjoyed her walks, now looks away when she see's the muzzle. She still enjoys her walks, and although she gets plenty of human interaction, I notice people with dogs don't slow down to socialize anymore. I'm hoping because it's winter and cold, but even so, how does Shasta sniff out another dog with this big cage on her face? She can't.Connershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768489273730846275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10075613.post-1134076441523311832005-12-08T16:14:00.000-05:002005-12-08T16:14:00.000-05:00Poor Dozzer. Maybe he didn't get the right sociali...Poor Dozzer. Maybe he didn't get the right socialization when he was young, and maybe he has aggression issues with other dogs, but it's his owner's fault that he got outside by himself, not his. If this is his first offense, then no, he should not be put down. What would the punishment be for another breed that did the same thing? It's not fair to be harder on a particular breed.IndyPindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17995642798737607038noreply@blogger.com