| rankly sick and tired of hearing about how dangerous | | | | train and socialize your dog. A well-trained dog from |
| Rottweilers, German Shepherds and other dogs are | | | | the size of a Chihuahua to a Bull Mastiff are a joy to |
| to society. The sensationalism caused by media | | | | be around and a great member of any family. These |
| coverage always seems to neglect much of the root | | | | same dogs can quickly become a menace and danger |
| cause of most dog biting incidents. This in turn drives | | | | to others without proper training. Use the link below |
| politicians to create a blanket laws to address a | | | | to get a free report on effective obedience and |
| symptom instead of facing the actual problem. The | | | | crate training. |
| reason for this no doubt is because dealing with the | | | | There's no denying that Rottweilers, German |
| problem is much more difficult and complex. | | | | Shepherds, and Pit Bull Terriers seem to get the |
| Understand that I'm not suggesting that a dog bite or | | | | majority of bad press. How would one explain |
| mauling isn't unfortunate and sometimes results in a | | | | however that one third of all homeowners insurance |
| deadly situation. Some dogs have simply been trained | | | | liability claims are for dog bites? Certainly the problem |
| to be aggressive and when they get free, the results | | | | is much larger than three breeds of dog. Making it |
| are sometimes tragic. Notice that it's an individual | | | | illegal to have these specific breeds in a city is a |
| animal however and not the whole breed. Politicians, | | | | foolish reaction by politicians who want to appear as |
| in their typical knee-jerk reactions, write laws that | | | | if they're doing something about a situation. |
| cover a whole breed placing law-abiding citizens in a | | | | A better solution is to use those animal control |
| difficult situation. A good example of this is that | | | | licensing fees to provide training opportunities for pet |
| some towns and cities have outlawed having certain | | | | owners. Owners keep their dogs tied up or chained, |
| breeds within city limits. So because one pit bull | | | | mainly because of a lack of training. This is a major |
| Terrier was involved in aserious situation, all pit bull | | | | clue to identify the actual cause of the dog biting |
| owners are expected to suffer. | | | | problem. This has been established by the Centers |
| These types of laws in turn provide cover for | | | | for Disease Control (CDC) which claim that a chained |
| homeowners insurance companies to deny liability | | | | dog is almost 3 times more likely to bite than an |
| coverage for specific dog breeds. Again, law-abiding | | | | unchained animal. |
| citizens are forced to get rid of their family pets | | | | Just as Society is unwilling to allow people to drive |
| because of media hysteria and political overreaction. | | | | without adequate training, we should also consider |
| A careful review of most dog bite situations would | | | | dog ownership in a similar way. Train your dog and |
| reveal that in many cases, it's the lack of socialization | | | | welcome them into our modern society and not |
| and training that was the root cause of the tragic | | | | make the mistake of blaming a breed for the actions |
| event. This is why it's so important to adequately | | | | of one animal and the inaction of their owner. |