~Anne~

I know of a Pug called Barry! I laughed my head off when I first heard it. Dogs don't care what you call them. They largely go by the tone of your voice at any rate I think and the sound of the whole word.

I am a dog person and yet I don't understand crating to the excess degree that I hear of. The justification I hear for some crating actually sickens me. (I have bolded excess crating for a purpose - I am not referring to short term, overnight or temporary crating)

So, it appears there is no basis for the fear of dogs being misdientified being killed. From a logic veiwpoint, why would Councils kill a dog mistakenly identified (or purposefully) as another breed, and yet allow a dog that is registered as a Pb live even though the Pb is allegedly the dog that is the risk? It doesn't make any sense what so ever. Issue fines, change the registration details, whatever, but kill the dog? I can't see it.

Would they be keeping ancestoral records that included genetic diseases? If they were keeping records, then no, I wouldn't neccessarily have an issue with this although there is more to being a breeder than keeping records.

I don't plan on having a dog in my retirement. My retirement will hopefully be filled with lots of travel and this is difficult when you own pets.

A dog that is registered as something other than a Pb and then Council determining it has been incorrectly identified and is a Pb.

It's a media article?? The media can't get the breed right let alone facts about the changes to the Act. Regardless, I still can't see anything that states they will be killed though if they are mis-identified? The amendments do not suggest that mis-identified dogs will be killed.

What leea said. Also, they don't just mean registered with the council, they mean registered as a restricted dog. If you own a staffy and it isn't registered as a PB, if it fails the visual test after 30 sept it will be seized and PTS. There will be no opportunity to then register it as a PB. Bull breed owners face the decision whether to register their dogs as PB's now or run the risk of PTS after 30 sept. Can you provide a link to back this up? I ask this not because I think you need to provide evidence of your statements, but because I can not find anything that suggests dogs will be killed if they are registered as one breed and the Council deems them to be another.

If its registered, then you have nothing to worry about it appears. BSL was introduced in Vic in 2005. Anyone who still hasn't registered their dog is a moron in my view. You've had 6 years to do it.

It sounds like the Police Officer may have thought there was more to it. I mean, why report anything to DOCS as well...DOCS can't do anything about the dogs? Obviously you have children too. Surely the Police can tell the difference between what happened with the break-in and what they assumed was the normal living conditions. Sorry, nothing makes sense with the story. At any rate, if you are doing nothing worng then you have nothing to be concerned about. Be thankful that this kind of action taken by the officer my help save a child or animal from abuse.

They don't dislike it, but it seems to stop their desire to toilet in that area. I have had a couple of adult rescues that it hasn't worked with (males marking mainly), nothing is a miracle cure, but by and large it works for most of them. Mind you, your house ends up smelling like Grandmas...but that's better than the smell of urine!

Not a chance - its just some fanatics beating up a way to get donations. Ouch

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Their search doesn't work for me? I keep putting in my area and it tells me that I haven't selected a location?

Treat her like an 8 week old puppy. Take her outside to the toilet, on lead if need be, every time she wakes, eats, finishes playing and just every so often for the sake of it. The more times you get her to toilet in the right spot and praise her, the quicker she will catch on. Don't wait for her to want to go, you pre-empt her going and take her before she goes. You need to apply the 3 P's Patience Persistence Praise The more persistent you are at this time and the longer you keep persisting, the better long term outcome. If this means you have to stop what you are doing 20 times a day, so be it. Clean the areas she has toileted thoroughly with an enzyme based cleaner and drop some lavender oil around the spot. The way that she is toileting on 'things' may have nothing to do with her being a pet shop puppy. It may simply be previous training or her instinct. I can pick a puppy trained to paper or towels because they will always find a mat or paper on the floor to toilet on. never train a pup to paper, take them onto the grass and train them there.

Didn't notice it... I was too busy looking at the gorgeous dogs (including Reg!)

Looks great! Is that your photography too or theirs?? I must remember to buy a subscription to this mag. I've been meaniing to for a long while but because I haven't seen it in a while now, I keep forgetting. It is a really good read with some interesting and very relevant articles! I have saved every copy I have ever picked up.

Yes, that's the point. Anything will reinforce what they already think. Regardless of whether they are pro-pitbull or anti-pitbull. Regardless of whether there are tattoos in the video or fluffy bunnies. So what's the big deal? So, instead of trying to change perception you feel it is easier to reinforce the perception? Given that we are all in agreement that the perception is wrong I find that an interesting view point.

Absolutely.

No, what I have done is explain one very powerful aspect of human psychology that is relevant to the discussion. I never said you can't alter perceptions. I said a single video won't change anyone's mind. I doubt a single video will alter perceptions, either when it comes to it, even in fence-sitters. Unless it's a very clever one. Anyone who watches the Gruen knows there is a lot of psychology in advertising. ;) What's a pro-pittie video in the scheme of things? Nothing. The ones that already like pitties will still like them, the fence-sitters will be looking for more balanced information, and the ones that already don't like pitties will still dislike them. Sorry to rain on your parade, but brow-beating the folks that like the vid about the content of the video and different ideas of public perception and associations is a little pointless in the face of it. Why don't people put their energy towards more constructive things, like pooling all their ideas and criticisms and launching a campaign to 'workover' the public perception of pitbulls, for example? If you all know how to do it better, then go do it better. Rain on my parade? Brow beating? I consider my advice very constructive. I gave my thoughts on both the good and bad from a marketing perspective because that is how I view such materials. This is an internet discussion forum. That's what a discussion forum is all about, discussing things and offering opinions.

People have their negative opinions on anything confirmed by anything at all. That's why it's called confirmation bias. Seriously, people will go out of their way to find evidence that confirms an already held belief and they actively avoid any situation in which they might find evidence to refute an already held belief. They will even find evidence to support a belief from things completely unrelated to that belief. Read, a video is not going to change anyone's mind about pitbulls no matter what the content is, how the dogs are portrayed, what they are wearing, who they are hanging with or what they are doing. So this whole argument about image is pointless. I have a mate who used to be a manager for the RSPCA. When the pitbull legislation was on the table, a bunch of RSPCA shelter employees made a video with a pitbull who was doing therapy and stuff with kids and all sorts of ambassadorial things. They sent the video to the people they had to convince in the RSPCA and none of them even believed it was a pitbull. They said it couldn't be because of the things it was doing. Pitbulls can't do that because they are too dangerous. End of story. They were not convinced and they never will be, maybe not even if they experience it for themselves. They are not blind or stupid. They are just humans deep in the clutches of confirmation bias. A video may help make up the mind of someone sitting on the fence, but who knows how they will interpret the video. It is tried and tested in marketing. That is one of the areas of marketing and one of the primary objectives of marketing is - to alter perception. What you have done above is taken one situation and generalised it as well. Every major product in this country is marketed in a particular way to give an image of that product. eg Coco-Cola gives a lifestyle image. The ads are always big beach balls, bike riding and outdoor fun and activity. The image they are portraying is lifestyle. Another brand might choose to use celebrities to show the exotic and another might choose to focus on an image of stability and trust. I can recall another one that was a porridge ad not long back, it migh thave been Uncle Tobys, and they were obviously trying to portray an image of warmth, stability and good old fashioned hearty and warm breakfast and they had a Grandma is a big puffy dressing gown cuddling her grandson as he sat down to eat his porridge. Image perception is a major issue with the Pb. It needs a massive workover.

The nasal cavity is not normally that affected. Your Vet is possibly operating on the nares and resecting them. A canine's nostrils should be round and open, but with brachy breeds and poor breeding, the nares block this opening and it looks more like a slit. Part of the excess skin is cut back to open the nostrils up and allow air to flow easier. On eof the critical issues with brachy syndrome is that it weakens the parts of the respiratory tract, including the laryngeal walls. This is a blog piece I wrote on the subject a few years ago;

I'm genuinely shocked at the number.

Image is EVERYTHING when the current image the breed has is one of a vicious man killing powerful dog that is owned by undesirable types in our society.