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Want a lift Dju? I'm going for a bit of a road trip tomorrow. I only have demands for constant pee/McCafe breaks. Oh yeah, and bump, bump, Bump, BUMP as Sandgrubber would say.

Can we confirm this is on an ADBA Letterhead, should an individual require this for court/legal issues? Excellent to get correspondence from them!

This wont work. It was used last time and failed dismally. I can post pictures of people swimming with great whites and patting tigers but it won't convince a lot of folk that the animals are "safe". The MOMENT you get drawn into an argument about what breeds are safe and what breed aren't you've lost. The only way ahead IMO is to talk about what makes DOGS safe and what doesn't. The emphasis has to be on education to socialise, train, desex and contain ALL dogs. That has to be coupled with effective laws to deal with dangerous dogs - which we have alreadly. Move away from that theme to talk about breeds and you play right into the hands of the BSL proponents. Yep but I think it needs one more thing we havent tried yet. Which is what Steve?

Pretty much. BUT the worrying part is when you read this (Domestic Animals ACt 1994): Domestic Animals Act 1994 - SECT 98A PART 7E IDENTIFICATION OF RESTRICTED BREED DOGS Power of authorised officers to make declarations as to breed of dogs 98A. Power of authorised officers to make declarations as to breed of dogs (1) If an authorised officer is of the opinion that a dog is a restricted breed dog, the authorised officer may make a declaration to the effect that the dog is a restricted breed dog. That's how they could get crosses....'looks like a pit to me'. Well, my head has just exploded.

Thanks GT! You're welcome to come nuzzle my boys ears any time. The actually feel rather neat. I mean, nothing quite like the velvety-ness of full, proper bully breed ears, but unique all the same. Great little message as well in original post. Kudos to whomever made it.

Way to go SM for digging around. You're being such a proactive trooper. PLEEEEEASE tell me you got that Teeth/Tail comment on record or at least the name of the person who said that. Invaluable for proving they are nothing but ignorant, amateurs on a Power Trip

One of the BEST comments on this thread +1,000,000,000. I was having a chat with someone today, we were trying to figure out how all this Aussie mumbo-jumbo works

I second that. If some gov't official came within 30 metres of thinking about sniffing out my dog for whatever reason, not only would I have my lawyers number on speed dial, but that dog would be tied to my hip. Useless excuses for human beings, I second that, Maxiewolf -with their amount of personal insecurities, it'll only be a few weeks before they need a new dog. I pity the breed they're moving onto (or going back to) next.

A dark, horrible day in Victoria. It's so ironic considering there is the Getting To Zero Conference on at the Gold Coast this week. May Graeme Smith follow the same path as Tom Skeldon of Ohio - he is a blight to the Animal Welfare Industry. My thoughts tonight are with all the animals and families that are affected by such a barbaric law in this country.

so agree. So how do we do It, It certainly would make a big Impact And It will certainly put the media as a whole to the test Maybe each of us should call our local papers in the next few days asking they print this article. If so, we buy the paper that day or visit their online sponsors. If 40 of us DOLer's did that with one newspaper, others would soon take notice - Heck with the 2000 odd people on the various Facebook anti-BSL sites at the moment.. that's A LOT of hits for their advertisers. And ultimately that's what drives the headlines. Even if a few of us called this newspapers, asking them to put the article online, they would if enough of us asked. Then we link it to Facebook/Twitter. Whoosh, it will grab other media outlets attention.

Sending more good vibes your way & a little prayer to the Liver/Kidney gods. She sounds like an absolute rock star of a dog

Another article to use is the recent one (I think Snook posted that one as well a few pages back in this thread..?) in regards to Brisbane dog bites - on the rise. As a city/region with some of the strictist companion animal laws, that article needs to be broadcasted far & wide. What they're doing is NOT working, BCC is failing public safety.

There must be more Urban myths about Fila than any other breed out there. I never had a problem with mine on or of the property. Guess why , because i raised and socialized them like a normal Dog . Didn't keep them hidden away from strangers when pups like a lot of Brazilians do. I've never met a Fila (would LOOVE to though), but the same can be said for the Presa Canario's - met quite a few back in Canada. Unbelievable dogs - absolutely lovely, even the a rescue one I met from a cruelty case. I wouldn't walk right up to a strange one and throw my arms around them in a hug like I would with a pit bull, but they were always happy to hang out with me and let me share there couch. It's such a shame that people like Cosmolo will not get to experience dogs like these down in Australia, they're fantastic working breeds - but again, a heavy emphasis on Working.

Ditto! Can I third that? You were great!