Rocketeer

There's nothing wrong with bully type Amstaffs or blues. Everyone has their own preferences. Each to their own.

Guy in the car could of beeped his horn.

Dogs can be (and some are) bred to promote aggressive tendencies. Let’s not forget that many cute white fluffies were originally bred as ratters and with irresponsible breeding some of those aggressive tendencies can re-emerge. Failure to properly socialise and train dogs can also reinforce these negative tendencies. Unfortunately, what most responsible owners don’t want to acknowledge, is that there are far too many morons out there who actively seek dangerous and aggressive dogs. Just do a Google search and you will find plenty of nuts asking questions like “I want to get a dog that will rip the nuts of anyone that comes through my front door, and won’t be put down by a few gunshots, should I get a pit-bull or a Rottweiler or what?” As usual it is these jerks and their dogs that give the breed a bad name. The difference I suppose is this: If an irresponsible owner buys a “white fluffy” from a bad BYB, and doesn’t train and socialise the dog properly, they may end up with a psychotic little nutter that will bite someone, and which they will end up dumping at the pound. If an irresponsible owner buys a “pit bull” from a bad BYB, and doesn’t train and socialise the dog properly, they may end up with a psychotic nutter that will savage someone, possibly fatally. So the solution to your problem is to ban every dog over about 10kg right? Because any dog over 10kg that hasn't been trained or socialised properly has the potential to savage someone, possibly fatally. The other point you are forgetting is that banning breeds doesn't eliminate them, it creates a DEMAND on the black market for that specific demographic you mention, making the problem much worse. Anecdotally it seems that in NSW there are more pit bull type dogs around now than there were prior to the legislation coming in, and certainly pups of unknown heritage are fetching $1000+ when prior to the legislation they would have been worth a few hundred bucks at most. Yes Banning doesn't eliminate them. Has the demand gone up? I think the hype around has died down in recent years. I think actually responsible pet owners and working dog breeders are associating less with the breed due to the liabilities of owning the breed and the amount of w@nkers the breed attracts.

i applaud people who have the guts to "stick it to the man!".

Should we abolish BSL in a heartbeat cause it's not working?? There's enough issues with strays and off-lead untrained, poorly bred dogs in Australia. Do we need to add more breeds? More bigger, more powerful, more tenacious breeds to be available to uneducated dog owners in Australia? Yes BSL is not fool proof. So aren't Gun laws. Are gun laws stopping gun violence ? ( Anyone live in Sydney? ), Is it the Guns or the people that do the damage? Should we allow all people to own Guns because it's not the Guns that kill it's the 'owners' of the guns..? My point being Gun laws won't stop Guns reaching the street. But they do have a purpose at this point in time.. where Australia is currently? Same goes for BSL. It's not fool proof. But does it serve a purpose at this point in time. Until Australia ( and society in general) gets on top of things? Would dropping all BSL tomorrow lead to less dog attacks?

I think mentioning that others breeds are higher on the list won't help BSL. Off the hook pit bull now its GR, Labs, JRT on the BSL list? Isn't the whole argument against BSL is that it's not the Breed?

The Government focuses on the 'dangerous breeds' by being "Anti- particular breed". Why not focus on being "Pro- good ownership" or "Pro- good breeding practices"? Same goes for the Anti-BSL camp. Instead of being "Anti- Bsl" what not focus on being "Pro- Legislation promoting good ownership and breeding practices"? Because I don't see how focusing on the problem is going to create solutions. You go where you look. So focusing on the problem will create more problems.

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Hello, I'm interested in training dogs. Are there any courses you guys would recommend? Courses in Animal behaviour or Dog Training in Sydney. thanks