Who will be affected by BSL?

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Who will be affected by BSL?
Legislators would like you to think that only
irresponsible dog owners will be affected by
BSL. Sadly, this is not true.
Rarely are dog laws written that address the
underlying issue: the irresponsible or reckless
dog owner.
When a breed is to be restricted, all owners of
the breed will be affected - REGARDLESS OF
HOW RESPONSIBLE THEY ARE OR NOT! The
ultimate goal behind BSL is the elimination of
specific breeds or types of dogs. & for some, the
elimination of companion dogs as a whole..
The Scarier side of BSL - the agenda of many
BSL has an even scarier undertone: many animal
rights extremist groups are backing
BSL. Why? Ban one breed & it is a gateway to
others. Eventually, they can get all dogs
restricted & reach their ultimate goal of no
domestic dogs at all for companionship or as
working partners.
If the most visible minority of dogs (those being
made into dangerous animals) are first targeted,
it makes their agenda all the easier in the long
run...
What about the breeds implicated in BSL?
Remember when you were a child the dangerous
breeds were German Shepherds, St. Bernards &
Doberman Pinschers. Remember the horrible
myths about the breeds that were taken as fact.
A favorite was the Doberman brain outgrows the
skull thus putting pressure on the brain & causing
the dog to go mad. Most Dobes make great
companions, excellent show dogs & wonderful
working animals. How do you know who to
believe? Well, breeding for heightened aggression
causes issues. Temperament is part heredity &
part what you do with it. Doberman & GSD
breeders have been working for years to return
the breeds’ reputations.
Now, the breeds to be aware of are the pit bull &
Rottweiler according to most BSL. However,
Akitas, various Mastiff/Molosser breeds, many
livestock guarding breeds, etc. are being
implicated as inherently dangerous dogs. When
your children are older, what will be the dogs
deemed dangerous? It could be the Dalmatian,
maybe Great Danes, German Pinschers, Cocker
Spaniels... Who knows? You should know one
thing: all the dogs will have in common is an
owner not properly doing his job &/or a breeder
that is irresponsible in regards to breeding for
correct temperament.
Breeds Causing Fatal Attacks & Serious Maulings
Over the years, many breeds & crosses have been determined the cause of fatal attacks & serious
maulings. In the past 20 yrs. the following breeds have been implicated in a fatality or a mauling.
Akitas
Australian Shepherd
Beagles
Bulldog (English)
Bullmastiff
Cattle Dogs (generic)
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Chow Chows
Cocker Spaniel
Collie
Coonhound
Dachshunds
Doberman Pinschers
German Shepherd
Dogs
Great Danes
Hounds (generic)
Labrador Retrievers
Lhasa Apso
Malamutes
Mastiff (English)
Mixed Breeds
(unknown crosses)
Newfoundland
Pit Bulls (generic term)
Pomeranians
Presa Canario
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Rottweilers
Saint Bernards
Sheepdog
Siberian Huskies
Terrier (generic)
West Highland White Terrier
Wolf-Dog crosses
Yorkshire Terrier
(data gathered through various sources including Fatal Dog Attacks: the stories behind the statistics, Karen Delise; Goodpooch.com, Endangered Dog Breeds of Australia (EDBA)
& Dr, Stephen Collier).
Information on this flyer provided by http://www.westwinddogtraining.com/BSLeducation