QuoteAll pit bulls to be considered dangerous under court ruling
Previously, victims had to show dogs owners knew dogs had violent history
Pit bulls are inherently dangerous animals, the state's highest court has ruled, a decision that could lead to stiff penalties for people found responsible in attacks — even if the dogs have never been violent before.
A decision by the Maryland Court of Appeals, issued this week, distinguishes pit bulls and mixed breeds from other kinds of dogs. In the past, a victim intending to file a lawsuit after a dog attack had to prove that a dog's owner knew it had a history of being dangerous. Now, showing that the owner or landlord knew a dog is part pit bull would be sufficient for a claim.
"It is no longer necessary to prove that the particular pit bull or pit bulls are dangerous," the court ruled Thursday.
The case stems from a 2007 attack on a child in Towson that led several local governments to reconsider the laws governing pit bulls. The animals are banned in Prince George's County.
But some who oppose the ruling argue that a dog's breed is not a reliable way to predict whether the animal might become violent. They worry that the decision will make it more difficult for pit bull owners to find housing, and discourage others from adopting the dogs.
In a dissenting opinion, one justice said the decision establishes a troublesome precedent.
"Now, it appears, the issue of whether a dog is harmless, or the owner or landlord has any reason to know that the dog is dangerous, is irrelevant to the standard of strict liability," wrote Judge Clayton Greene Jr.
The decision is in response to a Baltimore County Circuit Court decision in the case of 10-year-old Dominic Solesky, who was attacked by a neighbor's pit bill in 2007.
After the attack, Dominic's family sued the dog owner's landlord, Dorothy M. Tracey. The Circuit Court judge threw out the claim, ruling there was no evidence that Tracey had been negligent.
The Court of Special Appeals overturned the judge's decision, and the Court of Appeals affirmed that ruling Thursday. The case will now head back to trial.
Pauline Houliaras, president of B-More Dog, which formed in 2007 to fight anti-pit bull legislation in Baltimore County, said the group is "extremely disappointed" with the court's decision.
"This will not make a community safer," said Houliaras, who is also a certified professional dog trainer and behavior consultant.
Instead, she said, the ruling will lead to discrimination against pit bull owners and will discourage landlords from renting to all kinds of dog owners across the state because dog breeds are often misidentified.
"You can't identify breed based on appearance," she said.
Kevin A. Dunne, attorney for the Solesky family, said Friday that "the Court of Appeals decision will likely cause there to be fewer pit bull maulings of the citizens of the state of Maryland."
Dunne said the high court's decision "didn't say pit bulls are banned. It makes the owner of the dog financially responsible for the injuries caused. It affects you if your dog hurts somebody else."
But Houliaras said she fears the ruling will prompt shelters to re-evaluate their adoption policies, possibly restricting pit bull breed adoptions, as well as causing more owners to relinquish their pets, and potentially causing higher euthanization rates of pit bulls and pit bull mixes.
"We agree that dog owners should be held liable for injuries caused when their dogs bite people, but this should be regardless of the breed," she said.
QuoteFallout from pit bull ruling; concerns rise among dog owners, property owners
Animal advocates say breed-specific ruling is unfair
Erica Carter's move from Pasadena to Baltimore was difficult, she said, not because of the lack of housing options, but because many places would not allow her pit bull Bailey.
Though Carter has settled into a rental near Patterson Park, she said the search was daunting. And she fears it will only get worse with her next move after last week's Maryland Court of Appeals ruling that pit bulls are inherently dangerous animals.
The court's decision could have far-reaching implications for landlords and dog owners who rent. Landlords could opt to ban pit bulls or all dogs to avoid future liability, or they could see increased insurance costs, industry experts said. In turn, as pit bull owners have difficulty finding housing, animal advocates fear more dogs will be left at shelters.
The ruling — in a civil case brought by the family of a child attacked by a pit bull in Towson in 2007 — means victims don't need to prove a dog's owner knew it had a history of being dangerous. They just need to show that the owner or landlord knew a dog is part pit bull to make a claim.
"That's absolutely ridiculous," Carter, 20, said as she watched Bailey trot happily through the mud with a pack of other dogs at the Canton Dog Park. "Pit bulls get judged by their look and the actions of other people," she said, referring to owners who train pit bulls to fight.
Howard Carolan, 28, who brought his pit-mix Annie to the park, was surprised by the ruling. He said he and his fiancee recently rescued Annie. "That's got to be half the dogs in the city," he said of pit mixes.
"We just got this girl. She's been sweet," he said. He added, however, that the ruling "does concern me about keeping her."
Carter said she would never give up her dog. "I plan on adopting more," she said.
But many are concerned about the ruling's impact on pit bull ownership.
"We're getting calls from people who are getting calls from their landlords telling them to move out," said Jen Swanson, executive director at the Baltimore Humane Society in Reisterstown.
She said the humane society has been advising callers that leases are legally binding contracts and landlords can't change them until the lease ends. "Landlords can stipulate what they want in a lease, but what's unfortunate now is this is really breeding fear and ignorance," she said.
The ruling also is causing concern among landlords and property managers.
M. Arnold Politzer, a commercial and residential real estate lawyer, said the ruling puts landlords who have leases that permit pit bulls in a difficult position.
"If you have a contract that says pit bulls are OK, you're looking at a breach of contract" if a property owner tries to force tenants to get rid of dogs before the lease is up, he said.
But Robert H. Lande, a University of Baltimore law professor, said a landlord's options depend on the terms of the lease.
"You have to look at the lease and see if there is any general clause that says you can't do anything dangerous," he said, which could be considered enough to allow a landlord to require a tenant to remove a pit bull.
Some said the ruling could lead property owners to not only prohibit pit bulls but all dogs.
"As a landlord, I have no idea of the breed," said Benedict Frederick III, president of the Property Owners Association of Greater Baltimore. He said that for years, he has prohibited dogs because his liability insurance policy won't permit them.
A fellow association board member, Jacob Danyali, said he also has opted to exclude all pet owners from his properties because of the potential destruction of property. But he said the ruling seems unfair to landlords.
"It's like saying the car company is responsible for a drunk driver," he said. He predicted that the market would be driven by the cost of insurance — if insurance becomes too expensive, many landlords won't accept pit bulls.
Anne Binary, an animal law expert, said one of the consequences of this ruling is that "insurance companies will cancel insurance policies and raise policy costs. ... Anybody who carries an insurance policy will be discouraged economically from adopting these dogs."
Many animal advocacy groups have reacted to the ruling by starting online campaigns, including a Facebook page called "Stop Pit Bull Discrimination in Maryland," which had garnered more 1,300 "Likes" by Tuesday. A petition also is circulating, asking Gov. Martin O'Malley to prohibit policy that singles out specific breeds.
Eileen Gabby, executive director of the Maryland SPCA, said the group is looking at their options. "We hope the case can be reconsidered," she said.
"People are concerned," she added. "We want both pets and people to be safe."
Serves them right. :nelson:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 02, 2012, 07:05:55 AM
The case stems from a 2007 attack on a child
Shocker. Those things are pretty aggressive, and generally too weak to back it up.
Pit bulls, as a breed, need to disappear now that the need for them for use in warfare has passed. The argument that one cannot justify banning pit bulls that have not yet exhibited violent tendencies is unpersuasive; it is like arguing that having children play with unexploded hand grenades is okay, because those grenades have never exploded.
Shame urban/hip-hop/gangsta/prison culture didn't identify with Westie Terriers as part of their accoutrements. Bumping Westies would be a blast.
I wouldn't think an urban area would be a good place for such a large dog.
Quote from: Razgovory on May 02, 2012, 09:45:00 AM
I wouldn't think an urban area would be a good place for a dog.
fixed
Never lived in a major metropolitan area.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 02, 2012, 07:17:11 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 02, 2012, 07:05:55 AM
The case stems from a 2007 attack on a child
Shocker. Those things are pretty aggressive, and generally too weak to back it up.
C'mon guys. "Pit bulls aren't that friendly, either." Disappointing. :(
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 03, 2012, 06:47:35 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 02, 2012, 07:17:11 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 02, 2012, 07:05:55 AM
The case stems from a 2007 attack on a child
Shocker. Those things are pretty aggressive, and generally too weak to back it up.
C'mon guys. "Pit bulls aren't that friendly, either." Disappointing. :(
I laughed, but I didn't feel it needed a response.
The obvious solution is to replace pit bulls with chihuahuas in urban pet-owning fashion.
I fear and don't like pit bulls (and rot weilers for that matter), but is there any substantiated or scientific evidence that any breed is inherently more dangerous than another? Aside from the obvious that a larger dog breed can inflict more harm than a smaller one.
Quote from: KRonn on May 03, 2012, 08:05:41 PM
I fear and don't like pit bulls (and rot weilers for that matter), but is there any substantiated or scientific evidence that any breed is inherently more dangerous than another?
Yes.
Pit bulls used to be known as nanny dogs. They were considered very safe and frequently kept with babies.
It is generally more the upbringing. Though probally there are some modern strains that have had some nastyness bred it. Shame to damn the whole breed for it though; but then that raises the question of how do you tell which is a good sort and which is a bad sort.
Quote from: KRonn on May 03, 2012, 08:05:41 PM
I fear and don't like pit bulls (and rot weilers for that matter), but is there any substantiated or scientific evidence that any breed is inherently more dangerous than another? Aside from the obvious that a larger dog breed can inflict more harm than a smaller one.
Yeah. Something like a third of all fatalities caused by dogs in the US are done by Pit bulls (or pit bull type dogs). The second is rottweilers. I'm sure many people have these dogs without any problems, but they do have a higher tendency to cause severe harm then other breeds of dogs.
Because a greater percentage of dickheads tend to own them than other dogs.
With pitbulls I'm just going off what I've read but I've known several rottweilers who were lovely dogs having been raised like a proper pet dog.
Quote from: Tyr on May 03, 2012, 09:52:36 PM
With pitbulls I'm just going off what I've read but I've known several rottweilers who were lovely dogs having been raised like a proper pet dog.
You beat, starve and mistreat a Yorkie enough, it'll be a killer, too.
Quote from: Tyr on May 03, 2012, 09:52:36 PM
Because a greater percentage of dickheads tend to own them than other dogs.
With pitbulls I'm just going off what I've read but I've known several rottweilers who were lovely dogs having been raised like a proper pet dog.
Do you have evidence of the this "dickhead" factor? Are dickheads making the dogs dangerous or are they buying a breed of dog that is already known for being dangerous?
Quote from: Razgovory on May 03, 2012, 10:34:21 PM
Do you have evidence of the this "dickhead" factor? Are dickheads making the dogs dangerous or are they buying a breed of dog that is already known for being dangerous?
It's a statistical certainty that pits are predominantly owned by your routine urban/rap/prison culture-enamored Dazzling Urbanite(tm), and to a lesser extent their stupider cousin, the Wigger(tm). Pits are an accoutrement of the drug culture, as much as bling and 22s on a Benz are, yo; and dog fighting is a popular pasttime in both rap culture and The Country Nigger(tm) southern culture.
What would be interesting is to see a statistical analysis of incidents of pit bulls owned by, say, someone of the socio-economic status of the Romneys.
Well if we are getting rid of Pits and Rottweilers , lets get rid of the rest of top 10 breeds, The German Shepards, Chow Chows, Huskys, Alaskan Malamutes, Dalmatians, Boxers and Dobermans while were at it. :rolleyes:
Quote from: katmai on May 03, 2012, 10:46:14 PM
Well if we are getting rid of Pits and Rottweilers , lets get rid of the rest of top 10 breeds, The German Shepards, Chow Chows, Huskys, Alaskan Malamutes, Dalmatians, Boxers and Dobermans while were at it. :rolleyes:
Actually, I read a study not so long ago that the highest incident of home attacks involving dogs and children have occurred with Dalmatians, by a substantial margin. Gotta look for it again.
Dobermans are such gorgeous dogs. So intelligent.
All those breeds are great if trained and treated right.
Some of the most lovable and sweet dogs i've know were Pit/Pit Mixs along with Rottweilers.
Do they have highest rates of bites and deaths, sure but like Seedy says, look at who is buying them and breeding them.
Quote from: katmai on May 03, 2012, 10:50:10 PM
All those breeds are great if trained and treated right.
This is my buddy's shepard, Hogan. I mean, really now: is this the face of a killer?
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The pen is mightier than the fang. :P
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 03, 2012, 10:47:55 PM
Quote from: katmai on May 03, 2012, 10:46:14 PM
Well if we are getting rid of Pits and Rottweilers , lets get rid of the rest of top 10 breeds, The German Shepards, Chow Chows, Huskys, Alaskan Malamutes, Dalmatians, Boxers and Dobermans while were at it. :rolleyes:
Actually, I read a study not so long ago that the highest incident of home attacks involving dogs and children have occurred with Dalmatians, by a substantial margin. Gotta look for it again.
Dobermans are such gorgeous dogs. So intelligent.
I've heard that before. Something to do with their being so inbred there's a higher amount of insanity than normal in them. Happens to some degree with a lot of pedigrees.
And yeah, dobermans rule. A friend of mine had one and a little terrier; the small dog bossed it about all the time. :lol:
The kind of dog I've known to be generally of bad temperment is poodles. Again though could be the owner factor- poodle owners not being too interested in having a dog but instead wanting this pretty little thing.
QuoteThis is my buddy's shepard, Hogan. I mean, really now: is this the face of a killer?
Those are Himmler-glasses....
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 03, 2012, 10:47:55 PM
Quote from: katmai on May 03, 2012, 10:46:14 PM
Well if we are getting rid of Pits and Rottweilers , lets get rid of the rest of top 10 breeds, The German Shepards, Chow Chows, Huskys, Alaskan Malamutes, Dalmatians, Boxers and Dobermans while were at it. :rolleyes:
Actually, I read a study not so long ago that the highest incident of home attacks involving dogs and children have occurred with Dalmatians, by a substantial margin. Gotta look for it again.
That's because their the Corky of the dog world. Dumb as a shoebox full shit. It's fitting that the crime scene annihilators identify with that breed.
The ridgeback/lab I have is very territorial/protective and sneaky. He's had two free bites when he was younger. But a very lovable dog.
I used to be in the "it's all how you raise them" camp but now I see very little redeeming value in pit bulls. Haven't made my mind up on Rottweilers & all Dobermans I've been around have been good dogs.
German Shepherds are my favorite, though. My granddad had 3 of them & each was a great dog. If I had a bigger house I'd get one.
Quote from: Tonitrus on May 03, 2012, 08:03:54 PM
The obvious solution is to replace pit bulls with chihuahuas in urban pet-owning fashion.
"I will give thee a dog which I got in Ireland. He is huge of limb, and for a follower equal to an able man. Moreover, he hath a man's wit and will bark at thine enemies but never at thy friends. And he will see by each man's face whether he be ill or well disposed to thee. And he will lay down his life for thee."
Quote from: derspiess on May 03, 2012, 11:38:33 PM
I used to be in the "it's all how you raise them" camp but now I see very little redeeming value in pit bulls. Haven't made my mind up on Rottweilers & all Dobermans I've been around have been good dogs.
German Shepherds are my favorite, though. My granddad had 3 of them & each was a great dog. If I had a bigger house I'd get one.
What made you change your mind on the pit bulls?
Quote from: 11B4V on May 03, 2012, 11:14:47 PM
The ridgeback/lab I have is very territorial/protective and sneaky. He's had two free bites when he was younger. But a very lovable dog.
We have a ridgeback/whatever. Hates cats (but as the years have gone by, now just ignores our cat), very protective. Nice and loveable dog.
Our northern husky/whatever that we got in the Yukon is super friendly, but dumber than a sack of hammers.
Quote from: Jacob on May 04, 2012, 12:00:43 AM
Quote from: derspiess on May 03, 2012, 11:38:33 PM
I used to be in the "it's all how you raise them" camp but now I see very little redeeming value in pit bulls. Haven't made my mind up on Rottweilers & all Dobermans I've been around have been good dogs.
German Shepherds are my favorite, though. My granddad had 3 of them & each was a great dog. If I had a bigger house I'd get one.
What made you change your mind on the pit bulls?
Dogs started wearing lipstick. Caused a great deal of confusion.
We had a golden retriever growing up, she was a real sweetie. My Dad loved her.
But the best dog we ever had was a cocker spaniel mutt, who's mother was AKC and his father was something that jumped the fence; got that dog when I was around 2 or 3 years old, lived long enough to see me go off to college. He was a damned fine dog. I miss you, Stanley. :(
His brother from the same litter, Ollie, who my Dad gave to a friend of his, lived almost as long as he did, passed away 6 months before Stanley. Whatever jumped that fence had some strong ass dog genes.
Are there breeds of human that are more violent and dangerous than others?
Quote from: The Brain on May 04, 2012, 01:00:16 AM
Are there breeds of human that are more violent and dangerous than others?
Germans.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 04, 2012, 01:02:46 AM
Quote from: The Brain on May 04, 2012, 01:00:16 AM
Are there breeds of human that are more violent and dangerous than others?
Germans.
They're rather docile once castrated.
lol, looks like our rural white trash is not so different from Seedy's dazzling urbanites. Pitbulls and rotweilers are abundant with them, and they like to gang up and take one of their pitties for a walk. By the intelligence on the faces of the various species in that lot, you might think it is the dog taking out some humans for a walk.
But of course they mistreat their dogs and want them to be agressive, so I would rather not see pitbulls at all.
I got closest to being attacked by a dog via a rotweiler encounter, altough I don't blame it on the breed. I was walking home at night and public ligthing is spotty on the street at best. This huge-ass rotweiler was out on the street in front of his house but I could not spot him in time due to the dark and him bein behind some bushes. Quickly assessing the situation, I decided to walk on, through his turf, like I have no fear. He started growling agressively, I kept walking casually, not even turning my head. Then I heard him accelerating toward me. I still didn't run. Then he faked an attack behind my, well, behind, but I still kept my cool and a moment after that I must had walked out of the territory he considered his, as he did not follow me.
Needless to say I was scared shitless.
And to continue with the boring stories, an other rotweiler freaked me out as a child, when I was distributing leaflets in the village. This dog didn't bark at me. Oh no. He didn't. But the mailbox was just BEHIND the fence, well in his jumping range. So he just looked on, staring at me in perfect silence. As soon as my hand was over the fence, he jumped and tried to grab it. I had a few tries, but then just gave up.
Quote from: Tamas on May 04, 2012, 01:47:20 AM
when I was distributing leaflets in the village
:hmm:
Tamas is the only political activist in the village.
Quote from: Caliga on May 04, 2012, 05:23:38 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 04, 2012, 01:47:20 AM
when I was distributing leaflets in the village
:hmm:
I presume he means flyers (for supermarkets and such). Was a popular kids' job in Germany in the 80s.
Quote from: Syt on May 04, 2012, 06:06:12 AM
Quote from: Caliga on May 04, 2012, 05:23:38 AM
Quote from: Tamas on May 04, 2012, 01:47:20 AM
when I was distributing leaflets in the village
:hmm:
I presume he means flyers (for supermarkets and such). Was a popular kids' job in Germany in the 80s.
So, like telemarketers then.
Thread merge.
Pitbulls were banned hear about 20 years ago (a textbook example incidentally of badly drafted legislation). The local dazzlers make do with staffies and the like.
Quote from: Gups on May 04, 2012, 07:08:10 AM
The local dazzlers make do with staffies and the like.
lol, I went to my niece's lacrosse game last weekend, and one of the parents had their puppy mastiff with them; this thing was only 6 months, and still needed a fucking saddle. All head and paws. :lol:
It's sad actually. Staffies are lovely, intelligent dogs really but they are now pereceived as yob dogs. They are also being dumped by their wanker owners in huge numbers. If you go to Battersea dogs home to pick p a stray, you can have any dog you like as long as its a staff.
QuotePoodle euthanized after dog attack in Owings Mills
Poodle's owner says attacker was a pit bull
A teacup poodle was euthanized after she was attacked in Owings Mills by dog identified as a pit bull, a Baltimore County police spokeswoman said.
The poodle, named Chloe, was on a leash, walking with her owner, in the 8000 block of Greenspring Valley Road when she was bitten by another dog named Max, said police spokeswoman Cathy Batton.
The poodle's owner was bitten when she tried to break the two dogs apart, Batton said. She said the poodle's owner described the dog that attacked them as black lab pit bull mix.
After the attack, the poodle's owner told police her dog had to be euthanized at an animal hospital due to injuries from that attack, Batton said.
She said the second dog had strayed, along with a third dog, from a nearby home in the unit block of Championship Court. The third dog was only described as a brown dog, Batton said.
She did not release the dog owner's names saying the incident is still being investigated by county animal control.
A recent Maryland Court of Appeals decision in an attack in 2007 on a 10-year-old Towson boy singled out pit bull breeds as dangerous and therefore a greater liability for owners, whose dogs are found responsible in attacks
Critics of the ruling have called it misguided and said it will unfairly target dogs and their owners that are often misidentified as pit bulls. Instead, pit bull advocates said legislation should adopted and be based on a dog's behavior, not breed.
My dog loves to bark at everyone who he can see from our property/his turf. The other day I noticed that, when he sees someone but before he starts barking, he actually kicks at the ground with one of his hind legs like a bull getting ready to charge. So cute :wub:
Quote from: Caliga on June 09, 2012, 08:22:14 AM
My dog loves to bark at everyone who he can see from our property/his turf. The other day I noticed that, when he sees someone but before he starts barking, he actually kicks at the ground with one of his hind legs like a bull getting ready to charge. So cute :wub:
I was about to say something but then I remembered that you run a meth lab out in the boonies so your undisciplined dog won't bother too many innocents.
Quote from: Caliga on June 09, 2012, 08:22:14 AM
My dog loves to bark at everyone who he can see from our property/his turf. The other day I noticed that, when he sees someone but before he starts barking, he actually kicks at the ground with one of his hind legs like a bull getting ready to charge. So cute :wub:
My pug used to do that. :P
And it continues...
QuotePit bull owners say neighborhood ban won't make them part with dogs
Housing cooperative must respond to court challenge to policy by Sept. 19
Since Shelly Kizina adopted her pit bull Jada four years ago after finding the dog abused and tied to a tree in North Carolina, the Northeast Baltimore resident and her pet have been practically inseparable, she said.
"I brought her here, and she's been like my best friend. She follows me everywhere," Kizina said on her porch in the Armistead Gardens neighborhood Sunday, as family members watched the Ravens game inside and Jada sat by her side.
That Armistead Homes Corp., which manages the low-income housing cooperative, has demanded Kizina and other neighborhood residents with pit bulls get rid of their pets is "insane," Kizina said.
"I don't care what they do," Kizina said. "I'll sell my house before I get rid of my dog."
Whether Kizina will have to make that choice is unclear.
Armistead Homes sent a letter to all neighborhood residents last month telling them to either get rid of their purebred and mixed pit bulls or face eviction, following a ruling by the Maryland Court of Appeals that purebred pit bulls are "inherently dangerous" and that landlords could potentially be liable if a pit bull attacks a person on their property.
But on Wednesday, another resident and pit bull owner, Joseph Weigel, filed a complaint in federal court saying the appeals court unconstitutionally disregarded his property rights by making him choose between his home and pet. Weigel is suing the state, asking for relief from the court's order and a judgment that the order is unconstitutional. He is also suing Armistead Homes, in hopes the federal court will bar it from enforcing its pit bull policy.
According to Weigel's attorney, Charles H. Edwards, of the Law Office of Barry R. Glazer, Armistead has until Wednesday to respond to the request for a temporary stay on evicting residents, and the state has until Sept. 27 to respond to the request for a temporary restraining order against the appeals court's decision.
Kizina and her two sisters, Paula Burke and Amber Craig, who also live in the neighborhood, said they hope Weigel is successful and the neighborhood policy is overturned.
"It's going to cause problems not just with the dogs, but with the entire neighborhood," Burke said.
Said Kizina: "It's going to cause an uproar.
Edwards said the policy would affect as many as 500 animals in the Armistead Gardens neighborhood. Craig, who said she adopted her own 5-year-old mixed pit bull Leia from an abusive situation that left a scar across the dog's snout, said there are many neighbors with pit bulls that aren't causing any trouble.
Leia and Jada are "both scared of their own shadows," Craig said. "I'm not getting rid of my dog. She's a member of the family."
Kizina, who has a sticker that reads "My Pit Bull is Family" on her mailbox, said she's waiting to see whether Armistead will enforce the rule but is somewhat confused by its use — like the court's use — of the colloquial term "pit bull." Jada is officially a Staffordshire bull terrier.
Kizina said that if the policy is upheld, already overwhelmed shelters will be inundated with animals and have to euthanize them.
"It's not fair," she said, running her hand along Jada's back as the dog looked up at her sheepishly, a mix of kids, Chihuahuas and Kizina's cat Chewy all around her. "She's getting the blunt end of the stick, and she didn't do anything."
I'd much rather they banned all of the little piece of shit breeds. The ones whose sole purpose seems to be to bark incessantly for no seeming purpose. The little "yip, yip, yip" that drowns out nice afternoons and evenings. They also seem to be the most aggressive, they simply suck at it due to their size. Not through lack of effort though.
Quote from: Benedict Arnold on September 17, 2012, 12:13:38 AM
I'd much rather they banned all of the little piece of shit breeds. The ones whose sole purpose seems to be to bark incessantly for no seeming purpose. The little "yip, yip, yip" that drowns out nice afternoons and evenings. They also seem to be the most aggressive, they simply suck at it due to their size. Not through lack of effort though.
There's somebody around here--I haven't located them yet--that has two little ass dogs, one of which sounds like he's going through a wood chipper ever morning. You've never heard a more annoying bark. More of a sausage grinder howl, though. Every. Fucking. Morning.
If I find him, I'm detonating him.