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this post was submitted on 09 Jun 2024
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Yeah, I guess you're right. I appreciate the calm rundown, all discussion of this topic seems to be filled with hate and anger.
I'm not immune to emotion either, but for me it just saddens me when I see owners of genuinely well trained bullies, like the channel i linked earlier, get penalised and judged in the streets. I keep thinking theres got to be a better way but as you said, changing of law will take forever.
They are definitely far more of a responsibility than property, the fact that alot of people dont understand that is mind boggling. They're living creatures that are dependant on you for their food and mental well being.
I really hope the well trained dogs affected by this can run the course of their lives in peace without abuse on the streets.
Replying in this thread because I like the openness and communication of it.
I completely agree with you Sharp this could be addressed by breeding and training. But ... the end goal is not to have aggressive murder machines on our streets. The breeding of power and aggression into the breed shouldn't have been done in my opinon (or allowed into the UK). Breeding out the aggression, effectively means eliminating the breed anyway and gives us a transition period of completely unknown dogs.
Unfortunately, the primary reason (in my worthless opinion) for owning these dogs is the visage of power and aggression. The public penalty of that is part of owning that "power symbol". The public reaction to the dogs, is the reason people want them in the first place.
I do compare this to "assault weapons" in the US. It's not a phrase that makes much clear sense (like XL Bully). If what you want is a working tool, get a different gun/breed. If what you want is a family companion, get a different breed. If you want the power symbol, get the XL Bully or the "assault weapon". There's no specific reason to own that specific dog, except the power symbol.