Breed Specific Legislation - Is your dog next?

Written by Jason Mann


Breed specific legislation otherwise known as “BSL” has started to sweeprepparttar world. Germany, Canada, The United States, France, and England are amongrepparttar 125692 major countries that have enacted some form of breed specific law that restricts or calls for a complete ban on several breeds from existing peacefully within their borders.

American Pit Bull Terriers or anything that remotely resembles a “Pit Bull” are amongrepparttar 125693 most commonly listed breeds in BSL proposals.

Even more horrible is that fact these laws do not even take into considerationrepparttar 125694 individual dog’s history but instead lumps them all together under one classification.

In most cases this means they are labeled as dangerous. Ultimately forcingrepparttar 125695 well behaved dogs to be seen and classified along withrepparttar 125696 dogs that have in fact bitten or attacked someone.

In short, if you have a highly decorated Search and Rescue Pit Bull your dog is seen as deadly asrepparttar 125697 dog that has been drugged up, abused, and forced to attack.

Breed specific legislation is nothing more then a band-aid law makers have placed over a massive head wound. What I find ironic is they truly feel these laws are going to helprepparttar 125698 public deal withrepparttar 125699 Pit Bull dilemma.

When in fact, nothing could be further fromrepparttar 125700 truth andrepparttar 125701 public is mislead by thinking that if Pit Bulls are banned or restricted this is going to somehow stop irresponsible owners from allowing their dogs to continue to create havoc inrepparttar 125702 streets.

My Needs are Simple and Few!

Written by M J Plaster


My dear owner,

Thank you once again for giving me shelter. (Lick, slurp, lick, slurp) Aside from food, shelter and love, my needs are simple and few! Since I am dependent upon you to provide for me, we should discuss my basic needs. I can lend yourepparttar canine insight that you may lack as a human, particularly if I am your first canine companion pet.

Of course, I require a steady supply of food and fresh water, and while I long forrepparttar 125691 same quality of culinary delight that you routinely enjoy, I know that's an unrealistic expectation. As long as you feed me something that's nutritionally suited for my species, I'll happily devour whatever little morsels of people food you throw my way. I'm not particularly fond of that stuff that comes fromrepparttar 125692 tap, but it'll do in a pinch. I drawrepparttar 125693 line at drinking from toilets.

Splish splash

In addition to my regular veterinary care, I'll need a flea and tick collar at a bare minimum. How would you like those critters crawling all over you? Please help me to prevent them from crawling on me.

If you want to show me off for company, how about you pick up some grooming aids so I can look my sexy best? I SO look forward to weekly shampoos. Who needs rubber duckies when you get to splash at humans at bath time? I understand that humans multitask, and I love those massages withrepparttar 125694 grooming gloves, so we could watch TV together while you give my coat a nightly massage. I cannot vacuum after myself (but maybe you could suggest that as an advanced course at obedience school), so you might want to pick up some of those hair pickup tools for yourself.

A bowl of my very own

I could use a doggie bowl or two, something simple, yet elegant, perhaps something with my name on it. It's not that I mind sharing your everyday bowls, but it would be nice to have something that's all mine when it comes to feeding and watering troughs. I'll need one for food and one for water, and an everyday pattern will suffice—no need for an expensive china pattern.

Collars and other jewelry

I look forward to our walks together, but it's just too tempting for me to stray when you walk me without a leash. I thinkrepparttar 125695 government suits must be on to us doggies, since they've enacted those pesky leash laws everywhere. So, if you want to continue spending this quality time with me, you'll need to find a leash that fits me properly, is strong enough to hold me, and isrepparttar 125696 proper length. If it's too long, I'll trip all over myself, but if it's not long enough, I won't haverepparttar 125697 room I need to roam. I know that there is a dizzying array of leashes available, but please use a little discretion and choose one withrepparttar 125698 right "look" for my breed so that allrepparttar 125699 other doggies don't make fun of me. They can be so darn cruel!

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