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May. 1st, 2006 10:03 amToday it's Felix's birthday. My little kitty will be 11 years old. :)
Felix is, according to species, definitely the daftest pet I've ever had, he's also not the bravest nor the prettiest, but he's is the most loving, obedient and easiest pet I've ever had, and we love him to bits.
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After a tragic incident some months ago, where three pitbull terriers killed a 6 year old boy, Switzerland went into a dog-fear craze. One of the more extreme cantons quickly forbid the following breeds: Pitbull-Terrier, American Staffordshire-Terrier, Staffordshire-Bullterrier, Bullterrier, Dobermann, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, Rottweiler, Mastiff, Spanischer Mastiff, Mastino Napoletano und Tosa.
I don't believe in banning certain breeds, in my opinion, it would be much better to forbid certain dog owners and require a "dog license" for the more difficult breeds. I do, however, understand the reaction. What I don't understand is how they came up with this particular list? Did they ban a certain group of dogs? No, I see fighting dogs and mastiffs, but also guard/herding dogs! And if they wanted to ban certain groups of dogs, there are a whole lot of dogs missing on that list. Did they look at bite-statistics? I doubt it. If they did, there should be a high incident of popular family dogs on that list. Part of me is inclined to believe that they looked only at the dogs' exterior to determine whether they were dangerous or not. For example you have a mastiff, spanish mastiff and a mastino napoletao on the list, but you don't have a tibetan mastiff - a dog who has many characteristic mastiff traits, but undoubtedly looks more cuddly and fluffly than the other mastiff. And speaking of dog fighting breeds like the pitbull terrier - where is the Shar Pei? And you have dobermann and rottweiler, but no beaucheron (bet they didn't know this breed), hovawart, kuvasz?
The whole list just screams that there were no seriously dog knowledgable people on the board, which put that list together. *annoyed*
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Rant aside. I'm tired today. Usually I wake up when C's alarm rings or the latest when he gets dressed in the morning. This morning I barely registered that he kissed me goodbye. Managed to open my eyes around 7:50, but found it impossible to stagger out of bed before 8:35. I did some dishes and I want to write, but my brain seems to be covered with cottonwool. *sigh* It's probably time for more Twinning's Earl Grey. Or perhaps a coffee?
Felix is, according to species, definitely the daftest pet I've ever had, he's also not the bravest nor the prettiest, but he's is the most loving, obedient and easiest pet I've ever had, and we love him to bits.
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After a tragic incident some months ago, where three pitbull terriers killed a 6 year old boy, Switzerland went into a dog-fear craze. One of the more extreme cantons quickly forbid the following breeds: Pitbull-Terrier, American Staffordshire-Terrier, Staffordshire-Bullterrier, Bullterrier, Dobermann, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, Rottweiler, Mastiff, Spanischer Mastiff, Mastino Napoletano und Tosa.
I don't believe in banning certain breeds, in my opinion, it would be much better to forbid certain dog owners and require a "dog license" for the more difficult breeds. I do, however, understand the reaction. What I don't understand is how they came up with this particular list? Did they ban a certain group of dogs? No, I see fighting dogs and mastiffs, but also guard/herding dogs! And if they wanted to ban certain groups of dogs, there are a whole lot of dogs missing on that list. Did they look at bite-statistics? I doubt it. If they did, there should be a high incident of popular family dogs on that list. Part of me is inclined to believe that they looked only at the dogs' exterior to determine whether they were dangerous or not. For example you have a mastiff, spanish mastiff and a mastino napoletao on the list, but you don't have a tibetan mastiff - a dog who has many characteristic mastiff traits, but undoubtedly looks more cuddly and fluffly than the other mastiff. And speaking of dog fighting breeds like the pitbull terrier - where is the Shar Pei? And you have dobermann and rottweiler, but no beaucheron (bet they didn't know this breed), hovawart, kuvasz?
The whole list just screams that there were no seriously dog knowledgable people on the board, which put that list together. *annoyed*
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Rant aside. I'm tired today. Usually I wake up when C's alarm rings or the latest when he gets dressed in the morning. This morning I barely registered that he kissed me goodbye. Managed to open my eyes around 7:50, but found it impossible to stagger out of bed before 8:35. I did some dishes and I want to write, but my brain seems to be covered with cottonwool. *sigh* It's probably time for more Twinning's Earl Grey. Or perhaps a coffee?
