Dublin Council Dog Ban

[kris]

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just seen this on my car site i go on.

Posted on Tuesday, July 10th, 2007 at 3:46 am in News, National, Dogs.

In Ireland, the Dublin City Council has put into immediate effect a ban on 11 dog breeds. The following breeds will not be allowed in council housing in the city: English Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, Rottweiler, German Shepherd, Doberman , Rhodesian Ridgeback, Japanese Akita, Bull Mastiff, Japanese Tosa, and the Bandog - what the hell's a bandog??.

The council says that in light of increasing numbers of complaints, they have decided to ban these breeds that are deemed “dangerousâ€. B0 O ll1cks Also, they say that if the dogs cannot be found alternative housing, they will be euthanized. :blink:

petition is here if anyone would care to sign it

http://www.petitiononline.com/anvil999/petition.html

 

[rach125]

Thats bloody ridiculous!! i bet its just busy body job worths out to cause some more people misery!

 

[kita]

It is awful, they are going to destroy alot of family dogs!

Just hope that it does not spread over here!

PS Kris a Bandog:

The Bandog Mastiff

DaveUK's Bandog Marble of Nightwatch Kennels, bred by J7 of England

"the Mastyve or Bandogge is vaste, huge, stubborne, ougly and eager, of a hevy, and burthenous body, and therefore but of little swiftnesse, terrible and frightful to beholde, and more fearce and fell than any other Arcadian Curre."

~Dr. Caius 16th Century

General: The bandog is designed to be a close quarter combat dog. It excels in realistic protection and can be a wonderful companion/family dog for experienced dog owners. They are quite trainable and easy to maintain. It is naturally good natured, fond of children in general, extremely devoted to its owner and eager to work. Appearance is muscular, behavior is self assured, steady and fearless. It is basically a calm dog that transforms when a bad situation arises.

History: The Bandog philosophy of breeding has existed just about as long as domestic dogs themselves. Mankind developed fleet, nimble hunting dogs that fulfill the purposes of the hunter-gatherers, through to the large breeds that guard settlements and livestock. The progression toward breeding these heavier dogs to the smaller, more athletic dogs producing a medium type has been a natural process that has independantly occurred across several geographic regions. The resultant dogs proving to be more flexible across a greater variety of tasks. Bandogs have been used primarily for big game hunting and as guard dogs throughout the centuries. The first most organized and well documented approach and application of the Bandog was done by British "Gamekeepers" whose "Gamekeepers Night Dog" fulfilled the role of patrol companion and 'despatch dog' (capturing wounded game so they could be dispatched without undue suffering). The Gamekeepers Night Dog had an extremely dangerous job that often cost it its life. It had to locate and fight armed "Poachers" who would often find themselves fighting these dogs for their lives. In the 1820's, the "caught" poacher could see one shipped off to the colonies of Australia or America, if they were lucky, such punishments however, made desperate men. In France, similar types were bred to partake similar roles, the paralells even extending to nomenclature: Chien du Nuit...

~Written by Dan Balderson of England and Stelios Sdrolias of Greece

Not common in this country, but obviously they have them in Ireland.

 

[XXX]

I have signed, i feel very strongly how bull breeds get given a bad name. Its not the breed its the stupid owners that make them aggressive 99% of the time. For god sake the Staffie is one of the best breeds to have with children.

 

[kris]

its the same old story.if you get some idjeets who allow their dogs to terrorise people and their dogs on an estate then sooner or later we all will pay.in this country now theyre banning dogs from certain places,banning owners from walking more than say 2 dogs on a lead at a time,banning people from letting their dogs off the lead etc etc.it only takes a few idjeets to ruin it for all of us. :angry: these councils will listen to non dog owners as a lot of them think dogs are a nuisance anyway and dont realise the good they do.i think this is an awful law that dublin council have brought in.wonder how many poor dog owners are facing up to the heartbreak of having to put their beloved pets to sleep?

 

[Evie]

I had heard rumours on another forum that the council had backed down on this one..... But haven't found anything online confirming this as yet. :unsure:

They really ought to focus on the root of the issue. The idiots of owners that let their dogs wander or deliberately antaginize their dogs in order to make them nore vicious. I think for the powers that be, making up stupid rules like this one makes it look like they are dealing with the issue, when in fact it's only the good owners/families that suffer. If this ban has gone ahead sure the idiots are driven more underground or move on to a non banned breed.

Deal with the REAL issue, the scum that don't care responibly for their dogs. :rant:

 

[Seraphina]

More on bandog

wiki

Another breed that will impress people who want macho dog

 

[Caravan Monster]

Doesn' t it feel as though the rule making power of our clueless 'leaders' is getting out of control? Evie is absolutely right about the real problem. Surely the council could have consulted established dog trainers or behaviourists about the problem before coming to daft solutions like this. I hope this sort of silliness doesn' t make it over here. If this ban does come in to force, my thoughts are with the owners- imagine waiting at home, hoping that the dog warden isn' t going to turn up and kill your trusting dog.

 

[jok]

We've got our beloved Dobermann, Chloe. She is the most beautiful, kind girl you could imagine and is such good friends with our young son. The thought of her being taken away from us and being pts is horrible.

I really feel for the people and dogs this will effect.