Dublin Council Ban 11 Breeds

Santas Little Helper · Master

Dublin Council Ban 11 Breeds

max · Enlightened One

Signed.

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Isla · Enlightened One

Seems terribly harsh and certainly doesn't help anyone who owns any of these breeds and who is a responsible dog owner. cry

Certainly won't do anything to help the reputations of these dogs. Feel sorry for the owners and dogs who are now going to have to try and find new homes. hmm

Teresa · Enlightened One

signed here too.

what a stupid idea. i agree with everything Karen has said.

Thistle · Old Hand

Signed. I agree with the comments people have posted that it is the owners who need educating and trained not the breeds banned. I grew up with a German Shephard for over 11 years, she was a fantastic dog, many of these breeds are being demonised due to uneducated owners.

feldandjack · Guru

The council seem to want to be seen, doing something, to protect the people living in council property or walking on council land. However, if the council dealt with the people who fail to take responsibility for their dogs as harshly as they are willing to deal with the dogs, there would be no problem. People who can't be bothered to take care of their dogs, should have the dog removed from them. The cost of caring for that dog, for the rest of it's life, should be deducted from the wages/benefits of the owner. It's all very well bringing in new laws, but if they can't enforce them, what's the point. furious

mclarchitects · Old Hand

On the positive side, greyhounds aren't included so perhaps all the Dublin dog lovers will start to take retired Greyhounds for their family pets. Pity about the other breeds, though.

slimcilla · Old Hand

mclarchitects wrote:

On the positive side, greyhounds aren't included so perhaps all the Dublin dog lovers will start to take retired Greyhounds for their family pets. Pity about the other breeds, though.

Nice idea but I recently read a post on another forum where a well known Irish greyhound sanctuary was celebrating actually rehoming her first ever greyhound in Ireland. She cant rehome Greyhounds in Ireland and has to send hers to the UK or abroad as they see Greyhounds as racing/betting machines rather than pets..

Not trying to be anti-Irish or cause a stir as I am sure there are a few retired racers there. They do seem to be into outdoor dogs and not "trained killing machines" as thats what they see Grey's to be. Perhaps that is why they are banning these dogs from parks but it sounds like a major lack of training/knowledge to me..

All a bit sad for all of the dogs really..

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evilshiddenclaws · Old Hand

mclarchitects wrote:

On the positive side, greyhounds aren't included so perhaps all the Dublin dog lovers will start to take retired Greyhounds for their family pets. Pity about the other breeds, though.

my favourite breeds are on that list, dobermann's, rottweilers, english bull terriers and rhodesian ridgebacks. i hope to hell these idiots come to their senses and blame the deed NOT the breed!

i'm sure youd be absolutly devostated if you were the owner of a lovely well natured staffy who was labelled evil because of these arseholes that give them their bad names.

I've come across a good few nasty lurchers

kermischocolate · Graduate

I think Dublin County Council have lost sight of the problem in the most ridiculous way possible. Does this mean no police dogs will be allowed in a public park??? From the little information I know none of those dogs in that list are "dangerous dogs" Aren't most of them bred for their intelligence and or size and or controlled aggressiveness? Its the owners that turn perfectly good dogs into uncontrolled dangers. I can see the point of trying to protect the public but I don't see how this is going to do so.
Personally as can be seen from my avatar the dog I know best is a bullmastiff, and he's the most docile, good natured, playful dog I've ever seen. However, put him in the wrong hands where he's not trained properly, wound up no end by irresponsible owners and because of his size and what he was bred for, i.e. to be a gamekeepers dog and guard dog of sorts, yes he could be a danger.