http://www.thedogfiles.com/2010/03/12/elgin-illinois-takes-heat-off-pit-bulls-revises-dog-law/ Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Dogs And The People Who Love Them. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thedogfiles.com/2010/03/12/elgin-illinois-takes-heat-off-pit-bulls-revises-dog-law/comment-page-1/#comment-8036 Jeremy Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:25:00 +0000 http://www.thedogfiles.com/2010/03/12/elgin-illinois-takes-heat-off-pit-bulls-revises-dog-law/#comment-8036 Hmm...I have a Lab who is part Pit...he was terrorized by a local kid who yelled at him, threw stones and sticks at him, and taunted him. When that kid decided to lean over our fence our dog bit him in defense of our children who were in the back yard. Was the kid invading my property? Yes. Was the dog right in seeing this kid as a threat? Elgin says no. Should my dog be treated as a hardened and trained mankiller? The city of Elgin says yes. By the way...my dog has never acted remotely violent towards any other person or animal...and of all the times he's gotten out, he's played with people, peed on every bush in the neighborhood...and played "tag" with those trying to catch him....but never acted violent. Tell me this law is written with sense. I say it needs a lot more detail. Dogs defend their homes and masters, that's what they do. Don't punish them and their owners because someone makes them do what they do. My mom taught me not to mess with strange dogs, especially without their owners around, because dogs bite when provoked and guess what, I learned how to treat a strange dog and avoid getting hurt. But we have come to believe that we should not have to teach our children how to not get hurt, everyone else should anticipate our children's stupidity because we don't want to take the time to teach them. In today's society, when someone puts their hand on a hot stove and gets burned...the only question asked is "who is held responsible for the presence of the stove?". No one asks "Why wasn't this person taught that a hot stove can burn you?" Hmm…I have a Lab who is part Pit…he was terrorized by a local kid who yelled at him, threw stones and sticks at him, and taunted him. When that kid decided to lean over our fence our dog bit him in defense of our children who were in the back yard. Was the kid invading my property? Yes. Was the dog right in seeing this kid as a threat? Elgin says no. Should my dog be treated as a hardened and trained mankiller? The city of Elgin says yes. By the way…my dog has never acted remotely violent towards any other person or animal…and of all the times he’s gotten out, he’s played with people, peed on every bush in the neighborhood…and played “tag” with those trying to catch him….but never acted violent. Tell me this law is written with sense. I say it needs a lot more detail. Dogs defend their homes and masters, that’s what they do. Don’t punish them and their owners because someone makes them do what they do. My mom taught me not to mess with strange dogs, especially without their owners around, because dogs bite when provoked and guess what, I learned how to treat a strange dog and avoid getting hurt. But we have come to believe that we should not have to teach our children how to not get hurt, everyone else should anticipate our children’s stupidity because we don’t want to take the time to teach them. In today’s society, when someone puts their hand on a hot stove and gets burned…the only question asked is “who is held responsible for the presence of the stove?”. No one asks “Why wasn’t this person taught that a hot stove can burn you?”

]]> http://www.thedogfiles.com/2010/03/12/elgin-illinois-takes-heat-off-pit-bulls-revises-dog-law/comment-page-1/#comment-2375 Elizabeth Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:06:18 +0000 http://www.thedogfiles.com/2010/03/12/elgin-illinois-takes-heat-off-pit-bulls-revises-dog-law/#comment-2375 I am so glad that they used some sense! Pit bulls are not dangerous dogs... any dog can bite, and it's the owner's fault for not properly caring for their dog. Read some dog attack reports and you will notice a trend... the dogs are all chained or penned, not members of the family... I am so glad that they used some sense! Pit bulls are not dangerous dogs… any dog can bite, and it's the owner's fault for not properly caring for their dog. Read some dog attack reports and you will notice a trend… the dogs are all chained or penned, not members of the family…

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