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Zhou Xuanyao

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  1. Many depend on the breeder, but one common characteristic is breeding without attempting to select for working ability.
  2. I'm perfectly real Haredown Whippets. Yes that's correct, but that's not what you said before. Most dogs are bred as pets; the heritage of the breed is another story. My dog was bred as a pet from pet lines, end of discussion.
  3. It's a matter for individual dogs, not breeds. Most dogs aren't bred for any function other than that of a pet.
  4. They recognize the Amstaff, the sub group of APBT bred to a show standard. APBT's that aren't also AST's aren't show dogs, which is why historically they haven't been recognized by the ANKC, make sense?
  5. APBT's, one of the 'dogs' people are fighting over, are a specific breed - APBT :laugh: Perhaps I'm missing something (or not). They're not recognised by the ANKC; big whoop, nor are a great deal of other breeds which have standards in other registries around the world (not that recognition by a registry, working or otherwise determines whether or not a given breed exists).
  6. Not necessary in any sense of the word. It's analogous to suggesting that someone falsely accused of a crime is obliged to help find the criminal - there's no such obligation.
  7. Some people seem to think that people who want BSL over turned are obliged to offer an alternative strategy to curb dog attacks - Wrong.
  8. They are allowed, that's the problem. The difference is, if I point out a dog and announce that it's x breed, it doesn't facilitate the removal of that dog from it's owners and it's subsequent destruction. If a council (among the minority that pay any attention to BSL legislation) make such a call, I for one insist on firm evidence as the consequence of their judgement is ostensibly graver than the consequence of yours or mine.
  9. This is it, relentless disobedience, from dog owners through to councils and individual CO's that don't want to know about it, vets,the RSPCA, etc. If it ain't working and they find it's an uphill battle every step of the way they'll give up eventually.
  10. Tazer, what you're saying is bullshit, finished.
  11. I certainly think they do give a toss about their dogs, I'm sure most of the handlers feel great affection toward them. Not sure about the term 'reckless', I said 'wilful', which I don't think can be subject to a sensible objection. Now is it 'reckless' to wilfully endanger an animals welfare? Not necessarily.
  12. I'm not one to engage in should's and should nots, but as I say in every thread of this nature, the police are the ones wilfully endangering the welfare of these dogs, whether it be through exposure to pets and guard dogs or to the suspects themselves.
  13. Yeah right alpha Strange dog comes into property (fullstop). Aforementioned + acts aggressively? I think the majority of dogs would try and take it out. Police officer probably has head up kolo anyway, historically we know by now that we know f all when it comes to media reports on dog breeds.
  14. Plenty of awesome dogs around, glad you have had the opportunity to meet some of them
  15. Calling it "horrific" and "nasty" is a bit sensational. It's a dog aggressive dog, no big deal. Many dogs are such that they become aggressive when others approach them, particularly if they are on lead. That's why the owners keep them leashed, that's why if you wish to avoid trouble it's wisest to keep your dog on lead in the presence of other dogs, irrespective of whether or not it's an off leash area. Unfortunately, if events unfolded as represented by the OP, an accident befell this chap and the leash broke, that happened to me once before as well (actually, it was the collar); for his part it was accidental, for the OP's it was intentional. The risk of letting the dog off leash isn't just one of harm to the dog, it's also financial. Having said that I am not suggesting anyone "should" keep their dog on a lead, only that if one doesn't this is one of the things that can obviously happen. If it were me I'd cop it sweet and learn a lesson.
  16. I did. That's right, serves the point I am making nicely.
  17. The irony is that the method of evaluation many seem to use (shallow generalizations) probably does more than just serve to turn away suitable buyers, it probably also increases the probability of selling to unsuitable buyers. edited for formatting.
  18. I wouldn't panic. It's probably a few small operations at worst, more likely a few loosely organized individuals. Hopefully the cops can get some sort of handle on it. I hope this doesn't worsen the attitudes of breeders down there. OT, but I was interested in a BT years ago. After inquiring about them, I got no love from any breeders, bar one (who was awesome, and was from Tassie incidentally). Ended up giving up on it, they can have their registered dogs. Young single men with bold heads disinterested in dog shows and who's correspondence isn't peppered with platitudes (although polite, obviously) are not suitable owners, apparently.
  19. Rednose Pitbull - For me, nothing even comes close. Then Tibetan Mastiff Fawn Bull Mastiff Cavalier King Charles Spaniel White Bull Terrier
  20. yep it wouldn't surprise me. What absolute trash journalism. How better to sell a few papers than to try to consolidate all of peoples different fears. Now it's Pitbulls, and "highly" organized "bikies" involved in a "racket", next the highly organized bikies involved in the Pitbull smuggling racket will be Muslim, then they will be using the Pitbulls to somehow facilitate child pornography and global warming, that's to come in next weeks edition.
  21. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/long-time-here-but-dingoes-were-another-china-export/story-e6frg6nf-1226131720982 TINY snippets of DNA from dingoes and domestic dogs reveal that Australia's native dog arrived thousands of years earlier than previously believed -- at the end of a long journey from China. While dingoes don't appear in the archeological record until roughly 3500 years ago, the genetic evidence suggests the native dog arrived between 4600 and 18,300 years ago. According to international geneticists, including Alan Wilton of the University of NSW and Peter Savolainen of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, their analysis also reveals the routes dingoes, New Guinea singing dogs (NGSDs) and Polynesian dogs took to their ultimate destinations. "This gives a clear indication that Polynesian dogs, as well as dingoes and NGSDs, trace their ancestry back to south China through mainland Southeast Asia and Indonesia," they reported yesterday in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Previously, it had been believed that dingoes and other dogs spread to Southeast Asia, Oceania and Australia from Taiwan and The Philippines, a route highly dependent on boats. "Clearly, the land route is much more feasible for dogs than the sea route," said Dr Wilton. Dr Wilton and Assistant Professor Savolainen built on a 2004 study, conducted with another team, that found dingoes were introduced to Australia about 5000 years ago. "I told Alan that I didn't agree with that," said Lyn Watson, co-founder of the Dingo Discovery Sanctuary and Research Centre near Melbourne. "But the new paper makes perfect sense. " In my long experience with dogs and dingoes they are so physiologically and behaviourally different, dingoes must have been separated from domestic dogs for many thousands of years." While Australian National University archeologist Peter Bellwood agreed a "Chinese ultimate origin is not in dispute", he claimed genetic-based dating techniques were unreliable. "And anyway, dogs were not present in (the archeological record) in Indonesia or Australia before 3500 years before present, so obviously the dates are much too old," he said. But Dr Wilton and Professor Savolainen stand by their team's analysis of DNA from 674 dogs, 232 dingoes and three NGSDs.
  22. Yep, unless it has an ANKC pedigree, or paper work signed by a "veterinary practitioner" I think people are going to given them hell, both on a legal and personal level, hopefully it "curbs their enthusiasm".
  23. Check this one out The council officer knows better. What is a more credible way to determine a dogs breed, the councils "approved standards", or DNA evidence ? Hmmm, that's a tough one.
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