Leema Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Recently, the Dog and Cat Management Board proposed that dogs should have to undergo a temperament test in order to remain entire (see article). This is based on the myth that entire dogs are more aggressive. While statistics may show that aggression is more commonly seen in entire dogs, that does not mean that all entire dogs are aggressive. We would love to have a collection of entire dogs at Victoria Square on the 17th of February to show that entire dogs can be ENTIRELY FRIENDLY. We invite all people with friendly entire dogs to bring their dog to show off how dog temperament is not based solely on their physiology. If you don't have entire dogs, you are still welcome to attend with friendly dogs in order to show your support for the cause. Please note that any dogs that are not friendly and sociable should not be brought to this event. We recommend that bitches in season not be brought to this event. Please bring bags for dog waste. We all know that socialisation is important in producing quality dogs, and management is important for all dogs. The Dog and Cat Management Board is looking at the wrong end of the leash in this proposal! EVENT DETAILS Sunday, 17th February 2013 9am at Victoria Square Please RSVP on Facebook if you're able to: http://www.facebook.com/events/463260303720988/?fref=ts If you're not able to on Facebook, please RSVP here. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 (edited) I'm not sure the proposal is saying entire dogs are more aggressive - it sounds like they don't want aggressive dogs to breed. If your dog is friendly, it sounds like they are happy for you to breed from it. "Board executive officer Ben Luxton said yesterday the board's long-term goal was to "work towards breeding a more amicable and socially acceptable dog population". We are not saying it's mandatory desexing. What we are saying is that dogs should be assessed for temperament and that those dogs that have a temperament that is suitable to be passed on to the next generation should be allowed to breed," he said." Edited February 8, 2013 by CHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory the Doted One Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Hi CHA...I can't speak for anyone else that is protesting. For me, there are a whole list of reasons why I oppose this proposal. It may never be presented for consideration...I hope not! But that doesn't stop me from wanting to take a stand against something that doesn't address the mulitude of reasons that aggressive dogs exist. The money could be better spent elsewhere (education for a start...implementing current legislation as a second). Hopefully someone else can come and present their reasons more succinctly than I can. This is just one of my reasons, I have loads of others! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I agree with you Dory, I'm not saying I'm all for the proposal either because in this case it will be the honest people who will suffer and the dishonest ones will still keep breeding willy nilly and ignoring their dogs and not socialising them and letting them become aggressive. I'm all for getting as many dogs desexed as possible that are not registered breeding dogs or show dogs or dogs that have a good reason to be left entire, just to get the majority of them "off the streets". My entire poodle was one of the best natured dogs I've ever had, so I know aggression doesn't necessarily come from not being desexed. You're right though, to march for better education programs in dog ownership is an excellent start. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 Hi CHA. Supporters of the protest walk are very happy for people to choose to desex their pets, but don't want it to be made mandatory. :) As Dory stated, we principally object to the assertion that entire dogs are aggressive, and that desexing dogs will reduce dog bites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 Just giving this event a bump. If we can get about 50 people attending we should be able to get a new camera there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 Bump. It's tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salukifan Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I hope those participating have the common sense to keep their dogs under firm control. A dog fight at such an event would be a PR disaster. Even even tempered family pets can get stressed and reactive in close quarters with a lot of other dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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