What does people think if Gordon Brown brings this new dog act in that all Rotties, pit bulls, doberman etc will have to be muzzled and kept on leads all the time.

I am dead against I have a rottie and I think it will be very cruel to the dog I have signed a petition against it happening.

I went to our country park and we passed two seperate Rotties along the path with my and other dogs going both directions and people with babies on their Sunday river walk, and no-one acted off towards the Rotts or their owners and the dogs themselves were just mooching along good naturedly, so glad to see that at lest the public down the river walk where most people walk their dogs were not taking the breed hype on board.

I live in North East Bristol

Rotties and Dobes have to be muzzled and on leads over here as they are in Category 2 under the dangerous dogs law, you also have to register them with the local mayor and Gendarmes, who have the right to shoot your dog if it is thought the be dangrous and out of control. The was a case recently where dogs were shot dead in their own garden while the owner was out. mad:

that's awful!! It amazes me that people in positions of power do not have the basic intelligence to realise it's all down to ownership and they continue to genralise an entire breed...

There have quite a few dog attacks over here lately but it's the responsible owners that get penalised as usual.

there just trying to cover there own backs ! I like rottys but i have never known one that couldent be fierce towward someone if it wanted to ! the way they look at it is if a dogs that fierce then it should be muzzled !

dh.dti because over here the French don't consider themselves bad owners , their attitude to "pets" is totally different, some thngs I have read would make you cry but I don't think they will ever change.

As I have said before and will continue to do so the DDA/BSL doesn't work,it is a totally useless piece of legislation.It is unenforceable and unworkable.It doesn't get to the root cause of the problem,it targets the wrong end of the lead.Until the Issue of Poor Irresponsible Ownership is addressed we will continue to see dog attacks and still fatal ones.The DDA/BSL was bought in because of a spate of similar attacks in the late 80's early 90's yet has made no impact whatsoever,the evidence was there for all to see New Years Day 2007.

We need legislation brought in that makes ALL dog owners accountable for their dogs actions regardless of breed.
All dogs in the wrong hands have the potential to be dangerous,regardless of breed.

As for muzzling in public,I don't believe in it.There will always be an irresponsible moron who doesn't play by the rules.A dog can't defend itself wearing a muzzle.

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but why does a dog as fierce as lets say rottie need to defend himself in a public place ! thats a silly statement if you ask me ! any dog breed thats been known to be fierce toward people should be muzzeled by law !

i agree, i think any dog that has been known to be agressive should be muzzled, though i do disagree with tarring them all with the same brush...