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"Rep. Wesselhoft said the proposed bill will also include provisions designed to bring about an eventual ban of pit bull dogs in the state.
The grandfather clause contained in the bill would allow for the continuing existence of pit bulls currently in Oklahoma. However, pit bull owners would have to have the dogs spayed or neutered, and the animals would need regular rabies shots.
In addition, a pit bull owner would have to be age 21 or older and would be required to have a $100,000 liability insurance policy on every pit bull.
Also, each pit bull would have to be tattooed or otherwise marked when it is registered with the state. Owners would not be able to sell or transfer the dogs to other individuals in Oklahoma, excluding family members. And a person living in Oklahoma will not be able to bring in a new pit bull from out of state.
After those pit bulls that are allowed to remain in Oklahoma under the grandfather clause of the proposed bill die of old age, Wesselhoft said there should be very few pit bulls remaining in the state, if any."
It angers me to be reading the replies to this question. Ive signed up just to set those of you that seem uneducated or miss-educated on the path of pitbull enlightenment!! Fr_Chuck.. what where the circumstances of your attack? Was the dog secured before it attacked you? Did the dog attack you or was there something about your behavior that triggered a predatory instinct? (tripped on the sidewalk, made eye contact with it, or run from it?) Is it possible that another breed would have bitten you in a similar circumstance? Sorry to burst your bubble, needkarma, but there are hundreds of accounts of children being attacked by other breeds. The most likely dog to bite is a Lab however you will never see that on the news. Sorry folks but Lab attacks just are not as sensational! In addition, Pits are not a "hunting" breed they are a "fighting" breed. My father has breed and continues to breed hunting animals. Bird dogs to be specific. Pits share very little with these breeds I grew up raising. Three years ago I met my first pit. She was a badly treated and under fed fighting dog. By fighting dog I mean her owner bet money on her KILLING other dogs. She is EXTREMELY aggressive! One night she appeared in my yard. Having a great base of knowledge about dogs i was confident approaching her and offering her the rest of my lunch. Thus beginning the best friendship Ive ever had! I adopted her and after this my first pitbull i will own no other breed. Extremely smart, fiercely loyal, and more protective than a pet lion. A lap dog never unwilling to show affection. Why would anyone own any other breed?! I know if anyone where to approach my children in my yard she would be there. Better than a firearm for home defense that my daughter can find. While i know i cant bring her around other animals because of her past I would sooner trust my graceful pittbull playing with my toddler than a clumsy Lab unaware of his own strength!! Educate yourself!! Introduce yourself to the next bully breed you meet! Talk to a few owners! Breeds dont kill people breeders do!
This whole thing just saddens my heart that a breed of dog will be eventually be destroyed because of bad people.
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It is not the breed of dog it is the owners that need to screened. I remember through the course of my life time when German Shepards were the breed to beware of followed by Dobermans and Rottes now it is Pit Bulls. It is not the breed but the reason for, treatment of and type of owners that chose the breed. I have friends and relatives that have each one of these breeds in their family and they are all wonderful dogs. The key is that the dogs are part of their family. My son and his wife have three children ages 9,5,2 and Scooby Doo happens to be a pitbull. My neighbors have a German Shepard wolf mix,the dog is a love. Could they be dangerous? While I was sitting in our family car at age 8 our family dog a St. Bernard attacked me for no apparent reason, some say it was a drop in the barometric pressure, others says he thought I might hurt my little brother who was crying because the dog was licking his face I will never know. I do know that all dogs no matter the breed have the potenial to be dangerous.
I think it is absolutely STUPID, ( the ban ). I have a 6 wk old pit bull pup named Romeo, and he has the most gentle nature. I know he is still young and has to grow into his personality, but you can just tell he is a lover. I have 3 other dogs and he follows everything they do. Teach them right, give them love, and they will be the most beautiful, loving family member you could ever imagine. My sister has a white, deaf pit bull named Zuece, and he is a 130pd BABY. He follows you around and gives you kisses, and wants to be a lap dog. He is also very good with her other two dogs. So please stop all the non sense, stop believing what you hear, forget the hype..... If people would give them the chance and love them how they need to be loved, you would Stop hearind all the crap you hear today. SINCERELY A PIT BULL PET OWNER!!!
"Rep. Wesselhoft said the proposed bill will also include provisions designed to bring about an eventual ban of pit bull dogs in the state.
The grandfather clause contained in the bill would allow for the continuing existence of pit bulls currently in Oklahoma. However, pit bull owners would have to have the dogs spayed or neutered, and the animals would need regular rabies shots.
In addition, a pit bull owner would have to be age 21 or older and would be required to have a $100,000 liability insurance policy on every pit bull.
Also, each pit bull would have to be tattooed or otherwise marked when it is registered with the state. Owners would not be able to sell or transfer the dogs to other individuals in Oklahoma, excluding family members. And a person living in Oklahoma will not be able to bring in a new pit bull from out of state.
After those pit bulls that are allowed to remain in Oklahoma under the grandfather clause of the proposed bill die of old age, Wesselhoft said there should be very few pit bulls remaining in the state, if any."
I thank that is stupid to pick on one breed of dog .we have more parents killing there kids. then pitbulls killing humans. people want to many rules for one breed of dog . I have a pit and if it was not for her i could have been hurt worse than i was .a boxer attacked me she was able to stop him. But you would not see anyone gripping about boxers.
Well I guess for someone who does animal rescue this is a hard question for me to face but I would like to make a attempt at it and throw some of my own views out there.I am sure this will cause some kind of stir from a few people and frankly I don't care it's my opinion and I have the right to express it...So here it goes... I have worked with many pit bulls and other aggressive dogs, which many we were able to rehabilitate(we used Dog whisperer methods,THEY WORK!!) and for those dogs they now have healthy happy homes. But let me include the types of dogs that were aggressive so maybe people will see that it is not just pit bulls and that any dog can be aggressive, it's not the breed of the dog its the raising of the dog! As for the list cocker spaniels(these being one of the most we have seen), chows, labs, huskies,mixed breeds, pit bulls(in 15 years of animal rescue I have only seen about 2 dozen of these and all but 3 were able to be retrained),dachshunds, chihuahuas(please excuse the spelling), yorkie,mastiff,german shepard,boxer,cairns terrier, jack russel and a few others. You must realize that there are several good pit bulls out there just as there are several of all breeds out there.
Do I think pit bulls should be banned? Hell NO !! Banning our choice of animal to have is just like saying it is ok to say who can have children and who can not. Better yet it would be the same as saying people of different races and / or backgrounds can not love one another, so please take a moment and think about it, since when does (what is supposed to be a free world) allow the government tell us what we can and can not own in our own home? Does that seem like we are free with rights? It seems to me when we start allowing the government to decide for us we are nothing more the walking robots doing their every little bidding. I don't know about anyone else but I refuse to live like that, letting someone else rule my rights for me. Who are we to say to anyone else that they can't own what they choose to ? I do believe owners should be held liable for thier dogs but how can we hold a dog liable for doing what he was taught to do be his human leader? It's unfair to the dog, we are responsible for the children we bring into this world why not be held responsible for the animals we choose to keep??? This is has become a war of who is stronger in politics and if we continue to let them decide for us there will come a day that your cute little dachshund or your fuzzy siamese cat will no longer be allowed either. I promise you that if we continue to sit down and keep quiet instead of raising our voices and standing up to these political bullies then we will one day be without rights. It is up to everyone of us to make a stand-UNITED WE STAND, SEPERATE WE FALL !!
I have said my peace but if you have anything to add then please free as it is your god given right to do so !!!
I think this whole thing has gotten out of control. We need more responsible people out there breeding pitbulls to stop selling them to just anyone and stop breeding for the money!! I own a pitbull that is wonderful and I would love to continue his bloodline. There is no way I would sell a puppy to just anyone. There are too many people out there trying to fight them. We need more responsible people calling in on dog fights, we need more animal cops (they are wonderful, but we need more) and regular cops. This issue is just as important if not more important than the drug issue. We have people out there traing and inbreeding dogs so that they are bigger and more aggressive than ever, and are killing people. This is a huge issue and people like michael vick need to be put away for a long long time for doing these things. If anyone told me I had to turn him in or do all that bull theyre saying you have to do,I would honostly move out of this country. The government doesnt seem to know how to get things under control anymore and its starting to really make me sick!
At one time I was also scared to death of a pit bull (cause of what I had heard) really any dog cause I was bit by a dog as a young child & not a pit bull. Did not want one. Would not go into a yard that had one. After some one gave me one as a puppy and I trained it, loved it, it listens to me, well both (now I have 2 which the female Angel just had 8 puppies) do actually. Their good around my nieces and nephews, but don't let some hurt the kids cause they will take up for them.
I do realize they can become mean, it's in their jean, but I also believe it's the way you treat them to. I'm also very careful with my dogs. If it seams their having a bad day, as we all can you know, I just don't let the kids around them.
Just my opinion!!!
I also forgot to mention that I don't breed mine to make money, so far most of this litter of going to family or if I have any left and do decide to sell one I will be very careful who my puppy is going to. If I don't know you, then you DO NOT get my puppy. This was Angels first litter & our family has been deciding if we would like for her to have another one or not. Because we are scared of the fact someone may end of with one of the puppies and fight it. My heart would just break. I don't believe it that at all.
Congratulations Momofpitbulls!!! Im so happy to hear that there are responsible pitbull owners out there! I love to hear about things like this and how you wont just gve your pups to anyone! By the wya... hey are beautiful puppies!!!
ok this is just dumb why hate the animal just because the person that owns it is a total idiot! I have 4 pitbulls for myself and the have never bitten anyone they never attack kids or none of that! So how can yall say lets ban the dog all together this is ridiculous
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