German shepherds, other breeds banned from dog event

[ChristenHolden]

What about a evaluation of EVERY dog with a ticket no matter the breed kinda like a CGC if the dog fails give refund. If dog passes do gets in that way its fair.

[Jessiewessie99]

Originally Posted by selzer

Maybe it has to do with space and limiting the number of canines at the event. I mean, if you remove pitties, rotties, and sheps, the number of dogs go way down. Dogs needing a lot of room go way down, and dogs likely to get into a major scrap go way down in number too.

If the stadium BELIEVED that if there was a problem the victim would only go after the offending dog, maybe they could be a little more free. But they have to show that they were not grossly negligent. So if people in general wouldn't sue every time they got a scratch, or fell down because they saw a dog, maybe they would not ban the more interesting breeds. And of course, people WILL sue more than just the offending pet's owners, they will sue the owner of the stadium for allowing an event that included dogs of all shapes and sizes and breeds.

I hate to say this, but what a silly thing to want to do with your dog. Taking a dog to the kids' ball game is one thing. Taking a dog to the stadium where there are 50k people, and possibly a number of dogs, and it costs a huge amount, and you will have to be constantly worried about what your dog is seeing and smelling instead of watching the game. I dunno, I think it is silly to take a dog to a professional ball game.

I don't know about this program, but the one my shelter hosted, had a area of the stadium sectioned off for the owners and their pets.

[Jessiewessie99]

Originally Posted by AgileGSD

And honestly, trying to protect "your" breed by pointing the finger at other breeds is not really helping the issue.

I have to wonder if this issue has something to do with the stadium's insurance company?

don't see anywhere in Selzer's posts where she was pointing the finger at other breeds.

[Konotashi]

Guitarest mentioned that Dachshunds bite more; "pointing the finger" at other breeds.

[Jessiewessie99]

Originally Posted by Konotashi

Guitarest mentioned that Dachshunds bite more; "pointing the finger" at other breeds.

I thought that was directed at Selzer. I think Guitarest got that information from somewhere also.

[DJEtzel]

Originally Posted by APBTLove

Not surprising at all... kind of funny, our local Petsmart's trainer uses her American Bully for training... I can understand restricting fighting breeds coming to a place packed with other dogs, only if the dogs were shown to be under good control could they come - just me.

But I think this is ridiculous...

One of the trainers at my local petsmart uses her pit or bulldog mix for training too. He's by no means well behaved when he's not on a tight leash, with her, and on a gentle leader though. He's attacked my dog and numerous others at the dog park and does not listen to anyone when a leash is not attached.

[Chicagocanine]

Originally Posted by selzer

I hate to say this, but what a silly thing to want to do with your dog. Taking a dog to the kids' ball game is one thing. Taking a dog to the stadium where there are 50k people, and possibly a number of dogs, and it costs a huge amount, and you will have to be constantly worried about what your dog is seeing and smelling instead of watching the game. I dunno, I think it is silly to take a dog to a professional ball game.

Well, I do a lot of fun, silly things with my dogs such as contests and goofy games. My dogs love them most of the time, and in fact some of my best memories with my dogs who are now gone were silly things we did together.

If they want to limit the number of dogs, they should just limit the number of "dog tickets" they sell. That's what they do here for the White Sox Dog Day.

[Mrs.K]

Originally Posted by Jessiewessie99

I thought that was directed at Selzer. I think Guitarest got that information from somewhere also.

Yes, probably from the most aggressive dog breed topic I've opened where they Survey stated that Dachshund and Chihuahuas are the most aggressive dog breeds out there...

Originally Posted by selzer
I hate to say this, but what a silly thing to want to do with your dog. Taking a dog to the kids' ball game is one thing. Taking a dog to the stadium where there are 50k people, and possibly a number of dogs, and it costs a huge amount, and you will have to be constantly worried about what your dog is seeing and smelling instead of watching the game. I dunno, I think it is silly to take a dog to a professional ball game.

Why? I took Indra to the horse trial from my sister. Lots of people, lots of other dogs.
Isn't that what everybody wants? A social dog that you can take anywhere and everywhere?
Even with all those dogs around I was able to follow my sister once it was her turn. I even recorded her award ceremony.
It wasn't 50k people but there were enough people to distract a six month old puppy, however after a while she wasn't interested in people or the dogs.

I take them to the mall too and the mall is usually more crowded than any other place. Or downtown Heidelberg. Do you know how many people are downtown Heidelberg during summertime and how many bring their dogs? It's thousands over thousands of people, especially since it is a popular travel destination. Perfect to socialize dogs.

I don't think it's a silly thing to do if you want social dogs that you can take anywhere and everywhere.

[arycrest]

Originally Posted by selzer

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I hate to say this, but what a silly thing to want to do with your dog. Taking a dog to the kids' ball game is one thing. Taking a dog to the stadium where there are 50k people, and possibly a number of dogs, and it costs a huge amount, and you will have to be constantly worried about what your dog is seeing and smelling instead of watching the game. I dunno, I think it is silly to take a dog to a professional ball game.

I don't think it's silly at all - whatever floats your boat!!! Just because it's not your cup of tea doesn't mean it's silly!

What's silly to you may be a great family outting to someone else. Apparently a lot of people agree since it sounds like when the teams offer the "dog days" they're popular events!

Why do you think taking a dog to a kid's ball game is any different? So what if it costs a lot? What you do with your money is your business just as it's the business of MLB fans if they want to go to a ball game with their dog! You don't think that just because it's not a professional game that you don't have to worry about "... and you will have to be constantly worried about what your dog is seeing and smelling instead of watching the game."???

If I recall you enjoy obedience competition with your dogs! It's not any more, or any less, silly than someone who wants to enjoy an afternoon at the ball park with their dogs!

Would I take the Hooligans to a MLB game? NO!!! BUT if I were a baseball fan I might!

[AgileGSD]

Originally Posted by Mrs.K

Yes, probably from the most aggressive dog breed topic I've opened where they Survey stated that Dachshund and Chihuahuas are the most aggressive dog breeds out there...

Yes some research showed these breeds are "the most likely to bite", along with JRTs. Working at a grooming shop, I'd say that Doxies and JRTs are some of the most likely to object to having things done they don't like. But GSDs make that list for me too, as do Sibes and "Puggles". However, we know from the number of bites each year that most dogs don't bite and even when they do most don't cause serious injury.

Originally Posted by Mrs.K

Why? I took Indra to the horse trial from my sister. Lots of people, lots of other dogs.
Isn't that what everybody wants? A social dog that you can take anywhere and everywhere?

In the US we actually need more, not less opportunities to take our dogs along places with us. Even if it's silly The most dangerous dogs are dogs who are poorly trained and poorly socialized.