Old-Biscuit wrote:
Most 'banned breed' notifications we encountered also included 'any mix of said breeds'
Dobie, Pit Bull, German Shepard, Chow, Rottie, Huskies, Boxers, Malamute & Wolf Hybrids are typical ones on list..........even have seen Weimaraners & Dalmations
This is the biggest problem with these breed bans: "Any mix of said breeds".
I've got two rescue dogs. Their parents were unknown. I have NO idea what they are. I SUSPECT that Moose-dog is shepherd and dobie at least, but for all I know he could have twenty different breeds in him and none of them shepherd or dobie.
I don't even SUSPECT with Bat-dog. She is so much a mix that any true identification is impossible. However, because she's square, solid, and large, people automatically "see" pitbull in her. She may or may not have any pitbull in her. She could have boxer and bulldog instead. She could have sharpei and beagle. Who knows. But if something happens, she will be labeled a pitbull.
Another thing to point out in regards to "breed restrictions" is that they usually insist you identify TWO breeds for a mix breed dog. You can't identify the dog as a "lab mix", you must identify it as a "lab-other breed" based simply on its appearance.
Remember that every breed was developed out of a different breed(s). A boxer/bulldog mix can look a lot like a pitbull but not have any pitbull in it. In addition, rarely is a mixed breed dog a 50-50 mix. Far more often, they are a Heinz 57 mix with more than 4 breeds involved.
So, how do you CORRECTLY report your mixed breed to the insurance company? They say you have to go by appearance (and often require a photo), but you're just as likely to be accurate if you pulled two breeds out of a hat. No sense adding that third, fourth, fifth....twentieth breed in the identification, because they believe that all dogs are half-breeds.
