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toedtoes
Jul 22, 2015Explorer III
4X4Dodger wrote:toedtoes wrote:
I think you missed the point.
If the dog is a rescued mix, then ANY identification of its "breed" is a visual guess - whether done by a vet, rescuer, owner, or city official. It means absolutely nothing in regards to the dog being dangerous or not.
No I did NOT miss the point. My point is the breed of the dog is what the VET says it is despite what a campground owner or other person thinks it is.
I was addressing a way for those with mixed breeds to solve the problem of having a dog that can be mistaken for something it's not. Which was mentioned in several posts.
Except that a vet is not going to have any more "ability" to identify a mixed breed's makeup than anyone else out there.
So, again, THIS IS WHY BREED BANS DON'T WORK. Because no matter who identifies the "breeds" of a mix, it is based solely on the appearance of the dog and has no basis in fact. A dog may have the appearance of being X when in reality it is Y, B, F, L, P, and Q.
In addition, most vets are willing to write whatever an owner identifies for the dog's breeds. So, if I have a mean aggressive dog, I can simply tell my vet that the dog is a "golden/bassett" and I can bring him anywhere - however that really nice dog with the owner who identified by appearance gets banned.
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