Camping with dog breeds considered dangerous
Morning Folks, We RV'd quit a bit when the kids were younger, they are all grown with kids of their own. We are waiting on a Winnebago View and plan on doing some traveling. The question for yo...
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Back in the day I drove a delivery truck for 18 years making deliveries to farms, bushiness and homes. From that experience I can assure you that there are NO nice breeds of dogs...
Being a practicing small animal veterinarian for 37 years, I've probably seen more individual dogs than most. I totally agree with most of the observations made above, including the one quoted. While there are behavioral tendencies within breeds, blanket condemnation because of breed is only valuable to insurance underwriters and politicians trying to score points.
Also, breed bans and restrictions may give us a false feeling of security in that if a breed isn't on the list, it must be OK. Given the right circumstances ANY dog can bite, even the nicest most even tempered and trained individual.
Doug, DVM
