Thread: They are taking my dog!

I have form the opinion that Colorado has a powerful lobby of dog ignoramusi. The idea that they have a complete pitbull ban in the city and county of Denver is enough but now they profess to know what is best for a well cared for golden retriever? I will give up my dog when they pry my cold dead fingers from off his collar.

I would simply ignore them but you might try a more mature defense by getting a petition signed by as many "neighbors" as possible and present it to some elected official. I'd sign it for you.

Brad

Originally Posted by icedog

I have form the opinion that Colorado has a powerful lobby of dog ignoramusi. The idea that they have a complete pitbull ban in the city and county of Denver is enough but now they profess to know what is best for a well cared for golden retriever? I will give up my dog when they pry my cold dead fingers from off his collar.

I would simply ignore them but you might try a more mature defense by getting a petition signed by as many "neighbors" as possible and present it to some elected official. I'd sign it for you.

Brad

Denver is not representative of all of Colorado any more than NYC is of New York state. Irresponsible owners, gang members, and media hype led to the pit ban. We have no shortage of holier-than-thou types either...but then that seems to be a growing trend in the US, where Group A knows better than Group B, who knows better than Group A. The sane people are caught in the middle. These people are used to bullying people to get their way and cannot stand it when other stand up to them...it prevents them from feeling superior (we all know these types of people - they are everywhere - churches, city halls, social organizations, schools, business offices).

As Brad mentioned, get statements from neighbors, from your vet, ensure you have all the documents related to the placement and then go on the offensive - they are not used to that, as they expect everyone to kowtow to them because they play the "we rescue animals" card...

As for the Samoyeds (mine was just running around with a sock...and here I spend good money on chew toys...)...anyway, the breeder I got mine from also is involved in rescue...she lives out in the country and the dogs have a barn and a small field to run around in...she put in special fencing to keep them in (Sammies can jump pretty high)...and they go nuts when they are outside - running, playing, barking at the chickens, chasing each other. I have even considered moving out to the sticks so mine can have a nice area to run in, without any traffic.

As someone said, look at your dog...if he is happy, you can't do any better. There is a prehistoric contract between dogs and man - we care for them and they protect us and give us unquestioned love. When someone abuses a dog, beyond the cruelty, they are betraying millennia of trust and you can see it in their eyes. It is also abuse to place an animal with a loving family and then take it away becasue of some self-righteous need for control or a warped mentality that treats the dog as a human (making the dog neurotic).

Go after them with both barrels. If it doesn't work out, let me know and we can talk about Sammies.

The pic is of mine.

I got roped into doing the rescue thing once, won't ever happen again. I was taking care of some white german shepherds and met to many wacko's doing it. Some are good organizations but not many. And like said above the rescues have the dog's because there are people out there who do not deserve a good dog and are to irresponsible to handle one, and are very jaded at some people. I see all the time people living in little apartment's with Shepherds, Rotties, even one Great Dane, that are lucky to get walked around the apartment complex once a week and think that the dog's have a great life stuck in the little apartments. I feel so sorry for those dogs.