tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post8932935695557744569..comments2024-03-27T19:01:21.504-06:00Comments on Enik Rising: Bad adSeth Maskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-60535447015654056342009-03-03T18:23:00.000-07:002009-03-03T18:23:00.000-07:00Indeed, they would be hard pressed to have done wo...Indeed, they would be hard pressed to have done worse without directly insulting Denver and its -ites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-6361847396449240762009-03-03T09:31:00.000-07:002009-03-03T09:31:00.000-07:00No argument here. The critiques of the breed ban ...No argument here. The critiques of the breed ban that they list on the group's web site are pretty persuasive. The idea of holding owners responsible for the behavior of their dogs strikes me as much better than simply euthanizing the "bad" ones.<BR/><BR/>My point was that they could have made this argument much better in their ad campaign.Seth Maskethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-61788190073757255262009-03-03T07:52:00.000-07:002009-03-03T07:52:00.000-07:00It's still a bad ad for the reasons you note. ...It's still a bad ad for the reasons you note. I don't like pit bulls; they're... weird. But breed bans are somewhere between useless and actively counterproductive.<BR/><BR/>If you want a simple reason, consider that for all their faults pit bulls (& similar) are both relatively small and relatively controllable. Historically they've been bred for a temperament that's very dog-aggressive, but human-tractable enough that you can step into the dog ring to break up a fight without getting mauled. And your basic pit bull will probably be in the 40-50 pound range.<BR/><BR/>Ban them, and overmacho dumbasses will still want overmacho dumbass dogs. If they can't buy a relatively controllable 50 pound pit bull, they'll get a presa canario, fila brasiliero, or cane corso -- all dogs that start around 100 pounds and breeds in which human aggression has been historically tolerated or encouraged.<BR/><BR/>So we'll ban the 50 pound dog with a few hundred years of breeding against human aggression behind it, and end up with 100--150 pound dogs bred for human aggression. [wilecoyote]Soooo-pah geeeee-nius.[/wec]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com