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Vautrin · 03-21-2005, 02:43 PM

In the Netherlands breeding of 4 "dangerous" dogs has forbidden since a couple of years I believe. Because they, as a breed were considered too dangerous to children.

These breeds face all kinds of restrictions. I don't mind that, as murder and other extreme violence is rare compared to the US, so they cannot be realistically called guard dogs.

I know not all of the dogs of these breeds are dangerous, as dogs take on characteristics of their owners. But a lot of the dogs are dangerous.

If I remember correctly I was once bitten by a German Shepherd when I was around 8 years of age, and ever since I have been afraid of the larger dogs, or when I don't see a dog, but hear barking close to me.

It would not come as a surprise to anyone here, that I prefer cats instead, even though they can be dangerous too, especially when maltreated or when facing a very frightening and unfamiliar situation.

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Vautrin Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,690	In the Netherlands breeding of 4 "dangerous" dogs has forbidden since a couple of years I believe. Because they, as a breed were considered too dangerous to children. These breeds face all kinds of restrictions. I don't mind that, as murder and other extreme violence is rare compared to the US, so they cannot be realistically called guard dogs. I know not all of the dogs of these breeds are dangerous, as dogs take on characteristics of their owners. But a lot of the dogs are dangerous. If I remember correctly I was once bitten by a German Shepherd when I was around 8 years of age, and ever since I have been afraid of the larger dogs, or when I don't see a dog, but hear barking close to me. It would not come as a surprise to anyone here, that I prefer cats instead, even though they can be dangerous too, especially when maltreated or when facing a very frightening and unfamiliar situation.