Ever since I have been bitten by a German shepherd I have been afraid of dogs. Dogs pick that up, and as a consequence I feel like a target for any dog. especially the guard dogs, or the bigger sized dogs.
Even though a lot of dogs seem to take a liking to me, at first I am highly afraid, even when they are jumping up to show me their attention and a healthy interest in me.
I would have many problems with dogs that punish for fear. Luckily in the Netherlands dogs have to be on a leash (spelling?), unless the dog is at home of course.
Of course the owner is the problem in most cases, but authorities can only do something, when something has gone wrong already. Now, the political question is, do we want to allow for the 20 deaths in the US and the numerous injuries because of these dogs? Or aren't we willing to do that, for whatever reason?
Dogs don't have breeding rights, as humans have (they can't choose their own partners, their owners do). So I am not certain, that the banning of that is such a strange rule.
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