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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi 9:11 -

PP that shared the sarcastic Anthony Hopkins quote here.

I think the concern with your angle is that it is a risk that is much greater than what you’re allowing room for. I agree I’d factors to reduce risk (as donating PP) in loading shelters with dogs who aren’t resourced to have a true background is just another failed opportunity for stop gate.

The resolution is likely a mix of a bit of what everyone is suggesting: owner awareness and responsibility/training, breeding restrictions/penalties to discourage misbehavior, and possible waivers for owners of Potts that carry a highest cost “risk insurance” in some way to decentivize ignorant dog owners (which most are, unfortunately)

It’s like saying all crack babies aren’t sentenced to addiction and arguing against funding for Just Say No campaign awareness, resisting enforcement crackdowns on corner crack dealers, and offering no incentive for planned parenting funding to prevent pregnancies that are a burdened societal cost.

The points and counter points here are mutually inclusive. There are a lot of creative solutions that combined ans put in practice can address concerns from both sides.
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I adopted a lab mix that looks full lab from a shelter. As a gift my parents got us one of the dog DNA kits. Lo and behold, she is over 50% pit, so I guess her lab mom or dad also was part pit and not full lab. You cannot tell at all from looking at her. She looks exactly like a black lab. So how to deal with that situation? You would have to have everyone who is a dog owner do a dog DNA and then charge insurance accordingly. And I would gladly comply with any pit-related rules, but just looking at my dog no one would ask me to. She is a sweet dog. I just don't know how all the logistics could work. And the shelters can't be sure of the breed mixes, either. All they (and the vets) can do are their best guesses. And what about the reverse? There may be a dog that looks exactly like a pit, but do the DNA panel and they actually are 75% lab or whatever.

Most of the dogs in shelters here are transported from the south. They need to do tons of outreach, education, and fining down there. [/quote]

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