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Who is minding the bibliography? Daisy chaining, dropped leads, and other bad behavior using examples from the dog bite literature

Posted by Chantelle Mackney on

http://www.journalvetbehavior.com/article/S1558-7878(16)30047-8/fulltext

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What does Justice for Bullies do with the profits?

Posted by Chantelle Mackney on

Justice for Bullies is a legally operating, and recognized Non Profit Society in Alberta. In order to fulfill the demands by the government to operate we are required to do the following: Mandatory liability insurance = $1500.00 annually -To put this into perceptive we are required to sell approx 150 hoodies to cover this bill. We are required to have a postal box which is almost $200.00 a year. We are required to have an accountant to file and submit our year end. That was almost $600.00. Hopefully next year my bookkeeping experience will be sufficient to avoid this large...

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Mayor Coderre

Posted by Chantelle Mackney on

Mayor Coderre, May I remind you that the Quebec Liberal Values are as follows: Individual freedomsQuebec IdentityEconomic DevelopmentSocial JusticeRespecting Civil SocietyPolitics under democracyCanadian IdentityIntergenerational Equity May I also remind you that you are paid to do a job, and you are not doing it. In pushing for a ban of a specific breed and or physical appearance of a dog you have all failed to live up to the very values that are the foundation of the political party you represent. You have taken away our individual freedoms. You have taken away our desire to want to identify to a...

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"Pit Bull"

Posted by Chantelle Mackney on

The word "pit bull" is one of the most debated words among dog owners, dog enthusiasts, advocates, politicians and law enforcement.Breeders and owners of pedigreed, and genetically coherent purebred American Pit Bull Terriers often called their dogs "pit bull" for short. However, over the years the word "pit bull" is no longer a nickname for American Pit Bull Terriers (APBT). It has become a household term that is now used to describe any dog that has physical characteristics such as short hair, a muscular body structure, defined jaw lines and a larger head. The shift in the meaning of the...

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Afraid of dog bites?

Posted by Chantelle Mackney on

Afraid of dying from a dog bite??? In 2011 a comparison was done in the USA with respect to injury fatalities: Dog bite related fatalities: 32Unintentional pedestrian fatalities: 897Child Abuse & Neglect fatalities: 1,545Unintentional fatalities from drowning: 3,556Homicide: 16,238Unintentional fatalities from falls: 27,483Unintentional motor vehicle traffic fatalities: 33,783Unintentional poisoning facilitates: 36.280 Afraid of dog bites??? Then you should be absolutely petrified of humans, driving, water, ignorance and clumsiness...

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