Bobo Bonobo® > wrote in
:

Dogs
> that have potential for harming humans are dangerous weapons, just
> like guns, and when the owner fails to exercise due diligence they
> should have their right to own dogs taken away, just as habitual drunk
> drivers are banned from driving, or child molesters are banned from
> unsupervised contact with children, or violent felons are disallowed
> the right to own firearms.

_Every_ dog has the potential to harm humans. _Every_ dog. _Every_ breed.

The only dog with no potential to harm anyone is one that has had its teeth
and claws removed.

Even those "gentle" dogs you mentioned who would never harm anyone may bite
if they were threatened or injured.

Owners of all dogs should act responsibly. And anyone who may be in the
vicinity of a dog should also act responsibly. Parents should not let their
children approach or pat strange dogs.

--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

Core of my heart, my country! Land of the rainbow gold,
For flood and fire and famine she pays us back threefold.
My Country, Dorothea MacKellar, 1904