Why should good dog owners be punished? For the same reason we have strict gun laws I guess. You can have 99.9% of gun owners who enjoy nothimg more than to legally hunt or go clay pigeon shooting but you only need one Michael Ryan to ruin it for the rest.
Where as I completely agree that it's generally the owners fault I support the idea that dogs such as staffs have the capacity to cause awful damage where as a Yorkshire terrier on the rampage would get laughed at!
I go in houses for work daily. I've seen staffs rolling on there belly for a tickle and I've also asked customers to lock the dog in the garden as it was a bit edgy. Unfortunately, I can gerealise about what sort of person has the nasty staffy and vise versa.
It's high time any dog breed with a propensity for doing harm should be much much closely controlled than a breed that isn't. Sad fact of life I'm afraid.
Ps I've had dogs all my life, currently a springer spaniel and a jackapoo, chose specifically for there gentle nature rather than something that makes me look 'ard!
