Guest guest Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 ***************************Advertisement*************************** TechCentral http://star-techcentral.com ***************************************************************** This message was forwarded to you by yitzeling. Comment from sender: This article is from The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my) URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/4/10/focus/10626825 & sec=focus ________________________ Sunday April 10, 2005 Knee-jerk reaction to dog attack TRUE to the Malaysian way, there is now the typical knee-jerk over-reaction to the dog attack on a child. So far, there have been calls for banning the rearing of dogs, for dog owners to get their neighbours’ permission and for them to attend compulsory courses. I view these as discrimination against dog lovers. Dogs rarely attack unless they are provoked or feel threatened. I had a German Shepherd which was like a pussycat. She did not mind children pulling her tail and would allow small children to sit on her back. She liked to sit at the gate and watch the world go by and would greet friendly schoolchildren by wagging her tail. Alas, her only fault was a deep hatred for moving bicycles. Why? Some children who live nearby would frequently ram their bicycles repeatedly at my gate to provoke her. It was such fun to them and they would squeal and laugh at the result. I shudder to think what would have happened if the gate had been rammed open. It is these brats who should attend a course on proper behaviour. I still miss this bitch who died at a ripe old age. I now have another “dangerous” German Shepherd that likes to kiss people right on the lips. As for asking permission from neighbours before a licence is issued to dog owners, I would like to suggest that the same be applied to potential cat owners. My neighbour’s cats cause a great big stink in my garden! Ultimately, it is being a responsible pet owner, be it dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens or turtles that one keeps. CK Kuala Lumpur <p> ________________________ Your one-stop information portal: The Star Online http://thestar.com.my http://biz.thestar.com.my http://classifieds.thestar.com.my http://cards.thestar.com.my http://search.thestar.com.my http://star-motoring.com http://star-space.com http://star-jobs.com http://star-ecentral.com http://star-techcentral.com 1995-2004 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Star Publications is prohibited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 This message was forwarded to you by yitzeling. Comment from sender: This article is from The Star Online URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/4/10/focus/10626825 & sec=focus ________________________ Sunday April 10, 2005 Knee-jerk reaction to dog attack TRUE to the Malaysian way, there is now the typical knee-jerk over-reaction to the dog attack on a child. So far, there have been calls for banning the rearing of dogs, for dog owners to get their neighbours’ permission and for them to attend compulsory courses. I view these as discrimination against dog lovers. Dogs rarely attack unless they are provoked or feel threatened. I had a German Shepherd which was like a pussycat. She did not mind children pulling her tail and would allow small children to sit on her back. She liked to sit at the gate and watch the world go by and would greet friendly schoolchildren by wagging her tail. Alas, her only fault was a deep hatred for moving bicycles. Why? Some children who live nearby would frequently ram their bicycles repeatedly at my gate to provoke her. It was such fun to them and they would squeal and laugh at the result. I shudder to think what would have happened if the gate had been rammed open. It is these brats who should attend a course on proper behaviour. I still miss this bitch who died at a ripe old age. I now have another “dangerous” German Shepherd that likes to kiss people right on the lips. As for asking permission from neighbours before a licence is issued to dog owners, I would like to suggest that the same be applied to potential cat owners. My neighbour’s cats cause a great big stink in my garden! Ultimately, it is being a responsible pet owner, be it dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens or turtles that one keeps. CK Kuala Lumpur <p> ________________________ Your one-stop information portal: The Star Online http://thestar.com.my http://biz.thestar.com.my http://classifieds.thestar.com.my http://cards.thestar.com.my http://search.thestar.com.my http://star-motoring.com http://star-space.com http://star-jobs.com http://star-ecentral.com http://star-techcentral.com 1995-2004 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Star Publications is prohibited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Hi CK, Well said. Silvia - " yitzeling " <yitzeling aapn FWD: Knee-jerk reaction to dog attack Sun, 10 Apr 2005 15:38:29 +0800 > > > ***************************Advertisement*************************** > TechCentral > http://star-techcentral.com > > ***************************************************************** > This message was forwarded to you by yitzeling. > > Comment from sender: > > > This article is from The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my) > URL: > http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/4/10/focus/10626825 & sec=focus > > ________________________ > > Sunday April 10, 2005 > Knee-jerk reaction to dog attack > > > TRUE to the Malaysian way, there is now the typical knee-jerk > over-reaction to the dog attack on a child. > > So far, there have been calls for banning the rearing of dogs, > for dog owners to get their neighbours’ permission and for them to > attend compulsory courses. > > I view these as discrimination against dog lovers. Dogs rarely > attack unless they are provoked or feel threatened. > > I had a German Shepherd which was like a pussycat. She did not > mind children pulling her tail and would allow small children to > sit on her back. She liked to sit at the gate and watch the world > go by and would greet friendly schoolchildren by wagging her tail. > > Alas, her only fault was a deep hatred for moving bicycles. Why? > Some children who live nearby would frequently ram their bicycles > repeatedly at my gate to provoke her. > > It was such fun to them and they would squeal and laugh at the > result. I shudder to think what would have happened if the gate had > been rammed open. It is these brats who should attend a course on > proper behaviour. > > I still miss this bitch who died at a ripe old age. I now have > another “dangerous” German Shepherd that likes to kiss people right > on the lips. > > As for asking permission from neighbours before a licence is > issued to dog owners, I would like to suggest that the same be > applied to potential cat owners. My neighbour’s cats cause a great > big stink in my garden! > > Ultimately, it is being a responsible pet owner, be it dogs, > cats, rabbits, chickens or turtles that one keeps. > > > > CK > > Kuala Lumpur > > <p> > > ________________________ > Your one-stop information portal: > The Star Online > http://thestar.com.my > http://biz.thestar.com.my > http://classifieds.thestar.com.my > http://cards.thestar.com.my > http://search.thestar.com.my > http://star-motoring.com > http://star-space.com > http://star-jobs.com > http://star-ecentral.com > http://star-techcentral.com > > 1995-2004 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd. All rights > reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium > without express written permission of Star Publications is > prohibited. > > > > > > For more information on Asian animal issues, please use the search > feature on the AAPN website: http://www.aapn.org/ or search the > list archives at: aapn > Please feel free to send any relevant news or comments to the list > at aapn > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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