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Striving to take the bite out of dog ownership problems
Local kennel club to present dog safety program
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — A recent spate of high-profile dog bite cases has prompted the Roaring Fork Kennel Club to offer an educational program about dog safety. The club is sponsoring a panel discussion and demonstration at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, in the Glenwood Springs Community Center.
In December, Garfield County's animal control officer was fined for owning a vicious dog when her dog jumped a fence and bit someone in the ankle.
That same month a pit bull belonging to a Silt woman bit an elderly woman who mistakenly came to the wrong address.
Both dogs were euthanized.
The issue has fueled a growing debate over whether or not certain breeds such as pit bulls should be banned. That debate picked up steam when county court judge Jason Jovanovich, in sentencing the Silt woman, said if he could, he would kill all pit bulls and they should be illegal to own.
"A basic knowledge of dogs could prevent 90 percent of dog bites, but even dog owners don't always manage their dogs intelligently," said Laurie Raymond, a member of the kennel club who is organizing the event. "If people know how to approach dogs they can avoid bites."
The discussion will feature a panel of experts who will present effective ways "everyone can take to be safe around dogs," Raymond said.
The very qualities that make working dogs valuable - intelligence, energy and strength - are the traits that can get them in trouble.
"Big, strong, working breeds can do a lot of damage if they bite," Raymond said.
But banning certain breeds like pit bulls or Rottweilers or Dobermans is not the answer. Raymond pointed out that a therapy program in Longmont, which brings dogs into libraries to help children read, uses two pit bulls.
Owners need to know how to handle those working breeds and people need to know how to approach them safely.
"We'd like to work toward some solution," Raymond said, by offering the educational program.
Working and therapy dogs, as well as search and rescue dogs will be on hand to demonstrate their skills.
For more information about the event, call Raymond at 947-0014 or 945-8723.
Contact Donna Gray: 945-8515, ext. 16605
dgray@postindependent.com
Post Independent, Glenwood Springs Colorado CO
In December, Garfield County's animal control officer was fined for owning a vicious dog when her dog jumped a fence and bit someone in the ankle.
That same month a pit bull belonging to a Silt woman bit an elderly woman who mistakenly came to the wrong address.
Both dogs were euthanized.
The issue has fueled a growing debate over whether or not certain breeds such as pit bulls should be banned. That debate picked up steam when county court judge Jason Jovanovich, in sentencing the Silt woman, said if he could, he would kill all pit bulls and they should be illegal to own.
"A basic knowledge of dogs could prevent 90 percent of dog bites, but even dog owners don't always manage their dogs intelligently," said Laurie Raymond, a member of the kennel club who is organizing the event. "If people know how to approach dogs they can avoid bites."
The discussion will feature a panel of experts who will present effective ways "everyone can take to be safe around dogs," Raymond said.
The very qualities that make working dogs valuable - intelligence, energy and strength - are the traits that can get them in trouble.
"Big, strong, working breeds can do a lot of damage if they bite," Raymond said.
But banning certain breeds like pit bulls or Rottweilers or Dobermans is not the answer. Raymond pointed out that a therapy program in Longmont, which brings dogs into libraries to help children read, uses two pit bulls.
Owners need to know how to handle those working breeds and people need to know how to approach them safely.
"We'd like to work toward some solution," Raymond said, by offering the educational program.
Working and therapy dogs, as well as search and rescue dogs will be on hand to demonstrate their skills.
For more information about the event, call Raymond at 947-0014 or 945-8723.
Contact Donna Gray: 945-8515, ext. 16605
dgray@postindependent.com
Post Independent, Glenwood Springs Colorado CO
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• For more information about the event, call Raymond at 947-0014 or 945-8723.
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