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While it is true that the Dangerous Dog Breed law was passed in response to incidents in which people were
injured by dogs - often by particular breeds - the answer to such incidents is to hold the owners responsible, not the breeds
of dog. Irresponsible dog owners are to blame for such incidents, not the breed. It is not the particular breed's fault that
certain types of dog owners choose to train them to fight, or to attack, and for every dog of a given breed that has been
irresponsibly trained, there are hundreds more of that breed who are loving family pets. More to the point, for every dog
of a given breed that has been irresponsibly trained, there is an irresponsible dog owner - and it is that dog owner who must
be held accountable, not the dog, who is but another victim of the owner's irresponsible acts.
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