This has already happened, de facto
With alot of insurance companies...They won't insure or charge extra if you own certain breeds of dogs...Which is why all of my dogs are "mixed breeds" even though they bear a striking resemblance to "German Shepherds". My next dog will be (although I'll always have some of the aforementioned "mixed breeds") a Fila Brasileiro....Let them figure THAT one out.
P.S. I've trained dogs for Schutzhund Sport for a few years now, worked with trainers from all over the world...and that list is seriously flawed....There are several less common breeds, that I would consider belonging on that list, far more than some that are there....And as far as Cocker Spaniels being biters, they are, mostly because I've seen figures that as many as 25% are prone to "canine rage syndrome"...Kinda like an epileptic seizure where they go nuts (Briefly) and bite everything in sight. Found in other breeds and mixes, but not nearly as prevalent. I actually watched a cocker mix go off once...Hadda be PTS.
And one more comment, of all the dog-bite cases I've been involved with/know about, they were ALL provoked by the person that got bit(although I'm sure that occasionally this is not the case)...Not intentionally mind you, but usually because they didn't know how to behave around dogs. Its kinda like the "4 rules"...Follow the rules of proper behavior around dogs, and you won't get bit.
With alot of insurance companies...They won't insure or charge extra if you own certain breeds of dogs...Which is why all of my dogs are "mixed breeds" even though they bear a striking resemblance to "German Shepherds". My next dog will be (although I'll always have some of the aforementioned "mixed breeds") a Fila Brasileiro....Let them figure THAT one out.
P.S. I've trained dogs for Schutzhund Sport for a few years now, worked with trainers from all over the world...and that list is seriously flawed....There are several less common breeds, that I would consider belonging on that list, far more than some that are there....And as far as Cocker Spaniels being biters, they are, mostly because I've seen figures that as many as 25% are prone to "canine rage syndrome"...Kinda like an epileptic seizure where they go nuts (Briefly) and bite everything in sight. Found in other breeds and mixes, but not nearly as prevalent. I actually watched a cocker mix go off once...Hadda be PTS.
And one more comment, of all the dog-bite cases I've been involved with/know about, they were ALL provoked by the person that got bit(although I'm sure that occasionally this is not the case)...Not intentionally mind you, but usually because they didn't know how to behave around dogs. Its kinda like the "4 rules"...Follow the rules of proper behavior around dogs, and you won't get bit.
