When Bambi attacks!!!!

[morfiend]

 I couldnt agree more Vudak.

 It so happens where I live if you own a "pitbull" type dog you must provide proof of insurance of atleast $100,000 liability. A special liscense is require and cost $150 with a limit of 2 dogs.

 This has cause many of the "type" you discribe{need the biggest baddest dog} to simply change to much larger dogs that are exempt for these "pitbull laws".

 The biggest problem is for whatever reason they wont past a "dangerous dog law" but instead focus on the newest badboy on the block,the pitbull,years ago you never saw them everyone had Dobes or shepards.Personally I think any dog over a certain size poses a real threat or concern and if it happens to be a particular type really doesnt matter, all dog can and do bite.


   

[maddafinga]

That's the problem with breed laws in a nutshell.  There's always another large breed out there.  How long will we start seeing more and more Pressa Canarios once the pitbull and Rottweiler bans start going into effect.  Or any one of the hundred different Mastiffs.... They can ban every single large breed dog and those same donkeys will just mix them to exempt themselves or find newer and more exotic breeds and use them. 

The real problem is the people's behavior, and sadly, that can't really be legislated effectively.  Education would help greatly, but some people are just donkeys, they know they're wrong but don't care.  Nothing to be done about that really, perhaps just severe beatings and have their animals taken away from them and doled out to responsible foster homes. No good answers I'm afraid.

[Vudak]

There should be an insurance requirement to register regardless of breed.  Unregistered dogs of a certain age would be subject to "towing" just as an unregistered car would be.  Give the owner a certain period of time to comply, and after that, preferably find a foster home...  If that's not possible, unfortunately the dog would pay the price for the owner's negligence (which pretty much already happens, anyway).

Some breeds would require a higher or lower premium depending on what the insurance company considers its risk, just as some cars have a higher or lower premium.  K-9 Kindergarten and Good Citizenship class discounts, service dog exemptions, people being trained discounts, good dog behavior discounts, etc.

Every dog owner would have to pay something, but many of us already are, with one insurance policy or another. 

Some people might lose their dogs from being unable to find realistic and affordable insurance for the breed, but again, they shouldn't have it in the first place.  If you can't pay for damages, either with insurance or from your own pocket, you shouldn't be permitted the means to inflict them.