There is an article in this morning’s Nashville City Paper that says the Board of Parks and Recreation has banned Pit Bulls from the city’s 3 dog parks.
I know there have been debates on the forums before about dog parks, I personally don’t take my dog there for varying reasons, but I think it is a slippery slope that they are going down. The article also mentions the ban applies to “dogs having the characteristic of the pit bull breed.”, but doesn’t state what those “characteristics” are. Is it dogs that “look” like pit bulls? Dogs that they think “could” be aggressive, (which would cover lots of dogs)?
I also think it is interesting that they passed this ban after hearing from all of 2 witnesses that had “run-ins” with pit bulls. I’ve heard about instances at these parks involving several aggressive labs and goldens, but I’m sure they would never think of banning them.
Here is the link to the story:
http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/in...&news_id=48943