LBC RADIO INTERVIEW
What a shame that James O’Brien from LBC Radio is so stereotypical with his opinions. His belief is that if you own a larger dog that has the propensity for violence, you are a bad person. It’s exactly this sort of discussion that needs to happen, yet without his narrow-minded steretyping. “Anyone that buys a Staffordshire bull terrier only buys it because they are a bad person” is his view, although you can insert any larger dog in place of the Staffordshire bull terrier. Yet another person with a strong opinion about something they know nothing about… and unfortunately he has a radio show. If you own a large breed that gets bad press, it’s people like James O’Brien that you need to thank.
I called into the show to raise my point about training: James O’Brien negates the fact that these dogs live with people and, like any animal, they require training in order to be safe - or not. It is the human that will create the dangerous dog, even if only unintentionally through neglecting effective training. Larger dogs will hurt more bu that is simple physics: if a shark bites you it will do more damage than a Jack Russell would, for example. Why do people get large breeds that could do more damage if they bite? Because, properly trained, they won’t.
It is sad that people like James O’Brien won’t listen to people that do understand what they are talking about long enough to raise valid points. As long as he continues to broadcast uneducated opinions, we will be stuck in this ridiculous rut of stereotyping large breeds.
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