It should be noted that a call for a ban on “dangerous breeds” has been hyped for months in Denmark; I do not know why this article alleges that the catalyst is a ban on particular breeds in daycare centers. See additional Denmark alerts: http://stopbsl.com/?s=denmark
Danger dogs banned
Wednesday, 02 September 2009 10:23 RC News
[...] Odsherred in western Zealand has become the country’s first city council to approve a ban on dog breeds considered dangerous, such as pit bulls, Rottweilers and Doberman Pinschers.
The ban is only applicable to daycare families but has spurred the Danish People’s Party to call for a nationwide ban. [...]
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Kind of vague information… I assume these are home-based, private daycare centers — I can’t imagine why there would be dogs (of any sort) in any other situation.
This is kind of a sketchy situation. Children are unpredictable and can stretch the patience threshold of even the most sedate dog — of any breed. Children who are unaccustomed to dogs (and even those who are) often don’t know how to behave around them, so ANY dog can be dangerous to a toddler. Personally, I’m not sure I would put the two in a daycare situation unless the dogs and kids were segregated from each other. One would think liability insurance would be an issue with registered daycare, but who knows.
I have noticed that some of the reports out of Denmark are a little vague and, well… bizarre. It’s difficult to tell what their goals are.
Thanks, Peg. My thoughts exactly. I’m not sure if the issue is a culture difference (dogs don’t belong in daycare centers here in the U.S. as a general rule, so this wouldn’t even be an issue here), or if something’s getting lost in translation, or what.