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Rhonda
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| 05/22/2006 5:27 AM |
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Hello Bruce,
Our Community by-laws stated "no pit-bulls", and with this being very vague we are ammendended our restriction to read the follow, only after months of research and contacts from AKC and according to the AKC, under the history of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, this breed began many centuries ago in England (as a derivation of the Old English Bulldog, which at that time was also linked closely to the Mastiff. They were initially used for “bull baiting” and “bear baiting” (apparently arena blood sports involving these animals)., the local spca, and According to The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004), the definition is “a member of any of a number of breeds of dogs developed from the Old English Bulldog. Breeds recognized as pit bulls include the American Pit Bull Terrier and the American Staffordshire Terrier, although the name is also often used to refer to other breeds of similar characteristics, such as the American Bulldog and Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and mixed breeds that include any of these breeds.”
POLICY: For purposes of enforcement of the community prohibition against the keeping of Pit Bulls, the term “Pit Bull” is hereby defined to include the following: All breeds that are perceived to be concentrative derivatives of the cross-breeding between Old English Bulldogs, and Early English Terriers. These expressly include
(1) Staffordshire Terrier; (2) Staffordshire Bull Terrier; (3) American Staffordshire Terrier; (4) American Bull Terrier; (5) American Pit Bull Terrier; (6) any mixed breed that includes any of these breeds- which, by definition, must include all Bull Terrier mixes; and (because the association does not intend to accept the obligation to do DNA testing on dogs) (7) any animal that appears (in the reasonable judgment of the board) to exhibit the physical appearance of one of these breeds or mixed breeds. The determination of the Board, as to a dog’s “Reasonable Pit Bullness”, is final, except in the case of compelling evidence to the contrary, that a dog is not of a breed that is generally in this line of descent. In that case, the Board has a duty to act in a non-capricious manner, and respond reasonably.
I Hope this information helps.
Rhonda
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RogerB
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| 05/22/2006 6:37 AM |
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Rhonda, Thanks for your excellent informative post. I have printed it for future reference.
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Rhonda
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| 05/24/2006 5:48 AM |
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