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 Tell Chicago Aldermen to vote NO to the proposed ban on Pit Bulls in Chicago!
Banning dogs is no way to deal with dog crimes in Chicago or any city! Proof is now being realized that breed bans DO NOT WORK. But in the meantime...while politicans try to control our lives...innocent family pets are being annihilated! Will YOUR favorite breed be next? See how YOUR dog rates in temperment testing!
 Worse! MANY other breeds are in trouble, too!
You may not worry if you don't own a PitBull...but these are NOT the only dogs who will be affected by this new Chicago dog law!
This new Chicago dog law, if passed, will not only ban any new Pit Bulls from legally being brought into the city (like it'll stop the criminals, right!), but it also puts numerous other dog breeds on a Dangerous Dog list. That means that owners of these dogs will have to purchase $100,000 in special Dangerous Dog insurance, must purchase a special Dangerous Dog license, and must put special Dangerous Dog signs on their property.
Beyond the main ban on PitBulls, I believe this list Dangerous Dog list includes...German Shepherds, Mastiffs, Chows, Huskies/Malamutes, Akitas, Doberman Pinschers, Great Danes, and Rottweilers. How long do you think it'll be before these wonderful dogs are banned, too! Ban the DEED, not the BREED!
 PLEASE...click below to email the entire Chicago City Council and tell them you do NOT want dogs banned in the City of Chicago!
Read More FACTS!
 American Temperament Test Society, Inc.
W. Handel, German Police Dog Trainer, in his article, "The Psychological Basis of Temperament Testing," defines temperament as:
"the sum total of all inborn and acquired physical and mental traits and talents which determines, forms and regulates behavior in the environment"
The ATTS test focuses on and measures different aspects of temperament such as stability, shyness, aggressiveness, and friendliness as well as the dog's instinct for protectiveness towards its handler and/or self-preservation in the face of a threat. The test is designed for the betterment of all breeds of dogs and takes into consideration each breed's inherent tendencies.
See full ratings for 2004 (info below and at this Official link)
http://www.atts.org/statistics.html
Failure on any part of the test is recognized when a dog shows:
- Unprovoked aggression
- Panic without recovery
- Strong avoidance
2004 by Rating
Note that a Pit Bull rates about the same score as a Golden Retriever!
Yellow indicates dogs some call dangerous.
Breed Name |
Tested |
Passed |
Failed |
Percent |
Afghan Hound |
161 |
116 |
45 |
72.0% |
Airedale Terrier |
98 |
75 |
23 |
76.5% |
Akbash Dog |
13 |
11 |
2 |
84.6% |
Akita |
420 |
306 |
114 |
72.9% |
Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog |
6 |
4 |
2 |
66.7% |
Alaskan Malamute |
182 |
153 |
29 |
84.1% |
American Bulldog |
116 |
95 |
21 |
81.9% |
American Eskimo |
75 |
62 |
13 |
82.7% |
American Foxhound |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.0% |
American Pit Bull Terrier |
469 |
391 |
78 |
83.4% |
American Staffordshire Terrier |
480 |
400 |
80 |
83.3% |
American Tunnel Terrier |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100.0% |
American Water Spaniel |
5 |
4 |
1 |
80.0% |
Anatolian Shepherd Dog |
24 |
19 |
5 |
79.2% |
Australian Cattle Dog |
148 |
113 |
35 |
76.4% |
Australian Kelpie |
6 |
5 |
1 |
83.3% |
Australian Shepherd |
549 |
442 |
107 |
80.5% |
Australian Terrier |
16 |
13 |
3 |
81.3% |
Azawakh |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.0% |
Basenji |
156 |
103 |
53 |
66.0% |
Basset Hound |
32 |
27 |
5 |
84.4% |
Beagle |
55 |
43 |
12 |
78.2% |
Bearded Collie |
43 |
23 |
20 |
53.5% |
Beauceron |
10 |
7 |
3 |
70.0% |
Bedlington Terrier |
16 |
15 |
1 |
93.8% |
Belgian Laekenois |
4 |
4 |
0 |
100.0% |
Belgian Malinois |
196 |
176 |
20 |
89.8% |
Belgian Sheepdog |
449 |
358 |
91 |
79.7% |
Belgian Tervuren |
388 |
300 |
88 |
77.3% |
Bernese Mountain Dog |
149 |
128 |
21 |
85.9% |
Bichon Frise |
26 |
20 |
6 |
76.9% |
Black and Tan Coonhound |
13 |
13 |
0 |
100.0% |
Black Russian Terrier |
6 |
5 |
1 |
83.3% |
Bloodhound |
32 |
23 |
9 |
71.9% |
Bluetick Coonhound |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.0% |
Boerboel |
5 |
5 |
0 |
100.0% |
Border Collie |
221 |
176 |
45 |
79.6% |
Border Terrier |
97 |
87 |
10 |
89.7% |
Borzoi |
94 |
83 |
11 |
88.3% |
Boston Terrier |
54 |
46 |
8 |
85.2% |
Bouvier Des Flanders |
837 |
707 |
130 |
84.5% |
Boxer |
333 |
282 |
51 |
84.7% |
Boykin Spaniel |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.0% |
Briard |
290 |
232 |
58 |
80.0% |
Brittany Spaniel |
100 |
90 |
10 |
90.0% |
Brussels Griffon |
9 |
8 |
1 |
88.9% |
Bull Terrier |
55 |
50 |
5 |
90.9% |
Bulldog |
120 |
82 |
38 |
68.3% |
Bullmastiff |
106 |
80 |
26 |
75.5% |
Cairn Terrier |
41 |
29 |
12 |
70.7% |
Canaan Dog |
4 |
3 |
1 |
75.0% |
Cane Corso |
39 |
29 |
10 |
74.4% |
Cao De Fila De Sao Miguel |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.0% |
Cardigan Welsh Corgi |
56 |
43 |
13 |
76.8% |
Carolina Dog |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100.0% |
Catahoula Leopard Dog |
8 |
6 |
2 |
75.0% |
Caucasian Ovcharka |
4 |
4 |
0 |
100.0% |
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel |
42 |
33 |
9 |
78.6% |
Central Asian Ovcharka |
4 |
3 |
1 |
75.0% |
Chart Polski |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.0% |
Chesapeake Bay Retriever |
92 |
79 |
13 |
85.9% |
Chihuahua |
34 |
24 |
10 |
70.6% |
Chinese Crested Dog |
30 |
22 |
8 |
73.3% |
Chinese Shar-Pei |
201 |
140 |
61 |
69.7% |
Chinook |
8 |
6 |
2 |
75.0% |
Chow Chow |
88 |
61 |
27 |
69.3% |
Clumber Spaniel |
12 |
10 |
2 |
83.3% |
Cocker Spaniel |
216 |
176 |
40 |
81.5% |
Collie |
791 |
625 |
166 |
79.0% |
Curly-Coated Retriever |
163 |
148 |
15 |
90.8% |
Dachshund (Miniature Longhaired) |
21 |
18 |
3 |
85.7% |
Dachshund (Miniature Smooth) |
26 |
20 |
6 |
76.9% |
Dachshund (Miniature Wirehaired) |
19 |
15 |
4 |
78.9% |
Dachshund (Standard Longhaired) |
31 |
22 |
9 |
71.0% |
Dachshund (Standard Smooth) |
42 |
28 |
14 |
66.7% |
Dachshund (Standard Wirehaired) |
23 |
19 |
4 |
82.6% |
Dalmatian |
306 |
249 |
57 |
81.4% |
Dandie Dinmont Terrier |
7 |
5 |
2 |
71.4% |
Doberman Pinscher |
1399 |
1070 |
329 |
76.5% |
Dogo Argentino |
10 |
9 |
1 |
90.0% |
Dogue De Bordeaux |
57 |
40 |
17 |
70.2% |
Dutch Shepherd |
6 |
6 |
0 |
100.0% |
English Cocker Spaniel |
59 |
55 |
4 |
93.2% |
English Foxhound |
3 |
2 |
1 |
66.7% |
English Jack Russel Terrier |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100.0% |
English Setter |
19 |
14 |
5 |
73.7% |
English Shepherd |
3 |
3 |
0 |
100.0% |
English Springer Spaniel |
136 |
114 |
22 |
83.8% |
Estrala Mountain Dog |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.0% |
Field Spaniel |
6 |
4 |
2 |
66.7% |
Fila Brasileiro |
12 |
9 |
3 |
75.0% |
Finnish Lapphund |
6 |
4 |
2 |
66.7% |
Finnish Spitz |
10 |
7 |
3 |
70.0% |
Flat-Coated Retriever |
81 |
74 |
7 |
91.4% |
French Bulldog |
17 |
16 |
1 |
94.1% |
German Pinscher |
5 |
4 |
1 |
80.0% |
German Shepherd Dog |
2717 |
2250 |
467 |
82.8% |
German Shorthaired Pointer |
115 |
87 |
28 |
75.7% |
German Wirehaired Pointer |
17 |
14 |
3 |
82.4% |
Giant Schnauzer |
226 |
167 |
59 |
73.9% |
Golden Retriever |
659 |
551 |
108 |
83.6% |
Gordon Setter |
60 |
49 |
11 |
81.7% |
Great Dane |
229 |
180 |
49 |
78.6% |
Great Pyrenees |
127 |
106 |
21 |
83.5% |
Greater Swiss Mountain dog |
172 |
136 |
36 |
79.1% |
Greyhound |
55 |
44 |
11 |
80.0% |
Havanese |
5 |
5 |
0 |
100.0% |
Hovawart |
12 |
11 |
1 |
91.7% |
Ibizan Hound |
29 |
26 |
3 |
89.7% |
Irish Setter |
130 |
118 |
12 |
90.8% |
Irish Terrier |
10 |
8 |
2 |
80.0% |
Irish Water Spaniel |
25 |
22 |
3 |
88.0% |
Irish Wolfhound |
90 |
80 |
10 |
88.9% |
Italian Greyhound |
36 |
27 |
9 |
75.0% |
Japanese Chin |
4 |
4 |
0 |
100.0% |
Karelian Bear Dog |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100.0% |
Keeshond |
81 |
65 |
16 |
80.2% |
Kerry Blue Terrier |
49 |
36 |
13 |
73.5% |
Komondor |
7 |
6 |
1 |
85.7% |
Kuvasz |
36 |
28 |
8 |
77.8% |
Labrador Retriever |
644 |
587 |
57 |
91.1% |
Lakeland Terrier |
5 |
3 |
2 |
60.0% |
Leonberger |
14 |
13 |
1 |
92.9% |
Lhasa Apso |
26 |
18 |
8 |
69.2% |
Lowchen |
12 |
9 |
3 |
75.0% |
Lurcher |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.0% |
Maltese |
12 |
10 |
2 |
83.3% |
Manchester Terrier |
46 |
40 |
6 |
87.0% |
Mastiff |
142 |
120 |
22 |
84.5% |
Miniature Bull Terrier |
7 |
7 |
0 |
100.0% |
Miniature Pinscher |
50 |
40 |
10 |
80.0% |
Miniature Poodle |
63 |
48 |
15 |
76.2% |
Miniature Schnauzer |
100 |
78 |
22 |
78.0% |
Mixed Breed |
680 |
579 |
101 |
85.1% |
Neapolitan Mastiff |
11 |
6 |
5 |
54.5% |
Newfoundland |
165 |
144 |
21 |
87.3% |
Norfolk Terrier |
9 |
8 |
1 |
88.9% |
Norwegian Elkhound |
121 |
90 |
31 |
74.4% |
Norwich Terrier |
13 |
9 |
4 |
69.2% |
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever |
13 |
8 |
5 |
61.5% |
Old English Bull Dogge |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100.0% |
Old English Sheepdog |
45 |
35 |
10 |
77.8% |
Otterhound |
10 |
7 |
3 |
70.0% |
Papillon |
71 |
56 |
15 |
78.9% |
Parson Russell Terrier |
54 |
44 |
10 |
81.5% |
Pekingese |
14 |
13 |
1 |
92.9% |
Pembroke Welsh Corgi |
177 |
139 |
38 |
78.5% |
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen |
9 |
8 |
1 |
88.9% |
Pharaoh Hound |
52 |
42 |
10 |
80.8% |
Pointer |
17 |
15 |
2 |
88.2% |
Polski Owczarek Nizinny |
10 |
5 |
5 |
50.0% |
Pomeranian |
32 |
24 |
8 |
75.0% |
Portuguese Water Dog |
136 |
105 |
31 |
77.2% |
Presa Canario |
10 |
9 |
1 |
90.0% |
Pug |
35 |
32 |
3 |
91.4% |
Puli |
23 |
21 |
2 |
91.3% |
Pungsan |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100.0% |
Rat Terrier |
12 |
10 |
2 |
83.3% |
Redbone Coonhound |
4 |
4 |
0 |
100.0% |
Rhodesian Ridgeback |
213 |
163 |
50 |
76.5% |
Rottweiler |
4498 |
3702 |
796 |
82.3% |
Russo-European Laika |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100.0% |
Saint Bernard |
41 |
34 |
7 |
82.9% |
Saluki |
60 |
41 |
19 |
68.3% |
Samoyed |
272 |
214 |
58 |
78.7% |
Schipperke |
99 |
90 |
9 |
90.9% |
Scottish Deerhound |
30 |
27 |
3 |
90.0% |
Scottish Terrier |
32 |
21 |
11 |
65.6% |
Sealyham Terrier |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.0% |
Shetland Sheepdog |
459 |
306 |
153 |
66.7% |
Shiba Inu |
23 |
15 |
8 |
65.2% |
Shih Tzu |
39 |
30 |
9 |
76.9% |
Shiloh Shepherd |
14 |
11 |
3 |
78.6% |
Siberian Husky |
271 |
235 |
36 |
86.7% |
Silky Terrier |
16 |
11 |
5 |
68.8% |
Skye Terrier |
8 |
3 |
5 |
37.5% |
Sloughi |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.0% |
Smooth Fox Terrier |
52 |
39 |
13 |
75.0% |
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier |
32 |
23 |
9 |
71.9% |
Spinone Italiano |
5 |
2 |
3 |
40.0% |
Staffordshire Bull Terrier |
59 |
55 |
4 |
93.2% |
Standard Poodle |
206 |
178 |
28 |
86.4% |
Standard Schnauzer |
54 |
35 |
19 |
64.8% |
Sussex Spaniel |
3 |
3 |
0 |
100.0% |
Sweedish Vallhund |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.0% |
Texas Heeler |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.0% |
Tibetan Kyapso |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.0% |
Tibetan Mastiff |
13 |
5 |
8 |
38.5% |
Tibetan Spaniel |
8 |
7 |
1 |
87.5% |
Tibetan Terrier |
10 |
5 |
5 |
50.0% |
Tosa |
3 |
3 |
0 |
100.0% |
Toy Fox terrier |
8 |
6 |
2 |
75.0% |
Toy Manchester Terrier |
10 |
10 |
0 |
100.0% |
Toy Poodle |
47 |
38 |
9 |
80.9% |
Treeing Feist |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.0% |
Treeing Walker Coonhound |
8 |
5 |
3 |
62.5% |
Vizsla |
46 |
38 |
8 |
82.6% |
Weimaraner |
202 |
161 |
41 |
79.7% |
Welsh Sheepdog |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.0% |
Welsh Springer Spaniel |
5 |
5 |
0 |
100.0% |
Welsh Terrier |
34 |
26 |
8 |
76.5% |
West Highland White Terrier |
50 |
43 |
7 |
86.0% |
Whippet |
175 |
148 |
27 |
84.6% |
Wire Fox Terrier |
18 |
15 |
3 |
83.3% |
Xoloitzcuintli |
3 |
3 |
0 |
100.0% |
Yorkshire Terrier |
35 |
28 |
7 |
80.0% |
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