Ontario's pit bull ban did very little good and now they are kinda backed into a corner. What now, ban the breed that they assume has the next highest bite potential?
Pit bull ban hasn?t cut dog bites - thestar.com
I don't see a problem with handling classes, but keeping in mind that I would have to submit to the same with my small dog, I'd then be against it. Remember what handling means to most trainers...choke collars, prong collars, etc. - even on Yorkies. So then we have a whole new debate about what owners have to go and to what extent they have to listen after being trained, etc.
And I don't know about other areas of the country, but here the largest population of pit bulls is in Detroit. Pit fighting here is huge. These people don't register their dogs, so how would they be tracked to come to training...? Police could go door to door, but there are some places in Detroit where that is just not going to happen.
I think stricter laws should be in place for those caught dog fighting because a lot of the pit bulls here are bred it. I also don't think most dogs should just be chained up outside. That's a good way to cause aggression.
I don't think there is a solution that would make everybody happy, but banning a breed is unfair.