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Watch the Dog Whisperer on National Geographic channel at 6:30 on Friday nights.

In response to Nitrox who said: Do you think the fact that Saga has had to discontinue its dog patrols and no longer is available to respond to complaints has anything to do with the increase of loose and dangerous animals on the beaches and at the resorts? The town and the police do not take any responsibility for this. Saga has done dog patrol for years and has done a good job of helping to control the problem.
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Nope, the dogs I have direct complaints about all have owners that allow them to run freely in our neighbourhood.

Breed specific legislation is turning out to be unhelpful in addressing the problems described here. Accurate identification of a legislated breed is almost impossible without DNA testing (can you spot the pit bull? http://www.mabbr.org/legislation4.html ) and US cities are finding enforcement costs prohibitive.
Most dogs on the island are a mix of several breeds; how much of the "bad" breed should be required for the rule to apply? Who's qualified to say what breed a dog is? A vet at UC Davis told us greater than 80% of the 1000's of dogs they've DNA tested had some % of pit DNA.
No breed is inherently aggressive but any dog can become aggressive/mean if mistreated or neglected. Rules should apply to all dog owners, not specific dog breeds.

The pure bred horn dog can be a very agressive species at times.

Domestic dogs inherited a complex social hierarchy and behaviors from their wolf ancestors. Dogs are pack animals with a complex set of behaviors related to determining each dog's position in the social hierarchy, and they exhibit various postures and other means of nonverbal communication that reveal their states of mind.[1] These sophisticated forms of social cognition and communication may account for their train-ability, playfulness, and ability to fit into human households and social situations, and these attributes have earned dogs a unique relationship with humans despite being potentially dangerous apex predators.[4]

Many organisations including the Veterinary behaviour profession, the American Humane Association, scientists and dog training associations do not necessarily agree with the dominance theory. There is a lot of information here.