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lol! Hi Stuymac!

Bob! xxx

for anyone interested, i have sent this back in response to the ITV letter:

Dear "JH"

You seem to be missing the point with the standard email you have sent me in reply to my complaint.

The programme reinforced a prejudice towards this breed of dog by portraying them as savage and ready to bite. Using them as a challenge where they were to be feared by the celebrities portrayed them as a breed to be afraid of. As stated in my complaint letter I think this is wrong and that the message you conveyed was irresponsible.

If you replied to my specific letter, and not just sent me a standard reply that I am aware 6 other people I know received, answering my points, then I may have understood. As it stands I have complained to Ofcom and we shall see what their findings are.

regards

so we shall see what happens. I will post back if I get an Ofcom response or if I find out if they are investigating.

Bob! xxx

Some people rant to much they dont even no when there is a bit of banter going on, just enjoy life a bit.

Ditto Uncle Susan!

no no
Bob's your uncle and f----- your aunt

hahahahahaha I like it!!!

The point to putting your name or number to a anon posting, at least the rest of us know what anon is saying what. You can also refute anything said if someone else posts under your name or number, nothing wrong with that BOB.

You mention in a post about the prejudices shown against the GSD and that they are shown to be savage and ready to bite, like most breed of dog, some of them are, there's no getting away from that, that's dogs for you and life.

The prejudices against the breed started in 1918 when the British soldiers brought them back in large numbers after the first world war. As you probably know that's why they were called Alsatians, because there was hostilities against anything German. The media carried on that hostility right up until the Doberman and then the Rottweiler was brought in to the country in significant numbers. The GSD then got a reprieve, it no longer got accused of all dog attacks and dog bites, now it seems that pit bulls etc have taken over the mantle.

I have also been involved in pressure groups and written many complaining letters over the years to newspapers and TV. There's one thing i learnt in all that time where the media are concerned, they have the power, you will not get a sympathetic ear were dogs and dog attacks are concerned. I remarked in a past post that the animals were unharmed, trained and under supervision, if it would have been left at that, the programme would have been forgotten about, the fact a lot of fuss has been kicked up it would not surprise me one little bit that some reporters or TV production company will now go out of its way to drag up old prejudices.

Until recently i have not heard GSD and Dangerous dog act mentioned in the same breath, yet now this is what i have come across on other places i have bothered to read, all relating to this stupid programme.

Hear, hear Bert.

Unfortunalty, thats just the sort of dog it is, hence why the police use them - they are powerful, but obedient.

Maybe if youre not sure of the stereo typing of the dogs, you should consider a poodle