Any breeds of dog illegal?

...that's basically the question!


Are there any limitations on owning a particular breed of dog which has been (rightly or wrongly) deemed to be a threat/dangerous breed?


Thanks in advance

A Googled answer to your question turns up this http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/quarantine/qua_awc/qua_awc_ac/qua_awc_ac_con/qua_awc_ac_con.html


Actually they should be banned but are not. Other known dangerous dogs do not seem to be on the list.

I don't want to get into an argument with anyone on the topic but often you'll find that the problem 'animal' is to be found at the other end of the leash!!


Dog bite stats will show you that beagles, border collies and pomeranians generally top the list of culprits whereas staffies are amoungst the most tollerant and loving of the breeds.


I knew an AmStaf (aka Pittbull) whose owner's 18 month old son was caught suckling at her along with her litter of pups....now that's a nasty dog, huh!!!!

I can understand what you are saying, but a case in England recently where a very loved family Rottweiler turned and killed the 1 year old son demonstrates that there are genes in some of these dogs that can just turn. So not always the owners fault, just the way some dogs are.


I grew up with dogs but I do not own one. As a father of 3 kids I am very wary of having one in the house and I am extra careful when out and someone has a huge dog off the lead. Call me cautious but there have been far too many maulings and deaths, especially of young kids. And when this happens it's far to late to say it's the owners fault, that does not bring back innocent kids who have been victims.

Just to put my 2 cents worth in.... IT'S NEVER THE DOG'S FAULT!! If a dog is aggressive it's because of the following reasons:


Inherited from parents


Learned from parents, other dogs, humans


Stressed in it's environment (eg: little kids constantly at eye level screaming and moving quickly etc)


Possible medical reasons (eg: pain, hormonal changes)



Dogs are social animals and will not show aggression unless it feels it needs to defend itself, it's space / territory or food. In the case of the food and space aggression, it's the owner's fault for not teaching the dog that it's not at the top of the pecking order in which the dog lives. Humans who do not discipline and teach the dog boundaries (yes, just like teaching kids), then the dog is likely to become confused or take it upon itself to restore order in it's "pack" and may show aggression as a result. Dogs NEED social structure to live in a harmonious existence with humans. Sorry to digress off the topic of the original thread, but a hell of a lot of people don't know canine behaviour and don't recognise warning signs of a potentially aggressive dogs. A wagging tail is not necessarily a sign of a happy dog.

I'm with you there Connee. This thread has gone out on a tangent hasn't it!


Over the years, both as a child and an adult, we owned some Salukis that were aggressive and killed out rabbits, a Dalmation who had to be put down due to increasingly unpredictable aggression (she was a rescue dog), a Jack russell who would have defended me to the death, a sh*tsu with a dislike for anyone under 3 (also a rescue dog), a standard poodle with the most gentle, loving heart, an airdale terrier who would lick a burglar to death before growling at anyone and a Border collie/retriever mix who was the smartest (and most destructive) dog ever. Dogs are individuals with individual temperaments and personalities and just like it's unfair to make a blanket statement and say 'all Germans are nazi's' based on the fact that a few were, one can't say all dogs of a particular breed are aggressive.




Hopefully I'll find myself a good Staffie breeder in HK one day.

I hope you do too!