The mauling of a 5-year-old girl by two pet Rottweilers at a Greater Chennai Corporation park at Nungambakkam on May 5 should not be used to portray particular breed of dogs as ferocious for there are no bad dogs but only bad owners, according to Madras High Court senior advocate and dog breeder R. Srinivas.
He says all dogs, irrespective of the breed, will have the intrinsic characteristic of having evolved from the wolves and that aggressive instinct may get manifested any moment. Therefore, it is expected of the owners to have the patience and eagerness to get well trained before beginning to rear dogs.
In so far as the corporation park incident is concerned, he says, no pet owner should be allowed to take a dog to a public place without a leash. Those who unleash their dogs in places such as parks, where children play and are susceptible to get scared by the sight of the animals, must be penalised heavily.
