Ickle Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 [b]Got this off the show boxer list. How scary would this have been? I was told yesterday that a boxer and a bulldog died from the gas bombs. What is this world coming to? Its absolute insanity. Yesterday at the World Show in Argentina rabid Dogo fans did not like the BOB selection made by the Judge. They went after him with knives (Saturday the crowd favorite who lost went up to the Judge in the ring and punched him in the nose). Two men, standing at ringside, threw two canisters of tear gas into the Dogo ring causing panic and many injuries. (The site was set up like The Garden). Many, especially Americans, thought it was a terrorist attack. You can just picture owners and handlers trying to get to their dogs to get them out of the building. To add insult to injury the police shut the main doors, locking in many people who, in panic and pain, went through the plate glass windows to get air. Many people were taken to the hospital, many dogs went to the vets, some dogs had bad eye injuries as well as lung involvement and afew dogs died at the scene. The FCI banned the Argentinean Dogo from shows for two years and took away all awards given during this weekend. Too little too late, in my opinion. They were aware of the danger before the show but did nothing about it. Since the dog is the country's favorite they allowed them to enter for $20.00 per entry instead of $120.00 like the rest of the dogs so over 100 were there. The fanciers are like rabid soccer fans. The FCI then went on to finish the show after airing out the building late that afternoon (under the threats of more violence) with over half the entry missing, not the proper thing to do, IMO. We were fortunate, our handler had just returned to the grooming area so was able, with a little help, to get the dogs out without harm to their eyes, nose or lungs, she was not as lucky. In the meantime the judge is back home safely. I think he will not forget this adventure. At home he told another judge how all this started. At the moment he announced the BOB, the loosing person gave the order to his dog to attack the judge. Luckily he is quite a sportive man and could jump on the judge's table to protect himself and then it went on as described ......... The Judge is a Dogo breeder himself and the president of the Austrian Dogo club. Ciao Amigos....[/b] Received from frogdoggers Ickle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behle Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 :o That is appalling. :o The instigators of this mess should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law! :evil: Although after reading about this particular shows in the past, I guess one shouldn't be surprised that it came to this sorry state. Why do dog owners subject their dogs to this sort of travesty? :flop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canis erectus Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Holy crow on a craw! They're like football hooligans, only worse, I don't think hooligans ever used tear gas and attack dogs. :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 try watching their soccer games sometime.....thats also appalling.... knowing that this would be an issue, if the favored dog is the dogo and these people apparently have no self control, perhaps the dog should again be disallowed, or the event held elsewhere, under tight security... hell, I hate it when my favorite football and baseball teams lose, but I'm not gonna HURT anyone over it..... :o :roll: :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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