If the dog is royally fvcked up genetically, with an unstable temperament, it’s behavior will be unpredictable & possibly dangerous. Yes, environmental factors can stimulate an already existing tendency to a behavioral weakness, but it was always there in the dog.

You cannot change what nature gave the dog, only work with some dogs to control their behavior & euthanise others which would pose a real risk to the safety of their family. Owners should treat a dog like a dog, don’t ignore, tolerate or excuse any aggressive behavior & definitely don’t look at a dog through rose coloured glasses & think love, understanding & training will somehow magically *cure* an unsound temperament.

I agree with Indestructible’s point that you cannot legislate common sense into a vacuous brain & people will still purchase cheap unstable dogs, fail to supervise children & allow their dog’s behaivor to be a threat to others by not controlling it with training.

None of the five points would be an issue if it was a mentally sound, obedience trained dog, owned by a responsible, strong minded fair pack leader.

I can see a case for holding whoever was the responsible adult in charge of the dog criminally negligent is death or serious bodily injury resulted from a dog attack incident. If the punished bore more of a correlation to the serious nature of the crime, then perhaps more owners would behave responsibility……even not support back yard breeders & pet shops with their cash & save for a well bred, mentally sound dog {well, I can dream}.