For dog owners in many cities and towns, the ability ......  no the right -   to own and enjoy a dog has been limited if not outright stolen by fear-mongering, greedy, opportunistic ( multiple choice), kiss-ass politicians who think  nothing of trading away property rights, privacy rights, not to mention gambling on the real protection of public health and safety for their own political gain.

Since many of these yoyo's will be asking you to rehire them this fall, I had a laugh-out-loud realization about two recent races that may portend the future in places where breed specific legislation and other anti-dog measures are on the table.

The election results of these races tell me that you, loyal readers, and you alone - went to the polls and sent these candidates a very clear message..........  My Dog Votes!

Defeated

  Jackie Speier - Candidate for Lt. Governor in California - Author of SB 861 (infamous bill allowing breed-specific measures in a state that prohibits them)

Jackie Speier and her supporters angered dog owners not just in California, but across the country and across the aisle.  She especially pissed off dog-owning members of her own party, prompting letters that said:

"I have voted for you in the past and I very well might have done so again last Tuesday except for one thing - SB 861. That absolutely wrong-headed bill shows a total lack of understanding of canine ethology and a willingness to capitalize on a family's personal tragedy for political gain, trampling the rights of all California dog owners in the process. I know dozens of Democrats among my fellow dog enthusiasts who also did not vote for you for exactly the same reason".

Jackie lost her bid to become Lt. Governor in the California Democratic primary earlier this year.  Bye Bye, Jackie!

Flip Flop Fever

Darryl Dexter - New Democratic Party Leader, Nova Scotia

In a hotly contested provincial race in Nova Scotia, Canada, where Ontario's province-wide  breed ban in Ontario has pushed the issue of breed specific legislation onto the front burner throughout the country, New Democratic Party Leader Darryl Dexter told the leading papers that "Personally, I Support Breed-Specific Legislation".

Darry Dexter's position supporting BSL caused such furor amongst dog-owners that his position even endangered the outcome of races of other members of his own party.

Three day's later, Mr. Dexter issued a statement to the paper, saying he did not support breed-specific legislation and that  his "secretary made a mistake" with the quote.  Yeah, right.

By flip-flopping on his position on breed bans, Darryl Dexter saved his own sorry ass in that race, as well as the political careers of candidates running on the New Democratic Party Platform.

Note To Candidates

If you're running  for office in any local or state race, I have a message for you - maybe you should pay attention:

Wake Up and Small The Dog