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I will start this story was very funny to us and most people that know our Beau, but the Florida power guy probably did not think so (at first).

When we first moved to Florida (we are back in Ohio now). this happened my husband was at work and I was home, i was in the garage doing laundry and I heard Beau woof really load, and sound confused, so i stepped out the back door and looked and i saw this guy about to pee his pants, my first response was not ladylike and was "what the F*** are you doing are you crazy. I then called Beau to me and he looked very unsure, but he came and went into the house. I then found out that unlike Ohio the electric company in Florida can enter your yard anytime without knocking. Luckily Beau is friendly  and stayed back but the guy woke him up when he entered the yard through the 6 foot privacy fence. The really funny thing was that the guy had locked himself in the yard because the gate swung shut behind him and locked from the outside. The guy then told me the Florida law and stated there were not dogs there before or a 6 ft privacy fence, i responded that would be why the fence is there. Thank goodness we were home or we probably would have come home to Beau very confused and a meter guy covered in pee with the cops in attendance. After this incident we promptly put a padlock on the gate. in Florida Beau had free roam from the house to the back yard. Also after this incident the guy and his girlfriend went and rescued a mastiff, he was so amazed at beau and his temperament. And we talked about mastiff's every month when he came, plus he always knocked.

 http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=3697


Alert - Montana Bill Will Seek to Ban and Euthanize Some Terriers!

[Tuesday, January 06, 2009]

The American Kennel Club’s Government Relations Department is expecting
legislation in Montana that will seek to prohibit the ownership,
harboring, or keeping of dogs described as "pit bulls." The legislation
defines "pit bulls" to include Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American
Staffordshire Terriers, and "any dog that has the physical
characteristic s that substantially conform to the standards established
for those breeds by the American Kennel Club." If the bill is passed and
signed into law, all such dogs would be seized and euthanized. The AKC
vehemently opposes breed-specific legislation and encourages all
concerned dog owners in Montana to contact their elected representative s
and express their strong opposition to this draconian yet
hard-to-enforce legislation.

The American Kennel Club supports reasonable, enforceable,
non-discriminatory laws to govern the ownership of dogs. We support laws
that: establish a fair process by which specific dogs are identified as
"dangerous" based on stated, measurable actions; impose appropriate
penalties on irresponsible owners; and establish a well-defined method
for dealing with dogs proven to be dangerous. The American Kennel Club
strongly opposes any legislation that determines a dog to be "dangerous"
based on specific breeds or phenotypic classes of dogs.

Currently named LC 1087, the bill will:

     * Make it unlawful, with little exception, for a person to own,
harbor, or keep a pit bull dog. "Pit bull" is defined in the act to
include Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers,
and any dog that has the physical characteristic s that substantially
conform to the standards established for those breeds by the American
Kennel Club.
     * Force persons in violation of the bill to surrender their dogs to
animal control officials, or risk seizure of the animals.
     * Mandate that within ten days of surrender or seizure, the animal
control agency shall euthanize such dogs.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

All concerned Montana dog owners should contact their elected
representative s and express their strong opposition to this
breed-specific legislation. To find your elected representative s, click
here.

For a copy of the bill, click here.

For a sample letter to write or e-mail legislators with, click here.

For a downloadable copy of our Deed, Not Breed flyer, click here.

For more information, please contact AKC’s Government Relations
Department at (919) 816-3720, or e-mail doglaw@akc.org.