First Rant: Dog Bans

Why? I mean really, have these politicians never heard of personal responsibility. DOGS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM, irresponsible owners who don't properly train (at the minimum) or abuse (at the maximum) their animals are the ones to blame.

Yes, dogs bite. So do cats, birds, people, pretty much any type of animal will bite when they feel threatened. So guess what, if you don't make the animal feel threatened (whether by cornering it or because the animal feels threatened just by the nature of their life) then you shouldn't have to worry too much.

I was bitten by a Rottweiler when I eight, in fact here it is 15 years later and I still have the scar from that attack. But I know that wasn't the dog's fault (and I also know it wasn't the owners because the poor thing had a brain tumor).

So what to do? How about we punish the owners who turn their dogs into something dangerous rather then telling people they can't have a specific breed or calling for that breed of dog to be put down.

So I'm entering the world of the blog

So I've done journal writing (and still do on a regular basis), but this concept of a blog is a new one to me. Not exactly sure what will come out of my fingers or how things will go.

But I guess as a good start I should introduce myself. My name is Amanda, I'm 23 and a undergraduate student at Webster University. I will be graduating this May with my Bachelors in Psychology. I ride horses and have done so since I was 12. I love music, dancing, and being outdoors.

I guess the biggest news I'm dealing with now is my school newspaper has misquoted me and despite writing to the editor no retraction has been printed. Going to the faculty adviser next, hopefully he takes care of it.

I also have to write a difficult paper. It's about how society has formed a rape culture and this book by Alice Sebold called Lucky. That book was a difficult read.

So pretty much whenever something comes to my head I'll write up in here. Debates, P.o.V. discussions, just aspects of my life. Random junk like that.