Further to the story of the five-year-old boy bitten on the lip by a nine-month-old “pit bull / husky cross” (whatever that is).In my earlier article, I failed to mention an important point. I had included it in a letter to the editor of the…

The headline of a recent Sudbury Star news report screams “Boy survives pit bull attack”. Here are the facts that are available from the news report which, of course, doesn’t mean that they’re the only facts. Dog is nine months old. Boy is five years…

To the young dog owner in this Winnipeg Sun story, welcome to the world that Ontarians are living in every day! Owners of ANY breed in Ontario should be afraid of losing their dogs because of vindictive or fearful neighbours.Interesting statement by the city councillor,…

Yesterday, in response to my various articles that have analyzed, dissected, and attacked news reports and opinion columns in the media, a friend asked me, “Why do you care what words the media uses? Why do you pick on certain phrases?” A good question deserves…

In a previous post, I mused about the possibility that, in this May 18 column attacking “pit bulls” and their owners, Peter Worthington may have been guilty of defamatory libel and inciting or promoting hatred.To avoid any repercussions to the dog-related organizations for which I…

Eric Sparling, a freelance journalist and Staffordshire Bull Terrier owner, has written a guide on how to write an effective letter to a newspaper editor. He starts his article with the mantra “The media is my friend. The media is my friend.” Dear EditorBy Eric…