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Big-Time Major League Pitcher Refuses to Move Family to Canada After Traded to Toronto Blue Jays Because Ontario Has Banned His Dog

Feb. 19, 2013 10:27am
Mark Buehrle to leave family in United States because pit bull banned in Ontario

Buehrle and his family of dogs, including the pit bull mix Slater. (Photo: Mark Buehrle via Christian Post)

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Mark Buehrle won’t be experiencing the dog days of summer.

While the pitcher is headed to Toronto, his family will split the season between Broward County in Florida and their home in St. Louis. One of their four dogs, Slater, is a mix of bulldog and American Staffordshire Terrier – which is of pit bull lineage. Pit bulls are banned in the province of Ontario.

“He’s an awesome dog,” Buehrle said Saturday. “That’s what’s a shame; just the way he looks is why we have to get separated.”

Sent to Toronto as part of the Miami Marlins’ payroll purge, Buehrle had a few options. He could have left Slater with friends or placed him in a kennel. The Buehrle family also could have moved to Buffalo or somewhere else on the U.S. side of the border, forcing the pitcher to commute 90 minutes each way to Toronto.

Buehrle’s wife, Jamie, 5-year-old Braden and 3-year-old daughter Brooklyn will spend time with the 33-year-old left-hander during spring training, as will Slater and their three vizslas.

“It’s something we’re going to deal with,” Buehrle said. “It’s going to be tough at the beginning, not seeing your kids, but people deal with it and we’ll make it work.”

Buehrle concluded responsible pet owners should not delegate to others the task of caring for a dog. And he said he wouldn’t break a law by taking a dog where it is prohibited.

“We’ve had people say, `Oh, you can bring them up here. Knowing you have money, no one’s going to take your dog because they know you’re going to fight against it,’” Buehrle said. “But the thing is, Slater will have to sit in a cage until that court date gets there, and that could be two weeks, it could be three months. If people don’t own dogs, they’re not going to understand you’re leaving your family and your kids behind over a dog.”

Buehrle said his family will travel to Toronto for occasional visits.

“It’s not like we’re not going to see each other,” he said. “But we just feel like with all the training and all the stuff that we’ve done with the dogs, it’s better that they stay with my wife.”

After going 161-119 during 12 seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Buehrle agreed in December 2011 to a $58 million, four-year contract with the Marlins. The team went on a spending spree as it prepared to move into a new ballpark, but a terrible season caused owner Jeffrey Loria to shed stars.

Buehrle was traded in November along with shortstop Jose Reyes, right-hander Josh Johnson, catcher John Buck and outfielder Emilio Bonifacio to the Blue Jays.

None of the Marlins’ players had contractual provisions allowing them to block trades. Buehrle issued a statement in November, saying “I was lied to on multiple occasions” by the Marlins.

“I let it be known how I felt, and I wasn’t happy,” he said. “I felt like we took a leap of faith there, coming there without a no-trade clause, and we felt like we’d be there a long time.”

Buehrle said Marlins President David Samson reached out to him.

“I had nothing to say. I told them I wasn’t in much of a mood, and that they wouldn’t like to hear what I had to say,” Buehrle explained. “I didn’t have much interest in talking to them, and I don’t have any plans now to ever talk to them again.”

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  • Tom K
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:16am

    So the dog’s appearance / lineage does not allow him to live in Toronto, Ontario – kind of like a home defensive weapon that has a Military style appearance might not be allowed in a legal firearm owner’s home in America. How about some FREEDOM without Government interference ?

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    • Caniac Steve
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:35pm

      he’s being smart about it…and hae you tried to drive that distance between buffalo & toronto..it is no joke.. for sure..

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    • RabidPatriot
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 2:26pm

      Dog racists.

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    • circleDwagons
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 2:56pm

      Comparing pits with “assault” weapons is a good comparison. The solution is simple change the name. I do not have a AR15 I have an American freedom rifle. I do not have a pit I have farm dog, a common dog around here is the Mountain cur.

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    • Jaloney
      Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:28am

      http://occupymaulstreet.blogspot.com/2013/01/pit-bulls-should-they-be-called.html this is why pitbulls should be called FLIGHT DOGS.

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    • Jaloney
      Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:35am

      http://www.wave3.com/story/6131769/boy-may-lose-ear-after-pit-bull-attack

      Jaloney  
    • pitmom
      Posted on February 20, 2013 at 9:38am

      O joy we have one of Colleen Lynn’s cronies (Jaloney) trying to spread more lies about pitbulls, she is a racist and a bigot. Anyone that can blame an entire “race” of dog (10′s of millions) on the actions of a few is not only a racist and bigot she is a moron, that follows a liar, Colleen Lynn and her cronies have been caught making up stories about pits killing, adding pitbull to stories that have not stated the breed and have down right lied about pitbulls injuring them. I am not sure how the sleep at night knowing their lies cause the death of millions of dogs each year. I commend Mark for taking care of his entire family, him and his wife are great people!

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  • gryffn
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:10am

    Banning dog breeds is just more Orwellian control. Ontario should be controlling its moslem population. They are far more dangerous and vicious than any dog.

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  • smokie
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:04am

    The bias against pit bulls is mainly due to stupid trendy owners who want the dog but not the responsibility. Every single house on my block but mine has had a pit at one or another. That’s just one block in my neighborhood, and I know there are more, because I see them running loose.
    Pit bulls need LOTS of exercise, not to be tied up in the backyard, (sometimes even in the rain) and ignored.
    They can be very animal aggressive. My dog has now been boarded for four months at a kennel due to next door neighbors buying two pits on a whim, not knowing a damned thing about them, and the two dogs jumping the fence to get at my dog. I drive thirty miles to visit my own dog now, because of idiots that HAD to get pits to satisfy the whims of their selfish fat son. As usual in now Commie America, me, the responsible dog owner, gets punished because some food stamper had to have their own way at the cost of someone else.
    I have seen well-trained pits. They actually exist. If pit breeders don’t want BSL, Then they are simply going to have to swallow the idea of making less money, and selling to responsible people, who will properly take care of the dog, give it attention and train it. I’m so d,and tired of seeing lazy hillbillies let their dogs run amok, I can’t see straight.
    I don’t want BSL, but irresponsible pit ownership is leading the way right into it. Sellers, frisking INTERVIEW your clients and count the teeth in their head before you grab up the money for that blue n

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    • sligresda
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:23am

      why cant you take the money you spend to board them and put up a secure fence on that property line. if you are going to cave to the next door neighbor just get rid of your dogs instead of leaving them locked up in some boarding pen. wtf? this could be workable situation but it seems like you gave up instantly. have your dogs adopted by someone who can take care of them, as you cant.

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    • stinkybisquit
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:10pm

      Sligresda, I’m Smokie’s spouse. The two pits got OVER our 6 foot tall security fence. Local height limit is 8 foot. Being winter, the ground is frozen, and new deeper holes for taller fenceposts won’t be able to be dug for another month or two.

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    • smokie
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:57pm

      No. I did not give up instantly. Money is saved for a regulation fence reccomended for pit bulls, and an outdoor crate also reccomended for pit bulls. It the regulation fence and crate are for keeping pit bulls in, perhaps they can also keep pit bulls out.
      Something about the frozen ground in winter is the only thing keeping me from putting up the regulation fence this second. I’m not quite sure how we are going to get the new fence up on the pit bull side, considering they are a bit snappish- and their dogs aren’t pleasent either.
      I don’t own a pit bull, but I must dole out the added expenses as if I had one, to own a dog.
      In my area, it’s not pit bull bans, but Vicious Dog ordinances, the behaviour of the dog dictates whether or not it’s vicious. The dog must attack another domestic pet or human to get the vicious label.
      My dog is not vicious, but yet, I must implement the same standards applied to vicious dogs as if my dog were. The lazy neighbors whose dogs killed three cats so far, get a free pass because they are lazy and irresponsible.

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    • smokie
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:00pm

      Also, if I didn’t board my dog, it would have been dead the second day the neighbors lived next door. I had to provide immediate protection for my dog. My dog is an odd breed, it has to go out and relieve itself sometimes.

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    • John.Galt
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:16pm

      Rat poison rolled up in steaks would solve your problem. Or a better fence, with barbed wire if necessary. Or wait for the dogs to jump the fence, then shoot them. They are “dangerous” pits, so the police will be on your side… Sorry, but I do not understand how you are letting your irresponsible neighbors separate you from your dog.

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    • circleDwagons
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:22pm

      Hey Smokie. Why did you not just shoot the dogs? And if the owner came over he could join his dogs. Self defence and protecting ones own property. I love pits they are for the most part big babies but

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    • smokie
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:34pm

      John, I appreciate your input, but I think there’s a clue in my saying that every house on my block has had a pit bull in it during a 12 year period. One of the key features of hill jacks is that in their minds, they are always right, always wronged, and their actions are always justified, no matter how wrong.
      I stood with a gun until my dog got inside, I got inside myself, and called the police. I did not shoot the dogs, though the cop said I had the right. Once inside, we were safe.
      Harming another’s dog would mean a death sentence for my dog, I would surely have to give him away so that he could live without being poisoned himself, due to retaliation. Sometimes discretion is valor.
      I am surrounded by the very people many posters on the Blaze rail about. Would you trust them?
      I’m simply suggesting that the breeders of popular dogs be more responsible in selling their pups. If the dog seems smarter than the buyer, don’t sell.

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    • Fubared
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:36pm

      Whoa now. There are good pits, bad pits. Good owners, bad owners. Loose aggressive dogs are a case for buckshot. They can kill and maul more than just “pets”. I have maced a few pits, and played with a few pits. Situation dictates. Then again, I have a goldfish named Fred and that is all the drama I can handle. Always pooping in his bowl.

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    • stinkybisquit
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 2:14pm

      We have been working on the problem. (Unfortunately, the neighbors are not; the dogs “escape” daily. And I warned the neighbors if they got in our yard again, they would be shot. The police officer who came told them they were lucky; he would have shot them the first time.
      No, not all pits are bad; we had a good neighbor (who used to raise them for a living), with a great pit, who was well-trained. But even she would not trust it completely.
      Again, unfortunately, our new neighbors are more concerned about the drug deals they do in front of our house (we’re working on that, too) than training their dogs.

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    • Jaloney
      Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:29am

      http://occupymaulstreet.blogspot.com/2013/01/pit-bulls-should-they-be-called.html this is why pitbulls should be called FLIGHT DOGS. https://saints.catholic.org/hf/family/story.php?id=49359 Another mauling by a family loved and unabused pitbull that went beserk for no reason. People who gamble on this breed with their family members are playing Russian Roulette thinking it can only happen to “other” people. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2171669/Kaylie-Ann-Foster-3-year-old-mauled-fathers-pit-bull-family-gathering.html Attacked by NEUTERED pitbull .

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    • Hermit-The-Crab
      Posted on February 20, 2013 at 1:19pm

      Smokie, Stinkybisquit, I feel your pain. My wife and I had a similar situation shortly after we married. We were living in the house that I owned in town, and a few months after living there together, we got new neighbors across the street. Although I never learned their name, they brought with them a pitt named Caleb who would always “Get loose” and wander around the neighborhood attacking other dogs and barking at children. Eventually the neighbor decided that I had called animal control on him, even though I never did, and began to verbally abuse and harass us. He threatened to rape me and my wife, and would curse us both out whenever we left our house, even if I was open carrying my S&W 686.

      I never spoke a single word to him, just kind of took it all in peace hoping that he would eventually cool down. This made him even more furious, and eventually I did have to contact the police. They recommended that I hit the dog with a stick or a flashlight on the underside of the jaw when it attacked me. I am sorry, but I work with my hands, so I’m not going to get that close to a vicious dog’s mouth.

      I don’t think the dogs temperament had to do with breed, but I regularly saw the owner beating the dog and slamming it into the concrete. I honestly felt bad for the dog that he got stuck with such terrible owners.

      Anyways, be glad that the police are willing to work with you. In my case, one of the deputies was “friends” with the neighbor, so we ended up just mo

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    • Hermit-The-Crab
      Posted on February 20, 2013 at 1:24pm

      Sorry, got cut off there.

      We ended up just moving out of the neighborhood. You can’t fix bad neighbors.

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  • marybethelizabeth
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:57am

    Mr. Beck believes in elitism. He sells it to his listeners. He tells them they are special. They will be the KEY. They know more than other people. They will save America.

    People like Mr. Beck think wealth brings privilege and animal control laws should not apply to the wealthy.

    There’s all sorts of animal laws. California outlawed ferrets, probably to keep rodents like Mr. Beck out.

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:05am

      So Mary, as an outsider, what is your opinion of the human race?

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    • GOOOJOOO
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:08am

      marybethelizabeth you really need to go back to huffington puffington post where with out any doubt your are a super user/community moderator. Your warped opinions need to shared with other with other people in psych wards

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    • john koenig
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:13am

      Ferrets keep down the ‘RAT population. That’s why California is so terrified of them.

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    • Cavallo
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:54am

      You do realize it was the lefty kanooks that were trying to tell him that the law probably wouldn’t apply to the player because he had money, but he complied with the law and left his outlawed family home. For 58 million, it’s not a huge sacrifice to have to have a long commute time, I have known people who do the same for a whole lot less than that. I thought you lefty socialists were all animal lovers, until I remembered that left = hypocrite.

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    • nysteve
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:04pm

      @MARYBETHELIZABETH

      Shut Up!

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    • AlaskaismyEden
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:14pm

      @Marybethelizabeth:

      Your blatant hypocrisy is overwhelming! If you want to spew your hateful crap, how about looking to the REAL elitists: the left! Obama, Reid, Pelosi, Feinstein and more, who think we don’t have enough brains to govern ourselves and they, thinking themselves to be our “betters,” need to pass laws to protect us from ourselves! They’re the ones who think the laws don’t apply to them. NONE of your obviously mindless drivel will change the mind of a single Blaze reader – you’re just an embarrassment to the reasoning public. Quit wasting your time here and go educate yourself. We’re not buying what you’re selling. We prefer faith, hope and charity, and try to live be those precepts, although our patience is sorely being tried… you’re nothing but another useful idiot, anxious to drink their Kool-Aid. People such as yourself are what’s wrong with this country. Have a nice day… SOMEWHERE ELSE.

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    • OutOfTheAether
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:48pm

      MARYBETH,

      Prod prod prod. You’re tactic here is so transparent, it’s ridiculous. You’ve been at this now for months. When I ask myself, “Why would someone ever bother being on this site, if its opinions bother her so?” Then it hit me. You’re post was written specifically to provoke – to prod a reaction from all of us, even myself. You’re a Troll. Quit trying to sow contention and conflict or go somewhere else

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    • redfish52
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:58pm

      Marybeth…Marybeth…Marybeth…your are without a doubt the biggest douche on the blaze…if you hate God fearing patriotic American’s so much just move along….you will not be missed.

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    • Fubared
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 3:29pm

      BarryMeth’s attempt at playing keys herself…the black keys rock. Literally.

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  • lembrandt
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:49am

    Listen, I agree with his family decision. I have a family member who has a pit bull and “Joe” is a great dog. Loyal, friendly, goofy, fun, loving…

    *However* please note that they are not made to be aggressive just by humans. Yes, human beings do a great deal that makes them snap, but my father’s family had a pit bull. It was just like “Joe” in all areas. According to my Dad the family did nothing except treat it as a beloved family member and yet, one day, when it was about 8 years old, it turned on my grandmother and tried to kill her for NO REASON at all. It was fine and the next second it became a snarling killer.

    Remember, they might be great dogs, but there is always the chance it will snap and try to kill you without warning. What happens if it attacks one of your children when you aren’t there?

    Cesar Milan has given people an expanded viewpoint on this breed, but you can get a bad dog in any breed, at any time – if it is a powerful breed, you could be in trouble.

    No matter how much positive publicity they have gotten recently, my family *knows* they are a time bomb waiting to go off.

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  • patbarker
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:45am

    pitbulls are dangerous…and not just the ones that are “made mean” by owners….and not too crazy about the pitbull that does pepsi commercials (he can’t sing)

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    • dmart81
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:38am

      You sound like a typical prog. Making prejudiced statements without any real life experience or knowledge regarding the subject.

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    • USATrucker
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:50pm

      My wife and I are pit bull owners also, we have two at the moment (any more then that it gets a little crowded in the truck). I understand Buehrle’s decision not to live anywhere without his dog, I wouldn’t move my family to a place that wouldn’t allow my dogs either. I don’t treat my dogs like people, I treat them like dogs, but they are a member of my family. They know their limits and boundries. My friends come over with their small children (2-4yrs old) and play with our dogs all the time, and not once have they gone home sans face. If they are raised properly they are an awesome breed and I will not own a breed out side of the bull family. They are one of the most tested breeds by the American Temperment Test Society and score higher then most dogs (APBT 86.8% and AST 84.2%) people consider to be “family friendly”. You can go to atts.org and check for yourself. Pit bulls were once respected in our country, the most decorated war dog is a pit, Sgt. Stubby from WWI. Teddy Roosevelt had a pit, and so did the Little Rascels, Hellen Keller and Laura Ingles Wilder both had pits along with a long list of prominent people throughout our history. Get to know a real pit before you cast judgement. One with a responsible owner, not a half-a$$ caretaker of the breed. Throughout most of our history as a country, they were called “nanny dogs” for a reason.

      ~Punish the deed, not the breed~

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    • Casca1
      Posted on February 20, 2013 at 9:35am

      @USATRUCKER The ‘nanny dog’ is a myth.

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    • USATrucker
      Posted on February 26, 2013 at 3:02pm

      CASCA1, I’m sure you can find a hundred articles calling it a myth, and I could find just as many saying it’s true. I like this blogger’s opinion on the matter. http://andrew-rozsa.blogspot.com/2011/10/are-nanny-dogs-myth.html#!/2011/10/are-nanny-dogs-myth.html

      I guess it all comes down to what you want to believe.

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  • gyro
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:42am

    pit bull bit kids for no reason
    so I agree with Ontario on this one

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    • Cavallo
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:58am

      It is only certain breeds, from what I understand, of pit bull that is dangerous. Certain breeding lines. Like there are certain breeding lines of Doberman that are more dangerous to humans. It’s crossed with a Bull Dog and bull dogs tend to have a child friendly reputation. However, most of my information is hearsay. I would never chance owning or allowing my child to be around a pit bull, although my Dober/Lab loves and protects my son with all her heart.

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    • normalmom
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 2:13pm

      Any dog can bite or get vicious. Back in the 70′s it was st bernards due to cujo the movie, then it was dobermans, then rottweilers now it is pits thanks to the media and spreading the Michael Vick fighting ring. Treat a dog right and they will love you forever. I have a stafford shire mix who thinks he is an 80 lb lap dog. Not a vicious bone in his body.

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  • lillymckim
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:42am

    Mark Buehrle is a good man a smart man and he knows his dog would never abandon him.
    God bless him!

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    • GetRight
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:07pm

      I am an animal lover and all but I don’t understand people propping up animals on the same level as people. It sounds to me that he is choosing a dumb dog over his own children! That is such backward thinking and choosing my children over a dog is a no-brainer. It is a dog people! It will roll in a dead animal and eat poop! His kids need him! That dog could go to another family and forget him in a heartbeat. And pit bulls are dangerous whether you train them or not. Just like a border collie will herd automatically without being trained to do so. It is irresponsible to have a pit bull around children.

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    • lineinthesand
      Posted on February 20, 2013 at 7:28am

      Geez GETRIGHT, I’m with you on that one! He would rather sacrifice time with his kids in order to keep his frickin dog???? All you can say to this is “WOW”.

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  • Inform
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:40am

    poor little pooch

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  • xjeeper
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:39am

    I was was cited by the humane society (from whom I had recently rescued 2 rotts) when they were loose for about 5 min when they pulled free from my father in law. I was200 miles away at the time and still charged with menacing my nieghbors, I faced 6 months in jail, the same as the people charged with domestic battery in the same courtroom. My dogs ran down the street to play with the kids in their front yard that they kneww from their visits withmy kids. Much money later I paid $75 and built a 6 ft fence. Often a black lab and wheaten get loose and wander over to my yard, I send them home, their owners have never been cited for dog on the loose, let alone menacing.

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  • CulperGang
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:35am

    I have three…..throw away large dogs,loyal pals. yup, Ii have issues but my DOGS bring joy and eliviate much of the issues.

    http://notesfromthefunnyfarm.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/which-dog-breed-is-most-likely-to-bite-you-might-be-surprised-at-the-answer/

    The Canadian governmet obviously has irrational nut jobs in place, because VETENARIANS state over and over again there are NO “specific breed” with predisposition to be aggressive.
    So for them to ban breeds shows their arrogance/ignorance. Obviously the INSURANCE company lobbied them to ban the breed as opposed to FINE irresponsible dog owners or irresponsible people who provoked the dog, causing the dog to fend itself.

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  • Paul R Bear
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:28am

    The vile, progressive, cowardly, bully named Dalton McGinty just had to resign and flee his job as Premier of Ontario under a stinking smog of corruption. One of his capricious laws was to ban pit bulls. I don’t know, however, what made him think he had a greater right to run Mark Buehrie’s family’s life and curtail their personal freedom. Never mind the dog, who would want to raise their children in a statist, socialist mess where one isn’t allowed by the state to make a choice about your family dog.
    I’m embarrassed for Canada and the cowed Canadians.

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  • RemoteCoderz
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:22am

    His dogs were probably arrested in the past for DWI. That’s why Canada won’t allow them in.

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  • SweetDoug
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:17am

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    Welcome to the democractic tyrannical edictocracy of Ontario, where laws and rules are made up on a whim, without any authority.

    A miserable Ontario schmuck, who after venturing down south for months, found out he was more Texan than Ontarian, by far.

    •∆•
    V-V

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  • CulperGang
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:15am

    pitbulls are not time bombs. they are MADE aggressive by humans. PUPPY MILLS keeping pups in small cages neglecting them makes them neurotic which causes aggression. BLAME humans not the animals. Dogs bondwith humans and becoming family members. When they abandoned by family they grieve. They ACTUALLY cry and become depressed. Kudos for this guys love and compassion. The wife obviously agrees with his decision.
    China brutalizes dogs in horrendous conditions then slaughters them for food. Little do the Chinese government know or careBUT stressed animals produce TOXIC HORMONES in the animals system that poisons humans(over years it manifest in cancer)

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  • rayblay
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:06am

    Right on Mark–I back your decision 100 percent–You love your dogs–There are people on here would never have done what you have done–I have 3 Datchunds–They are better than most people–They stick by me 100 percent–Loyal all the time–Not like these so called human beings lol–Have a great season Mark–Everything will work out for you because your heart is in the right place–God bless you

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  • mont1414r
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 9:56am

    just groove every pitch at about 60 mph they will trade you real fast.

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  • JoshinIN
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 9:55am

    So he’s basically abandoning his wife and kids because of a dog? And people think he’s a good husband/father?

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    • redfish52
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:11am

      No he’s making a statement about a stupid law…pit bulls are not the only breed that have attacked or killed. They just get the most publicity when it happens. My next door neighbor is a FedEx driver and she had her calf just about ripped off by a Boxer. Never even made the paper. Look….how long do you think he will either be with the Jays or the local Government comes to its senses and does away with this stupid law. If his wife loves him she will “play ball”.

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    • crazyrightwingmom
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:53am

      Sounds like the whole family is making a stupid decision.

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    • justneedaname
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:08am

      Abandoning? Where do you come up with this nonsense? He hasn’t abandoned anyone, not even his dogs. You, on the other hand, are obviously the type that has no clue of the bond between a loving pet and its family. I pity you.

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    • crazyrightwingmom
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:16pm

      Sorry, Just. Nor respect for people who put a dog ahead of a father being there for his kids.

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  • Kraken
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 9:53am

    This guy is a idiot. Dumb dog over wife and kids. Idiot idiot idiot….

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    • pitmom
      Posted on February 20, 2013 at 10:19am

      Do you really think his wife and kids did not have a say in this? Their dogs are part of their family, he is a baseball player, meaning he travels for his job anyway. This decision was made by the entire family and it was the correct decision to make for them, who are you to tell them they are dumb for being loyal to a family member?

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  • redonred
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 9:30am

    Good man and a good husband/father.

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    • facilitiesmgr
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:28am

      What is good about this man abandoning his priorities in life, his wife and kids?

      This man has gotten screwed up so bad that he places the existence of an animal over his wife and off-spring. Something drastically wrong with the picture. I understand pets have value but they don’t match the relationship and the responsibility of being a husband and a dad. Both of those roles take time and a pet is not worthy of that dereliction of duty.

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    • facilitiesmgr
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:32am

      What is good about this man abandoning his priorities in life, his wife and kids?

      This man has gotten screwed up so bad that he places the existence of an animal over his wife and off-spring. Something drastically wrong with the picture. I understand pets have value but they don’t match the relationship or the responsibility of being a husband and a dad.

      Being a husband and dad takes time and an animal is not worth the dereliction of his duty as such.

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  • AnAmerican111
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 9:24am

    Who cares?
    You’re getting paid millions, deal with it or quit….

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    • Fubared
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:32pm

      13 mil a “season” seems like options are available. Unionized sports pros are so great.

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  • TROONORTH
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 9:06am

    Pit Bulls are a dangerous breed. Too many owners have said ;”Oh Lolly-pop, would never bite someone. He’s just a friendly little baby ‘Pitti”.” and then they come downstairs for breakfast to find their kid’s face gone and Lolly-pop stalking his next victim.

    Not many horrendous attacks from Beagles. Just Pit Bulls.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:36am

      I remember the training one of our German Shepherds went thru to be trained as a guard dog.

      It involved strangers beating the dog with rolled up newspapers until it decided it had enough & fought back. This took some time as the dogs were not inclined to be aggressive.

      I had another German Shepherd, which when I took it into walks, was happy to see other dogs until they tore into them (Another type of herding dog; the kind that can’t see past its’ facial **** like in the cartoon). After several times of that my dog looked forward to fighting. Even little yapping dogs that you can carry in your purse as a fashion accessory set it off. At this one house 1 or 2 yapping little dogs would come charging down their driveway coming to a halt at the curb. They never touched my dog. But my dog was conditioned. Just turning on to the street where the loud,.little but harmless yappers lived, set my dog on edge. The hackles would rise.

      Unless you have genetic & neurobiological evidence to prove otherwise, vicious dogs are made by puppy mills or by owners.

      Some white guy set is German Shepherd on my parents. He told his dog to sic’ em. It was not the dog’s fault. It was the owners. After that incident we bought 2 German Shepherd in later years, but not to do what that guy did.

      Society, human or canine, make dogs vicious.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:40am

      Like Is said dogs are made vicious be society, dog or canine.

      The same goes for humans. There are exceptions to the rule.

      There is also a rule that humans, dogs or whatever will inevitably be vicious. But figure it out.

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    • Hermit-The-Crab
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:15am

      For your enjoyment, a word experiment:

      “Assault Weapons” are a dangerous gun. Too many owners have said ;”Oh my AR-15, would never kill someone. He’s just a friendly little baby ‘rifle’.” and then they come downstairs for breakfast to find their kid’s face blown off and an AR-15 in the hands of a stranger.

      Not many horrendous attacks from bolt action rifles. Just “Assault Weapons.”

      Post hoc ergo propter hoc. Anecdotal evidence proves little.

      Punish the deed, not the breed.

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  • Leslie Anne
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:58am

    “The Buehrle family also could have moved to Buffalo or somewhere else on the U.S. side of the border, forcing the pitcher to commute 90 minutes each way to Toronto.”

    He’s too lazy to commute 90 minutes each way to keep the family together?

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    • Jaloney
      Posted on February 20, 2013 at 4:34am

      Gotta wonder what kind of nut job likes his dogs more than his KIDS??? And the fact that he tried to make a lot of noise and tried to get the laws overturned in Miami Dade last year rallying with pitbull advocates.. make me think he DELIBERATELY moves to areas with bans as he is working for the pitbull advocates to try to overturn bans. His wife makes petitions online to try to get bans overturned. They are nuts. So many children are suddenly maimed forever by the family pitbull that suddenly goes beserk. https://saints.catholic.org/hf/family/story.php?id=49359 Another mauling by a family loved and unabused pitbull that went beserk for no reason. People who gamble on this breed with their family members are playing Russian Roulette thinking it can only happen to “other” people.

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    • pitmom
      Posted on February 20, 2013 at 10:27am

      Jaloney, you could not be any more of a racist moron if you tried, you spend your life trying to kill an entire breed of dog because of actions of a few. You have lied so much that you and colleen lynns other cronies believe your lies!

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  • dodgedart1966
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:36am

    I’ve never had a pet that I didn’t consider part of the family.
    Even that idiot donkey outside right now. She ain’t too bright, but she’s mine.
    YEEEHA.

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  • oldguy49
    Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:32am

    wish i had the money to be in the position and have to make the hard decisions………………………………….

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:36am

      I was thinking that same thing..

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    • Welcome Black Carter
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 9:47am

      Anyone who has more than 2 dogs has other “issues” that need to be addressed as well.
      Anyone who would allow a time bomb (pit bull) in the home near children is not much of a parent.

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    • ZX12R
      Posted on February 19, 2013 at 10:08am

      I have three red nosed pitts and a doberman. I’m still alive, and I even have all my fingers. You are also right about me having issues, but they are not related to my dogs.

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