Obviously there are exceptions to everything. Its a breed that I would not feel comfortable with my kids playing with Ill say that, but yes I've met many pits that are very good pets. A lot of it falls on the owners.
Hey btw need to get with you on what we were talking about, never got a chance to drop you an email, hit me up on icq when you get a chance.
Obviously there are exceptions to everything. Its a breed that I would not feel comfortable with my kids playing with Ill say that, but yes I've met many pits that are very good pets. A lot of it falls on the owners.
Star is a very well behaved pit, probably one of the best I've seen, I take very good care of her, and play with her alot, and when I play, I play rough so she can get her anger and shit out, I mean, ROUGH, I let her do whatever, and she knows when I say "be good puppy" she immediately stops biting or whatever, and starts licking me..
Originally posted by stickyfingerz
Hey btw need to get with you on what we were talking about, never got a chance to drop you an email, hit me up on icq when you get a chance.
Alright, I gotta make some lunch and stuff and I'll hit ya up later today.
a couple of years ago a pitbull more or less ripped the skin of the face of a 8 or 9 year old boy who died after this. since then owning pitbulls and a couple of other breeds are restricted and you need a permission to have them. and they must undergo a test where they try to find out if the specific dog is agressive. if it shows agression they put them to sleep. and i consider this a very good thing
It's really sad that some people label a particular breed of dog vicious or violent. Regardless of the breed dogs are not born mean. The owners are the ones that screw up the dog.
"they must undergo a test where they try to find out if the specific dog is agressive."
What kind of test is this? Does that include trying to rehabilitate the dog such as Ceasar Millan and others have done? Or is that just silly? What about putting to sleep the stupid owner considering they are the ones who raised the dog?
"Yeah, pit bulls are great dogs."
So you are implying that because this dog was attacked by a pit bull that pit bulls are inherently vicious? Who owned the pit bull? Did they walk it, give it love, give it boundaries, limitations, socialize it with other dogs and humans? Please tell.
I was violently attacked by a black lab randomly on the street once... Had to go to the hospital and get the wounds treated and get several rabies shots
a couple of years ago a pitbull more or less ripped the skin of the face of a 8 or 9 year old boy who died after this. since then owning pitbulls and a couple of other breeds are restricted and you need a permission to have them. and they must undergo a test where they try to find out if the specific dog is agressive. if it shows agression they put them to sleep. and i consider this a very good thing
couple years ago this dude killed and ate some guy, they should do a test to see if certain humans can be aggresive if they can they should put them to sleep. I consider this a very good thing.
cmon now think about it, every dog is capable of aggresion, almost every animal is capable of it
How about this idea, there should be a law requiring people to keep their dogs on leashes. Oh i forgot there already is one.
Cars kill and maim alot more people than dogs, should we ban cars ?
did you know 100 people die every year from choking on ballpoint pens ?
The number of pitbull attacks per year is still very very low compared to many many other things.
They need to better enforce the laws , making pet owners responsible for crimes their pets commit.
couple years ago this dude killed and ate some guy, they should do a test to see if certain humans can be aggresive if they can they should put them to sleep. I consider this a very good thing.
cmon now think about it, every dog is capable of aggresion, almost every animal is capable of it
How about this idea, there should be a law requiring people to keep their dogs on leashes. Oh i forgot there already is one.
Cars kill and maim alot more people than dogs, should we ban cars ?
did you know 100 people die every year from choking on ballpoint pens ?
The number of pitbull attacks per year is still very very low compared to many many other things.
They need to better enforce the laws , making pet owners responsible for crimes their pets commit.
couple years ago this dude killed and ate some guy, they should do a test to see if certain humans can be aggresive if they can they should put them to sleep. I consider this a very good thing.
cmon now think about it, every dog is capable of aggresion, almost every animal is capable of it
How about this idea, there should be a law requiring people to keep their dogs on leashes. Oh i forgot there already is one.
Cars kill and maim alot more people than dogs, should we ban cars ?
did you know 100 people die every year from choking on ballpoint pens ?
The number of pitbull attacks per year is still very very low compared to many many other things.
They need to better enforce the laws , making pet owners responsible for crimes their pets commit.
funny, these discussions always sound the same as the discussions about weapons. with the same results.
I know pits don't bite as much as other dogs, the problem is when they do it is nasty. I have a friend that has a little wiener dog and that little shit is mean. It bites everyone. But it is just a pinch and doesn't hurt much (although it could do damage to a small kid). Small dogs bite a lot, but pits fuck people up.
I just found a study online that showed results of a 20 year study of dog bites that resulted in deaths. Pit bull was number 1 by far.
Here were the top 5
1. pit bull - 66 deaths
2. Rottweiler - 39 deaths
3. german shepherd - 17 deaths
4. husky type - 15 deaths
5. malamute - 12 deaths
Another study showed dog attacks/bites that resulted in maiming from 1982 to 2006. Pit bulls accounted for a total of 1110 bites with 608 resulting in maiming which was three times as many as the next closest dog the Rottweiler.
Here are a couple more interesting stats: 77% of dog bites are from a family or friend's pet, and 50% of attacks occur on the owner's property. In 59.3% of dog bite cases the dog was reported as being docile and friendly before the attack.
Also the thing I read said a large number of dog bites happen to kids and occur when they are playing with the animal and that the face is the most common target for the dog.
What I am getting at is that I understand a lot of how a dog behaves falls on how the owner trains it. If a person has a pit bull and they work with it and give it an outlet for its energy and control it well, chances are it will never bite anyone. Whereas someone who chains their dog up and barely speaks to it and when they deal with it do it in an aggressive manner are more likely to have a dog that bites. Still. I would never own a pit bull (and I have had friends that have had the dogs and they were very friendly and playful and were great dogs) especially if I had kids. All it takes is the kid to do one thing wrong for that dog to turn on them and things can get very ugly quickly. A pit bull has the tools to do a lot of damage very quickly, for me that risk just isn't worth it.
To me it is like this. If you go swimming in an area where you know there are sharks, you can't be surprised if you get bitten.
Star is a very well behaved pit, probably one of the best I've seen, I take very good care of her, and play with her alot, and when I play, I play rough so she can get her anger and shit out, I mean, ROUGH, I let her do whatever, and she knows when I say "be good puppy" she immediately stops biting or whatever, and starts licking me..
Alright, I gotta make some lunch and stuff and I'll hit ya up later today.
Technically, you're not supposed to play rough with her. Or play pulling games while she's young. It encourages her aggression.
Here were the top 5
1. pit bull - 66 deaths
2. Rottweiler - 39 deaths
3. german shepherd - 17 deaths
4. husky type - 15 deaths
5. malamute - 12 deaths
Hmmmm, I wonder if these numbers are directly related to the "type" of owner that generally raises the pitbull. The breed attracts a large quantity of assholes, who should not be allowed to raise a dog.
anyways, there was already a thread about this yesterday.
Hmmmm, I wonder if these numbers are directly related to the "type" of owner that generally raises the pitbull. The breed attracts a large quantity of assholes, who should not be allowed to raise a dog.
anyways, there was already a thread about this yesterday.
That is a good question. I would love to see some kind of study of pit bull attacks compared to type of owner. The breed attracts a lot of thugs and thug wanna be's and people who have no idea how to handle a dog like that.
I know pits don't bite as much as other dogs, the problem is when they do it is nasty. I have a friend that has a little wiener dog and that little shit is mean. It bites everyone. But it is just a pinch and doesn't hurt much (although it could do damage to a small kid). Small dogs bite a lot, but pits fuck people up.
I just found a study online that showed results of a 20 year study of dog bites that resulted in deaths. Pit bull was number 1 by far.
Here were the top 5
1. pit bull - 66 deaths
2. Rottweiler - 39 deaths
3. german shepherd - 17 deaths
4. husky type - 15 deaths
5. malamute - 12 deaths
Another study showed dog attacks/bites that resulted in maiming from 1982 to 2006. Pit bulls accounted for a total of 1110 bites with 608 resulting in maiming which was three times as many as the next closest dog the Rottweiler.
Here are a couple more interesting stats: 77% of dog bites are from a family or friend's pet, and 50% of attacks occur on the owner's property. In 59.3% of dog bite cases the dog was reported as being docile and friendly before the attack.
Also the thing I read said a large number of dog bites happen to kids and occur when they are playing with the animal and that the face is the most common target for the dog.
What I am getting at is that I understand a lot of how a dog behaves falls on how the owner trains it. If a person has a pit bull and they work with it and give it an outlet for its energy and control it well, chances are it will never bite anyone. Whereas someone who chains their dog up and barely speaks to it and when they deal with it do it in an aggressive manner are more likely to have a dog that bites. Still. I would never own a pit bull (and I have had friends that have had the dogs and they were very friendly and playful and were great dogs) especially if I had kids. All it takes is the kid to do one thing wrong for that dog to turn on them and things can get very ugly quickly. A pit bull has the tools to do a lot of damage very quickly, for me that risk just isn't worth it.
To me it is like this. If you go swimming in an area where you know there are sharks, you can't be surprised if you get bitten.
Hmm. I have a German Shepherd and a Black Lab/Rottweiler mix. Both very sweet and loving. Dogs do not usually just turn on people unless they are being provoked. I have seen kids poke at dogs, pull tails and ears, etc. These were also not their dogs, just dogs at the park. A lot of parents just let their kids walk up and mess with a stangers dog. I think animals respond to how they are raised and treated. If someone poked at me and pulled my ears I would get pissed off too.
Personally, I don't care for the appearance of Pit bulls. I don't think they are ugly dogs and I do believe they are breed with overtly aggressive tendencies but like all dogs they will behave the way you train them or treat them.
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