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pornpf69 04-02-2009 11:24 AM

one of the best videos ever

ahoy 04-02-2009 11:26 AM

For the record, I don't really have an opinion on the argument at hand. My roommate sophomore year had a pitt that has was one of the nicest and well behaved dogs I have ever been around. I just felt I needed to chime in on Smokeys clueless argument as I was bewildered that he was actually believing in his logic.

Dirty F 04-02-2009 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear (Post 15701769)
what is an "aggresive breed" ? do you mean the top 3 statistically aggresive ? if you remove the top 3 there will always be TOP 3 moron.

Omg :1orglaugh

Ok, i'm not gonna bother anymore since you simply won't understand it.

Sad.

SmokeyTheBear 04-02-2009 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ahoy (Post 15701772)
Dude you have got to be fucking kidding me. So all the other breeds have the same power as a pitt?

who said that ? certainly not me ? do all dogs have the ability to kill someone yes , just as humans , some breeds may have an easier time killing , doesnt mean other breeds are incapable.


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Originally Posted by ahoy (Post 15701772)
lets say the only breed that existed was a chihuahua, now what if the only breed that existed was pitts? "

lets say the only breed of human was blacks or whites, would killing stop because black people statistically kill more people ?

SmokeyTheBear 04-02-2009 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirty F (Post 15701800)
Omg :1orglaugh

Ok, i'm not gonna bother anymore since you simply won't understand it.

Sad.

you already proved my own point with your words so if your too schooled for a comeback then flee as you wish :winkwink::thumbsup

SmokeyTheBear 04-02-2009 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by 12clicksMichele (Post 15701783)
I think Smokey's point is if you eliminated Pitbulls then the people that get Pitbulls that are either irresponsible and neglectful owners, criminals that get them for image and intimidation and the people that get them to fight them would then get another breed and display the same traits which in turn could turn a statistically less dangerous dog into just as dangerous as the pitbull.
So if all the examples above were applied to german shepherds then I am sure the statistics for german shepherd attacks would increase.

Again this is just my opinion of what I think Smokey is trying to get across.

finally some common sense arrives .. hello common sense , may i introduce you to my bewildered friends franck and ahoy :winkwink:

Why 04-02-2009 11:32 AM

this thread is retarded, im sorry i bothered to post... i guess it goes back to aesops fables...

you cant beat sense into the senseless.

maxjohan 04-02-2009 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirty F (Post 15701713)
Why bring up other stuff when talking about Pittbulls. Wtf does it have to do with parents?

Whats next? Pittbulls are ok because cars kill more people?

Why do people always do that? If theyre defending something they know is bad they always try to find stuff that worse to make it look like what theyre doing is ok. Its fucking pathetic.

Were talking about dogs and not parents. And coming up with that vid to defend your case is just fucking stupid.

Beacuse they live by some reality principle. Their Ego have eaten their common sense.

Not a 1 day fix I believe.

grumpy 04-02-2009 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by pinupglam (Post 15700144)
Pit bulls are no more dangerous than any other breed. I've been around them most of my life and have two now and will have more. All the negative coverage they get in the media is merely done for shock/fear factor so that the news-types can get ratings.


i hope your not serious

Vicious_B 04-02-2009 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear (Post 15701831)
finally some common sense arrives .. hello common sense , may i introduce you to my bewildered friends franck and ahoy :winkwink:

I think it was the chihuahuas part that threw them off.

I don't have a Pitbull but have been around them and other big dogs my whole life. I have owned Shepherds, Huskies and Dobermans. Anyone of those dogs were capable at anytime of attacking and killing someone physically. The likelyhood of that happening was greatly reduced by the fact that these dogs were properly cared for, trained and disciplined. Sadly that is not always the case. Rarely does a dog, any dog, attack without some kind of reason.

book-mark 04-02-2009 11:42 AM

It saddens me to see how some people in this industry base their opinions solely on headlines from the media with NO factual backup whatsoever. The same people stand up and bitch when the media comes out and states crap like : “Pornography leads to child molestation", “Pornography fuels rapists and serial murderers” etc…
When it serves them or when they feel right, they are able to come up with some good arguments, but when it doesn’t , they turn into a bunch of ignorant fools…

Before you go hating a dog breed (which is the same as hating a human being based on his race) why not actually look up the facts ?

btw... http://www.understand-a-bull.com/Art...ty/WrongId.htm

GlobalCorp 04-02-2009 11:47 AM

They by every right have a place in the animal kingdom, just not in the human kingdom. :2 cents:

ahoy 04-02-2009 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear (Post 15701831)
finally some common sense arrives .. hello common sense , may i introduce you to my bewildered friends franck and ahoy :winkwink:

Yes , you are right, the only pitbull deaths that have happened were by pits that were trained as special killing machines.

1000 pitbulls will and could kill more people then 1000 fucking Chihuahuas. Can you guys really argue this point or are you that fucking dumb? I don't care what kind of special killa training program you put a Chihuahua through, he simply doesn't have the NATURAL strength as a pitbull.

maxjohan 04-02-2009 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinupglam (Post 15701776)
To be quite blunt, this argument is racist. Pit Bulls are used as attack/fighting dogs not because they are naturally aggressive, but because they are probably the most trainable dog breed there is. They also look tough, so the bottom-feeder element of our society has adopted this breed as its dog of choice in order to promote the thug/gangsta lifestyle they employ. These dogs are trained by this element of society to fight, be aggressive, attack, etc. and I certainly wouldn't recommend that anyone take a fighting dog into their home and have it around their kids. But the bottom line is that the vast majority of pits out there never attack anyone and are amazingly loving and loyal dogs.

There's probably 10 million of them out there and we have a couple hundred attacks a year, so therefore the entire breed is bad? Right. I suppose that since blacks commit seven times more violent crime in this country than whites, therefore all black people must be dangerous and avoided and banned from entire cities, right?

Get the facts, people... don't just cherry pick sensationalistic news stories and base your entire opinions on them.

10 million pitbulls??????????? Far more than that...

Your wasting your time in here. They look tough but they aren't tough, lets do a Pitbull vs. Chiuaua cage fight and see how many seconds the pitbull will last.

Not very long for certain. :(

SmokeyTheBear 04-02-2009 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ahoy (Post 15701918)
Yes , you are right, the only pitbull deaths that have happened were by pits that were trained as special killing machines.

you are wrong, child molesters should not be trained as school teachers..


oh i thought we were playing , "make stuff up out of thin air that nobody ever said "



Quote:

Originally Posted by ahoy (Post 15701918)
1000 pitbulls will and could kill more people then 1000 fucking Chihuahuas. Can you guys really argue this point

nobody has yet argued that point whatsoever.

so my solution is bettter owners your solution is kill every dog but chihuaha's



Quote:

Originally Posted by ahoy (Post 15701918)
I don't care what kind of special killa training program you put a Chihuahua through, he simply doesn't have the NATURAL strength as a pitbull.

i dont care what kind of special killer training program you put a mosquito thru he simply doesnt have the natural strength of a whale...

yet mosquito's kill shitloads of people and whales kill none..

your argument = fail :winkwink:

notoldschool 04-02-2009 12:12 PM

65 posts and Smokeythebear still doesnt get it. Please be our guest to breed and leave them all alone in a candle lit room. enjoy.

wizzart 04-02-2009 12:24 PM

Pit Bull Rescue Central

SmokeyTheBear 04-02-2009 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by notoldschool (Post 15702005)
65 posts and Smokeythebear still doesnt get it. Please be our guest to breed and leave them all alone in a candle lit room. enjoy.

who cares how many posts and notoldschool is still delusional. Please be our guest to breed and leave them all alone in a candle lit room. enjoy.

maxjohan 04-02-2009 12:34 PM

You are making up highly irrelevant things from thin air.

It's not in the same category or on the same degree even.

Otherwise it's okay to make up stuff (relevant) to get a point proven.

That's the big secret. :winkwink:

I made this list up now: ;)

*Child molesters should get one strike and then their nuts should hang in a lab somewhere.

*Child molesters shouldnt get born in the first place

.......child molesters should not be trained to be child molesters.

puh-lease so much for logic.s

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear (Post 15701980)
you are wrong, child molesters should not be trained as school teachers..


oh i thought we were playing , "make stuff up out of thin air that nobody ever said "


maxjohan 04-02-2009 12:41 PM

By the way, why not cage fight a mosquito v.s a whale and see who lasts longer.
:winkwink::upsidedow

Vicious_B 04-02-2009 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by wizzart (Post 15702066)

I am seriously asking this question, not trying to argue or push my opinion on anyone, but when do you first remember hearing about how pit bulls were so aggressive and were "killer" dogs? My question is sparked by the paragraph below which came from the site that wizzar posted.

I remember growing up with a huge shepherd and people telling my mother and father how crazy they were for having such a dangerous and aggressive dog around children. I had an aunt that refused to come to our house unless we locked the dog up. We heard the same about our Doberman. I honestly cannot remember hearing anything like the negative press pit bulls receive until about 8 years ago.

I am just saying that pitbulls weren't "created" in the last 10 years. If there has been a rise of pitbull aggression in the past 10 -15 years there has to be reason other than the dogs are just bad.



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Throughout their history in America, pit bull dogs have been valued as beloved members of the family. Their negative media image developed only recently. (Some suggest that an absurdly sensationalistic Sports Illustrated cover started the hysteria in 1987.) In fact, pit bulls have fulfilled important roles throughout the last 160-plus years of American history. In the nineteenth century, pit bulls were family pets of settlers crossing the United States. They were trusted to watch the children while the adults worked in the fields. As the years passed, pit bulls achieved a position of reverence among Americans, and they appeared in advertising campaigns such as Buster Brown and Pup Brand. A classic children’s television show, The Little Rascals, featured Petey the Pit Bull. The pit bull is the only breed to have graced the cover of Life magazine three times.


maxjohan 04-02-2009 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 12clicksMichele (Post 15702159)
I am just saying that pitbulls weren't "created" in the last 10 years. If there has been a rise of pitbull agression in the past 10 -15 years there has to be reason other than the dogs are just bad.

No they were breed in the 18th century. And used primery as sporting dogs. Gaming with dogs and bulls and other animals became illegal in England 1835 . When more people moved to USA they took their
pittbulls with them to breed.

That's the history, they didn't come from the sky... but the arise in pitbull attacks are simple. Media write about them a lot more, and a few self destructive mental nuts read these news and get them for the wrong reasons.

pornguy 04-02-2009 01:08 PM

If you want to compare imges of dogs and kids. Compare the images of the ones that have been bitten,, I will bet you that at least 7 out of 10 times you can tell which was a pit and which was not.

Vicious_B 04-02-2009 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxjohan (Post 15702206)
No they were breed in the 18th century. And used primery as sporting dogs. Gaming with dogs and bulls and other animals became illegal in England 1835 . When more people moved to USA they took their
pittbulls with them to breed.

That's the history, they didn't come from the sky... but the arise in pitbull attacks are simple. Media write about them a lot more, and a few self destructive mental nuts read these news and get them for the wrong reasons.

I know the history. My point is that at different times different dogs were considered more dangerous. It seems to go in cycles. I remember from when I was younger that rottweilers were considered the badasses and favored by the wanting to look tough element. They were also glorified in movies and tv's the way you see done on tv with pits now. I am not even talking about news stories. I am talking that 9 times out of 10 if you watch a movie where their are drug dealers with dogs around they were rotties and now when you see it they are pit bulls.

Vicious_B 04-02-2009 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by pornguy (Post 15702239)
If you want to compare imges of dogs and kids. Compare the images of the ones that have been bitten,, I will bet you that at least 7 out of 10 times you can tell which was a pit and which was not.

No one is saying that a pit bull bite and a poodle bite would be the same. BUT one of the problems with news media reports is MANY times other breeds are identified as pit bulls because thats what people expect now. My friend has 3 full blood boxers. They have papers and everything. I cannot count how many times people have asked her if her pit bulls were vicious when we have taken them out on walks or to the dog parks.

Is the same as any news story, what will get more of a response? Pit bull attacks child or Mixed dog attacks child? Is that any different when the media does something like posting a headline that says "suspected rapist addicted to porn" when it was reported the cops found one magazine?

wizzart 04-02-2009 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 12clicksMichele (Post 15702159)
I am seriously asking this question, not trying to argue or push my opinion on anyone, but when do you first remember hearing about how pit bulls were so aggressive and were "killer" dogs? My question is sparked by the paragraph below which came from the site that wizzar posted.

I remember growing up with a huge shepherd and people telling my mother and father how crazy they were for having such a dangerous and aggressive dog around children. I had an aunt that refused to come to our house unless we locked the dog up. We heard the same about our Doberman. I honestly cannot remember hearing anything like the negative press pit bulls receive until about 8 years ago.

I am just saying that pitbulls weren't "created" in the last 10 years. If there has been a rise of pitbull aggression in the past 10 -15 years there has to be reason other than the dogs are just bad.

Dogs as just like a his boss, owner.
If his owner is an idiot or narcoman, dog will probablly atack everyone, even childrens.

But in general Pitbulls and Stafords are kids greatest friends. If putbull rise in normal familly, he will take care and protect childrens in that familly even from their parents.

They are great dogs if you give them enough attention...

In my country last pitbull atack was 10 years ago, and they are still today disreputable.

But almose everyday some other breed, mostly dogs that are no breed, homeless dogs, atack somebody, womans or childrens , and never go that drama like pitbull atack someone.

When pitbull atack then start, like you say "wich hunnting" on all media, in press,TV,radio

Unfortunatelly lot of bad peeple have pitbulls and train them for dogs fighting, and I think that is most problem whit pitbulls, that dogs fight.

I think that must be stoped!:mad:

P.S. sorry for my bad english, hope you will understand what I wonna say :)

smack 04-02-2009 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by AaronM (Post 15701352)
Kindly show me where I have slammed anybody who was anti-gun. Beyond that, a gun is an inanimate object. It does not have a mind of it's own and it's not an animal. It is a tool which is 100% harmless on it's own. It will not act sweet one minute then shoot somebody the next. It will not turn on it's owner, a child, or another gun. Guns are controlled by others, not themselves. They do not thirst for blood and it in not in their nature to attack, fight, or kill.

Some of what you have to say may be very true...But again, the very study quoted in that initial video states that pits own a 21% share in human deaths from dog attacks.

Yes, poodles and other kick dog types do bite, but they do not have what it takes to rip apart the head of a 5 year old.

http://pit-bull-awareness-center.chr...old-attack.gif

Or a horse.

http://images.morris.com/images/lubb.../242962242.jpg

And the argument of how sweet everybody says their pit is...Well, that's just fucking dumb. How many serial killers have neighbors who said they were the perfect neighbor?

Here's an example of that:

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The dog rarely barked. He never growled, and his teeth - until a vicious attack Saturday night - had been reserved for chewing food, his owners say.

Chocolate - a caramel-colored pit bull a little more than a year old - was one of the most tranquil dogs Kenneth and Melissa Garrison had until, unprovoked, he snapped and nearly bit the nose off the couple's 1-year-old son.

Two days after the attack, sitting in the living room where their child's blood stained the carpet, the Garrisons were at a loss to explain Chocolate's actions, which left their son hospitalized for a night. Half of Jadyn Garrison's face was covered in a red scab yesterday, but doctors predict he will make a full recovery and not need surgery, the family said.

"Had we seen any signs that the dog was violent, he would have never came here," Melissa Garrison said.
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Try to convince me all you like but facts are facts. I hated pit bulls before my dog was almost killed by 2 of them. Now you think I'm going to change my mind?

My fiance had a half lab half pit mix. I knew the dog since it was a puppy but I would never even let it in my home. When we moved in together she had to give him up. Not one single shelter would take the dog unless she signed papers understanding that they would put it down immediately. People who run shelters typically love dogs so why was every shelter, within a 100 mile or so radius, be against taking in a pit mix? These people are dog experts who have dealt with pits and other breeds for years. What are your qualifications?

I've was bitten by 2 dogs in my childhood. My own families Cocker Spaniel and some little runt dog that lived down the street. In both instances I did something to provoke the bite. The first bite didn't even draw blood, the second one was on my earlobe and required a few stitches. Although both were very minor, they were still painful for a child. I was never mad at the dogs for my own stupidity......I've never heard of 2 Cocker Spaniels dragging a 7 month old baby out and tearing it apart. Have you?

i guess you are having a comprehension problem. i never said or insinuated that you slam people who like guns. i know for a fact that you love guns, i have seen your pictures, you have an awesome collection. my point is that with guns you advocate personal responsibility for the owners. it's the same thing. a gun in the wrong hands or a dog in the wrong hands is the same thing. any dog, not just a pit bull.

if you really think that pitbulls thirst for blood you're a fucking moron. plain and simple. a dog is just a dog, it learns its personality the same way people do, through experience and the people around it.

and as for these shelters, i have no idea what weird ass backwards state you live in, but every shelter here loves pitbulls and touts the breed as one of the best and most loyal you can own. the fact of the matter is that you're letting a media perpetuated stereotype control your perception. how many dog attacks do you think don't make the news everyday? pit bull is a hot word, and as the video also mentioned (to reference the 21% statistic) there are a large number of breeds that are mistaken for pit bulls on a daily basis. how much of that 21% is actually APBT or staffordshire bull terriers? and what about the other cross section of those statistics. as i sad, i myself have been on the receiving end of a black lab attack. i bet that happens quite often but doesn't get the buzz that a headline with "pit bull" in it.

this is all cyclical. before it was pits rottweilers were the breed to fear. before rotties it was german shepherds. every 10 - 15 years the "hot" dog changes that people should run for cover from. it's nothing more than hype and hysteria, and honestly i am disappointed to see that you would buy in to it. you have always seemed to be a reasonable guy, but i guess you are just as susceptible to being brainwashed as any other joe shmoe out there.

as for my qualifications, i have nothing official except being a dog lover all my life. interacting with hundreds of dogs through the course of regular day to day outside activities, and having MANY friends who have owned pit bulls. as well as all the research i put in to the breed before adopting one. i admit, i too was skeptical about adopting a pit with an unknown history from a shelter, but now that i have i am so happy that i did because i honestly could not ask for a better dog.

and while i haven't heard of of any cocker spaniels mauling anyone lately i certainly have heard of labs, mutts, min pins, and a host of other breeds that have had their fair share of mauling stories. so if you go by strictly what the news is reporting today to get the sensationalistic headlines views you're basing your opinion on erroneous information.

punish the deed and the irresponsible owners. not the breed.

roly 04-02-2009 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirty F (Post 15701620)
Just look at your avatar to confirm that. Fucking moron.

i was thinking the same thing

roly 04-02-2009 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinupglam (Post 15701776)
To be quite blunt, this argument is racist. Pit Bulls are used as attack/fighting dogs not because they are naturally aggressive, but because they are probably the most trainable dog breed there is. They also look tough, so the bottom-feeder element of our society has adopted this breed as its dog of choice in order to promote the thug/gangsta lifestyle they employ. These dogs are trained by this element of society to fight, be aggressive, attack, etc. and I certainly wouldn't recommend that anyone take a fighting dog into their home and have it around their kids. But the bottom line is that the vast majority of pits out there never attack anyone and are amazingly loving and loyal dogs.

There's probably 10 million of them out there and we have a couple hundred attacks a year, so therefore the entire breed is bad? Right. I suppose that since blacks commit seven times more violent crime in this country than whites, therefore all black people must be dangerous and avoided and banned from entire cities, right?

Get the facts, people... don't just cherry pick sensationalistic news stories and base your entire opinions on them.

what you are saying is total crap. they are used as attack/fighting dogs because that's what they've been bred for. lol to say it's becuase they're the most trainable dog is laughable. if fighting dogs were chosen because of trainability they would all be border collies or something similar, not a relatively unintelligent terrier. they're chosen/bred because of thier jaw strength, strength, stamina, pain threshold etc but intelligence doesn't come into it.

Dirty F 04-02-2009 02:23 PM

Exactly. They're trained to fight for a reason. Because these dogs have it in them to be agressive. Not the other way around you dumb fucking idiots.

Fletch XXX 04-02-2009 02:44 PM

[QUOTE=smack;15702382]

and while i haven't heard of of any cocker spaniels mauling anyone lately i certainly have heard of labs%2

Stephanie Hastert 04-02-2009 03:07 PM

The dog in the Little Rascals was a pit bull ...
My husband and I have more fear of a Doberman than
a Pit Bull Terrier.

Iam sorry Smokey.. I am offended by your ignorance of the Pit Bull terrier.

Sincerely
Stephanie Hastert

SmokeyTheBear 04-02-2009 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephanie Hastert (Post 15702667)
Iam sorry Smokey.. I am offended by your ignorance of the Pit Bull terrier.

Sincerely
Stephanie Hastert


i am sorry stephanie that you cant find one thing to support your argument and choose to call me ignorant on the subject without explaining yourself :)

SmokeyTheBear 04-02-2009 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxjohan (Post 15702150)
By the way, why not cage fight a mosquito v.s a whale and see who lasts longer.
:winkwink::upsidedow

i bet you didnt think that through very hard did you , the whale would die very quickly without water , the mosquito would just fly thru the cage and bite your silly ass expecting the whale to win and give you malaria :)

maxjohan 04-02-2009 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 12clicksMichele (Post 15702259)
I know the history. My point is that at different times different dogs were considered more dangerous. It seems to go in cycles. I remember from when I was younger that rottweilers were considered the badasses and favored by the wanting to look tough element. They were also glorified in movies and tv's the way you see done on tv with pits now. I am not even talking about news stories. I am talking that 9 times out of 10 if you watch a movie where their are drug dealers with dogs around they were rotties and now when you see it they are pit bulls.

We used to live with the occupation that Dobermwns were the badass dog breed when I was a teen. Judging by your avatar. I guess I'm in your age(mid 20s).

Everything goes in circles of course, just look at fashion. Or the mobile phone, as an improved device. Smaller thinner, more functions, and cleaner design?

But considered ...and what are, are two very different things.

The same goes for dogs, we learn new things and see new things. And we want to improve them in some way, or create new tools and better tools. More powerful tools and more badass tools.

Then we get rid of things, and make new discoverys, get new fresh views and so on.

We make life easier, safer, etc

The fact that I thought Dobermen was the most badass dog only mean that
I just like you didn't have much knowledge around Pittbulls.

They have been the most badass dog since the 18th century. Even before I were born(doh!)

But I know what you are getting at, and indeed they are seen more in
movies now days. But that arent don't judgmental right for the horryfying images we have seen in this thread.

And by evidence the damage on list after list you don't have to try to convince yourself otherwise. Crackdealers+pitbulls+movies.

maxjohan 04-02-2009 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear (Post 15702684)
i bet you didnt think that through very hard did you , the whale would die very quickly without water , the mosquito would just fly thru the cage and bite your silly ass expecting the whale to win and give you malaria :)

:1orglaugh:thumbsup:thumbsup

Vicious_B 04-02-2009 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by roly (Post 15702507)
what you are saying is total crap. they are used as attack/fighting dogs because that's what they've been bred for. lol to say it's becuase they're the most trainable dog is laughable. if fighting dogs were chosen because of trainability they would all be border collies or something similar, not a relatively unintelligent terrier. they're chosen/bred because of thier jaw strength, strength, stamina, pain threshold etc but intelligence doesn't come into it.

I know this isn't really going to make a difference and will most likely not even be read. But in the assumption that this is a discussion where different opinions are tolerated I posted some history of the breed.

From their inception, these dogs have been bred for general human companionship, and since the 1900s, they have been bred for conformation showing as well. From the very beginning, pit bulls have been used as farm dogs, family dogs, military mascots, and all-purpose companions. In England, the Staffie Bull is affectionately known as ?The Nanny Dog? or ?The Children?s Nursemaid? because of their placid and nurturing demeanor toward children.


In 1903 Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson hit the road with co-driver Sewall K. Crocker and a pit bull named Bud, who wore goggles, just like his master, to keep the dust from his eyes. Together, the three made the very first road trip across the US. Bud drew almost as much public attention as his fellow travelers. While it is unclear as to why Jackson and Crocker picked up Bud about halfway through their trip, one story suggests that Jackson rescued him from dogfighters.

In the early twentieth century, pit bulls were so respected for their loyalty, determination, and bravery that they were chosen to represent America in WWI posters. The first decorated canine war hero was a pit bull named Sergeant Stubby. He was, until his death, a guest of every White House administration.

Many highly respected historical figures have owned pit bulls: President Woodrow Wilson, President Theodore Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Fred Astaire, Humphrey Bogart, and Thomas Edison, to name a few.

Today, pit bulls are respected and dearly loved by those who know them for what they truly are and not the monsters the media has created.


Pit Bulls and People

Perhaps the most important characteristic of pit bulls is their amazing love of people. Many people are surprised by the loving personality of these dogs the first time they meet one. Pit bulls are remarkably affectionate and truly enjoy human attention. They are wonderful cuddlers and love nothing more than a belly rub. In fact, most pit bulls think they are lap dogs!

As Dunbar (1999) writes, "Today, a properly bred pit bull is so exuberantly happy upon meeting her owner's friends (or even friendly strangers) that new owners sometimes worry that their dog is too sweet and fun-loving to protect their home and family... A multi-talented companion, the well-trained pit bull is suited for a variety of exciting activities. He excels at obedience, agility and weight-pulling competitions, events which showcase intelligence, trainability and strength. In addition, the pit bull's pleasant nature makes him an ideal candidate for therapy work with people."

Traits like human aggression, severe shyness, and instability are not typically found in the APBT breed, nor are they acceptable. Dogs with these traits are not good representatives of the breed and should not be placed into adoptive homes.

Those who wish to label these breeds as ?dangerous? are often quick to insist that the dogfighting aspect of their history somehow means that they are inclined to ?fight? humans. This is simply wrong. A central fact of pit bulls? history is that their lineage actually makes them less inclined to be aggressive toward humans. For over 160 years, they have been systematically


bred away from human aggressiveness. As Malcolm Gladwell (author of The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers) explains in an article published in The New Yorker in 2006:

Pit bulls were not bred to fight humans. On the contrary: a dog that went after spectators, or its handler, or the trainer, or any of the other people involved in making a dogfighting dog a good dogfighter was usually put down. (The rule in the pit-bull world was "Man-eaters die.")

So while human aggressive pit bulls were actively culled from bloodlines, traits such as gentleness, temperamental stability, and the desire to be handled by humans were emphasized. These qualities are the foundation of the ?pit bull? breeds. It explains why footage of pit bulls being rescued from horrific circumstances usually features skinny, scarred-up dogs with wagging tails and happy tongues joyfully greeting law enforcement officers. ?A pit bull is dangerous to people,? Gladwell concludes, ?not to the extent that it expresses its essential pit bullness but to the extent that it deviates from it.?

smack 04-02-2009 03:26 PM

here are some more things to consider:

http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/legislation.php

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"Pit bull" is not a breed, but a "type" that encompasses several registered breeds and crossbreeds. Therefore, statistics that claim "Pit bulls" are responsible for some percentage of attacks are lumping many separate breeds together, then comparing that to other dogs that are counted as individual breeds.

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Breed identification is left up to victim and witness testimony, and is often wrong. Due to negative press, biting dogs of almost ANY breed have been called "Pit bulls". Try this little quiz for fun: Find the Pit Bull See how many people you know can pick out a pit bull from pictures, let alone in the middle of an attack.
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Search the Center for Disease Control site. Even the CDC supports the position that irresponsible owners, not breed, are the chief cause of dog bites. They have done studies that indicate that the most "dangerous breed" of dog changes with popularity and reputation.
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Search the American Temperament Test Society. Pit bulls have an average score that beats even the "ultimate family dog", the Golden Retriever.

case and point statistics lie. so think before you start spouting your non-sense about how pit bulls are blood thirsty killers, because to anyone who knows you just seem like an ignorant jackass.

Fletch XXX 04-02-2009 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by smack (Post 15702726)
http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/findpit.html

nice quiz, I bet most people click 10 times before picking out the pit in there.

Vicious_B 04-02-2009 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by maxjohan (Post 15702704)
We used to live with the occupation that Dobermwns were the badass dog breed when I was a teen. Judging by your avatar. I guess I'm in your age(mid 20s).

Everything goes in circles of course, just look at fashion. Or the mobile phone, as an improved device. Smaller thinner, more functions, and cleaner design?

But considered ...and what are, are two very different things.

The same goes for dogs, we learn new things and see new things. And we want to improve them in some way, or create new tools and better tools. More powerful tools and more badass tools.

Then we get rid of things, and make new discoverys, get new fresh views and so on.

We make life easier, safer, etc

The fact that I thought Dobermen was the most badass dog only mean that
I just like you didn't have much knowledge around Pittbulls.

They have been the most badass dog since the 18th century. Even before I were born(doh!)

But I know what you are getting at, and indeed they are seen more in
movies now days. But that arent don't judgmental right for the horryfying images we have seen in this thread.

And by evidence the damage on list after list you don't have to try to convince yourself otherwise. Crackdealers+pitbulls+movies.

Actually I am 35 so thank you for the compliment. The point I am trying to make by my comment and using movies ect as an example that if dog fighters and criminals and people think that Dobermans or Rotties are "THE" bad ass dog, those are the dogs they are going to acquire and TRAIN to be aggressive. You will statistically start seeing a rise in attacks from those breeds because of HUMAN involvement.

I am not arguing that there are pit bulls from loving homes that sometimes attack. BUT there are also animals from every other breed big and small that do as well. Do you really think an Akita, Rottie, Doberman, Shepherd even a Great Dane could not do as much damage to a person? What I am saying is a majority of ANY breed of dog that attacks usually has been neglected, abused or not trained properly.

Stephanie Hastert 04-02-2009 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear (Post 15702672)
i am sorry stephanie that you cant find one thing to support your argument and choose to call me ignorant on the subject without explaining yourself :)

We've owned and bread American Pit Bull terriers for god knows how long. Most do not have the slightest idea of how to breed good-tempered dogs. Yes they possess extreme animal aggression but what breed does not? In our opinion a cockapoo is extremely aggressive.
A poodle is very temperamental and will snap at anything once provoked ...
What are you trying to prove ?
This propaganda is nothing short of nonsense!

smack 04-02-2009 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fletch XXX (Post 15702741)
nice quiz, I bet most people click 10 times before picking out the pit in there.

dude i own one, i love them, plenty of my friends own them and it still took me 8 times to find one.

Vicious_B 04-02-2009 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by roly (Post 15702507)
what you are saying is total crap. they are used as attack/fighting dogs because that's what they've been bred for. lol to say it's becuase they're the most trainable dog is laughable. if fighting dogs were chosen because of trainability they would all be border collies or something similar, not a relatively unintelligent terrier. they're chosen/bred because of thier jaw strength, strength, stamina, pain threshold etc but intelligence doesn't come into it.

They sound pretty trainable and intelligent not only to me but apparently to many other people.

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Pit bulls still loyally serve society in many roles:

* Search and rescue
* Therapy dogs visiting hospitals and senior communities
* Working in law enforcement as narcotics and bomb detection dogs
* Educational dogs teaching children about canine safety
* Service dogs

Vicious_B 04-02-2009 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephanie Hastert (Post 15702748)
We've owned and bread American Pit Bull terriers for god knows how long. Most do not have the slightest idea of how to breed good-tempered dogs. Yes they possess extreme animal aggression but what breed does not? In our opinion a cockapoo is extremely aggressive.
A poodle is very temperamental and will snap at anything once provoked ...
What are you trying to prove ?
This propaganda is nothing short of nonsense!

I think maybe you misunderstood Smokey. From what I have taken from every comment of his since the beginning of the thread that he supports pitbulls.

Stephanie Hastert 04-02-2009 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 12clicksMichele (Post 15702765)
I think maybe you misunderstood Smokey. From what I have taken from every comment of his since the beginning of the thread that he supports pitbulls.

And the title of this thread is :
Code:

PITBULLS attack BABY - very disturbing video (WARNING)
Very supporting!

Vicious_B 04-02-2009 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephanie Hastert (Post 15702794)
And the title of this thread is :
Code:

PITBULLS attack BABY - very disturbing video (WARNING)
Very supporting!

Did you watch the video? It is in support of pitbulls. The thread title was I am sure intended to be an example that a inflammatory statement such as that would garner more attention than a Hey look at this cute video of pitbulls not being vicious killers.
Much the way the media mistakenly labels many attacks done by other breeds that are not pit bulls because it is sensational.

Oracle Porn 04-02-2009 03:57 PM

here's my natural born killer
http://oracleporn.com/bono-de-pug.jpg
get close and prepare to get your ass handed to you :)

Vicious_B 04-02-2009 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oracle Porn (Post 15702827)
here's my natural born killer
http://oracleporn.com/bono-de-pug.jpg
get close and prepare to get your ass handed to you :)

OMG he is adorable! I love pugs.

maxjohan 04-02-2009 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 12clicksMichele (Post 15702717)
I know this isn't really going to make a difference and will most likely not even be read. But in the assumption that this is a discussion where different opinions are tolerated I posted some history of the breed.

From their inception, these dogs have been bred for general human companionship, and since the 1900s, they have been bred for conformation showing as well. From the very beginning, pit bulls have been used as farm dogs, family dogs, military mascots, and all-purpose companions. In England, the Staffie Bull is affectionately known as ?The Nanny Dog? or ?The Children?s Nursemaid? because of their placid and nurturing demeanor toward children.


In 1903 Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson hit the road with co-driver Sewall K. Crocker and a pit bull named Bud, who wore goggles, just like his master, to keep the dust from his eyes. Together, the three made the very first road trip across the US. Bud drew almost as much public attention as his fellow travelers. While it is unclear as to why Jackson and Crocker picked up Bud about halfway through their trip, one story suggests that Jackson rescued him from dogfighters.

In the early twentieth century, pit bulls were so respected for their loyalty, determination, and bravery that they were chosen to represent America in WWI posters. The first decorated canine war hero was a pit bull named Sergeant Stubby. He was, until his death, a guest of every White House administration.

Many highly respected historical figures have owned pit bulls: President Woodrow Wilson, President Theodore Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Fred Astaire, Humphrey Bogart, and Thomas Edison, to name a few.

Today, pit bulls are respected and dearly loved by those who know them for what they truly are and not the monsters the media has created.


Pit Bulls and People

Perhaps the most important characteristic of pit bulls is their amazing love of people. Many people are surprised by the loving personality of these dogs the first time they meet one. Pit bulls are remarkably affectionate and truly enjoy human attention. They are wonderful cuddlers and love nothing more than a belly rub. In fact, most pit bulls think they are lap dogs!

As Dunbar (1999) writes, "Today, a properly bred pit bull is so exuberantly happy upon meeting her owner's friends (or even friendly strangers) that new owners sometimes worry that their dog is too sweet and fun-loving to protect their home and family... A multi-talented companion, the well-trained pit bull is suited for a variety of exciting activities. He excels at obedience, agility and weight-pulling competitions, events which showcase intelligence, trainability and strength. In addition, the pit bull's pleasant nature makes him an ideal candidate for therapy work with people."

Traits like human aggression, severe shyness, and instability are not typically found in the APBT breed, nor are they acceptable. Dogs with these traits are not good representatives of the breed and should not be placed into adoptive homes.

Those who wish to label these breeds as ?dangerous? are often quick to insist that the dogfighting aspect of their history somehow means that they are inclined to ?fight? humans. This is simply wrong. A central fact of pit bulls? history is that their lineage actually makes them less inclined to be aggressive toward humans. For over 160 years, they have been systematically


bred away from human aggressiveness. As Malcolm Gladwell (author of The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers) explains in an article published in The New Yorker in 2006:

Pit bulls were not bred to fight humans. On the contrary: a dog that went after spectators, or its handler, or the trainer, or any of the other people involved in making a dogfighting dog a good dogfighter was usually put down. (The rule in the pit-bull world was "Man-eaters die.")

So while human aggressive pit bulls were actively culled from bloodlines, traits such as gentleness, temperamental stability, and the desire to be handled by humans were emphasized. These qualities are the foundation of the ?pit bull? breeds. It explains why footage of pit bulls being rescued from horrific circumstances usually features skinny, scarred-up dogs with wagging tails and happy tongues joyfully greeting law enforcement officers. ?A pit bull is dangerous to people,? Gladwell concludes, ?not to the extent that it expresses its essential pit bullness but to the extent that it deviates from it.?

Do you believe in numbers and statics that prove that pittbulls are one of the most dangerous dog breeds?

Do you believe that the horryfying images in this thread are real and not photoshopped, and all steaming in form of a pittbull attack?

Do you believe Irish Wolfhounds are larger in height than pittbulls?

Do you believe Irish Wolfhounds to be stronger and more muscular than in general a pittbull?

Have you heard in any news about Irish Wolfhounds doing fatal damage to something?

Do you believe that this page you just have quoted and copied from are a trusthworthy source?

Answer these questions, and take a few deep breaths, and then try to remind yours of this thread and questions for three days.

I swear that on monday when you go to sleep you can cope with the feelings a lot better around pittbulls, but they are only dangerous with a badass owner. :thumbsup

Oracle Porn 04-02-2009 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 12clicksMichele (Post 15702834)
OMG he is adorable! I love pugs.

don't let the looks fool you...he can kill...


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