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Articles like this are not particularly unusual. Pit Bulls are bred for 'gameness' and aggression (so I have read, anyway). I have seen videos of their handiwork, and can only imagine the horror of a pack of them coming after a defenseless person.
I don't necessarily agree with an attempt to ban them, but a dog's breeding is a tough thing to overcome. It can surface at any time.
The level of maturity and responsibility that is needed for owning dogs of this type is often lacking, as evidenced by the many news reports we have all read.
Makes one think twice about not strapping on a sidearm when strolling the neighborhood.

-Jim


Nation & World | 4 pit bulls destroyed for mauling 2 Calif. runners | Seattle Times Newspaper
 
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I will not go into what the breed was bred for. But I will say that years ago German Shepards had the bad rep. Then it was Rottweilers. Then it was Dobermans.

Funny how no one blames the breeder. Or the owners that just run out and get a dog and does nothing with them.
 
Had a run in with a pit many years ago while walking for exercise.

The animal broke a length of chain to get at me while I walked down the center of the road.

That's one reason why I do not carry or rely upon the .380 any longer.

It's been my experience that the majority of pit owners do not have the level of maturity required to manage an animal such as this. Worse still, others keep them as either a weapon, a tool of intimidation or some sort of 'bad boy' status symbol.

I'm a dog lover, but I have no appreciation for this breed.
 
Nothing wrong with Pit Bulls or American Staford Terriers or most any other breed of dog.

It's how they are raised. Pits are actually very friendly and loyal, good with kids.

Only Bad Parents.:(

You can make a Poodle viscous if you want.
 
Rule3 said:
Nothing wrong with Pit Bulls or American Staford Terriers or most any other breed of dog.

It's how they are raised. Pits are actually very friendly and loyal, good with kids.

Only Bad Parents.:(

You can make a Poodle viscous if you want.
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True enough, but a poodle doesn't have jaws that can crush a brick...and fighting and aggressiveness was not traditionally bred into the poodle...and remember in the article posted in the OP they were seven month old dogs...not a lot of time for bad parenting...
 
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True enough, but a poodle doesn't have jaws that can crush a brick...and fighting and aggressiveness was not traditionally bred into the poodle...
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True, just a example. They actually where bred for Hunting.

Friends that have Rots and Dobbies are just big babies, giant lap dogs.
 
Cooter Brown said:
True enough, but a poodle doesn't have jaws that can crush a brick...
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Neither does a pit bull terrier.

Dog Bites: Information and Statistics: Canine bite force

When Brady Barr measured the bite force of various animals for a National Geographic program...a Rottweiler's bite force measured 328 psi pounds of force. A German shepherd came in at 238, and a pit bull's bite was measured at 235 psi pounds of force. As far as I can tell, there are no studies of any kind, peer-reviewed or not, showing canine bite force to measure more than the 328 psi pounds of force recorded by Brady Barr.
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The video proof: Bite force competition Between Rottweiler, German Shepherd, and Pitbull. - YouTube

And before someone chimes in with the "locking jaws" myth, there is no evidence for the existence of a physiological "locking mechanism" in the teeth or jaw structure of normal pit bull-type dogs.
 
All the terrier breeds were originally bred for attacking and killing other animals (pit bulls are large muscular terriers) and they need competent early training and continual control to be the valued pets they can be. They cannot be left to run wild without serious consequences.
I would like to "ban" or string up some of the "animal lovers" who ruin good dogs through abuse and neglect, and who are the ones really responsible for the 4 million dog bites each year. Unfortunately, some few owners get a vicarious thrill out of having a big vicious dog and turning it loose on their neighbors, making the owner feel he is vicious, strong, and dominating.
 
Glops are safe and people continue to shoot themselves in the butt and legs with them.
Pits are not vicious, and they continue to maul innocent people.
 
I am, and have always been a dog person. I make no judgement based on breed alone. I have a first hand memory of what can happen when a dog, or dogs are mistreated and abused. I was a Patrol Sgt and was working swings. At about 1300 I got a page and a phone call from dispatch regarding two pitbulls that were at that moment, eating a woman that they had attacked. One of my deputies was already there and as I pulled up I witnessed him keeping his body between the surviving pit bull and the woman on the ground. We dispatched the remaining dog and got her on the ambulance.
She had lost most of the skin on her left arm and I could see bone on her right arm. She survived, but was forever scarred.
It was one of the bravest things I ever witnessed another officer doing. He absolutely saved her life. The incident was a catalyst for a change in Nevada law regarding keeping vicious dogs. At the time the only thing the owner could be charged with was a misdemeanor. I won't forget that as long as I live.
 
The original Pits were bred to be dog aggressive, not people aggressive. Think about it-you are handling fighting dogs and don't want to be on the menu, you breed dogs to not eat humans.

I don't own a pit, never have, never will. If I hunted feral hogs, I might. . But, the ones I have met that have been raised by responsible owners are well mannered, affectionate, and gentle.

I believe any bite by a flat faced dog is blamed on a "pit". There are many flat faced breeds, and many crossed with flat faced. Most do not bite. If they did bite a lot, it would be common place and not be news, like the bites from labs that go unreported, or the bites from ankle biting fru-fru dogs.
 
The single worst day of my LE career involved a six year old boy who was pulled down, killed, and partially eaten (crotch to throat) by a pair of wolf/dog hybrids. The owner denied his dogs did it ( they were shot at the scene), then when confronted with their stomach contents (recovered by yours truly), claimed it was the boy's fault for running when he was confronted by those monsters.

I've never wanted to shoot anyone in the face so badly in my life.

I have no place for people who think they can increase their own toughness by owning tough guy dogs. I see it more with pits than other breeds, but other breeds are affected, too.

I never shot a dog before that day, but I have since. I don't care if the owner is really at fault, if I see teeth there will be a loud noise soon to follow.
 
Many home owners insurance companies no longer insure homes with certain breed dogs like Pit Bull, Rotties, Dobbies and others.

I agree with some here though, it is not the dog but the trainer.
 
There is a mexican family down the road from me that has several large pits that they let run free. Last week they showed up on my game camera behind my house. That's where my grandchildren like to play. I located the place where they are crawling under my field fence, and now have several steel leg traps set. I hope the problem is resolved soon. It won't do any good to talk to the owners because their neighbor already has a civil suit filed against them for the pits killing their two boxers - in their own yard. SSS!
 
A fellow north of me a ways has a nice property with a private shooting range and fishing pond, the whole works, very nice people.

He has a Pit that he has had for years, always freindly and played with his grandchildren. Every year he has a large cook out, one of his neighbors brought a small pony for the kids.

This mans Pitbull out of the blue latched onto the ponys nose and got it to the ground then got it by the throat and killed it.

There was no warning and the dog showed no aggresive behavior previously. He put his dog down after this. I don't trust these dogs at all.
 
My thoughts....good opportunity to practice on some moving targets!
 
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