We haven't had a pit bull thread in a long time
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Hermann
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I stay away from them if possible, I find them intimidating animals and usually the owners -at least over here- are lowlife trash.
These dogs make the news on a regular basis for unprovoked attacks mostly on children, most of the time the owners claim "It won't bite" and then "I dunno - it never did this before .."
Here in Germany, Government tries to control the situation with extremely high dog taxes for these so called dangerous dogs. These dogs need to wear a muzzle and leash when in public, but still they make the news on a regular basis.
These dogs make the news on a regular basis for unprovoked attacks mostly on children, most of the time the owners claim "It won't bite" and then "I dunno - it never did this before .."
Here in Germany, Government tries to control the situation with extremely high dog taxes for these so called dangerous dogs. These dogs need to wear a muzzle and leash when in public, but still they make the news on a regular basis.
Gun-runner
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So what do you think?
Loveable misunderstood pets or Lucifer's beast??
Ought to be a good Friday night
Like any other dog or child for that matter if they are raised properly they usually act properly. Let them run around like wild animals with no repercussions they grow up to be wild animals.
7shooter
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Three pit bull stories. My daughter is a personal liability attorney and recently has started taking some pit bull bite cases pro bono ( hope that term doesn't elicit anxiety attacks from attorneys here ). She is doing it because it bothers her that in most of the cases she has seen the dog owners don't have insurance and basically don't give a rip if their dogs hurt innocent folks. She is going after garnishing their wages if they have any findable income. The second story is from my defensive carbine teacher who is often the point man and is the first through the door with the SWAT team for a big city PD. He said that he has had to shoot a number of pit bulls that charged him as he is making entry. The ones that get his heart pumping are the dogs that skid to a stop at his feet after absorbing multiple .223 rounds. And finally, last week our local PD had to shoot a pit bull after making entry to a meth house. I was amazed to read the comments on our local newspaper web site criticizing the police for shooting the dog even though the dog had already bit one cop in the hand before a second officer was able to shoot the dog.
gunlovingirl
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Beautiful pics! Thanks for sharing!
BarbC
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An amazing dog!! And a prime example of what a responsible and good breeder can produce.
Of the 10 or so purebred fighting terriers I've known well over the years, all but one were wonderful with people. The one misfit belonged to a human of the same caliber.
However, none of them could be trusted with dogs they did not know, which has always stopped me from getting one.
However, none of them could be trusted with dogs they did not know, which has always stopped me from getting one.
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CAJUNLAWYER
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A thoughtful thought provoking thread never dies 
Those Cane Courso's are beautiful-thanks for chiming in! BTW-do y'all like Smith & Wessons also
Those Cane Courso's are beautiful-thanks for chiming in! BTW-do y'all like Smith & Wessons also 
JcMack
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I live close to Gary, In. where the bangers fight PB's all the time. On occasion they break into the Gary dog shelter and steal dogs to train their dogs with live "prey". When they're thru with their PB's the turn them loose in a large swamp that occupies about 15% of Gary. Those wacked out dogs occasionally find their way to my neighborhood (along with similar PB's from Chicago's nearby south side) There's no way I feel comfortable walking my 2 small dogs in my neighborhood. I know several people that own them. One good friend added a third PB to his pair bought from a reputable breeder. These dogs were bred to average 70 lbs. at adulthood. At age 11 months the third dog turned on my buddy Fred in his back yard. Fred weighs 310 at 6'3". Fred punched the dog in the head and ended his attack after a few more bites and blows were exchanged. The dog was put down the next day. A call to his breeder revealed about 20% of his dogs turned into "biters" no matter how they were brought up.
Great dogs, proud owner.
As for the attack stories that make the news (and thus forums, etc.), the crowd on a forum like this may want to consider that it's often the case that the attacking dog is called a "pit bull" when in fact it is not. This is similar to how nearly every gun involved in a crime out there is an "automatic weapon", "assault rifle" or "AK-47" (see image below) when it comes to the 11 PM.
An interesting test for those who believe everyone knows, visually, what a pit bull is: Spot the Pit Bull
Someone could make an image like this for pit bulls and it would ring just as true:
As a couple other members already pointed out, pit bulls are simply the "bad dogs" right now, a label affixed to them as largely the result of an uninformed media. Those of us old enough remember that before pit bulls it was Rottweilers, and before them Dobermans, that were the "evil" "dangerous" dogs. Even the German Shepherd got a bad rap for awhile. These whimsical uninformed sensationalist stories, attitudes and opinions must obviously be viewed objectively and taken with a grain of salt.
As for the attack stories that make the news (and thus forums, etc.), the crowd on a forum like this may want to consider that it's often the case that the attacking dog is called a "pit bull" when in fact it is not. This is similar to how nearly every gun involved in a crime out there is an "automatic weapon", "assault rifle" or "AK-47" (see image below) when it comes to the 11 PM.
An interesting test for those who believe everyone knows, visually, what a pit bull is: Spot the Pit Bull
Someone could make an image like this for pit bulls and it would ring just as true:
As a couple other members already pointed out, pit bulls are simply the "bad dogs" right now, a label affixed to them as largely the result of an uninformed media. Those of us old enough remember that before pit bulls it was Rottweilers, and before them Dobermans, that were the "evil" "dangerous" dogs. Even the German Shepherd got a bad rap for awhile. These whimsical uninformed sensationalist stories, attitudes and opinions must obviously be viewed objectively and taken with a grain of salt.
sipowicz
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I would never own a dog I couldn't beat up if it attacked me....that's why I have a chihuahua.
BarbC
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Beware the Ninja Chihuahua.
sipowicz
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Great....now I have to find a smaller dog. thanks Barb...
BTW, this is the main reason dogs attack their owners..
BTW, this is the main reason dogs attack their owners..
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JcMack
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I have 2 Chihuahuas. They alert me to any intruders. Giving me the opportunity to practice my shooting skills. Guard dogs belong in junk yards.
sipowicz
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We use chihuahuas in our junk yards in LA since they are the only bilingual dogs around...
JcMack
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I've read there's a lot of homeless Chi's in California because of movie Chi popularity. Do you really have a Chihuahua?
sipowicz
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No...they're cute and all but my favorite small dog is the Dachshund...they are compact but have big dog personalities...I plan to get one when we move to a house...and you right about the homeless Chi's...add them to the list of other movie dogs that morons buy based on seeing a film...once they realize the dog doesn't actually talk or needs to be walked, they dump them...same thing with 101 Dalmatians and other canine driven movies.
JcMack
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I like the mini Doxies. There's a couple that walks their pair of mini Doxie long hairs in the park by me. They run and play with hair floppin in the breeze (the dogs). Fun to watch. I like small dogs. SDMSC
Evil One
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I was having a conversation about this a day or so ago.
The mother left the baby in a carrier alone with the dogs.
I have seen kids get bit in the face, on hands and feet.
Never in the crotch.
I have also seen a LOT of dogs go after dirty diapers in hampers or in trash bags.
What I would guess happened, is that the mother left the baby alone with the dogs... wearing a dirty diaper.
And the dogs just did what dogs do.
Tragic, but totally understandable from an "animals doing what animals do" standpoint.
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