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coldblue1955
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do most people try to stay far away from you if you are walking your pitbull on the streets. I think most people are scared of pitbulls because of their rep.
pitbull owners.
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pitbullstl
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coldblue1955 said:
Nope, my dogs are big babies........not a mean bone in their body......when a pitbull is happy, it doesn't wag it's tail alone.....it shakes it's whole body.....
Happiest animals alive........it's all in how you raise them.......
coldblue1955
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Re: Re: pitbull owners.
how many dogs you have?pitbullstl said:
Nope, my dogs are big babies........not a mean bone in their body......when a pitbull is happy, it doesn't wag it's tail alone.....it shakes it's whole body.....
pitbullstl
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Re: Re: Re: pitbull owners.
4........2 Pits.....A Rhodesian Ridgeback, and my wife has a Maltese.....
coldblue1955 said:
4........2 Pits.....A Rhodesian Ridgeback, and my wife has a Maltese.....
coldblue1955
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Re: Re: Re: Re: pitbull owners.
cool! You have cats too?pitbullstl said:
Hot looking girl in my neighbor hood has 2...one like the last pick and very young and the other a black/white one about 1 yr old. Seem to have no mean streak in it.
Friend has a black one about 3 yrs old he got from the pound. Was abandoned and almost starved to death.. Happiest pit i've ever seen. Gets all excited when a bunch of people are in the room. Running around acting crazy.
Friend has a black one about 3 yrs old he got from the pound. Was abandoned and almost starved to death.. Happiest pit i've ever seen. Gets all excited when a bunch of people are in the room. Running around acting crazy.
Longhorn85
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Re: Re: pitbull owners.
Unfortunately every year we read about some pit bull dog owner who says thats what they thought UNTIL their dog killed or maimed an innocent child or adult.
Your dogs would maim your own children in a matter of seconds with no remorse if provoked.
pitbullstl said:
Unfortunately every year we read about some pit bull dog owner who says thats what they thought UNTIL their dog killed or maimed an innocent child or adult.
Your dogs would maim your own children in a matter of seconds with no remorse if provoked.
Exhibitionist
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Everyone thinks their own dog is gentle until it tears someone apart. My sister's dog never hurt anyone for 10 years and then out of nowhere tore her arm to shreds while she was giving it a bath. Dogs are unpredictable and I don't understand keeping an aggressive breed as a pet, especially one that is big enough to kill.
pitbullstl
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Re: Re: Re: pitbull owners.
Gunner is 5 and Annabelle is 7........they have been around my daughter since she was born, she has poked, prodded, smacked, fallen on em, taken toys away, hid their food, screamed at them, scared them, chased them, yelled at them.......let's see what else???
These dogs wouldn't hurt a fly.....they are neither protective, nor aggressive.......
Stories like this, and people like you that perpetuate these stories, are the reason Pit's have a bad rap......I will admit, facts are facts, and there are dog bites or attacks every year from every breed..........but a dogs behavior is a result of the owner.
Before having these dogs..... I was a bit apprehensive as well....assuming all the horror stories were true......, and when my wife told me she was pregnant, I thought of putting them up for adoption.........GLAD I DIDN'T...............couldn't ask for better dogs........my wife's Maltese at 14 lbs. is more apt to bite someone than any of our dogs........
I am a member of the PBRC so I can help to educate others on the wonderful qualities of this breed. If anyone is thiking about getting one......make sure you have a lot of free time....because they are a handfull when they are puppies.......
ttlpkg said:
Gunner is 5 and Annabelle is 7........they have been around my daughter since she was born, she has poked, prodded, smacked, fallen on em, taken toys away, hid their food, screamed at them, scared them, chased them, yelled at them.......let's see what else???
These dogs wouldn't hurt a fly.....they are neither protective, nor aggressive.......
Stories like this, and people like you that perpetuate these stories, are the reason Pit's have a bad rap......I will admit, facts are facts, and there are dog bites or attacks every year from every breed..........but a dogs behavior is a result of the owner.
Before having these dogs..... I was a bit apprehensive as well....assuming all the horror stories were true......, and when my wife told me she was pregnant, I thought of putting them up for adoption.........GLAD I DIDN'T...............couldn't ask for better dogs........my wife's Maltese at 14 lbs. is more apt to bite someone than any of our dogs........
I am a member of the PBRC so I can help to educate others on the wonderful qualities of this breed. If anyone is thiking about getting one......make sure you have a lot of free time....because they are a handfull when they are puppies.......
Longhorn85
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Exhibitionist said:
Especially when you have or live near kids. It is irresponsible if not criminal.
Delinquent
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I'm sorry, but a dog that has been bread specifically for killing is not meant to be a pet. Sure the owner plays a BIG role but you can't change the fact that killing is in the dogs genes
pitbullstl
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Delinquent said:
Don't be sorry, but the opinion of any layperson, on any subject is more or less invalid........
It's bred, not bread.....either way in the past the dogs were bred to be aggressive towards other dogs, not people......
Know your breeder, know the dog's pedigree......and raise it with love.
F.Y.I. Cocker Spaniels are respnsible for more dog bites in children, than Pits, Rotts, or Dobermans.
Delinquent
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Heh I knew bread didn't seem right.
I dunno man. I've never been genuinely afraid of any other dog besides pits. I won't even pet one b/c I get this very weird vibe from them.
I dunno man. I've never been genuinely afraid of any other dog besides pits. I won't even pet one b/c I get this very weird vibe from them.
pitbullstl
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Delinquent said:
You are around the wrong kind of Pit's............
I have seen more than my fair share of mean ass dogs...Dobe's.. Pit's, Rotts.......fuck even Lab's.............
But the meanest fucker I ever saw was this Standard Poodle, that a friend kept as a watchdog at his wheel and tire shop.....
I don't scare easy.......but there is no way in holy hell I was going anywhere near that fucker..........
crew9
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ttlpkg said:
You must own a gun and run around raping white girls, after all your black and that's what black people do. Who cares if you were raised up in a nice area with parents who cared about you and raised you right. Your black so your a killer.
PS I hope your actually black and I'm not blind.
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Haywood Jublome
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Its scary how some of the people on this thread think, especially ttlpkge. And pits were not bred for "killing", some morons use them for fighting and use them as guard dogs.
Props to pittbullst, this guy knows his shit.
Also, that young girl killed in san fran last year, werent those great danes, "gentle giants"
Props to pittbullst, this guy knows his shit.
Also, that young girl killed in san fran last year, werent those great danes, "gentle giants"
Delinquent
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His ancestors were brought to the Unites States in the mid - 1800's by Boston-Irish immigrants. Originally bred from a variety of bulldogs and terriers, American breeders increased his weight and gave him a more powerful head. A forbearer to the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, they were originally bred to be a fighting dog. Bull baiting was banned in England in 1835 and these dogs are no longer been bred to fights
http://www.bulldogbreeds.com/americanpitbullterrier.html
http://www.bulldogbreeds.com/americanpitbullterrier.html
Longhorn85
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crew9 said:
Your analogy is invalid. We are talking about dogs, not humans. Why would anyone allow a dog capable of killing or mauling a child within seconds by provocation in their house? I like pets myself, I have a lab. But if he even looks at my kid funny, he's gone. Here is just the latest example of what occurs many times every year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/774366.stm
You never know what can provoke a dog. A coworker of mine was visiting his fiance's family for Christmas, and their "harmless" pitbull was lying on the back porch in her favorite spot. My coworker went out back to grab a log for the fire, and the dog was startled and mauled his arm. Only the owner running to the comotion got her to finally let go. Can you imagine if that was a young child? What child can you count on never to provoke? Children are naturally curious, as they should be. It shouldn't cost them their arm, or their life.
crew9
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You made a good point about if the lab looks at your kid wrong its gone. My whole point is that ANY dog can attack or hurt or kill a kid. There are certain things that make news and certain things that don't. Pitbull attacks are good news because everyone hates pitbulls and they're such "killers." You don't hear about the golden retrievers or the labs attacking people. Doesn't mean it's not happening. Your right dogs aren't like humans. Humans can overcome their environment. We have the power of the mind. Dogs do not. You raise them to be killers they will be killers. It's the same for any dog. You raise them up right and the chances of incidents happening are a lot less. Of course there will still be instances of attacks even in good environments. That's a risk you take with any dog but only really hear about with pitbulls.
MICHAEL JACKSON
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They are more scared of me than my dogs.
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Haywood Jublome
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While many circumstances may contribute to a fatal dog attack, the following three factors appear to play a critical role in the display of canine aggression towards humans;
Function of the dog - (Includes: dogs acquired for fighting, guarding/protection or image enhancement)
Owner responsibility - (Includes: dogs allowed to roam loose, chained dogs, dogs and/or children left unsupervised, dogs permitted or encouraged to behave aggressively, animal neglect and/or abuse)
Reproductive status of dog - (Includes: unaltered males dogs, bitches with puppies, children coming between male dog and female dog in estrus)
It is necessary to emphasize that a fatal dog attack is an exceptionally unusual event. Approximating 20 deaths per year in a dog population of 53 million yields an infinitesimal percent of the dog population (.0000004%) involved in a human fatality.
THE BREED FACTOR
Many communities and cities believe that the solution to prevent severe and fatal dog attacks is to label, restrict or ban certain breeds of dogs as potentially dangerous. If the breed of dog was the primary or sole determining factor in a fatal dog attack, it would necessarily stand to reason that since there are literally millions of Rottweilers, Pit Bulls and German Shepherd Dogs in the United States, there would have to be countless more than an approximate 20 human fatalities per year.
Since only an infinitesimal number of any breed is implicated in a human fatality, it is not only unreasonable to characterize this as a specific breed behavior by which judge an entire population of dogs, it also does little to prevent fatal or severe dog attacks as the real causes and events that contribute to a fatal attack are masked by the issue of breed and not seriously addressed.
Pit Bulls in particular have been in a firestorm of bad publicity, and throughout the country Pit Bulls often bear the brunt of breed specific legislation. One severe or fatal attack can result in either restrictions or outright banning of this breed (and other breeds) in a community. While any severe or fatal attack on a person is tragic, there is often a tragic loss of perspective as to degree of dangerousness associated with this breed in reaction to a fatality. Virtually any breed of dog can be implicated in a human fatality.
From 1965 - 2001, there have been at least 36 different breeds/types of dog that have been involved in a fatal attack in the United States. (This number rises to at least 52 breeds/types when surveying fatal attacks worldwide). We are increasingly becoming a society that has less and less tolerance and understanding of natural canine behaviors. Breed specific behaviors that have been respected and selected for over the centuries are now often viewed as unnatural or dangerous. Dogs have throughout the centuries served as protectors and guardians of our property, possessions and families. Dogs have also been used for thousands of years to track, chase and hunt both large and small animals. These natural and selected-for canine behaviors seem to now eliciting fear, shock and a sense of distrust among many people.
There seems to be an ever growing expectation of a "behaviorally homogenized" dog - "Benji" in the shape of a Rottweiler. Breeds of dogs with greater protection instincts or an elevated prey-drive are often unfairly viewed as "aggressive or dangerous". No breed of dog is inherently vicious, as all breeds of dogs were created and are maintained exclusively to serve and co-exist with humans. The problem exists not within the breed of dog, but rather within the owners that fail to control, supervise, maintain and properly train the breed of dog they choose to keep.
CANINE AGGRESSION - AN OVERVIEW
It is important to emphasize that dogs bite today for the same reasons that they did one hundred or one thousand years ago. Dogs are no more dangerous today than they were a century or millennium ago. They only difference is a shift in human perception of what is and is not natural canine behavior and/or aggression and the breed of dog involved.
Examination of newspaper archival records dating back to the 1950’s and 1960’s reveal the same types of severe and fatal attacks occurring then as today. The only difference is the breed of dog responsible for these events. A random study of 74 severe and fatal attacks reported in the Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia, PA) from 1964-1968, show no severe or fatal attacks by Rottweilers and only one attack attributed to a Pit-Bull-type dog. The dogs involved in most of these incidents were the breeds that were popular at the time.
Over two thousand years ago, Plato extolled a basic understanding of canine behavior when he wrote "the disposition of noble dogs is to be gentle with people they know and the opposite with those they don’t know...." Recently, this fundamental principal of canine behavior seems to elude many people as parents allow their children to be unsupervised with unfamiliar dogs and lawmakers clamor to declare certain dogs as dangerous in response to an attack.
Any dog, regardless of breed, is only as dangerous as his/her owner allows it to be.
Addressing the issue of severe and fatal dog attacks as a breed specific problem is akin to treating the symptom and not the disease. Severe and fatal attacks will continue until we come to the realization that allowing a toddler to wander off to a chained dog is more of a critical factor in a fatal dog attack than which breed of dog is at the end of the chain.
Sorry for the long post but some people are interested so...
Function of the dog - (Includes: dogs acquired for fighting, guarding/protection or image enhancement)
Owner responsibility - (Includes: dogs allowed to roam loose, chained dogs, dogs and/or children left unsupervised, dogs permitted or encouraged to behave aggressively, animal neglect and/or abuse)
Reproductive status of dog - (Includes: unaltered males dogs, bitches with puppies, children coming between male dog and female dog in estrus)
It is necessary to emphasize that a fatal dog attack is an exceptionally unusual event. Approximating 20 deaths per year in a dog population of 53 million yields an infinitesimal percent of the dog population (.0000004%) involved in a human fatality.
THE BREED FACTOR
Many communities and cities believe that the solution to prevent severe and fatal dog attacks is to label, restrict or ban certain breeds of dogs as potentially dangerous. If the breed of dog was the primary or sole determining factor in a fatal dog attack, it would necessarily stand to reason that since there are literally millions of Rottweilers, Pit Bulls and German Shepherd Dogs in the United States, there would have to be countless more than an approximate 20 human fatalities per year.
Since only an infinitesimal number of any breed is implicated in a human fatality, it is not only unreasonable to characterize this as a specific breed behavior by which judge an entire population of dogs, it also does little to prevent fatal or severe dog attacks as the real causes and events that contribute to a fatal attack are masked by the issue of breed and not seriously addressed.
Pit Bulls in particular have been in a firestorm of bad publicity, and throughout the country Pit Bulls often bear the brunt of breed specific legislation. One severe or fatal attack can result in either restrictions or outright banning of this breed (and other breeds) in a community. While any severe or fatal attack on a person is tragic, there is often a tragic loss of perspective as to degree of dangerousness associated with this breed in reaction to a fatality. Virtually any breed of dog can be implicated in a human fatality.
From 1965 - 2001, there have been at least 36 different breeds/types of dog that have been involved in a fatal attack in the United States. (This number rises to at least 52 breeds/types when surveying fatal attacks worldwide). We are increasingly becoming a society that has less and less tolerance and understanding of natural canine behaviors. Breed specific behaviors that have been respected and selected for over the centuries are now often viewed as unnatural or dangerous. Dogs have throughout the centuries served as protectors and guardians of our property, possessions and families. Dogs have also been used for thousands of years to track, chase and hunt both large and small animals. These natural and selected-for canine behaviors seem to now eliciting fear, shock and a sense of distrust among many people.
There seems to be an ever growing expectation of a "behaviorally homogenized" dog - "Benji" in the shape of a Rottweiler. Breeds of dogs with greater protection instincts or an elevated prey-drive are often unfairly viewed as "aggressive or dangerous". No breed of dog is inherently vicious, as all breeds of dogs were created and are maintained exclusively to serve and co-exist with humans. The problem exists not within the breed of dog, but rather within the owners that fail to control, supervise, maintain and properly train the breed of dog they choose to keep.
CANINE AGGRESSION - AN OVERVIEW
It is important to emphasize that dogs bite today for the same reasons that they did one hundred or one thousand years ago. Dogs are no more dangerous today than they were a century or millennium ago. They only difference is a shift in human perception of what is and is not natural canine behavior and/or aggression and the breed of dog involved.
Examination of newspaper archival records dating back to the 1950’s and 1960’s reveal the same types of severe and fatal attacks occurring then as today. The only difference is the breed of dog responsible for these events. A random study of 74 severe and fatal attacks reported in the Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia, PA) from 1964-1968, show no severe or fatal attacks by Rottweilers and only one attack attributed to a Pit-Bull-type dog. The dogs involved in most of these incidents were the breeds that were popular at the time.
Over two thousand years ago, Plato extolled a basic understanding of canine behavior when he wrote "the disposition of noble dogs is to be gentle with people they know and the opposite with those they don’t know...." Recently, this fundamental principal of canine behavior seems to elude many people as parents allow their children to be unsupervised with unfamiliar dogs and lawmakers clamor to declare certain dogs as dangerous in response to an attack.
Any dog, regardless of breed, is only as dangerous as his/her owner allows it to be.
Addressing the issue of severe and fatal dog attacks as a breed specific problem is akin to treating the symptom and not the disease. Severe and fatal attacks will continue until we come to the realization that allowing a toddler to wander off to a chained dog is more of a critical factor in a fatal dog attack than which breed of dog is at the end of the chain.
Sorry for the long post but some people are interested so...
theoak01
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not sure if anyone else mentioned this but labs have the highest bite rate out of any dog,its total media bullshit ,these dogs got a bad wrap by most owners who deal drugs etc and use them as attack dogs, when infact most good hardworking people own pits and they are good dogs. the media just has a way to blow things out of proportion and only print the bad
pitbullstl
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Haywood Jublome said:
No need for apologies.........excellent post.
Buddy_Christ
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any dog can be turned into a mean dog. i believe that pit bulls and rotts just have a bad reputation because of some incidents where people took one of those large breeds, trained it to be mean, and the result was an attack on people. some valid points about labs biting people and other dogs being aggressive, but it doesn't get reported as much as pit bulls or rotts because we are trying to be forced to believe by the media that these large breed dogs are all mean and attack everyone and that they are not capable of being good dogs.
i hope to own a pit bull some day and possibly a rott as well. i've got my hands full with 2 mutts right now and couldn't have a 3rd dog if i tried. that and i think my landlord would kill me if i adopted one more dog
i hope to own a pit bull some day and possibly a rott as well. i've got my hands full with 2 mutts right now and couldn't have a 3rd dog if i tried. that and i think my landlord would kill me if i adopted one more dog
Longhorn85
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TheOak01 said:
I don't think we're talking about a dog "bite". That's no big deal. Pitbulls and other dogs that are bred to kill do more than just bite. They tend to maul. That is why I think it is a bad idea to have one if you have kids. As a watchdog, that's a different story, if it is in a controlled environment with a responsible owner.
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anabolicmd
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Re: Re: pitbull owners.
A well bred pit will treat humans as gods, even though he may not care for other dogs. Any dog that that will attack a human is by definition a bad dog, it isnt related to the breed. Now, most idiots that create problem dogs tend to be attracted to powerfuld animals, and thats the problem, bad owners.
pitbullstl said:
Nope, my dogs are big babies........not a mean bone in their body......when a pitbull is happy, it doesn't wag it's tail alone.....it shakes it's whole body.....
A well bred pit will treat humans as gods, even though he may not care for other dogs. Any dog that that will attack a human is by definition a bad dog, it isnt related to the breed. Now, most idiots that create problem dogs tend to be attracted to powerfuld animals, and thats the problem, bad owners.
Longhorn85
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Re: Re: Re: pitbull owners.
In many cases the pitbull will treat the owner-family as gods, and as a protective measure harm visitors or passersby when they perceive a threat.
anabolicmd said:
In many cases the pitbull will treat the owner-family as gods, and as a protective measure harm visitors or passersby when they perceive a threat.
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anabolicmd
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Re: Re: Re: Re: pitbull owners.
This may be true, but this is a bad dog which should have never been bred. Unfortunately, atrocious breeding abounds, and many owners dont recognize the symptoms until something bad happens. A startled pit should never attack a human, thats a flawed dog. I do also believe strongly in not leaving children and people who cant control my dog, with my dog. My dog is a six year old Amstaff terrier, very similar to a pit only bred better IMHO. Anyway, he is the gentlest, most forgiving and patient dog. He only gets aggressive if he perceives a real, serious and immediate threat. That is to say, he wont even attack a dog thats attacking him, if the dog is not really dangerous. If hes startled, he never gets jumpy or skittish. And hes been kid, puppy, cat, bird tested to death. But Ill never leave him alone with a child. I just wont, theres no need for it.
ttlpkg said:
This may be true, but this is a bad dog which should have never been bred. Unfortunately, atrocious breeding abounds, and many owners dont recognize the symptoms until something bad happens. A startled pit should never attack a human, thats a flawed dog. I do also believe strongly in not leaving children and people who cant control my dog, with my dog. My dog is a six year old Amstaff terrier, very similar to a pit only bred better IMHO. Anyway, he is the gentlest, most forgiving and patient dog. He only gets aggressive if he perceives a real, serious and immediate threat. That is to say, he wont even attack a dog thats attacking him, if the dog is not really dangerous. If hes startled, he never gets jumpy or skittish. And hes been kid, puppy, cat, bird tested to death. But Ill never leave him alone with a child. I just wont, theres no need for it.
Longhorn85
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: pitbull owners.
I think you've made my point. "Something bad happens" every year. Usually it results in death of a human. Would any grieving family be comforted by the words, "he was a flawed dog?"
You clearly are a responsible owner, which is cool. But even if you don't leave him alone with kids, isn't it possible that he could be provoked and act before you could stop him? What if some little brat is visiting your house and pokes him in the nose or something? Your dog might respond to that. Of course it would be the kid's fault, but kids are kids. I don't think a kid should be scarred for life because he made a kid mistake.
For this reason I don't think attack dogs should be around kids at all. Supervised or not.
anabolicmd said:
I think you've made my point. "Something bad happens" every year. Usually it results in death of a human. Would any grieving family be comforted by the words, "he was a flawed dog?"
You clearly are a responsible owner, which is cool. But even if you don't leave him alone with kids, isn't it possible that he could be provoked and act before you could stop him? What if some little brat is visiting your house and pokes him in the nose or something? Your dog might respond to that. Of course it would be the kid's fault, but kids are kids. I don't think a kid should be scarred for life because he made a kid mistake.
For this reason I don't think attack dogs should be around kids at all. Supervised or not.
Longhorn85
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gymrat said:
You mean damage like...
"Her body was found at a roadside near the southwestern town of Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, still surrounded by the animals.
A police officer said the body was so mutilated that it was difficult at first to know whether the victim was a man or woman. "
When is the last time a Golden Retriever or Cocker Spaniel did something like this?
crew9
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When was the last time you hear about those illegal golden retriever fighting rings? German shepards, mastiffs, boxers, st bernards, the list of big dogs can go on. All of these dogs can inflict massive damage and kill people and all of these are house pets. They don't do it often because they're not trained to kill and fight. The pitbulls you hear about doing these horrible things ARE!
Longhorn85
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crew9 said:
Once again making my point for me.
pitbullstl
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Re: Re: Re: pitbull owners.
First post in which you make complete and total sense.
anabolicmd said:
First post in which you make complete and total sense.
XBiker
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Stat's don't lie.
I have yet to hear of a Pit owner who claimed to have a "not nice" dog.
They're all "big babies" "nice as can be" "the best dog in the world"
Again, stat's don't lie.
http://www.fataldogattacks.com/statistics.html
THE STATISTICS - FATAL DOG ATTACKS IN THE U.S. FROM 1965 - 2001 *
The study covers 431 documented human fatalities from a dog attack.
Location of Attack
25% of all fatal attacks were inflicted by chained dogs
25% resulted from dogs loose in their yard
23% occurred inside the home
17% resulted from attacks by dogs roaming off their property
10% involved leashed dogs or miscellaneous circumstances
Number of Dogs
68% of all fatal attacks were inflicted by a single dog
32% was the result of a multiple dog attack
Victim Profile
79% of all fatal attacks were on children under the age of 12
12% of the victims were the elderly, aged 65 - 94
9% of the victims were 13 - 64 years old
The age group with the highest number of fatalities were children under the age of 1 year old; accounting for 19% of the deaths due to dog attack. Over 95% of these fatalities occurred when an infant was left unsupervised with a dog(s).
The age group with the second-highest number of fatalities were 2-year-olds; accounting for 11% of the fatalities due to dog attack. Over 87% of these fatalities occurred when the 2-year-old child was left unsupervised with a dog(s) or the child wandered off to the location of the dog(s).
Boys aged 1 - 12 years old were 2.5 times more likely to be the victim of a fatal dog attack than girls of the same age.
Breeds Involved
Pit Bull and Pit-bull-type dogs (21%), Mixed breed dogs (16%),
Rottweilers (13%), German Shepherd Dogs (9%), Wolf Dogs (5%),
Siberian Huskies (5%), Malamutes (4%), Great Danes (3%),
St. Bernards (3%), Chow Chows (3%), Doberman Pinschers (3%),
other breeds & non-specified breeds (15%).
Reproductive Status of Dogs
Overwhelmingly, the dogs involved in fatal dog attacks were unaltered males.
From 2000-2001 there were 41 fatal dog attacks. Of these, 28 were attacks by a single dog and 13 fatalities were caused by multiple dogs.
Of the 28 single dogs responsible for a fatal attack between 2000-2001;
26 were males and 2 were females. Of the 26 males, 21 were found to be intact (the reproductive status of the remaining 5 males dogs could not be determined).
States with the Most Fatalities - 1965-2001
California, 47; Texas, 32; Alaska, 26; Florida, 22; New York, 19; Michigan, 18; Illinois, 18; North Carolina, 17; Georgia, 16.
More stat's.
ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Publications/mmwr/wk/mm4621.pdf
Page 4.
I have yet to hear of a Pit owner who claimed to have a "not nice" dog.
They're all "big babies" "nice as can be" "the best dog in the world"
Again, stat's don't lie.
http://www.fataldogattacks.com/statistics.html
THE STATISTICS - FATAL DOG ATTACKS IN THE U.S. FROM 1965 - 2001 *
The study covers 431 documented human fatalities from a dog attack.
Location of Attack
25% of all fatal attacks were inflicted by chained dogs
25% resulted from dogs loose in their yard
23% occurred inside the home
17% resulted from attacks by dogs roaming off their property
10% involved leashed dogs or miscellaneous circumstances
Number of Dogs
68% of all fatal attacks were inflicted by a single dog
32% was the result of a multiple dog attack
Victim Profile
79% of all fatal attacks were on children under the age of 12
12% of the victims were the elderly, aged 65 - 94
9% of the victims were 13 - 64 years old
The age group with the highest number of fatalities were children under the age of 1 year old; accounting for 19% of the deaths due to dog attack. Over 95% of these fatalities occurred when an infant was left unsupervised with a dog(s).
The age group with the second-highest number of fatalities were 2-year-olds; accounting for 11% of the fatalities due to dog attack. Over 87% of these fatalities occurred when the 2-year-old child was left unsupervised with a dog(s) or the child wandered off to the location of the dog(s).
Boys aged 1 - 12 years old were 2.5 times more likely to be the victim of a fatal dog attack than girls of the same age.
Breeds Involved
Pit Bull and Pit-bull-type dogs (21%), Mixed breed dogs (16%),
Rottweilers (13%), German Shepherd Dogs (9%), Wolf Dogs (5%),
Siberian Huskies (5%), Malamutes (4%), Great Danes (3%),
St. Bernards (3%), Chow Chows (3%), Doberman Pinschers (3%),
other breeds & non-specified breeds (15%).
Reproductive Status of Dogs
Overwhelmingly, the dogs involved in fatal dog attacks were unaltered males.
From 2000-2001 there were 41 fatal dog attacks. Of these, 28 were attacks by a single dog and 13 fatalities were caused by multiple dogs.
Of the 28 single dogs responsible for a fatal attack between 2000-2001;
26 were males and 2 were females. Of the 26 males, 21 were found to be intact (the reproductive status of the remaining 5 males dogs could not be determined).
States with the Most Fatalities - 1965-2001
California, 47; Texas, 32; Alaska, 26; Florida, 22; New York, 19; Michigan, 18; Illinois, 18; North Carolina, 17; Georgia, 16.
More stat's.
ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Publications/mmwr/wk/mm4621.pdf
Page 4.
Study: Rottweilers responsible for most fatal dog attacks on humans
Rottweilers have reportedly been involved in 33 fatal attacks on humans between 1991 and 1998
September 15, 2000
Web posted at: 8:47 a.m. EDT (1247 GMT)
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Rottweilers have passed pit bulls as America's deadliest dog breed, according to a study released Friday.
The large dogs were involved in 33 fatal attacks on humans between 1991 and 1998, the American Veterinary Medical Association said.
Pit bulls, which had been responsible for more deaths than any other breed, were involved in 21 fatal attacks over the same period.
Rottweilers, first bred in Germany, surged in popularity during the 1990s as more people sought them for protection, said Jeffrey J. Sacks, an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"People are more in fear of crime and violence, and this has led to a selection of bigger dogs," he said. "If you start selecting bigger dogs, you'll get bigger bites."
The study's authors, using data from the Humane Society of the United States and media accounts of dog maulings, reported 27 people -- 19 of them children -- died from dog attacks in 1997 and 1998.
The numbers highlight widespread mistreatment of dogs and a growing public ignorance of how to behave around them, researchers said. They blamed adults for not teaching children to stay away from unfamiliar dogs.
"It's not a Rottweiler problem or a pit bull problem," said Randall Lockwood, the Humane Society's vice president for research and educational outreach. "It's a people problem."
The annual number of reported fatal attacks has not varied widely in the past 20 years, the study said. But overall attacks are on the rise -- likely because families are busier, leaving them less time to train their dogs and watch their children.
"A dog has to have its behavior monitored and consequences put in place," Sacks said. "People don't seem to have a lot of time in their lives for that."
Pit bulls led all breeds for fatal attacks between 1979 and 1998, with at least one pit bull involved in 66 mauling deaths, the study said. Rottweilers were blamed for 37 -- most of those in the 1990s -- followed by German shepherds with 17 and huskies with 15.
Researchers cautioned the breakdown does not necessarily indicate which dogs provide the highest risk of fatal attacks because incomplete registration of dogs and mixed breeds make it hard to determine how many of each type of dog Americans own.
Copyright 2000 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed
Rottweilers have reportedly been involved in 33 fatal attacks on humans between 1991 and 1998
September 15, 2000
Web posted at: 8:47 a.m. EDT (1247 GMT)
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Rottweilers have passed pit bulls as America's deadliest dog breed, according to a study released Friday.
The large dogs were involved in 33 fatal attacks on humans between 1991 and 1998, the American Veterinary Medical Association said.
Pit bulls, which had been responsible for more deaths than any other breed, were involved in 21 fatal attacks over the same period.
Rottweilers, first bred in Germany, surged in popularity during the 1990s as more people sought them for protection, said Jeffrey J. Sacks, an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"People are more in fear of crime and violence, and this has led to a selection of bigger dogs," he said. "If you start selecting bigger dogs, you'll get bigger bites."
The study's authors, using data from the Humane Society of the United States and media accounts of dog maulings, reported 27 people -- 19 of them children -- died from dog attacks in 1997 and 1998.
The numbers highlight widespread mistreatment of dogs and a growing public ignorance of how to behave around them, researchers said. They blamed adults for not teaching children to stay away from unfamiliar dogs.
"It's not a Rottweiler problem or a pit bull problem," said Randall Lockwood, the Humane Society's vice president for research and educational outreach. "It's a people problem."
The annual number of reported fatal attacks has not varied widely in the past 20 years, the study said. But overall attacks are on the rise -- likely because families are busier, leaving them less time to train their dogs and watch their children.
"A dog has to have its behavior monitored and consequences put in place," Sacks said. "People don't seem to have a lot of time in their lives for that."
Pit bulls led all breeds for fatal attacks between 1979 and 1998, with at least one pit bull involved in 66 mauling deaths, the study said. Rottweilers were blamed for 37 -- most of those in the 1990s -- followed by German shepherds with 17 and huskies with 15.
Researchers cautioned the breakdown does not necessarily indicate which dogs provide the highest risk of fatal attacks because incomplete registration of dogs and mixed breeds make it hard to determine how many of each type of dog Americans own.
Copyright 2000 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed
The Centers for Disease Control study dog bite incidents, including the types of dogs most likely to bite. The breeds that the CDC considers highest risk are pit bulls, Rottweilers, German shepherds, huskies, Alaskan malamutes, Doberman pinschers, chows, Great Danes, St. Bernards and Akitas.
Although pit bull mixes and Rottweillers are most likely to kill and seriously maim, fatal attacks since 1975 have been attributed to dogs from at least 30 breeds.
The most horrifying example of the lack of breed predictibility is the October 2000 death of a 6-week-old baby, which was killed by her family's Pomeranian dog. The average weight of a Pomeranian is about 4 pounds, and they are not thought of as a dangerous breed. Note, however, that they were bred to be watchdogs!
The baby's uncle left the infant and the dog on a bed while the uncle prepared her bottle in the kitchen. Upon his return, the dog was mauling the baby, who died shortly afterwards. ("Baby Girl Killed by Family Dog," Los Angeles Times, Monday, October 9, 2000, Home Edition, Metro Section, Page B-5.)
In all fairness, therefore, it must be noted that:
Any dog, treated harshly or trained to attack, may bite a person. Any dog can be turned into a dangerous dog. The owner most often is responsible -- not the breed, and not the dog.
An irresponsible owner or dog handler might create a situation that places another person in danger by a dog, without the dog itself being dangerous, as in the case of the Pomeranian that killed the infant (see above).
Any individual dog may be a good, loving pet, even though its breed is considered to be likely to bite.
A responsible owner can win the love and respect of a dog, no matter its breed.
One cannot look at an individual dog, recognize its breed, and then state whether or not it is going to attack.
Although pit bull mixes and Rottweillers are most likely to kill and seriously maim, fatal attacks since 1975 have been attributed to dogs from at least 30 breeds.
The most horrifying example of the lack of breed predictibility is the October 2000 death of a 6-week-old baby, which was killed by her family's Pomeranian dog. The average weight of a Pomeranian is about 4 pounds, and they are not thought of as a dangerous breed. Note, however, that they were bred to be watchdogs!
The baby's uncle left the infant and the dog on a bed while the uncle prepared her bottle in the kitchen. Upon his return, the dog was mauling the baby, who died shortly afterwards. ("Baby Girl Killed by Family Dog," Los Angeles Times, Monday, October 9, 2000, Home Edition, Metro Section, Page B-5.)
In all fairness, therefore, it must be noted that:
Any dog, treated harshly or trained to attack, may bite a person. Any dog can be turned into a dangerous dog. The owner most often is responsible -- not the breed, and not the dog.
An irresponsible owner or dog handler might create a situation that places another person in danger by a dog, without the dog itself being dangerous, as in the case of the Pomeranian that killed the infant (see above).
Any individual dog may be a good, loving pet, even though its breed is considered to be likely to bite.
A responsible owner can win the love and respect of a dog, no matter its breed.
One cannot look at an individual dog, recognize its breed, and then state whether or not it is going to attack.
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