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skjl47 said:
Hello; I do hope you are right about this dog. However I would not ever want children around one without some capable adult around. Too many true incidents of them having a good behavior record and suddenly going after a person or other dog. I was watching Judge Judy a couple weeks ago. A young man had two pitt bulls in a back yard with a too small fence. The next door place had a much smaller poodle looking dog. Home security video showed the two pit bulls over the fence attacking the neighbors much smaller dog. The brave man who's mother owned the smaller dog man went out and latterly picked up one pitt bull and threw it over the fence. Then chased the other off he was a serious dude.
Even with the video clearly showing what had happened the pitt owner tried to claim it did not happen because she did not actually see it. Judge Judy showed the video several times and made the pitt owner pay almost 5 grand. The small dog was in serious condition but was saved by a vet.

My neighbor had a pitt his family raised from a pup. One day it turned on a family member. I have seen these people around their other dogs and they are good to their dogs.

There was a story I use to have a link to about a man who had two pitts he raised from pups. When he did not show up for work and could not be contacted someone went to his home. The dogs had killed him.

A little over a year ago an elderly woman in my area was in her yard putting seed in a bird feeder. I think she was in her 60's. Two pitts from near by mauled her to death. Her husband heard her screams and can out to help and was attacked. He lived because another neighbor got the dogs off him long enough for him to get a gun and kill one outright and wound the other. The second dog was chased down and killed. Maybe 15 miles from me in Arjay KY.

Good luck
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Oh i totally agree. My kids are absolutely never outside alone with the pitt. As friendly as he is i could never fully trust him alone with them. The baby goes nuts for him too but hes only allowed to pet him from behind the fence as long as my wife or i am present.

One day we were outside b.s'ing and my youngest whos almost 2 reaches out from the stroller and grabs the dogs top lip and yanks on it like it was a toy. The poor dog didnt even flinch... he just looked up at my wife like " a little help please" even then my kids know the rules if hes outside they either come in or call me to watch over them.

Another time my little lap dog squeezes through the gate and rushes the pitt. He did nothing but you could tell he wouldnt have put up with it for long. Very powerful dogs.

I read a statistic that pitts arent responsible for the most attacks. BUT #1 in deaths and serious bodily injury. When they snap... they snap
 
jaws7777 said:
I read a statistic that pitts arent responsible for the most attacks. BUT #1 in deaths and serious bodily injury. When they snap... they snap
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Hello; I use to know the stats and do understand they may have changed in the last few years. A study a few years ago cited that of all the fatal maulings over a number of years that Pitt types were responsible for over 50% ( MAYBE 54%). The population at that time of pitts was only 5% or slightly less of the total dog population. So 5% of all dogs were the cause of over 50% of deaths. Enough to convince me.
 
jaws7777 said:
If that happens when you move to fla we go out and dig a hole.... lol

Truth be told this is why i hate everyone i dont personally know. My wife gets pissed but the wolves are out there
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FL is a dream. I can't even find a decent house here.
 
MrsE88 said:
Just a few pictures I snapped yesterday when the wind died down just long enough for me to go out and look around.
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The drift across the driveway is 3’ deep just to give an idea of how big the drift is off to the side.
Most roads are still closed this morning. The national guard was sent out to help stranded drivers.... my brother is still at a shelter waiting for the roads to open up so he can get home.
Ugh:(
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Hope you and your Brother are doing OK!!!!
 
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Man this wind we have been having is nuts!....earlier today a toilet seat was sent flying into someone's windshield.
 
DawnMichele said:
Glad your OK. How are your fish doing?
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The house fish are great. My pond is under 2-3’ of snow, so I’m not sure how they are right now. It’s been too cold to start digging it out and it just keeps snowing....
 
MrsE88 said:
The house fish are great. My pond is under 2-3’ of snow, so I’m not sure how they are right now. It’s been too cold to start digging it out and it just keeps snowing....
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Hopefully they will be OK & it stops snowing soon!!!
 
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