Pitbulls
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Pitbulls are amazing dogs. I had 2 and I do have to say way different from each other. When trained right you can't go wrong. Watch the ones in the show rings. They don't fight. Its all about the owner. Read the book they wrote on the Michael vicks' dogs.
Breed specific bans don't work because the scum bags using these dogs as weapons just switch to a different breed or got with mutts.
After those idiots in British Parliament banned Pits in 1990 the number of pits dropped but the number of dog bites remained the same. So did the number of fatal dog attacks. They love bans and they never seem to work.
Any dog can kill under the right conditions.
"The most horrifying example of the lack of breed predictability 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." "Baby Girl Killed by Family Dog," Los Angeles Times, Monday, October 9, 2000, Home Edition, Metro Section, Page B-5.
After those idiots in British Parliament banned Pits in 1990 the number of pits dropped but the number of dog bites remained the same. So did the number of fatal dog attacks. They love bans and they never seem to work.
Any dog can kill under the right conditions.
"The most horrifying example of the lack of breed predictability 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." "Baby Girl Killed by Family Dog," Los Angeles Times, Monday, October 9, 2000, Home Edition, Metro Section, Page B-5.
Dixon81;4562478; said:
Best answer... LOL
Im also impressed by everyone's maturity on this subject. When I read the posters statement I went straight into flame mode. However you guys handled the situation so professionally it calmed me down.
Pits are nice dog's, please do not let the media give you a fixed opinion on this breed. I have been to a dog fighting arena in my youth, and these dogs were overly friendly, well to humans, the problem started once they got in the ring with another dog. Im not posting this because I think is cool, nor am I proud of prior actions. Im just trying to tell you from exp that this breed doesnt deserve the rep it has.
Musha;4562922; said:
I saw a fighting pit bull in person that was brought into the shelter. He was covered in scars, his ear was nearly ripped off, his teeth were horrible and he was very thin. He came out of the kennel and was so sweet to all the people in the room. All he wanted was to give kisses and sit in people's laps. Despite everything people had done to him, he was still a very sweet dog.
vladfloroff;4562810; said:
Completely agree. Any dog is dangerous, some are just more easily persuaded into that way of life. For example you can train a labrador to be extremely aggro but it will be hard work as it goes against the easy nature of the dog but get a german shepherd and it can be done in a couple of weeks.
9 times out of 10 it is the owner. There is that small percentage of dogs that are the true devil dogs you read about and they cannot be controlled. Every dog breed has the odd super aggressive, uncontrollable element but not as many as the "idiots in British Parliament" think nor is it restricted to any one species.
The muppets that weaponise these poor dogs make the wife and myself very sad because we know that dog will be the one that gets kicked and punched when it attacks and ultimately will die because of it's idiot owner using it as a weapon. They will just go and buy another.
The dangerous dogs act here is useless, some groups want to ban all dogs unless you can prove you are using the dog for its bred purpose, ie rotties for sheep herding, St bernard for rescue, labradors for pulling fishing nets in, jack russels for rabbitting. etc. Total nonsense.
There is talk of scrapping the dangerous dogs act so I may eventually get my hands on a pit bull terrier some day. I do however, fear that the dog fighting scene will take off if they are re-introduced, staffies are only a substitute.
The authorities need to start targetting the types of people that own these easily weaponised dogs instead of persecuting individual breeds, bans serve no purpose as the element that use these dogs in this way will keep them or obtain them anyway as the majority already break the law so the soft animal laws are nothing to be afraid of. It just means the law abiding citizen is the one who gets punished, yet again.
**Apologies if that last paragraph is too political in nature.
<====== This guy here is my best friend. He was there for me when I lost my folk , got rob , the whole 9 yard. Does matter what I say or do he love me . If you are not a out going person ,than the pitbull is not for you. Just get a English Bulldog. p.s before get any animals ,one very good tip is RESEARCH!
Chow Chow are the meanest dogs my uncle had one that just randomly bit him and my Weimaraner is meaner then a pit bull i dont understand why they wanna outlaw them so muchOtolith;4562339;4562339 said:
I personally adore pit bulls AND rotty's. Both probably my favorite dogs. But alot of people don't understand that they require more advanced training then most dogs, especially in the area of temperament. Rather, not advanced. More firm training, I guess? Either way. Awesome dogs. Have had Rotty's all my life and love them to death.
this! personally i truly believe chows to be by far the most aggresive dogs. I know more people that have been bitten by chows than any other dog. so evil........JacobWhitley;4563242; said:
