Posted on 09/04/2014 2:53:03 PM PDT by ransomnote
KIRO 7 obtained dog bite statistics in Western Washington and found out that pit bulls are 8.5 times more likely to attack than other breeds.
Some say there's no such thing as dangerous dog breeds, but Mike and Stephanie Bright say that's not true.
Their daughter, Stephanie, was 13 months old when they say she was bitten by a pit bull at a birthday party in Tacoma.
"All of a sudden I was sitting at one table and she was at another, and the children were all having a good time, too, and the dog started to come close to her and I got up to make sure that no situation happens. And what do you know, the dog bit her in the face -- grabbed her in the face made a loud barking noise at the same time while it did it," said Mike Bright.
"Imagine her face -- the dog grabbing her by the head literally from cheek to the top of her skull," said Stephanie Bright.
Almost a year later, the Brights say they are still reeling.
"In that split second it could go from being a good dog to a monster," said Mike Bright.
The dog that the Bright's say bit Sylvia is a pit bull named "Lazy.”
Mike Bright said Lazy's owner told him he wouldn't hurt a fly.
"Pit bulls are most definitely dangerous," said Mike Bright.
KIRO 7 wanted to find out if the perception of pit bulls being more dangerous than other breeds is a reality, so we pulled dog bite data from King County, Pierce County, Snohomish County and the city of Tacoma:
(Excerpt) Read more at kirotv.com ...
I was attacked by a chihuahua, I think. Someone brough “Bruno” into the office where I work. It did throw its open mouth at my ankle but that seemed to bounce off my socks.
A helpful freeper posted a study done by physicians for a specific hospital which indicated that a disproportionate amount of injury occurred in pit bull attacks. HOpefully that person will post it again but I couldn’t find it. IN the mean time, here are some medical studies re dog attacks, some specific to pits.
http://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics-studies.php
Yeah, I always roll my eyes when they post their fantasies about themselves as dog owners - something that says “Only a big, strong, exceptional human being smarter than everyone else should own a pit.” PLaying Russian Roulette with their families lives, they praise themselves as exceptional owners. One pit nutter famed for his insistence that “bad owners” are the problem was then bitten by his own pit. Then somehow his pit was left in a hot car with the windows rolled up to cook to death.....
I haven’t met one yet, from ‘normal’ owners, that wasn’t a sweetheart.
Turns out the pit had corned a lady in her garage. As my dog and I reached the block, the pit left the lady and rand straight for my dog. I have no doubt that the dog silently approached us to kill. And it was completely unprovoked.
Your account matches many I’ve read in that it’s unprovoked “Hunting” type behavior. It’s not defense or standard territorial behavior - that entails barking and “warning.” It’s shark like stealth. Shark like thrashing. The videos I’ve watched show the dog running with it’s head down, tongue out, silent and usually wagging the tail as it approaches its victim. Only when the jaws clamp down and the shark like thrash begins is there any indication the dog is hostile. This was part of the breeding - attack without warning is an advantage in pit fighting. But now these dogs “get out” and go hunting people and pets with lethal pit techniques.
The video I linked up thread - I’ve read comments claiming that the woman holding the child’s hand was an idiot etc. because she was slow to react. I believe it was inconceivable to her that a dog could bounce through an intersection and silently make a beeline for her child and when it reached the child - start to kill - like a hyena bringing down a baby antelope - it just didn’t compute in the world of domesticated dog behavior. Without warning and that horrible shaking behavior to try to rip the kid in half. I’ve seen a version of that video where dazed onlookers can only gasp the words “all the blood.” That’s the problem - we’re used to domesticated dogs, not pit bulls. She’d have to aggress against the pit before it attacked while it looked like it was just trotting down the street if she wanted to keep her child safe. She’d have to attack or kill it on sight. IN your case, what are you supposed to do - continuously swivel your head 360 degrees for the silent approach of a hunting pit bull as if you live on the Serengetti? THey aren’t domesticated animals and they violate the unspoken agreement that pets have with humans. Blaming the owners is just window dressing for people who want to keep these wild animals preying on the population.
It was not “glee”.
Stop anthropomorphizing/projecting.
Without the rest of the body language taken into account, a “wagging tail” means diddly squat.
Most ScH dogs wag their tails as they’re nailing their targets.
I hate old wives’ tales...especially stupid ones.
Stop issuing instructions. Hey, isn’t it about time for you to go back to talking about yourself again?
THe “glee” was taken from a news report and bystanders at the attack. But don’t let me interrupt you gazing in the mirror, talking about yourself.....
Your obsession with me is disturbing.
Your pontification upon things of which you know nothing about is obnoxious.
Are you in the habit of arbitrarily repeating whatever stupidity you read on he internet?
/rhetorical question
That post bordered on paranoid hysteria.
Is it your time of the month or have your meds run out?
:)
FYI, the “stalking behavior” that has you in such a tizzy is extremely common in herding breeds, the Border Collie being the best example.
Are they, too, “Sharkdogs”?
Lucky you.
I've met nasty pit bulls. Lots of times. Blood, and near death was involved on one of those occasions.
Pit bulls aren't 'dogs' in the everyday sense of the word.
Music to a Pit Nutter's ears.
Having dangerous dogs gives their little lives meaning.
Just your bad luck I guess.
Luck, eh? Here are some actual statistics on the behavior of the 'dogs of peace':
Read it and weep for your precious, lovable pit bulls.
Ordinarily, I’d just let your rant go and ignore it. But there is something twisted going on here and so you compel me to answer.
Don’t you think it’s irrational to brand all members of a group, or in this case a breed, as bloodthirsty killers? And many thanks for citing an obviously unbiased and objective authority such as DogsBite.org .
Read through many of the other posts on this thread that agree with me. Pit Bulls are a loveable breed. Yet, that doesn’t in any way mean that there aren’t bad individuals of the breed. I’ve had contact with many of them over the years and they in no way match your hysterical depiction of them as mindless killers.
The article says that pits attack 8 times more often than labs - this isn’t a case of a few bad individuals. For 2014, pits are averaging 1 American killed every 9 days and pits just aren’t that numerous - the numbers are and always have been off the charts for that type of dog, which does what it was bred to do.
Yeah, Windflier caused me do some research this afternoon and I’ll partially concede the point. I still think it is more a question of the humans involved than necessarily the breed.
I guess I’ve just been lucky as every pit bull I’ve ever encountered has been a well behaved animal.
Guess I’m just living right. When that stops I’ll do a Rick Perry.
Rant? I merely disagreed with your assessment of the pit bull breed in a reply of maybe two sentences. Sounds to me like you're the one who's getting emotional here.
As for the link from DogsBite.org, it's a collection of dog bite statistics, which can hardly be called "biased". It's just numbers, and they cover all dog breeds. The results on pit bulls are obviously making you weep (like I knew they would) because they show the truth about this dangerous breed of animal.
You want to insist that the breed is "loveable", but you can't back that up with facts or stats like I just did. And what's this baloney about all the other posts on the thread that agree with you? That's as weak as the global warmists crying, "We have a consensus! The science is settled!"
What utter nonsense.
The breed is dangerous, and ought to be confined to zoos or wildlife preservations.
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