Posted on 07/26/2018 12:07:33 AM PDT by Norski
Link only.
I can understand why they would do this.
Here is an older article from a blog called 17 Barks:
http://17barks.blogspot.com/2013/01/pit-bull-behavior-3-distinctions.html
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Pit bull behavior: 3 distinctions
This post from a couple years ago has been updated and bumped to the top, as it has become increasingly relevant in the current climate. We see a surreal contrast between, on one hand, the daily toll of disfigured, maimed and mutilated pit bull victims, and on the other hand, the swarms of sociopathic pit bull promoters angrily attacking any news site reporting any news of pit bull attacks, bullying and threatening any who say a word about the pit bull problem.
As pit bull fans like to say, pit bulls are not like other dogs, and we must agree, but not for the reasons they would like. As a natural result of a long, bloody heritage, pit bulls have a set of behaviors and motor patterns which differ from other canines.
Pit bull attacks A/C officer
Those differences emerge often in the following notable pit bull behaviors:
Performing a remarkable escape in order to attack a victim.
Entering a stranger’s house to torture and kill the animals living inside.
Unexpectedly mauling an owner or other family member.
How can we explain this? Do we chalk it up, as the pit bull promoters would have us do, to a problem exclusively of “bad owners”? How then do we explain so many kindly, loving pit bull owners like Darla Napora who have been suddenly betrayed and mauled by their well-treated and well-behaved pit bulls? No, we have to look at the genetic characteristics of the breed - this should be patently obvious. Only someone with a very specific agenda could deny the reality of breed-specific characteristics. Why do pit bull fans refuse to accept or understand the role of genetics in pit bull behavior?
Yes, I believe that if I had been in the K-9’s handler’s shoes, and my K9 partner was being attacked, I might very well have responded in the same manner.
From what I understand, K9 police or military dogs are considered officers? Or at least part of the team. It would be like a dog attacked your partner or brother in arms. So I can also understand why this happened. Plus, apparently these dogs develop a very close relationship witheir handlers.
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Certainly, we can all agree that pit bulls are canines, along with wolves, coyotes, jackals and domestic dogs, which cover an incredible range of size, shape, temperament and behavior profile. If humans varied in size as much as different breeds of domestic dogs, then adult humans would range in height from about 2 feet tall to 33 feet tall - a remarkable variation!
One marvels at the flexibility of canine DNA, expressed in the sheer variety of characteristics for which domestic dogs have been bred - quite apart from size and shape, a remarkable variety of behavior and temperament is on display. From common ancestors have emerged dogs bred to point at birds, or to retrieve downed birds with soft mouth.
Shepherd types were bred to herd livestock, while the livestock guardians were bred for the complementary role of guarding and protecting livestock. Livestock guardians are remarkable to see in action. For hundreds of years they have had the job of acting independently to protect herds of livestock, using gradually escalated measures - only as much force as is required - to deal with any threat to the flock. Over the past several centuries they have capably performed a difficult role.
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The bull dog, on the other hand, was created and bred to torture livestock - as far back as 1500, sadistic britons watched bull dogs torture doomed bulls, and bear cubs were raised in Bear Gardens specifically to be tortured by bull dogs. After these barbaric practices were outlawed in 1835, the dog men, needing a new target for their sadism, decided that watching dogs kill other dogs in the fighting pit would be a worthwhile new pastime, and the pit fighting bull dog or “pit bull” was born. The early pit fighters found that mixing terrier with the bull dog made for a more energetic bull dog, creating a more relentless attacker, the pit bull/terrier mix, known as the “Staffordshire Terrier”.
Dog fighters who brought their Staffordshire “pit bull” terriers to the new world renamed them “American Staffordshire Terriers” and to this day, a registered AmStaff can also be dual registered as an “American pit bull terrier”.
There are a lot of names and nicknames for these purpose bred canines, and their derivatives (e.g. the American Bulldog). Perhaps in an attempt to disassociate these breeds from their bloody past, several new names have been given - some of them, like the “New Yorkie” or the “St Francis Terrier”, did not stick, but other deceptively cute and harmless names like “Staffie” or “AmStaff” are in current use. (The deceptive labeling of pit bulls as other breeds by shelters is a subject for another blog post.)
Regardless of what new names are given them, these canine IEDs continue to make headlines with bloody, violent surprise attacks on innocent animals (though only a small fraction of such attacks are ever reported) and to a lesser degree, on unsuspecting people - people who thought they knew these animals well.
Pit bulls are indeed special - but not in any sense that should be celebrated.
References -
Partial list of pit bull home invasion attacks
Should pit bulls be called “life flight dogs”?
Pit bulls allowed to abuse animals
Darwin attacks
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Labels: animal aggression, death, education, pitbulls
I believe that this is accurate. The K9 dog was injured, but not badly. The attacking pit bull took three shots to be killed.
I do not like to think what would probably have occurred had not the handler been willing and able to stop the attack in the final manner.
If the article is accurate, it’s 100% a good shoot. I’ve seen Pits attack other dogs and people at random. I love dogs, but don’t trust pits.
Pit bulls can be quite dangerous.
I once had to have a chow-chow mix put down after attacking people. We tried training, doggie anti depressants; brought him to three different vets who all recommended the same thing. When he was a
12 week old puppy, he attacked our adult black lab! But when he snapped at our toddler son, that was the last straw.
Different breeds are bred for different purposes.
Our current black lab will bark up a storm if someone comes to the door, but then will lick them to death, tail wagging the entire time. :)
I’m glad the K9 is okay. Kudos to his handler. Hard to do, but very likely absolutelY necessary.
Going to try to get back to sleep; goodnight Norski. Thanks for posting!
Julie
Sorry to hear that about you chow, Not the first time Ive seen it in print about them attacking an owner. Aren’t chow-chows chinese guard dogs? Breed to bite?
Had a rescue Walker Coon Hound with the same problem - except it was me she tried to bite. With an (at the time) infant (grandson) in the house, out the door she went. Broke my heart because she was so lovable otherwise.
Due to poor breeding practices, popular breeds such as labs and golden retrievers that are generally considered to be good family dogs, have seen an increase in traits such as unpredictable aggression. Supposedly, at least.
I would definitely react the same way if a pit bull attacks my lab. It happened before motivating me to get my ccw and carry. If it happens again I promise there will be a dead pit bull.
My black lab wont even bark. Hell approach, then lay down, roll over and thump his tail on the ground begging for a belly rubbing.
Pit bull = ok shoot. (Owner didn’t get shot).
We had a Chow-German Shepard mix. She was our guard dog. She seemed to have a good sense of what to do when. She was very protective of the family and would not hesitated to bite if necessary.
Also had a Newfoundland. Dumb as a post but sweet as could be. They were a good team. Ya know, I’m not even sure our Newfie knew his name.
Great. Any fear and hate mongering post. Just what we DON’T need here.
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