Posted on 09/13/2009 9:56:48 PM PDT by Chet 99
i have very prissy, very petite young girls.
if they’re rolling around wrestling, its probably a good idea for the dog to interfere.
Golden retrievers interfere by barking excitedly, running in circles and shoving cold, wet noses into the mix.
Pit bulls interfere by biting little kids in the face.
retrievers can be just as nasty and aggressive as pit bulls.
Give me ONE documented example of a golden retriever turning on a child.
http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/191344
http://www.understand-a-bull.com/Articles/OtherBreedBites/2006/Februrary2006/Goldenret0206.pdf
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa070322_kd_dogmaul.821fe3a.html
http://www.tristate-media.com/articles/2008/04/01/mtcarmelregister/news/news3.txt
would you like me to keep going? yeah, pit bulls and rotts have a bad rep, but they’re also more likely to be in a home that’s not as loving or willing to take the time to train a dog.
Oh fine, I concede the battle but not the war. Four to two million, seven hundred and fity-six thousand, two hundred and fourteen. That’s the same.
alot of it is in how and where the dog is raised. walk thru my small town and there are wonderful pit bulls and rotts everywhere, that act like labs and retrievers should, and the labs and retrievers are the more aggressive dogs around.
OTOH, go to some of the less desirable sections of any large city, that’s where you’re likely to find the unloved, chained to a tree dogs that are almost feral from neglect. put any dog in that situation and it’ll act just like that.
its not a question of banning any breed, it a matter of people taking proper care of their animals.
You will never, never change my opinion of pit bulls. I think children should never be risked, not one, not ever. And pit bulls are an unacceptable risk around children. The end.
i understand, i’m sorry you feel that way.
“You will never, never change my opinion of pit bulls.”
Would you change your mind about them if you were presented with proof that they were not what you think they are?
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