Posted on 08/28/2015 10:41:30 AM PDT by DallasBiff
I know some on FR have a bias against Pit Bulls, but they are the nicest animals on Earth, IMO.
Also I will probably get banned for stating this, but the crazy liberal Huffington Post should be congratulated for their advocacy of pit bulls.
I am a Trump/Cruz leaning conservative, but don't understand the hatred against this breed.
My friend’s female pit was so friendly, when I slept over, she would try to crawl in the sleeping bag with me!
Nothing like waking up with a hangover, smelling like a pit bull because she wanted to “spoon”.
Jack Russells are like a full sized dog crammed into a tiny package, they have no fear whatsoever :)
The bias is due to the fact that at first glance, you have no way of knowing how the dog was raised. The dog you see may be a teddy bear or may be mean and vicious. How do know for sure?
Put another way, if I placed a revolver in your hands and asked you to put it to your head and pull the trigger and then said, "don't worry, it's unloaded", would you do it? Of course not, because "my word" is not good enough when your life is on the line.
Given the capacity for causing horrible and often time lethal injury that the breed is known for, and given that we are talking about a living creature that can decide on it's own when and whom to attack, I would say that those who are prejudiced against the breed are merely showing prudence and good judgment.
When vicious, they have the ability to do a lot of damage. They are not always vicious, however. Some are sweet, lovable pets.
I’m sorry, my lifestyle is such that I prefer other breeds.
I strongly believe that no breed is for everyone. Man developed different breeds for different purposes. I choose to live with the breed or breeds that suit me.
I have nothing against people who have the intelligence and dedication to own your breed of choice, but they MUST be owned responsibly, which takes more than the average pet owner’s capability.
Absolutely. Most terriers are. I had a mixed terrier once run a full-blood rottweiler off our porch. Damned dog looked so confused, but he took off running with her on his heels, barking her head off.
The female Jack Russell I have now will wait until the Pittweiler is asleep and then jump up and mount his head and start humping his head like there’s no tomorrow.
I just adopted a small pit and she is nothing but love.
I feel the same way about German Shepherds. I know they are great dogs, but I had one try and attack me in 2nd grade, and the only thing that saved me was climbing up a baseball backstop and waiting until an adult came and chased the dog off. It bit me and ripped my jeans trying to get after me. I’ve never trusted the breed since.
No thanks. Their recent breeding is for fighting and they all too often revert to it.
We briefly adopted a young golden retriever. That dog had a lot of mean in him. I think it could have been worked out of him but I was unwilling to invest my time in him. My husband hated him. I never had a puppy that acted like that. He was literally spiteful. When he was told to not chew on the wood porch he would growl, look us straight in the eye and return to chewing it. Never mind that we provided him with all sorts of other bones and toys. He wanted the porch. If we pulled him away he would try to bite us. I know that sounds crazy, but it is true.
Much of the breeding of pit bulls for dogfighting took place long after these three dogs moved on.
I have heard that the reason a pitbull savagely shreds a family member or guest or visitor is not the dog’s fault. I hear this in case.. after case.. after case.. after case. I rarely hear this said of a poodle. Or Chihuahua. Or Shitzu. Yes pitbulls are fabulous. Let them sleep in the crib with your baby.
So, they got this reputation for no reason? And, the dog bite/fatalities numbers are all wrong?
Why get a pit? There’s so many other nice, adoptable dogs out there that don’t come with the danger that a pit represents.
A pit bull started barking at me from the neighbors roof (from upstairs balcony) while I was gardening. It jumped down almost 15 feet into my yard and while it didn’t attack (maybe stunned), it sure wanted to. Soooo, I’m supposed to love pit bulls?
Pitbulls, and rottweilers were bred to fight and kill. Englishmen of a century ago knew how unstable and dangerous those breeeds were.
Pitbulls and Rottweilers dogs are responsible for the Vast majority of dog caused human maiming attacks and deaths.
Can’t imagine why so many with people would consider having a beady eyed T-Rex jaw dog...
http://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics-fatalities-2014.php
2014 dog bite fatality statistics
42 U.S. dog bite-related fatalities occurred in 2014. Despite being regulated in Military Housing areas and over 700 U.S. cities, pit bulls contributed to 64% (27) of these deaths. Pit bulls make up about 6% of the total U.S. dog population.2
Together, pit bulls (27) and rottweilers (4), the second most lethal dog breed, accounted for 74% of the total recorded deaths in 2014. This same combination also accounted for 74% of all fatal attacks during the 10-year period of 2005 to 2014.
The breakdown between these two breeds is substantial over this 10-year period.
*From 2005 to 2014, pit bulls killed 203 Americans, about one citizen every 18 days, versus rottweilers, which killed 38, about one citizen every 96 days.
In the year of 2014, the combination of pit bulls (27), rottweilers (4) and mastiff-type guard dogs and war dogs (4) — the types used to create “baiting” bull breeds and fighting breeds — accounted for 83% (35) of all dog bite-related fatalities.3
Annual data from 2014 shows that 48% (20) of the fatality victims were children 13-years and younger, and 52% (22) were adults, 20-years and older. Of the total adults killed by dogs in 2014, 73% (16) were ages 50-years and older.
Annual data shows that when combining all age groups, female victims (24) were greater in number than male victims (18). Amongst adults 50-years and older, females were excessively victims 81% (13), versus males 19% (3).
In 2014, 19% (8), of all dog bite fatality victims were either visiting or living temporarily with the dog’s owner when the fatal attack occurred, down from 38% in 2013. Children 6-years and younger accounted for 88% (7) of these deaths.
57% (24) of all fatalities in 2014 involved more than one dog; 19% (8) involved a pack attack of four or more dogs; 31% (13) involved breeding on the dog owner’s property either actively or in the recent past and 5% (2) involved tethered dogs.
O Rly?
Pits were bred for fighting at least as far back as the early 19th century.
well Lucy’s a real cutie and I sounds as quiet as a mouse from here ;-)
People who defend the bread are as stupid as the dogs are vicious. Maybe not at all? Or maybe a whole lot.
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