Posted on 07/03/2006 7:10:02 PM PDT by GVnana
My sweet little cocker spaniel dog was nearly killed by two pitbulls who jumped a fence to get to her. She crossed a nearby driveway and they got her.
By the time my neighbors got the dogs off, (within seconds) the pits had grounded my dog, tore out her left eye, dislocated her left leg, and left ten gaping wounds in her body. She couldn't move or even howl in pain. That's how I found her.
My dog weighs 40 pounds. She's large for her breed. She's AKC registered and pedigreed. She was a very beautiful dog.
This happened 10 days ago and I'm still stunned at the viciousness of the attack. I don't know if a human child would have survived what those animals did.
I have since learned that homeowner's insurance will not cover pitbulls.
I'm posting this as a warning and also as an invitation to comment.
One book I can recommend off the top of my head, that is easily understood for the novice, is Ceasar's Way.
You pit bull owners are constantly having to use hypotheticals when placing other breeds in the horrible circumstances that are created in actuality by your dogs.
The fact of the matter is, your dogs are killers, and that will be manifested sooner or later.
Did you read Rex Anderson's description of the "Breaking Stick", made specifically for your breed, to pry the jaws of your dogs off the necks or throats or heads of other animals? Apparently, somebody is making money off this stick, which means that even pit bull owners recognize the danger their own friggin' dogs present to other animals and to humans.
I carry a "breaking stick" of my own when on a walk. It's commonly called a .45.
While I hope you do find some comfort in pursuing legal action (I hate to say it) but your dog was off a leash and on someone else's property. I highly doubt a court would favor you. But get a lawyer none the less.
As for the pitbull owners, dime to donuts says the landlord had no idea they had one, let alone two. And no one in the country will want those dogs with a record of attacking other animals. I'll also bet the landlord will sue the renters since he is liable.
If that type of place is where you get your information, you might want to reconsider.
Your #145, priceless!
Even cats can go wacko, right?
Even cats can go wacko, right?
What did "killer" Poms kill? Miniature Poms?
No other breed inflicts the injuries or fatalities or exhibits the ferocity of the American Staffordshire Terrier and its various mixes.
Let's get away from bad, emotive factoids, and look at some real statistics.
1.) Since 1992, the breed most involved in fatal attacks has been the Rottweiler, not the pit bull.
2.) Although there are no accurate or even near accurate census records for dogs in the U.S., in some populations pit bulls are estimated to comprise some 30-40% of the dog population, making it a very popular breed. Considering that there were an estimated 53,000,000 dogs in the U.S., and assuming that pit bulls make up 10% of that population, there would be approximately 5.3 million pit bulls in our society. In 2000, 13 pit bulls were involved in 8 fatal attacks. That is roughly ONE dog out of 204,000 - or .000385 percent of the pit bull population.
3.) Over the 37-year period from 1965-2001, pit bulls have been blamed for an average of 2.48 human fatalities per year.
4.) About 40 people (children) per year die by drowning in 5-gallon water pails. A person, during their lifetime, is 16 times more likely to drown in a 5-gallon water pail than to be killed by a pit bull.
5.) Approximately 50 children in the US are killed every year by their cribs - 25 times the number of children and adults killed by pit bulls.
6.) Approximately 150 people are killed every year by falling coconuts. Therefore, you are more than 60 TIMES MORE LIKELY to be killed by a PALM TREE than a pit bull.
7.) Each year, 350 people drown in their bathtubs. You are 151 times more likely to be killed by your bathtub than you are by a pit bull.
8.) It is estimated that about 500 deaths per year are caused by aspirin. You are more than 200 times more likely to die from taking aspirin than from a pit bull attack.
9.) Every year, more than 2,000 children in the U.S. are killed by their parents or guardians either through abuse or neglect. A child is more than 800 times more likely to be killed by their adult caretaker than by a pit bull.
10.) It is estimated that 5,000,000 dogs per year are killed in shelters. Since in many places pit bulls make up 30-50% of the shelter population, and are less likely to be considered for placement than any other breed, guessing that 25% of those dogs killed is a reasonable estimate. Therefore, it can be assumed that perhaps 1.25 million pit bulls are killed per year.
Therefore - it is at least a HALF MILLION TIMES MORE LIKELY that a pit bull will be killed by a HUMAN than the other way around.
11.) For every pit bull who kills, there are hundreds of thousands that DON'T.
Rottweilers, Pomeranians, bulldogs, hound dogs etc are all capable of the same type of damage.
The Difficulty In Accurately Identifying 'Pit Bulls'
To accurately identify a dog of just about any breed, the viewer must be truly experienced with a wide array of dog breeds. Even some "experts" might have difficulty differentiating between a female AmStaff and a female Cane Corso, for example.
Unfortunately, many other breeds or crosses are confused with 'pit bulls'. Similar-looking, but much larger breeds such as: Presa Canario, Cane Corso, Dog Argentino, & Tosa Inu are more frequently misidentified as 'pit bulls' than not.
And even breeds that look nothing like 'pit bulls' have been reported as such. Some of those misidentified as 'pit bulls' are: Jack Russell Terrier, Labrador Retriever, Great Dane, and even an Airedale cross.
Maybe Rotts, but to draw an equivalency from the others to either Pitts or Rotts is laughable.
Pit owners need to stop making comparisons, concocting hypotheticals, and making excuses.
They (you) have a dangerous breed of dog, dangerous to the point of killing and maiming of other animals and humans. Deal with that before drawing equivalencies.
If one ever does bite you, you may not live through it.
THAT, my dear lady, is the difference between a Pit and all the breeds you mentioned who may "bite."
A pit bites!!
The NY State agriculture and markets act does not consider dogs as domestic animals. If the bichon frise killed a domestic rabbit, it should be put down. If a pit bull killed a bichon frise, the LAW says "De minimis."
Obviously you didn't bother to look up Ovcharkas. I was also bit to the point of stitches, by an Afghan. A husky bit through my rubber boots,jeans, long johns, and socks and still mananged to break my skin. All dogs can bite. Mine at 162 lbs can bite REALLY hard, The difference is the training.
The difference is the size of the dog, and the breeding.
No amount of "training" is going to breed killing out of a pit when his instinct takes over.
You have a 162 lb. dog? How much Dog Chow do you buy?
The pitbulls "without leaving their property" attack the cocker spaniel dog. Dogs don't recognize human property rights, but it's well-known that dogs will chase other dogs out of their driveways.
Problem is, the owner keeps these dogs in a backyard behind a fence because the owner recognizes that they cannot be trusted out of eyesight. The dogs jump the fence. But they do not bark and chase the other dog out of they driveway like other dogs do. They are set to kill.
Since they are a notorious breed known for causing more harm and loss by their behavior than other domestic pets. Since they pose a potential harm to human beings. Since their owners cannot keep them confined and by virtue of this fact they create the potential for danger and loss to their landlord, neighbors, passersby, and other neighborhood pets.
In a perfect world, the pitbulls get removed. Since their owner's know the harm the dogs are capable of, and they have been previously cited, they pay the vet bills. The cocker's owner gets a fine and is ordered to keep the dog within the dog's fenced yard and on a leash when walking her within the city limits.
How about it?
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