There is a tried and true solution for the problem you have.
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.
Thanks for the update.
Do you own a pit? If so, do you own a "breaking stick"?
Why are "breaking sticks" necessary? Why is every pit bull owner advised by an "expert" to have one?
And why DOES googling "pit bull attacks" yield over 50,000 hits?
Awww, man, Wristpin, gee, you're right. So nevermind the child killed by the husky mix on 6/17/06, or the woman killed by the great pyranees that same week, or the woman killed by a great dane on 3/4/06, or the english mastiff that killed a boy on 2/4/06, or the lab mix that killed a toddler on 2/2/06, or the old english sheepdog that killed a lady on 1/24/06, or the alaskan malamutes that killed a 7 year old girl on 1/19/06.
None of THESE lives matter because they weren't killed by pit bulls. Are they LESS dead?
Yes, I happen to share my life with two amazing pit bulls, and no, I don't have, nor do I ever intend on having, a break stick. It is used by both responsible and irresponsible people alike to open the jaws of a dog when it won't let go of another animal, usually because that person has no control of it and focuses on stopping a behavior instead of preventing it.
I will never own a break stick because I don't put my dogs in a situation where they would ever need one. One of my dogs is very close to getting her "CGC", and she absolutely won't look at another dog unless I tell her NOT to focus on me. That is what responsible ownership is all about. My dogs don't sit in the yard and bark. They're inside with me, on the couch or curled up with the cat, who totally rules them.
Googling "pit bull attack" is about the dumbest way to get information there is. The first page also contains a story about a bull attacking someone, but for some reason the title says pit bull....hmm....And the next seventeen or so pages contain the same six stories over and over again, in different reporters' words, sometimes with minor details skewed, like the time and person involved, the breed of dog, and the severity.
If you want real statistics, why not look up "dog bite statistics" or other, non-biased, scientific facts instead of relying on reporters, who are only experts at "telling stories".
Why are "breaking sticks" necessary? Why is every pit bull owner advised by an "expert" to have one?
They are not 'necessary'.
I have broken up several scraps without using them.
They are recommended as the most efficient means of breaking up a fight.
They ease the breaking of the dogs grip without causing additional damage to the dogs.
As I said in an earlier post we have had a pair of these tapered pieces of wood
in the house for over a year now and have had no occassion to use them.
We have adjusted our behavior, as well as the behavior of the dogs that have issues with each other, and have had no problem since.
The stick's utility is not exclusive to "pit bulls".
They can be used for any of the medium and larger breeds
and a smaller version for dogs such as the JRT that are apt to grip and hold.
Is one or both of your pit bulls male? If so, are they neutered?
On the site where you order them it says explicitely not to use it on any other breed of dog.
It has to do with the way a pit bull holds its victim and shakes.
Other breeds, even large ones, bite and release and bite, therefore possibly biting the person trying to wedge the break stick into their mouths.
Here's the Pit Bull Deaths for 2006 so far, please update your lobby data..
1Charles Dalton
52
North Carolina
3/14/2006
2
Juan Garcia
53
New Mexico
5/4/2006
3
Raymond Comco
77
Maryland
5/10/2006
4
Shawn Lee McCafferty
27
California
6/13/2006
5
Javlyin Anderson
1
Mississippi
6/15/2006
A pattern is emerging that APBTs outpace other breeds in killing.
Yes that is probably better advice.
If the dogs are not gripping and holding then it's best not use it.
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Wristpin, please see my post #218 on this thread.
I'm sorry! I meant post 213.
Preventing it is greatly preferred
but I think it's important to have some idea of what to do in case there is a fight. No?
So what. Guns save lives, I don't care. I want all scawy guns with their barrels plugged. I want all scawy men emasculated. I want all scawy assault weapons with their scawy pistol grips removed, and
I want all scawy Pit bulls away from me! I am so SCARED! Don't bother me with facts, I FEEL!
hop back to DU. theres a good girl.
Suprise: since up to 30 percent are pit bulls, and lots of animals that are not pit bulls are identified as such...
The plural of bad anecdotes is not data.
I'm so sorry! Is your dog going to be OK?
And 300,000 pitbulls didn't kill anyone. Sounds insignificant.
We don't know anything about these people. Some are like the gun statistics, "needed killing". others not. We don't know.
You got anecdotes that may, or may not refer to a very rate event. I suggest, leave the emotional dreck to the DU crowd. Get some FACTS, use some REASON.
Then we can play.
Get a lawyer and sue them for 100,000. Claim emotional distress, that you are terrorized, traumatized, whatever it takes to rack up the claim.
Insist that the dogs be killed. If the authorities do not agree, press them relentless to kill the dogs. You will be saving the life of a child.
So sorry to hear about your dog. Ours dog was attacked by another dog. Ours was on the leash. Incredibly, the owner did not even want to pay vet bills. He paid more than that.
There is a tried and true solution for the problem you have.
BS. Kill the things now!
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