[wardaddy]

I just checked dog attacks on google

a few entries....rotts, shepherds, mongrels and yes a pitbull attack in Indianapolis

there was the boy samurai story saving his shepherd-pit mix from the lion or whatever

Chet only posts pitbull attacks..other dog attacks don’t measure up

no doubt some pits will bite yer ass and can kill old folks and children but so can quite a few other breeds

given who often owns them (gangsta dog fighters and cracker dog fighters) and that now they are a problem in urban areas when before back when blacks were afraid of dogs more so...yes call me racist but Bull Conner memories linger trust me....it was more rare.

I do think the terrier in pits make them more dicey...I will give Chet that....I do not own one but I do own a Bulldog Matiff mix called a Scott Southern Bulldog...folks would love to fight them too I fear* and I’ve owned a dozen large guard breeds....they are all dangerous potentially...and if Chet gets his way even if unintended they will all be banned except for police and museums or forced nut cutting...so I oppose Selective Breed bans...but on the other hand...dense urban areas might have a need to shoot ghetto pits unleashed nor rural area the same if livestock killed though Chet’s postings notwithstanding pits are more likely to kill other pets

* pits used for fighting tend to be smallish and rangy with more stamina...these squatty, big headed fat monsters are just for show

** I like pits well enough but I was hesitant with small children and cats...although I know some that do fine...my wife laid down the love law....easy choice...sides our Scott “Bedford”...named after guess who..lol..is a peach...a big black one

*** I’m over at Winstead Hill park the other day walking said Bully and a dude in a volvo gets out with 4 peekapoos all off leash hopping around...I had my boy on a lead and he was heeling great for his first real atempt...incredible really but I though what if it was some farmboy with his pit off leash...then what insatead of me...that peek owner woulda had a sad day and it woulda been his irresponsibilty too?

[RC one]

I think most terriers were bred to be fearless to the point of stupid, vicious, unyielding, and completely domineering. They aren't overly trainable and it's difficult to overcome their genetic predisposition to kill things just like it would be difficult to overcome a golden retriever’s genetic predisposition to fetch things. Golden retrievers retrieve things, that's what they do. Terriers kill things, that's what they do. They don't herd, they don't retrieve, they don't point, they close in on other animals and kill them and when they have a bad day, people can get killed. When a beagle has a bad day, on the other hand, somebody just gets bit- maybe. Now, with the pit bull, you basically have the king of all terriers. All those traits that make terriers the best at what they do are put together in an 80 lb package and an 80 lb pitbull can and will tear another dog or a human to pieces. If you aren't an experienced and dedicated dog handler and you aren't willing to invest the necessary time and energy to overcome this animal's natural born killer instincts, you shouldn't have one IMO because this is not a normal dog. I would never want to see this breed made extinct but I would like to see some serious regulations regarding their ownership. I have been working with dogs for decades. I could train a pit bull do be a great dog, I have no doubt but I've seen too many terriers go bad from people who didn't understand the nature of these animals and who didn't invest the necessary time and energy into the animals training. What's worse, I've seen too many people encourage this dog to indulge its instincts such that it is a threat to any other animals or even people that come near it. Bottom line, they need regulated to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands.