[Nachum]

One tough doggy

[jessduntno]

Pit Bull attacked? Aha! The shoe is on the other paw...

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Coulda gone either way, that one.

[darkangel82]

Anything that goes into a lake in Lakeland becomes gator bait.

[wardaddy]

Damn Chet....how are you taking the Pitbull surviving and all?

well I hope..

[TNdandelion]

When I lived in swamp territory, they always said that a gator would walk a mile to eat a dog. lol How can anyone in gator country NOT know that? Transplant from the north probably.

[GovernmentShrinker]

I saw this article this morning and immediately thought of you :-)

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Gators really love dog meat.

[goat granny]

Alligator hide makes great boots....beyond me why they let them live with people..

[rawhide]

The alligator is just doing what the government will not do, exterminate these demon dogs! Kudos to the alligator!!!

[beckysueb]

The dog was going for a walk around the lake, as he often does with Vivan's husband Oscar. With soaring temperatures, Tiger needed a water break. "He was going to the lake, because it was hot.

Sure he was. I bet the nasty tempered mutt challenged the gator and suddenly the shoe was on the other foot.

[GovernmentShrinker]

Here’s another one that’s up your alley:

‘Dangerous’ Shih Tzu Faces Death
Ordinance Says Dog That Attacked Boy Must Be Put Down
http://www.news4jax.com/news/23936689/detail.html

Wacky ordinance classifies any dog that bites “above the neck” under any circumstances as dangerous, with an automatic death sentence. Reading the story, it seems the fact that the victim is the son of a woman who works for the judge may have a lot to do with the decision to enforce in this case. But I love the poster on the comment thread who pointed out: “I suppose that it would be OK if the mutt ripped the genitals off the person that wrote the law. The writer might reconsider where the line is to be drawn.”

[gunsequalfreedom]

Interesting bit of information from the head of the local county shelter regarding pit bulls. Decided to visit the shelter and gather some information rather than guess.

These are all direct statements from the shelter director:

- Pit bulls are responsible for about half of the dogs taken in by the shelter and most are put down. Chihuahuas are also problematic.

- The pit bull has genetic tendencies that make it particularly troublesome. A dog that has been a family pet for ten years will all of a sudden turn and maul the wife (he used the example of “wife”).

- Pit bulls have 2500 lbs per square inch of jaw pressure. Their jaws are incredible biting machines of muscle and tendon. By comparison, a German Sheppard has 1500 pounds per square inch of bite pressure.

- He has seen a few nice pit bulls but he will not let people adopt them. Is the only breed they do not place.

Does this information jive with what the pit bull fans on here know about pit bulls. Does it sound like the shelter direction knows what he is talking about?

[trisham]

Awwwwwwww. Poor baby.

He's a handsome boy, too.

[RichInOC]

UR PUPPEH...

...IT HAD A FLAVR.