Posted on 07/12/2011 8:41:19 AM PDT by Feline_AIDS
WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - The people at PETS, Inc. see animals come through the door in bad shape everyday, but some there say this one takes the cake.
A dog they've named "Cowboy," walked in their doors timidly Saturday with a tennis ball in his mouth, bite wounds from the nose to tail, underweight and dehydrated. When they opened his mouth to determine his age, they were shocked to see that all of his teeth had been broken or sawed off, indicating that he had been used as a "bait dog" to train juvenile Pit Bulls for fighting.
The skinny Pit Bull was found on Friday on Sandy Run Road in Gaston, an area that has produced other abused dogs, according to PETS, Inc. Cowboy's neck has a gray ring of broken hair typical of a dog who has struggled against a chain, shelter employees said.
When he first got to PETS, Inc., Cowboy paid no attention to the employees or to any of the other dogs in the room.
"It's just an amazing thing that a dog could have been through as much as he's been through and still be so accepting and gentle with people," said Jane Brundage. He was solely focused on the tennis ball that was given to him by the young woman who found him.
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Journalists don’t typically know dog breeds. Dogs get misidentified all the time.
Actually there have been reported bites with both Goldens and labs, but it doesn’t make for good copy, soooooo.....
We’ll just have to disagree on this. Human responsibility is the key. Those who get in the middle of a dog fight can expect to get hurt. It’s not rocket science. Dog aggression and human aggression are NOT the same thing at all, but if one is stupid enough to step into the middle of two dogs facing off, one can expect to get hurt. That’s just basic common sense.
“Journalists dont typically know dog breeds. Dogs get misidentified all the time.”
Indeed they do, and there are MANY who can’t tell a Boxer from a Staffordshire Terrier (as just one example!)
Of COURSE there are bites by retrievers; there are millions of them so there ought to be some. I knew a nasty dog-aggressive (and otherwise very assertive) Lab across from me, but whose co-habiting litter-brother was typical dopey careless Lab. The point is there are few - and most importantly, low %.
I made my statement about “dog fights” for a reason, beyond those who try to stop it (why wouldn’t they?). ANY person who incidentally gets between them can be in trouble, whether the dogs just happen to tousle into the person or if he’s between 2 dogs running at each other. That’s not rocket science either.
Yes, we disagree. Genetics is VERY important, despite all the denials these days by dog “lovers” (aaawwwwww kootchi-koo) as opposed to “respecters” like me. Genetics is important for the individual and the whole group. It is NOT just all the human’s fault (except perhaps those who BRED them).
Bring back the stocks and pillory for the animal who did this.
A little public justice would go a long way.
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