Posted on 08/11/2011 5:08:33 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
I have been told, repeatedly, that attacks like this are rare.
People own pits to intimidate other people.
I am glad to hear your family is okay.
When they go after the illegal breeders; they will cure this kind of stuff. The breeders are breeding them with too much aggression.
Unfortunately, no one wants to do the right thing.
Was this the owner’s fault? One hears that so much with these beasts.
What?
Just one of these "Pit bull kills ____" stories is too many and I long ago lost count.
I'm sticking with English springers. My one springer should be a WalMart greeter. He LOVES everyone and people just love him back.
Need to get him into therapy dog training...he's a natural. Every one I've had has been like that, but my boy takes it up to the next level or so.
I don’t know, but a german shepherd did:
http://www.morgancountycitizen.com/?q=node/18044
a mastiff did:
http://www.times-age.co.nz/local/news/masterton-fears-after-kid-mauled/3962334/
a boxer did:
http://www.urbanacitizen.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=157964
a doberman did:
http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_7383.shtml
a bulldog did:
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/9181642.Bradford_dog_attack_victim_s_arm__is_saved_/
a rottweiler did:
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/9183480.Seven_year_old_boy_mauled_by_rottweiler_on_Southend_beach/
But the only one we hear about is the pit bull. So strange...
Really? To me it looks like the typical "poor mis-understood pit bull" story.
My husband is the top-dog in our household, yet, he has no qualms with leaving me alone with our corgi.
amen brother...we have people in my city that own these worthless animals who are on food stamps(not the dogs, the people, poorly phrased sentence....anyway, they walk the streets with their dogs, usually on a leash, but you can see the arrogance on their faces....worthless people, worthless dogs
Seriously, what do you mean by that?
“At that point I know I will have to do everything I can to get them to stop with the pit bull rescue stuff.
Well I agree, but no need to focus on that one breed. Newborns and various “rescue” dogs are a recipe for disaster, so I’d just focus on that.
I’m a cat person, but when I brought my baby home I made sure to lock the 2 cats I had out of her room at night. Basically they just sat around and observed her, but I didn’t want to worry while I was sleeping. The thing with babies is they don’t know nothing, so they don’t even know if something is wrong, that was my concern.
Name a better breed for guarding a meth lab.
Where’d you get your real data, if I may ask?
What a great pet!
How long will it take for the idiot to go get another pit?
I am right now looking for another dog and petfinder.com is a good way of doing that. But, as I look through their listings I am struck by the sheer number of pit bulls and pit bull mixes that I see. I wouldn't take one of those dogs under any circumstances, and I see a lot of people agree with me.
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