Boy Severely Bitten by Dog [Pitbull Alert]

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[HELLRAISER II]

First off Jill, I wasn't bragging about my income or my house. You included me into a blanket statement about pit bull owners being trailer trash and then said something about sound proofing my mobile home so I could listen to Metallica. I was just stating that I wasn't some irresponsible Low life Beer drinking Redneck just because I own these dogs.

You made an offensive remark and it pissed me off and I told you about it. I never said anything about your dogs and quite frankly it's none of my business unless you chose to tell me. You just need to understand that a dog does not make the man or woman regardless of the breed, it's simply a pet that I chose because I've had one since I was 12. That's 27 years i've had these type of dogs without incident.

What you don't understand is that idiots like this guy who let his dog run around and bite someone pisses me off just as much as you do. Now granted it isn't the same reason, but it still pisses me off just the same.

[rdb3]

Oh by the way, I do however dig Metallica, I guess that does indeed make me white trash.

FWIW, I'm black and I dig Metallica.

Who wudda thunk it?

Oh, guess that means that I can't be "white trash" either. But I'm "trash" to somebody! ;-)

[norton]

Just to even the scales,
what kind of dog (or kitty, or songbirds) do YOU own,
I want to know what kind of dangerous roaming beasts to hunt in MY neighborhood.

And to Icelandiconservative:
Glad you're well heeled, and I respect your dedication.
Border collies have GOT to be the dumbest creatures on four feet.
(highbrow or otherwise)

[AnAmericanMother]

Border collies have GOT to be the dumbest creatures on four feet.

You're kidding, aren't you? ;-) I don't own a BC, but there are three in our agility class. They RULE agility - they're very intelligent, responsive, and FAST.

Some have accused my little Chocolate Lab girl of being a border collie in a Lab suit . . . but she's all Lab. A little goofy, a little hyper ('active,' her breeder insists, 'active'), but a good little girl. She has bitten some chipmunks and a rabbit, though . . .

[MineralMan]

"Just to even the scales,
what kind of dog (or kitty, or songbirds) do YOU own,
I want to know what kind of dangerous roaming beasts to hunt in MY neighborhood.
"

Three cats, and they're not going to ever attack you or anyone else. They might lick you, or purr if you pet them, but they aren't going to attack and maim or kill you.

[HELLRAISER II]

Some of these Jack legs wouldn't change their mind even if a pit bull saved their lives. Bad publicity is the only thing their interested in, your wasting your time trying to make them see a logical assesment of the way things actually are.

[HELLRAISER II]

Enter Sandman is my favorite song by Metallica. By the way your dog, music or race wouldn't make you trash to me because unlike a lot of people on this thread I would take the time to at least read a few of your comments before resorting to calling you names.

[Feiny]

Norton must be retarded because Border Collies are one of the smartest breeds....always number 1 or 2 in most rankings.

[rdb3]

Enter Sandman is my favorite song by Metallica.

Mine would be Unforgiven. I can play the bass riff, too! Tricky on the timing, but I got it.

[AnAmericanMother]

Well, all the Border collies I know are smart - scary smart.

We were going to buy one from a friend of my husband's who bred them. But he died suddenly and unexpectedly, and after we waited a decent interval to inquire, we found his widow had gotten rid of all the dogs BEFORE the funeral!!!! (I think she must have really hated them . . . and a house full might be a bit much. They are very, very, VERY active dogs - just GO GO GO all the time.)

[norton]

I have eight. Plus one Pit and a probable Cockapoo.

BUT, You open this discussion (sic) with talk of outlawing (killing) or merely blowing away an unleashed bull terrier.

Note, if you're gunning for my entirely (overly) friendly dog, for Freeway, Barnaby, Molly, or any dog that might look like your vision of a wild animal...
I want to know what to look for at payback time.

(Want to pass along the colors, names they answer to, general sizes and names on the tags?)

[norton]

Labs are nice and BC's are good when they are being BC's.

But I've known better herders and way more personable companions.

Like Boxers; they are pretty and have a nice reputation.

Fortunately, I've met few biters.

I'd prefer about a hundred breeds over them; ain't diversity grand?

[Crawdad]

20 years for the owner.

[ambrose]

The Dog of Peace

[AnAmericanMother]

"To each his own, as the lady said when she kissed the cow."

I did a lot of research before we got this Lab - I have a houseful of cats and kids, and wanted a good natured resilient dog - Labs seem to fit the bill. Of course, the best laid plans . . . I had my eye on a nice mellow little black girl in a litter of 8 blacks and chocs, when this chocolate fireball came prancing up and established herself on my children's feet - absolutely friendly and absolutely fearless, she sat there and licked their knees and hands and grinned and wagged her tail - and when any of the other puppies came near she shouldered them away - "MINE! MINE!" (she was obviously the boss of the litter). I believe that the best pets pick you - so she came home with us. And she is a very active dog (hence the agility class, to try to keep the edge off.) But she is also a happy, happy dog, just smiles and wags all the time, loves other dogs, loves people, follows me around, etc. So all in all a good pick for us.

[ambrose]

ping

[norton]

That IS what is important.

That and accepting that everyone does not get picked by the same dog.

[norton]

I should add that I got my Pit the same way I'd previously got a Samoyed and a yellow mutt. They kept running away from their 'owners' and coming to my house. I'd find them sitting on the porch or behind the trash can waiting for someone to open the hatch and pull them inside.

Eventually, the former owner just said "take it or it goes to the pound" - end of puppy search.

The current little white fluffy dog-like thing belonged to a neighbor as well. When he dropped dead his daughter's first words were "take it to the pound and have it put to sleep". End of puppy search.

[AnAmericanMother]

Wow! What is it about female relatives and dogs? Same thing happened with my husband's friend's widow and his Border Collies. She couldn't WAIT to get rid of them, probably before his corpse was cold.

My parents used to wind up the adoptive owners of cats of all kinds. I think my parents' cat (a big Lilac Point Siamese) would invite them home for a drink, and they wound up staying. We got all sorts of strange kitties that way. No dogs, though. The cat would jump on their backs and sharpen her claws while they ran for the exit.