Family's two pit bulls kill Hamtramck girl, 6

ap ^ | 4-5-05

[rattrap]

the freaking dogs keep killing people
four legged land shark

This is exactly what I'm talking about, I'm not saying the death of the girl, which is a tragedy, is the hype part. If this was a pair of Rottweilers, Dobermans, Chows, German Shepherd, etc. etc. this story would never have been posted here, and all the dogs are equally dangerous if not more so as they all outweigh a pure-bred APBT, often these stories don't even confirm the actual breed of the dog that did it.

I've owned and been around APBTs my life, they are brilliant, loyal dogs who are as loving and gentle as any other breed when raised properly. The problem is not the dog, it's the owner.

[rabidralph]

They left out the part about the dogs arriving on the scene in their SUV.

[Springman]

Bump for later.

[united1000]

Maybe, just maybe, we have "yet anothe media hype story" because the freaking dogs keep killing people.

Maybe, just maybe, you missed the sarcasm....

I missed it too!

[reagan_fanatic]

I've never understood the lure of Pit Bulls anyway...out of all the breeds you can choose from, some folks seem to actually like a misshapen, ugly animal prone to vicious, unprovoked attacks.

Perhaps it's a macho thing, a sort of penile enhancement product.

[M. Dodge Thomas]

Here ya go:

"GOOGLE: Results 1-10 of about 155,000 for pit bull motorcycle -stands -lifts -apparel. (0.35 seconds)"

"Decatur man kills attacking pit pull with bare hands "

http://www.hriders.com/news_details.cfm?newsID=750

[shoffma1999]

It is there instinct to attack and kill other animals - not humans. When a pit bull attacks a human there is something else going on besides the dog being a pit bull - same goes for every other dog that attacks a human. Pit bull were bred in the past and sometimes today to fight other dogs and sometimes other types of animals, but that had to be completely loyal to their owners - otherwise the owner wouldn't be able to train and keep the dog. Further, all of the people on this site who whine and cry about banning pit bulls are likely hypocrites. I bet none of these people are whining and crying for guns to be banned - yet they kill and injure people far more than pit bulls. Sorry to quote a line from Spiderman but "with great power comes great responsibility" and many pit bull and gun owners do not have it.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Google. I always forget to use Google. Thanks.

[Fruitbat]

The girl was dead at the scene. Police shot the dogs to death.

Police in the Detroit enclave of Hamtramck asked state troopers to investigate because a person died and its officers used their weapons.

And now what?

The officers will be charged with animal cruelty and suspended? /sarcasm

Why anyone would own a dog originally bred specifically for fighting is beyond me. Especially with young children in the house. I suppose it's too much to expect other pit bull owners to learn from this.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Our late, departed Golden Retriever, Prior Lake Jake, liked nothing better than ice out day in Minnesota. He'd plunge right in no matter how cold the water was.

[Vor Lady]

Our pet is useful. He is a 13 pound rat/chihuahua. He goes berserk whenever any stranger comes up on the porch. Since we have young children, we don't leave the weapons loaded. I figure the 'dog alarm' will give me enough time to load up if need be. People think the yappy dogs are a joke, but they make good 'alert' dogs

[shoffma1999]

The appeal is that if trained properly they are a great family dog. The very traits that make pitbulls dangerous in the wrong hands are the traits that make them a great pet in the right hands. Pitbulls have an incredibly high pain tolerance - so if trained properly they are great with kids because kids can tug on their ears, ride them, and step on their feet without the pitbull biting out of fear - like most small dogs do. Further, they are very tenacious, which is a good trait in a well trained dog because you can train them to do virtually anything, and they have undying loyalty to their family - so long as they are trained properly. Pitbulls should be thought of like a gun. They are good things to have around in most cases, but in the wrong hands there will be serious trouble.

[Fruitbat]

Expect the "Pit Bulls are no more aggressive than any other dog" crowd to come around soon...

Right! Probably asking for money for counseling pit bulls that make wrong decisions because they are disadvantaged in some way.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

There will be some people on here saying that pit bulls are good and the only ones that are bad are the ones mistreated.

This is like saying a drugged up murderer is only bad because of their upbringing.

[kluge5180]

You are the first one to have the stones to tell it like it is. There is no question that this story consistently repeats within the city limits of Detroit, Atlanta, Baltimore, Newark, The Bronx, etc.

[Fruitbat]

P.S. Pit Bulls don't kill; they just make wrong/poor decisions.

[ken5050]

Some years ago Lon Island that was a story about a family pet, a St. Bernard, that for no apparent reaspon turned on the 6 year old girl, to whom the dog previously had seem devoted since birth, and mauled her to death. The dog was shot by police who responded to the scene. When the vet examined the carcass...they found a #2 pencil had been driven through the dog's ear and into the brain.

[Pookee]

It is there instinct to attack and kill other animals - not humans. When a pit bull attacks a human there is something else going on

Possibly. But if it your yorkie flips a switch and attacks you could fight it off with a fly swatter. When a pit goes nuts on you you're in trouble.

[Lijahsbubbe]

I bet none of these people are whining and crying for guns to be banned - yet they kill and injure people far more than pit bulls.

Yep. I just read a story about some guns who chased some little girls the other day. The gun went right up and shot her.

Then there was the story about some SUV's who attacked a little boy....

[rattrap]

It's good to have at least one other person here who knows something more about pitbulls than what the "news" tells them. I'm going to go home today and tell bella that she's a "four legged land shark", I'm sure she'll lick my face right before she freaks out and destroys me.