Tragedy mixed in with irony. Here is a link to the group she was a member of: http://www.badrap.org
What a horrible and tragic story :-(
It reminds me of the people who think it is safe to have chimps as pets. It is NOT! Chimps are unpredictable and
extremely dangerous.... as are Pit bulls.
For years a chimp is a lovable companion animal...then one day it chews someones foot off in 30 seconds flat.
It’s a shame. And while I think these pets can be trained, I would never want one or trust one enough. Especially not with kids around.
Idiots!
The people who usually have this happen fail to understand the one thing constant about all dogs, no matter the breed.
They all want to be the alpha dog. When you fail to continually assert your dominence, tragedies will occur.
Dogs need to be clear on the concept that your the top dog and every interaction with your dog needs to continually make that point clear.
Kinda like the idiot bear guy who got himself and his girlfriend killed by Grizzlies after defending them for years as “safe”.
We have a pittie and yes, he does need to know who the alpha is (and it’s not him).
All it takes is a whack with a magazine across the nose and he is in submission mode.
There was a young lady from Niger,
Who smiled as she rode on a tiger.
After the ride
She was inside,
And the smile was on the face of the tiger.
Dogs have a lot of behavior hard-wired in, no training required. Anyone who has been around dogs much can tell of instances that vary by breed - retrievers retrieving, terriers doing a “kill the rat” head shake on a toy, herding dogs herding family members, those sorts of things. Why would anyone think that attack behavior by a breed known for attacking might not be hard-wired in?
The truth is people buy these dogs for protection, the statistic bare out the fact that the pit bull is far, far more likely to kill a family member than ever save a family member from a violent crime. Fools ...
How stupid do you have to be to be? They are unpredictable and dangerous. You might get a really good one, or then again maybe not. I sure as heck wouldn't want to take the chance. It's like playing Russian Roulette.