This Is The Attitude I Face......

[Kfamr]

Originally posted by micki76
Jees!! If Nala did this to me, I would've bit her!!

LOL! Me too!! Just goes to show, Pits can be even more gentle than little pups!

[aly]

Originally posted by jackiesdaisy1935

I'm sure I'm not going to convince you how I feel about Pitbulls, however you will never convince me how sweet and lovable they are. I saw what they can do with my own eyes and we spent a very long time nursing our dogs back to health and we are still prisoners in our own home.
Jackie

Jackie -

I really really really understand how you must feel after your dogs were attacked in their own yard. I can't even imagine the horror. I just feel utterly sick when I hear you describe it. I can feel your pain through your words and my heart breaks for you. I am so glad that they both had some guardian angels hard at work that day.. not to mention a great mommy and daddy.

But I just don't understand how you can still say that they can't be sweet dogs. It sounds like there's a lot of fighting rings in your area, therefore probably a lot of nasty people ruining these great dogs. With those statistics, I would expect you to be weary of the ones in your area before you know them. But it sounds like you wouldn't even want to get to know a nice one? If a Chinese man mugged you, would you never want to befriend another Chinese man again?

***edit: Opps, I didn't finish the posts before I replied. I see others have made the same analogy already. Ignore me.

[captain]

Oh CheshireKatt ....... {{{{tears}}}}.

No doubt about it, APBT will always have a special place in your heart ......... as in mine.
I did not go through anything like you did ........ but they are truly amazing, and misunderstood, animals.

[Cheshirekatt]

Originally posted by captain
No doubt about it, APBT will always have a special place in your heart .........

You got that right.

[iceyshiver21]

Cheshirekatt- omg...now that is love. In its purest form. The love a dog can provide its master, without asking anything in return. The love a dog can provde when raised right and loved and...I cant stop crying..

jackiesdaisy- You have a complete opisite experiance...a horrible one that no owner should have to go through...no one. I can understand how you would feel the way you do.

Now we have seen both sides to the same breed of dog. This can be with any breed. Theres one thing no breed can aviod, and thats bad owners...but I never hear of a pom killing a baby...why? Mostly because it is alittle hard for a little dog to kill anything bigger than itself...this is way most breeds dont have a bad rep. Now what do Labs and Retrivers have that Bad rep. breeds dont? Thats I cant ansure. But I think it may have to do with the fact that since Pit Bulls have the bodies and attributes to fight...not because its in thier nature....because some idiot found out that if you tease and torment it, it will make a good fighting dog. This is where they get there horrible rep. Which makes it even harder for the good owners to socialize. But we have to change that...its not in there blood to fight...but it is what people expect from them...its what they wait for, the dog to make on little slip up one little bite...that bite in which every dog is in titled too...Im sorry you had to see the darker side Jackiesdaisy...

[Cheshirekatt]

Originally posted by iceyshiver21
.but I never hear of a pom killing a baby...why?

Actually a couple of years ago in CA there was a case of a pom mauling and killing a 4 month old baby!

Although it's not typical, it's a good reminder that all dogs have teeth........

[iceyshiver21]

Originally posted by Cheshirekatt
Actually a couple of years ago in CA there was a case of a pom mauling and killing a 4 month old baby!

Although it's not typical, it's a good reminder that all dogs have teeth........

Really?!?!?! well..well..learn somthing knew everyday. And I very much agree with your bottom statment.

[Kfamr]

Omg, Katt. I'm crying right now. You've made me love Pit Bulls even more. What a wonderful story to show how great these dogs can really be.

[aly]

Originally posted by Kfamr
Omg, Katt. I'm crying right now. You've made me love Pit Bulls even more. What a wonderful story to show how great these dogs can really be.

DITTO!!!!!!!!!

[micki76]

Oh, Katt! What a wonderful girl you had! Your story made me cry, too. I understand your intense love for dogs and pitbulls even better now. I have no doubt that Patches saved your life.

[primabella]

CheshireKatt - Your going to make me cry. What a touching story.

[Cheshirekatt]

I'm just thankful this incident didn't happen in today's anti-pit bull atmosphere.

Likely my dog would have been shot by police upon their arrival......

[CathyBogart]

My most cherished memory of any pit is my old boss' dog. He has a father/daughter paid, Bolo and Diamond. He used to bring Diamond in to work, and sometimes he would bring her downstairs and she'd socialize with any customer who wanted to see her. One evening I was packing up to leave when he brought Diamond downstairs. As I was walking towards the door I saw an odd sight....Diamond's head was in a stroller, and the tiny baby in the stroller had ahold of her whiskers and appeared to be trying to pull them out! Diamond just kept licking, it was a really comical sight! ^_^

I've been bitten by a german shepherd (a friend's dog was loose in my neighborhood, and I had one of my rabbits out....prey drive, not his fault), a golden retriever (poorly bred, poorly owned), a lab mix, a bassett hound, and FIVE dalmatians.

Well, actually four. The fifth viciously attacked the CHOW CHOW mix I was with. Boo (the chow mix) could be same-sex dog aggressive, so I always walked her on a leash. Some idiot had her nasty dal off leash, and I didn't even see it until it was on top of Boo!! That poor dog. I'd never seen her act even remotely submissive before, but she was on her back peeing in the air when I pulled that stupid dog off of her.

Dals are the only breed that gives me pause, because I have not once had a positive experience with one. Maybe someday I'll meet a nice PT dal and change my mind. ^_^

[captain]

Wolfchan,

My beautiful boy Captain would like to help you change your mind about Dals!

I will agree with you tho. Dalmatians, if not socialised well from a young age become horrible, nasty, aggressive dogs.
Mind you, that could be said of many other breeds too I guess ..?

Sorry you had a bad experience ....

[Kfamr]

Originally posted by captain


I will agree with you tho. Dalmatians, if not socialised well from a young age become horrible, nasty, aggressive dogs.
Mind you, that could be said of many other breeds too I guess ..?

ANY and EVERY breed can turn out like that.