Oprah Winfrey show

[sammy101]

well of course she's having a little kid who got attacked by a dog on her show tomorrow.But what really gets me is that when they showed the re-inactment,of course,they showed a Pitbull chasing the little guy I dont know if he got attacked by a Pitbull but just make sme so mad that they show a pitbull chasing him.
That sure doesnt make them look better to the public who dont know much about them,to the people who hate them.
Sometimes i wonder what Oprah thinks about this breed??
i dont know how someone couldnt love them,theyre a beautiful dog,and i hope to get one someday

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I hate when people do that I love pitbulls, it's so sad the way the public treats them and other bully breeds

[Tiah]

Yes, the little boy was actually attacked by a pitbull.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Originally posted by Tiah
Yes, the little boy was actually attacked by a pitbull.

even so, I don't think they have to say which breed They could just say he was attacked by a dog.

[sammy101]

Originally posted by Orangutango
even so, I don't think they have to say which breed They could just say he was attacked by a dog.

Yes i agree with you,usually they wont say if its like a Lab or something,but they make a big deal out of it when a Rottweiler or Pitbull..the bad rap breeds attack some one.
i hate it so much..i wish stuff like this didnt happen,but it does

[Mandy1]

Originally posted by Orangutango
even so, I don't think they have to say which breed They could just say he was attacked by a dog.

Considering it's going to be on the Oprah Show I would think that they woud need to tell what kind of dog it is, you need to tell the crowd all of the facts. If the boy is attacked by a Pit Bul, why have a totally different breed of dog chasing the kid in the re-inactment??

[dukedogsmom]

I'm sick to death of Oprah.

[Tonya]

I love pit bulls but I don't see anything wrong with her telling the truth. Yes, people do seem to capitalize on it more when it's a pit, but in this case, she wasn't lying. I'd be pissed if it was a golden retriever next time and she didn't mention that breed though. The fact that a pitbull attacked someone is sad and disappointing to us pitbull lovers, but it's the truth. That's like hiding the identity of a killer that is a black man on the show just because she doesn't want people to think that all black people are killers. Life can't always be sugar coated.

[Tiah]

I agree with Tonya. They need to tell the truth, you may not like it, but it's just the way it is.

And, by the way, I love Oprah

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Yeah, I guess they do need to tell the truth but I am so sick of hearing all these pitbull stories all the time

[ParNone]

I saw the show today and it was very inspirational. The story was focused on heroism, not dog attacks. It was pit bulls that attacked the lil' boy, so I don't think it would have been fair to use another breed. The breed that attacked him wasn't the point of the story though.

It was about a woman risking her life to save a lil' boy. She threw herself on top of the boy and took all the bites meant for him. Totally unselfish act. I started crying when the lil' boy was thanking her for saving his life and he had lil' tears rolling down his cheeks. I wasn't alone, the audience and Oprah were pretty teary-eyed too.

Par...

[sammy101]

yes i watched it today and i got teary eyed.I just wasnt sure if it was about pitbulls or being a hero,i posted this yesterday when i only saw the commercial.I know that its fair to tell what breed attacked,,but im getting sick of hearing about Pitbull attacks all the time

Tonya i agree with you.I like Oprah also.

[GraciesMommy]

I love Oprah! She is an awesome lady and has done a lot for the less fortunate..I didnt watch the show today..but glad to hear it was about heroism and not just tearing down the pit

[carole]

I agree with Tonya , they should tell the truth, sadly the pit bull does seem to be getting a bad name, as the only bad dog attacks reported here have also been pit bulls.

P.S I love Oprah too,she is a wonderful, kind hearted woman.

[leslie]

I saw the show today too and was moved to teary-eyed-ness! I was thinking to myself that Oprah would do a ps. like, "We are not condemning pit bull dogs here on my show.." but she never did. I was hoping they would say that it is bad owners that make bad dogs.. but no, they didn't.
I know the show was focused on heroism... it just would have been nice if she'd put that plug in for the dogs... It is the fault of the owners and I wish they would have at least mentioned that (she did ask where did the dogs come from- answer was, "from the street"- to me a perfect opportunity to say, the dogs should have been better tended to"). If not to at least pass the message to everyone...Maybe next time!!!