FURIOUS!(about pitbulls)

[buttercup132]

it was a while ago now this thread was started like in october so i dont even remember the station

[areias]

I was watching the news about a "Confrontation with a dog". A dog was barking and growling (probably bluffing) at a guy and some kids, the guy went in the house, got a gun, shot some warning shots, the dog didn't go away, so he shot it in the legs, and the dogs now being treated at the vets, blah blah...

Now, you know if it was a pit, the headline would read "VICIOUS PITBULL ATTACKS CHILDREN AND FATHER" THEY MANAGED TO GET AWAY, AND THE FATHER STRUGGLED WITH THE DOG UNTIL HE MANAGED TO SHOOT IT. THERE IS NO HOPE FOR REHABILITATING THIS HORRIBLE MONSTER PITBULL. THEY WILL BE EUTHANIZING IT SHORTLY. HURRAH!

The dog was probably a golden or a lab or something. That's why pit bulls get such a bad rep-between pits and rotties, they are the only dog breeds that get mentioned.

[areias]

I just found the article, it was a boxer. So yeah, I proved my point.
http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBPB23EHGE.html

[Jessika]

I just found the article, it was a boxer. So yeah, I proved my point.
http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBPB23EHGE.html

Ughhh!! The headline reads "Man Shoots Neighbor's Dog After It Chases His Children", but if it were a Pit it would have read "Man Shoots Neighbor's Pit Bull After It Chases His Children" GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[Love4BCs]

The attitude of the Pitbull has been bred into them for years and years. Pitbull's are one of the most unpredictable breeds out there.

The Pitbull was "selectively" bred for hundreds of years to fight other dogs. This is the sad "work" these dogs were created for. In the same way that Labradors were bred to retrieve birds, Pitbulls were bred to face other dogs in mortal combats. Even in Pitbulls that are not recently bred from fighting lines, the urge to fight can arise at any time. Not to strongly emphasize this fact would be negligant.

I am not against banning Pitbulls, nor am I for it. But they serve no direct purpose to us. Why let them kill, maul and ruin children's, family's lives?

I can't say I would be upset if they banned them.

"But they serve no direct purpose to us" Explaination:
Border Collies - herding, and can be used in things such as herding, agility, flyball..

Golden Retrievers - wonderful family pets, loyal, good with kids

Beagles - hunting

Pitbulls - nothing directly, for now, they have taken to mauling and killing

Pitbulls are known to be good as family dogs, and guard dogs.. BUT.. so many people in the world are so undereducated about them. NO ONE can change that. There will always be those with the breed who have no understanding whatsoever. Just like there's no such thing as world peace.


Just my two cents, my opinion.

[tz1]

"But they serve no direct purpose to us" Explaination:
Border Collies - herding, and can be used in things such as herding, agility, flyball..

Golden Retrievers - wonderful family pets, loyal, good with kids

Beagles - hunting

Pitbulls - nothing directly, for now, they have taken to mauling and killing

Pitbulls can do all of the stuff you listed up there. And much more....

[areias]

The attitude of the Pitbull has been bred into them for years and years. Pitbull's are one of the most unpredictable breeds out there.

The Pitbull was "selectively" bred for hundreds of years to fight other dogs. This is the sad "work" these dogs were created for. In the same way that Labradors were bred to retrieve birds, Pitbulls were bred to face other dogs in mortal combats. Even in Pitbulls that are not recently bred from fighting lines, the urge to fight can arise at any time. Not to strongly emphasize this fact would be negligant.

I am not against banning Pitbulls, nor am I for it. But they serve no direct purpose to us. Why let them kill, maul and ruin children's, family's lives?

I can't say I would be upset if they banned them.

"But they serve no direct purpose to us" Explaination:
Border Collies - herding, and can be used in things such as herding, agility, flyball..

Golden Retrievers - wonderful family pets, loyal, good with kids

Beagles - hunting

Pitbulls - nothing directly, for now, they have taken to mauling and killing

Pitbulls are known to be good as family dogs, and guard dogs.. BUT.. so many people in the world are so undereducated about them. NO ONE can change that. There will always be those with the breed who have no understanding whatsoever. Just like there's no such thing as world peace.


Just my two cents, my opinion.

Okay then. Let's ban Border Collies, only people that have farms can have them. They have to be muzzled at all times, because they are herding dogs and they nip. They can only be offleash when herding, at all other times they must be in a pen or tied on a heavy chain. They are much too hyper to be a family dog, and they nip at children. So now, are you okay with that? Because you don't have a purpose for your border collie, we're going to let the government go in, take your dog, and throw it in the incinerator. Okay?

[.sarah]

Okay then. Let's ban Border Collies, only people that have farms can have them. They have to be muzzled at all times, because they are herding dogs and they nip. They can only be offleash when herding, at all other times they must be in a pen or tied on a heavy chain. They are much too hyper to be a family dog, and they nip at children. So now, are you okay with that? Because you don't have a purpose for your border collie, we're going to let the government go in, take your dog, and throw it in the incinerator. Okay?

What a wonderful post, and so true.

What I want to say to you, Jess, is that you're not looking at the whole picture. Pit Bulls have the most publisized attacks and this is the only reason people hate this particular breed so much. I cannot tell you the countless numbers of Pit Bulls that I have met at work and have not been bitten, scratched, nor tormented by any of them. Just last Monday I was bitten by a Lab. I've been bitten by TONS of small dogs. I've been bitten by German Shepherds. And, yes, I have been bitten by a Border Collie. It has to do with the owner and breeding that the dog comes from. Besides, Pits that were trained to fight were taught to fight other DOGS, not humans. The dogs had to trust their owners so that the fights could be broken up and not have the people get hurt.

I know this was already posted in this thread, but did you look at this site? It really puts the whole thing into perspective.
http://www.understand-a-bull.com

[Ree'sKujo]

I just read the post by Love4bc on the Pitbull ban.Now I'm new here so I don't want to stir up an arguement but I feel compelled to voice my opinion.First of all I think that any educated dog owner knows that a problem dog is generally not do to the breed,but either the quality of breeding or lack of proper training and socialization.When dogs turn for the worst the majority of the time it's do to the fault of the owner.To ban any breed is to open the door for future banning of many other breeds.Secondly,I don't know how any true dog lover could agree with the banning on any breed if they were properly educated on what turns any dog into either a well behaved one or a troubled one.In fact a whole lot of times when any dog attacks it's usually on a child and somewhere down the line it's found out that the child abused or tormented the animal and if they attack another child it's because they remember it was a child that abused or tomented him or her.I have come across so many pits that are just the sweetest animals in the world.I think that post was totally biased and unfare,and no I don't own a pit I own an Akita.Just my opinion and I hope I didn't offend anyone.

[beyond_me]

Hi, I'm new to this but I just had to write when I read what everyone was writting about. I have an Am Staff and a Pit Mix and I would never be scared of them. When I first picked up my Am Staff (Cali<3) She wasn't very human friendly and my work group had a camping trip, so I thought I would socialize her and took her. She barked at every on and would growl whenever anyone came near. Then she would get use to them and be fine, till they changed. (she wouldn't remember them) But I took her to dog daycares, had people visit and now she loves people. And my pit mix, I just picked her up and she loves people more then any dog I have ever seen. People walk by when I walk her and she just stares and doesnt give up when we walk by. She has to say hi to every one. Bad thing though she was a stray and she has tick fever and demodex so notbody wants to pet her. I feel so bad. When she gets better I want to check into her being a therapy dog. I think she would live to do that!!! Anyway I love Pits, Am Staff, well any dog. There are always a few in every breed that might have a screw loose, but gosh how many people have screws loose? Pits just have the jaw power and teeth. That's all!!!