Pit bulls: Vicious animals or misunderstood?

[dab_20]

This is a very touchy subject here at PT. Most of us here love all dog breeds, including Pit Bulls.

Personally I have never met a purebred Pittie, but I have met a pittie/lab mix. She was a shelter dog, probably the sweetest one I've ever met. She was pregnant when they found her, when she had her puppies I was in charge of them and the mom. It was really a great experience, with that beautiful dog and her puppies.

I like Pit Bulls, they seem like they can make great dogs... if they don't have STUPID owners. Jadapit has Ebony and Jada, they are both great dogs because they have a great owner.

Sorry, I made this post a little too long. Just don't blame the dogs, blame their idiot owners.

[animal_rescue]

Pit Bulls are wonderful dogs when raised right! I was also attacked by a pit bull when I was younger, won't go into details, but it was very nasty. That doesn't mean I hate them or even hate the dog that did it to me. Heck, I barely remember the attack, all I have left is a tiny scar on my face. But I absolutely adore pits still! I've met plenty of friendly ones.

Here are a few of my previous pit bull fosters.

My personal favorite, Essy.
Abandoned in a house with a male pit bull and 2 iguanas, the male and iguanas died before we got there. Lives on a farm in Ohio now.


Elmo(now Cosmo)
A grandma bought her grandson him, but he couldn't keep him, so we got him.
Elmo lives in the country with 2 boxer siblings, 2 human parents, and 3 human brothers.


Kovu(now Clifford The Big Red Dog )
Found across the street, stupid breeders, we weren't giving him back. Lives in the country, not to far from me, with a lab and great dane siblings and a human momma.


Chachi(now Hooch) and Arie(now Peanut)
Surprise, Surprise Came from the same place that we got Kovu from, found across the street, both are living in Illinois, Peanut lives with my friend's best friend. She is spoiled, human momma is home all the time, has a staffordshire brother, and a human daddy. Hooch has human momma and daddy and a human sister. Both are doing wonderfully!

[Lori Jordan]

I have tons of friends with pit bulls and im so sick of hearing that there vicious...and even the ones that are it has nothing to do with the dog it is how the animal is brought up.These dogs have a bad name because of the people that breed them i watch this show called Animal Cops watch and you will see the stuff that is happening too these dogs..they are beautiful dogs and good companions just like the rest but if there trained to fight,put in fighting rings,then bred what kind of dog do you think you would have?it is all in the genes i feel sooo bad for these dogs and the way some treat them it is not fair

[senorita02]

My neighbors across the street own a pittbull which i was not aware of , i have never seen him before and they have lived here one year, anyway i saw a Black Pittie standing in the middle of the street barking at people walking by, and i went outside and i talked sweet to him and he wagged his tail came running to me and kissed me & then the neighbor came out and called his dog, that is when i found out they had a Pittbull, since then he has gotten out several times and the same thing, he cuddles kisses and wags his tail, he is a HUGE sweetheart!

[IRescue452]

Shaylee, almost all dogs senses of hearing and sight decline as they age, its not a breed thing. There is a german shepherd a block away from us who is in attack mode until we are close enough for her to recognize us. She's jumped on me growling before realizing who I am. She would be dangerous to a strange person walking down the street but it is because she can't see so well. My rb dog Pepper was deaf and if you startle her she would snap on occasion.
I personally fear all the loose, overbred, vicious labs in the neighborhood over any pittie I see. I've been bitten by too many labs for comfort and would love to see some bsl against labs. I'd like to see breeding of labs more controlled and owners more controlled. Most owners around here let their labs outside with no leashes and no supervision. I find most are dangerous because they are so unpredictable.