Pitbulls ??Aggression, Fact or Not???

[elizabethann]

This is what I found. I've deleted the dog owners name to protect her privacy. Not sure if this is your friend. But please believe me, I am sorry for what happened to her. My heart goes out to her & her family (and the victims too). I can see your side of the argument.

But in my own opinion, and I know you disagree with it, Pit Bulls are good dogs. I don't know why your friends dogs attacked and we'll probably never know. I wish I knew what you could tell your friend. But it seems like she has someone who supports her & is there for her.



A Spotsylvania County grand jury indicted a woman in the March 8 death of a neighbor who was mauled by three pit bulls. The neighbor, Dorothy Sullivan, 82, was walking her Shih Tzu when the attack occurred. It took officials four days to identify the pit bulls' owner, who is charged with involuntary manslaughter. Lisa A. Bacon (NYT)

Lisa Bacon is the reporters name.

[caseysmom]

What an irresponsible pet owner, letting her dogs roam the neighborhood. If she allowed this she deserves to be in jail, there were other reports of the dogs being aggressive, they don't sound like well cared for dogs to me.

[luvofallhorses]

here's a positive pit bull story that the family pit bull saved a teenager from being kidnapped this summer.

http://www.nokillnow.com/pitsavesboy.html

[Suki Wingy]

I would like to say- can this thread be closed please? She and her bf/ husband(?) KNEW the bad, she wanted to show him the god side. Sounds like the OP wants this thread to be closed, she wanted good, you gave her bad.

BTW- a golden retriever did this to my pit bull mix. I stll like goldens.

[caseysmom]

Here is my pit mix hope she doesn't hurt her little brother

[caseysmom]

here she goes:

[Heather78418]

I dont mind the positive at all if we can keep the negetive to a minimum it would be wonderful. I just read about borzoimoms friend . I am sorry about what happened to her but if she let her dogs run loose like that , then she was asking for problems. That was neglecting her resposibilities. Here where I live your dogs have to be kept in fenced yard. And if not in that yard then on a leash. Its funny how the dogs were loose on several occasions. I am sorry about your friend.

[Jadapit]

I dont mind the positive at all if we can keep the negetive to a minimum it would be wonderful. I just read about borzoimoms friend . I am sorry about what happened to her but if she let her dogs run loose like that , then she was asking for problems. That was neglecting her resposibilities. Here where I live your dogs have to be kept in fenced yard. And if not in that yard then on a leash. Its funny how the dogs were loose on several occasions. I am sorry about your friend.

I'm sorry about her friend also its a very sad thing that didn't have to happen. Ebony is NEVER allowed out of the fence unless I'm with her then she's on a leash. I do let her off at the ball field to play with her frisbee she has really good recall also, the field is fenced in.

Lol, caseysmom, Casey is adorable looks like my house.

[luvofallhorses]

caseysmom,

Casey is adorable!!

[borzoimom]

I'm sorry about her friend also its a very sad thing that didn't have to happen. Ebony is NEVER allowed out of the fence unless I'm with her then she's on a leash. I do let her off at the ball field to play with her frisbee she has really good recall also, the field is fenced in.

Lol, caseysmom, Casey is adorable looks like my house.

I am sorry for her too. I few years back a friend of mine for a borzoi because she loved buddy. She didnt have any cats at the time.
anyway- one day she rescued a cat.. I was like ohoh.. uhhhhhhhh christian- this is worrying me- she said ohhhhhhhhhhh nooooo Brandy is fine... I still thought ohhhhhhhhhh noooooooo but I wasnt there and figured things well could be okay... Two weeks later I got a phone call with tears- caller id or not- I knew who it was- the dog ran the cat down in the yard.... I fought saying 'well sighthounds cant be with cats- few are cat safe- instead just listened to her sobbing telling me about her cat she had worked sooooooooooooo hard to save...
I feel the same way now. I figured if anyone knew about how to handle a dog, it would have been my friend. Even met the dog several times, got angry with her when they wouldnt let it join the therapy groups because of the breed etc etc.. Then this.. And allllllllll she does is sit and ask why ... why...