Pitbulls ??Aggression, Fact or Not???

[borzoimom]

[QUOTE=caseysmom]Which county were you referring to borzoimom?
There were 3 all in the same area of the blue ridge. ttp://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=4697743 thats the first one, here is the second one ( keep in mind all in a 20 miles radius but same area of the blue ridge county) http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geusaDlk...06/326586.html , and my friends was in the local page and its archived but they said they would send it to me on email.
All this in a 40 mile blue ridge range and all the counties banned pits this past summer because of it. It mentions 4 breeds or mixes there of..

[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...

[Jadapit]

I know I keep asking you this but was your friends pittie in a fence yard when this happened?

[caseysmom]

The article clearly says the dogs roamed the neighborhood.

http://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=4697743

once again pitties are paying the price for stupid people.

[caseysmom]

During the trial, witnesses testified that Large's pit bulls menaced the neighborhood. Animal control officers had taken two of the dogs away in 2004 after they were accused of killing a kitten.

At one point, Large had 13 pit bulls living in her doublewide trailer, a detective testified.

[Heather78418]

I am sorry for her, but her dogs hould not have been loose. I have two cats and they dont even go outside without a leash. Like I tell my children , Pets are a resposibility that they have to accept if they want them. Then they have to respect them and what they are capable of. My oldest daughter is eight. She is very smart. She has actually looked into the pros and cons on the internet and everything. She overheard me and her dad talking about the breed and couldn't understand why he didn't like them.She knows that every dog large or small can be aggressive. It doesnt matter on the breed, There isn't one out there that is documented as non biting. Pitties are just in the media more. And the only reason that is , is because irresponsible owners give thema bad name. Now, if an eight year old can understand that ,then why cant everyone else.

[Jadapit]

The article clearly says the dogs roamed the neighborhood.

http://www.wboc.com/Global/story.asp?S=4697743

once again pitties are paying the price for stupid people.

I think her friend that had the pit bull was out doing yard work when a lady and her dog walked by. The pit bull went after the dog, the lady tried to break them up and she was bit by the pit bull. I'm pretty sure the lady wasn't killed. I keep wondering if the pittie was out in the yard with the owner without being fenced? I'm getting so confused on which lady is her friend...

[Heather78418]

During the trial, witnesses testified that Large's pit bulls menaced the neighborhood. Animal control officers had taken two of the dogs away in 2004 after they were accused of killing a kitten.

At one point, Large had 13 pit bulls living in her doublewide trailer, a detective testified.

I read the same thing. How can it not be her fault?? If she was a trainer she should have known better.

[Jadapit]

At one point, Large had 13 pit bulls living in her doublewide trailer, a detective testified.

Good grief! Why would anyone have that many pit bulls at once? I imagine there was a lot of inbreeding going on and the blood lines could be awful. That right there is asking for trouble. In the end it's almost always the owners fault when these awful attacks happen. Like you said "stupid owners" then the pit bulls are hated and pay the price.

[caseysmom]

The jury also learned that Large had two prior felony convictions--for a hit-and-run in Caroline County in 1999 and aggravated sexual battery involving a 12-year-old boy in Spotsylvania the previous year

[luvofallhorses]

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...

not ALL hounds eat cats.

oh yeah, be scared. my dog is gonna eat my cats alright..
with Tiger..



with Miagi..



AND he was cuddling with Miagi earlier. I trust him with my cats and I doubt he'd ever kill them. He shows NO interest in killing them and he NEVER will!

[elizabethann]

The lady died protecting her dog. That is something I can see myself doing. I just pray to God that I don't ever have to be in that situation with any type of dog. That poor lady and that poor little dog. May they rest in peace.

[Jadapit]

The jury also learned that Large had two prior felony convictions--for a hit-and-run in Caroline County in 1999 and aggravated sexual battery involving a 12-year-old boy in Spotsylvania the previous year

Real nice responsible person there. There always seems to be two sides to a story when it comes to pit bulls and their owners. There are a LOT of people in this world that have NO business owning the breed period..... People like this person IS the reason they are being banned.