Am I The Only One Who Thinks This Is Wrong??

[luvofallhorses]

people need to realize ANY dog can attack at any time not just pit bulls and rottweilers. I have a 125 lb. rottweiler, golden, lab mix and she is the best dog I have ever had. she would only lick you to death. that's the only thing she would do. Everyone seems to be scared of her until they get to know her. She is very loyal and protective of us but not in a bad way.

I love, love pit bulls and it sucks they have a bad rap. I hope to have one someday, rescued of course.

I bet you if anyone met Ebony, Jadapit's pit bull she would change anyone's mind about pit bulls. I haven't met her yet, but I hope to someday since her and Jadapit and her other beautiful dogs aren't too far away from us. Just a couple states away is all.

by volunteering at the shelter, I have met so many pit bulls and all of them have been total sweeties. I think any dog can attack at any given time.

even a huge mixed breed could attack. I have never had a dog attack me. Just nibble on me a bit because they are puppies.

there are pros and cons of each breed out there IMO.. but people need to remember people make them mean and bad breeding can, too. sometimes it isn't the people who make dogs mean, it is bad breeding.

people need to do right by owning breeds like pit bulls, rottweilers, dobes, etc. everyone needs to do right by their dogs regardless of breed especially pit bulls because they have such a bad rap and keep them out of trouble because each mistake you make this wonderful breed pays their life for it. I hope I made sense here.

[catloverforever]

I agree that people shouldn't judge dogs by their breed! I think Pitbulls and rottweilers can be very nice dogs, and well-behaved as well. I think prejudice is VERY WRONG, whether in people or animals. I am glad people agree with me on this matter!

[Genny]

I think it's sad that people judge these beautiful dogs too. There are some pitbulls/rottweilers etc that are more aggressive than others, but then there are some of the same breed that are the sweetest dogs you could ever meet.

I saw a show on Animal Planet once where a pitbull had just had puppies and she was nursing some baby kittens. I also saw a pitbull letting a baby cow nurse from her. They can be very sweet dogs, and they're pretty!!! My brother use to have a pitbull mix; she was very sweet and ever tried to bite/attack anyone! She was even friendly with strangers....but sadly someone stole her and we never saw her again. She was a brindle color...very pretty...

[mylilpony]

yeah it's really sad that some people just judge pit bulls, dobes. ect by thier breeds. our nieghbors got a pit bull yellow lab mix puupy recently and she's a little sweetheart. she is still a little bratty sometimes because she's just a puppy but she would never hurt anyone. most Pit bulls are really nice animals and it's time for people to stop judging them by their breed!

[cassiesmom]

Here is a lively (CLOSED) thread on the topic. I don't know that much about it but I am thinking there are other members of Pet Talk who understand it in a lot more detail. I have learned much about the pit bull from reading posts by Jadapit. I still think that if I were ever to have a dog (of ANY size or breed) I would have to attend training classes in order to learn how best to guide and direct the dog's behaviors (what I mean is, how I and the dog move and behave as a team). Otherwise I would be guessing and I don't think that would be good.


http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...&highlight=bsl

[Alysser]

BSL(stupid legislation banning pits) is absolutely digusting. There is no excuse for it. Banning a dog isn't going to solve any problem. It's just making people more scared of these dogs, and preventing uneducated people who are scared of pits from meeting a nice one because the dogs aren't allowed to be around. Media has not helped the matter at all. Often when their is a dog attack, they say it's a pitbull, when really it's just a dog that looks like one. And all to often the dogs have the same background. Being chained up in the yard and forgotten about, unfed, etc. Unknowingly to many people this would obviously cause human and dog aggression. It's a sad world we live in today. The saddest thing is that, people who are for this legislation claim to be dog lovers, yeah, take another look at what needs to be banned.

Now this idiot, Micheal Vick, got accused of pitbull fighting. Many kids across the nation looked up to him and what example is he setting now?? Oh, lets fight dogs.