Neighbors - Do you have control of your dogs? Time for a posse...

[Jstpssng]

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Where did you get your numbers from? It sounds like something from "Dogbite.org", which was formed to promote misinformation about pitbulls.

 

[forgeblast]

Pits are great until they are not. They go red line quickly and the amount of damage they can do is horrible. I will never have a pit on my property again....

 

[Shaneard]

Pits are great until they are not. They go red line quickly and the amount of damage they can do is horrible. I will never have a pit on my property again....

Take out the word “pit” and insert “people”. Sounds like people. Ever read the news? Killings here and there, everywhere.

 

[Sigarms]

Pits are great until they are not. They go red line quickly and the amount of damage they can do is horrible. I will never have a pit on my property again....

Environment, upbringing and luck of the draw.

Can say the same thing about our kids. No one ever expects to raise a killer.

 

[rekees4300]

Pits are great until they are not. They go red line quickly and the amount of damage they can do is horrible. I will never have a pit on my property again....

Agree, we want to adopt a dog but will NEVER consider a Pitbull. The most troubling news stories are when they kill their loving owner without an obvious reason. :shocked: They can transform from pet to predator in a second!

 

[Sigarms]

Agree, we want to adopt a dog but will NEVER consider a Pitbull. The most troubling news stories are when they kill their loving owner without an obvious reason. :shocked: They can transform from pet to predator in a second!

Ironically enough we never considerd a terrier breed until doing work with the humane socitey and we ended up keeping one because we couldn't find her a suitable home. One of the best dogs I've ever owned, NEVER a problem with people or other dogs.

That said, ANY dog that has power you need to be careful of.

 

[wagne223]

Environment, upbringing and luck of the draw.

Can say the same thing about our kids. No one ever expects to raise a killer.

Agreed, however, with pets we can choose the level of risk we are willing to take.

In my experience, the most aggressive dogs are Chihuahua's. I have never met a docile Chihuahua.

I have known several nice pits.

The difference is the potential damage they can do.

If a Chihuahua goes haywire, they can cause many puncture wounds and scratches. By simply standing up, those wounds can be limited to feet and lower leg. Any fighting back will result in the animal retreating. The average adult can kill a Chihuahua by stomping it or laying on it.

If a pit goes haywire, they can tear flesh from your body, puncture and tear arteries, and crush your airway.
They are bred to hold on once they get a good bite at all cost.
The average adult cannot overtake a pit without a weapon.
Fighting back does not phase the dog. They will not retreat. They wont let go until they want to, their jaw is broken or they are no longer breathing.

It is all about potential risk. I like beagles
They are not fragile little purse dogs yet at 30 lbs, they cannot overpower an adult human should one go haywire.
And yes, through fostering I have occasionally come across aggressive beagles though it is not common.

 

[atsah]

Agree, we want to adopt a dog but will NEVER consider a Pitbull. The most troubling news stories are when they kill their loving owner without an obvious reason. :shocked: They can transform from pet to predator in a second!

Yup, I have read to many stories about that. The last I recall was a girl in WV I think it was that took her two pits for a walk in the woods, they killed her and ate part of her body.

I buy trained West German Shepherds, I'm on my fourth one, they cost about $3000 by the time I get them, very smart good natured dogs but I don't take chances, they are NEVER loose, they are either on a leash, in a fenced in yard or in my vehicle, if he ran at someone they would think the world was going to end, 90lbs of speed. I like them very much but they are all dogs, some people treat dogs as if they were people, I don't..

There is something about the look of an 80bb pit bull, rugged and built to beat the tar out of something but I would never own one because I would never be able to trust one.. I have met some that you would think would never do any harm but fact of the matter is, they might and that's enough for me to stay away from them when I see them..

 

[GirlWhoWantsTractor]

Agreed, however, with pets we can choose the level of risk we are willing to take.

In my experience, the most aggressive dogs are Chihuahua's. I have never met a docile Chihuahua.

I have known several nice pits.

The difference is the potential damage they can do.

If a Chihuahua goes haywire, they can cause many puncture wounds and scratches. By simply standing up, those wounds can be limited to feet and lower leg. Any fighting back will result in the animal retreating. The average adult can kill a Chihuahua by stomping it or laying on it.

If a pit goes haywire, they can tear flesh from your body, puncture and tear arteries, and crush your airway.
They are bred to hold on once they get a good bite at all cost.
The average adult cannot overtake a pit without a weapon.
Fighting back does not phase the dog. They will not retreat. They wont let go until they want to, their jaw is broken or they are no longer breathing.

It is all about potential risk. I like beagles
They are not fragile little purse dogs yet at 30 lbs, they cannot overpower an adult human should one go haywire.
And yes, through fostering I have occasionally come across aggressive beagles though it is not common.

Never own a dog you can't kill with your bare hands. But I get the trust. I have owned a few dogs that could be aggressive to strangers though apparently trustworthy to the people they knew. Had a lovely Chow once. Never again.

I get so tired of this "my pit loves belly rubs" "he's a love-bug." News is full of same, until it crushes the skull of their grandchild. Whatever, everyone is entitled to take that risk for themselves, as long as they keep them securely behind a fence so the rest of us don't have to bear that risk as well.

The scariest animals in my woods aren't the bears, but the free-running dogs that threaten me on my own property. I'm actually coming around to the idea of *carrying.* And that's huge for me.

 

[GirlWhoWantsTractor]

Yup, I have read to many stories about that. The last I recall was a girl in WV I think it was that took her two pits for a walk in the woods, they killed her and ate part of her body.

I buy trained West German Shepherds, I'm on my fourth one, they cost about $3000 by the time I get them, very smart good natured dogs but I don't take chances, they are NEVER loose, they are either on a leash, in a fenced in yard or in my vehicle, if he ran at someone they would think the world was going to end, 90lbs of speed. I like them very much but they are all dogs, some people treat dogs as if they were people, I don't..

There is something about the look of an 80bb pit bull, rugged and built to beat the tar out of something but I would never own one because I would never be able to trust one.. I have met some that you would think would never do any harm but fact of the matter is, they might and that's enough for me to stay away from them when I see them..

German Shepherds are responsible for a lot of *bites* but not deaths. They don't seem to *snap* and turn into killing machines like pits and rottweilers and a couple other breeds. Go ahead and actually read the compendiums of dog attack stories and you'll end up with PTSD. And there are recurring themes there.... "Was a member of the family....no problems for years....then it just snapped and ate someone."

There's a reason the shelters are full of pits. And believe me I also have sympathy for these overbred, misbegotten creatures; they didn't ask for this. People who choose to put themselves and their families at risk by owning breeds that are known killers in the hope that theirs is an exception, well that's Darwinism at work. I just ask you to keep them secured at all times.