Neighbor attacked by Pit Bulls

[JMER817]

All pitbulls need to be eradicated in my opinion. This dog breed is bread to fight! Just like pointers are bread to point and retrievers are bread to retrieve. Its their natural instinct. I love animals but if a pitbull comes onto my property it is dead...sorry!

 

[KTurner]

They were bred to fight other dogs.

I don't claim to be an expert or have any experience with them. I'm not suggesting the breed is inherently bad. And I'm certainly not advocating for more govt regulations. But, This just seems like common sense.

A dog that was bred to fight is going to have a more damaging bite than dogs that were bred for other things. They weren't wearing boxing gloves during these fights were they? The point of the fight was to inflict as much damage as possible. And they inflict this damage by biting. So you "win" by having the most destructive bite. That pretty much guarantees that the breed is going to have a more damaging bite than other dogs due to breeders breeding them to win fights. Saying otherwise would be similar to saying a professional boxer doesn't have a strong punch. It just seems obvious based on this that if a pit bull bites for some reason, that the damage would be more severe than if, say, a basset hound bites.

I know all too well that other breeds are capable of severely injuring people as I came very, very close to losing a young family member to a neighbor's german shepherd several decades ago. That hasn't stopped me from having dogs, actually it caused the opposite - we had more dogs so that the family member could grow up without a fear of dogs.

Keith

 

[J F]

Hope Tim doesn't get in trouble for "profiling", they may have just been approaching/circling to have him rub their bellies.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Great job, Timster. You can be my neighbor anytime.

 

[Bocephous]

I don't claim to be an expert or have any experience with them. I'm not suggesting the breed is inherently bad. And I'm certainly not advocating for more govt regulations. But, This just seems like common sense.

A dog that was bred to fight is going to have a more damaging bite than dogs that were bred for other things. They weren't wearing boxing gloves during these fights were they? The point of the fight was to inflict as much damage as possible. And they inflict this damage by biting. So you "win" by having the most destructive bite. That pretty much guarantees that the breed is going to have a more damaging bite than other dogs due to breeders breeding them to win fights. Saying otherwise would be similar to saying a professional boxer doesn't have a strong punch. It just seems obvious based on this that if a pit bull bites for some reason, that the damage would be more severe than if, say, a basset hound bites.

I know all too well that other breeds are capable of severely injuring people as I came very, very close to losing a young family member to a neighbor's german shepherd several decades ago. That hasn't stopped me from having dogs, actually it caused the opposite - we had more dogs so that the family member could grow up without a fear of dogs.

Keith

Bite force competition Between Rottweiler, German Shepherd, and Pitbull. - YouTube

Once people have their minds made up about something it is difficult to change their minds, and that applies to you and I. We'll just have to agree to disagree. I am pet-sitting my sisters dog for a few weeks, and it is safely in a fenced in area specifically designed for this dog. If anyone would like to sign a release and stop on over I would be willing to bet that 30 seconds in his pen would change your mind about pits (as previously mentioned, he is a caucasian ovcharka, much more dangerous, imo, due to being more of an independent operator), especially after interacting with our bully bred dogs.

BTW, boxers were bred for bull baiting, essentially fighting bulls. The boxers I've had were the biggest clowns you've ever seen. Fighting is not something they want to be involved in, unless you are a chipmunk or a rabbit. However, the breed WAS bred for fighting, is roughly the same size and probably (my opinion) has around the same psi bite strength. But, people with low self worth wishing to boost their ego's by having the "toughest and meanest" breed of dog don't usually pick boxers. If they did we would probably be having this discussion about boxers. Or Akita's. Or bull terriers. Or mastiffs. Or any one of a number of breeds. List of dog fighting breeds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Bite force competition Between Rottweiler, German Shepherd, and Pitbull. - YouTube

Once people have their minds made up about something it is difficult to change their minds, and that applies to you and I. We'll just have to agree to disagree. I am pet-sitting my sisters dog for a few weeks, and it is safely in a fenced in area specifically designed for this dog. If anyone would like to sign a release and stop on over I would be willing to bet that 30 seconds in his pen would change your mind about pits (as previously mentioned, he is a caucasian ovcharka, much more dangerous, imo, due to being more of an independent operator), especially after interacting with our bully bred dogs.

BTW, boxers were bred for bull baiting, essentially fighting bulls. The boxers I've had were the biggest clowns you've ever seen. Fighting is not something they want to be involved in, unless you are a chipmunk or a rabbit. However, the breed WAS bred for fighting, is roughly the same size and probably (my opinion) has around the same psi bite strength. But, people with low self worth wishing to boost their ego's by having the "toughest and meanest" breed of dog don't usually pick boxers. If they did we would probably be having this discussion about boxers. Or Akita's. Or bull terriers. Or mastiffs. Or any one of a number of breeds. List of dog fighting breeds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Caucasian Ovcharka Vs. Russian Brown Bear - YouTube

Why would you want a dog like that? The liability of it is extreme.

 

[Bocephous]

Caucasian Ovcharka Vs. Russian Brown Bear - YouTube

Why would you want a dog like that? The liability of it is extreme.

Not my dog, I would not want a dog like my sisters. If I had had this dog from a pup I would have trained it appropriately, but like I said, it is not mine.

My sister and her husband were missionaries in Mongolia for 16 years and had a few C.O.'s while there. When they came back stateside for good another missionary had brought Rover (yes, that's his name) back and due to health problems was unable to take care of him. My sister volunteered.

 

[Beltman60]

Tim

Dude you're my HERO
way to think quickly and help a neighbor in trouble

Hope your neighbor recovers quickly with no problems

 

[Car Doc]

Good job Tim you are a hero very well done your neighbor is alive because of you! :thumbsup:

I personally have no use for pit bull dogs or the people that would own a mean one and especially people that have them and dont control them. I have been bitten by a large pit and was unarmed it isn't a pleasant experience. That one got away but the next one wont be so lucky if I can get my hand on my pistol.

The city I live near is in the process of banning all bull terrier mix/pit bull dogs in city limits. There are way too many attacks from them and way too many low life's that feel the need for a big bad dog to intimidate people and make their selves feel big and bad. Probably more because they are hiding something drugs etc. my .002

 

[RHP]

Timster, you are a hero..Nice that you could be in the right place at the right time and react the way you did to save your neighbor! Kudos, my hat's off to you sir!