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CCM:

--- Quote from: grantspain on October 10, 2007, 03:40:47 pm ---i love animals but pit bulls are killers,only bred to kill-they should be shot on sight along with their brain dead owners
my dog is really hard-tossers

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That's a little extreme.  My neighbors have a pitt bull which is very friendly.  I've played with the dog on several occasions when they are walking it.  They always keep it on a leash and it has never gotten away from them.

I certainly don't think my neighbors or their dog should be shot.

If you are a responsible owner and the dog was raised correctly, I see no problem with them.

We have 2 Chihuahua's and a Boston Terrier and I've never worried about my neighbors pitt bull.  Hell, my Chihuahua is probably more likely to bite someone, admittedly he wouldn't do much damage, probably wouldn't even break the skin.

bfauska:
32 stitches in my face from a poodle when I was 2 1/2 years old.

I've met many Pit-bulls, and their close relatives and never seen a well treated/ well raised one do anything I wouldn't expect from a less media-abused dog.  You notice the pit-bull attacks in the news because they put them in the news.  Do you honestly think that every dog attack makes it into the news and not just the ones the press thinks you will sit through another commercial to hear about or flip past a couple more printed ads to read about?  They were bread for fighting so they are damned good at it when the do it, but if they are raised right and treated with the respect any dog should be treated with they are not likely to lash out at a human.  Part of their breeding also has to do with a desire to please their master, handy to get a dog to fight but, also a very nice trait in a well owned dog.  Pit-bulls are not more likely to bit than other breeds, they are just more likely to cause damage when they do.

Getting rid of a breed is treating the symptom not treating the disease. Most of the posters in this topic sound like they have a fair understanding of how to treat dogs, but much of society does not.  Raising and treating dogs properly is the only solution to the number of accidental dog bites each year.

CCM:
Damn!!  That must have been one hell of a poodle!

TOK:
I'd never own one because a pet capable of killing me doesn't seem like the smartest thing to have, but the main problem with these dogs is that they appeal to idiots. My wife worked for a vet for almost 10 years, and dealt with a lot of irresponsible Pit Bull owners. There are many other terrier breeds that have similar dispositions and strength to Pit Bulls, but don't get the bad reputation because they don't appeal to the demographic least qualified to own a dog (Rottweilers are second in appeal).

My young daughter had a very scary run-in with an aggressive collie. Somehow, if that dog managed to hurt either of us, I doubt it would have made regional news like a Pit Bull attack always does.


Jeff AMN:
Well growing up my neighbor across the street owned a pit bull. They raised it responsibly and the dog was really friendly. It never had an issue until one day it just snapped and locked onto my friend's face. It took 120 stitches and plastic surgery to fix him up. The dog cracked his skull, punctured his skull, and about tore his face clean off of his head. It was the most terrifying thing I've ever seen in my life and I'll never forget it. The dog didn't even growl or make any inidication that it was poised to attack. We were just out front with the dog running around and it walked over and clamped down on his head and locked on. We had to beat the dog half to death to get it to release.

I'll never trust a pit bull. I don't care how sweet natured it seems to be, I know how they can just snap and attempt to kill.

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