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I'm amazed at how many people have the wrong idea...
tommy:
--- Quote from: patrickl on November 17, 2007, 10:01:48 am ---
But then it could very well be the same silly type of people as the ones who claim that pitbulls are perfectly safe since their dog hasn't maimed anyone yet ::)
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You could be seen as silly because you still walk across the street knowing how many others have been killed doing that. You could also be seen as silly for eating meat or fish as how many people get sick and ill over this sometimes.
Just because there is a possibility of something going wrong does not mean that it always will and that it is not worth doing. What you said was just silly, so don't do that again. :laugh2:
patrickl:
--- Quote from: tommy on November 17, 2007, 02:43:46 pm ---Just because there is a possibility of something going wrong does not mean that it always will and that it is not worth doing. What you said was just silly, so don't do that again. :laugh2:
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Actually that's MY point. There is no reason for owning a pit bull (or rottweiler or wolf hybrid) over any other type of dog, so why put people at risk for something so useless?
There is a reason for crossing the street, there is a reason for driving a car. Indeed we take risks, but we choose to run these risks because the rewards are great enough. Someone owning an ass ugly freak dog is not really something I feel the need to risk life and limb for. In fact with regards to traffic there are laws to try to reduce the risks by removing dangerous behavior. It makes sense that for something as useless as owning a specific breed of dog the laws would be even stricter.
tommy:
You're giving these dogs way too little credit (or any dog), they are not mindless beasts running around biting things and acting crazy. They eat, they sleep, they ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, they play, they follow directions just like you and me.
Dogs seek attention and love from an owner and they are not out to hurt you for fun as you seem to think.
rovingmind:
--- Quote from: tommy on November 17, 2007, 04:03:44 pm ---
Dogs seek attention and love from an owner and they are not out to hurt you for fun as you seem to think.
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Exept those bred to do so... such as pitbulls
tommy:
--- Quote from: rovingmind on November 17, 2007, 04:25:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: tommy on November 17, 2007, 04:03:44 pm ---
Dogs seek attention and love from an owner and they are not out to hurt you for fun as you seem to think.
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Exept those bred to do so... such as pitbulls
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There is no general statement such as you made like "pit bulls bred to do so" Any dog can be bred to do that. My pit was not bred to do that as was many other pit bulls, so the blanket statement that all pits are bad is not valid.