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puppy racism
Apr 3, 2008 | 6:31 AM
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Quit reporting these garbage pit bull stories, Im sure they arent the sweetest most trustworthy, or predictible breed of dog but surely none of you think any animal is predictible or completely trustworthy, if you do, you're sadly misinformed about how to treat animals.  The pit bull or the now infamous "pit bull mix" is just as potentially dangerous as any other breed in that size range. 
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Isci_the_Weatherman read my blog view my photos
Apr 3, 2008 | 8:36 AM

Unfortunately, the statistics do not support your point of view. Pits and Pit mixes are much more likely to cause serious injury than other breeds like Golden Retrievers, Collies and Poodles. The data is available in many places on the internet.
I-RIGHT-I view my photos
Apr 3, 2008 | 9:15 AM

I hope you don't have any little kids living around that dog of yours hereandnow. If one of them is even scratched by that dog the kid's daddy is going to own you and rightly so.
mik1of3 read my blog view my photos
Apr 3, 2008 | 11:35 AM

My best friend worked as an animal healthcare technician for the SPCA back in the 90s. She STILL says she'd own a pit bull BEFORE she'd own a cocker spaniel, dalmatian,poodle or chow chow. She'd been bitten by THOSE dogs many times, but not by a pit.
It's not that the pits are mean..it's just that their biological makeup makes their jaws more dangerousb because of the power they have. Their temperaments are actually very docile; unless they are trained to be otherwise.
It's the owners 99.9% of the time who make these dogs mean.
I-RIGHT-I view my photos
Apr 3, 2008 | 12:15 PM

"It's the owners 99.9% of the time who make these dogs mean."

I agree to a point but I think the word you're looking for is deadly not mean. A mean Cocker can't kill you. The Pit Bull should require a special licence at the very least.
mik1of3 read my blog view my photos
Apr 3, 2008 | 1:06 PM

You wanna bet? Any medium size to large dog is a potential killer.

Why would you require a special license for a dog with a gentle temperament?
gryphonesse read my blog view my photos
Apr 3, 2008 | 1:16 PM

There are several breeds that are referred to as "bully breeds" - pits included. Personally, I have never met a mean pit or rottie, but I've met many Pomeranians and ShihTzus with nasty temperaments. There is validity to the issue that pits have more powerful jaws, and their breeding gives them traits that tend toward aggressiveness moreso than other breeds - when they're raised poorly. Of course, I was friends with the director of HSPCA some years back, and he said that he would never trust a pit because it's in the genes - raise 10 in loving homes and one will turn on you. Those were his words. I was floored, honestly. I think it's 95% nurture and 5% nature, as it with most pets. Unfortunately pits have a bad name, and any mention of them draws immediate media coverage. My best friend in grade school had her face darn near ripped off by her Daschund, but that didn't make the news. There's no winning this battle. I say, forget breeders. If you want a pet, there are PLENTY in the shelters who needs homes, and whose life you would LITERALLY be saving. My kids are all shelter babies. The best kind.
mik1of3 read my blog view my photos
Apr 3, 2008 | 1:24 PM

Hey gryph..so is mine. He's a Rottie, Chow, golden retriever, german shepherd mix. And he's the BIGGEST WUSS you ever met.
We got him at the HSPCA in January of 2000. When I saw him, I brought my kid (age 3) into the get acquainted room and told the worker that I was gonna let Scotti go, so be ready to grab the dog if he freaks.
She went to Nash, tried to climb on his back (he was sitting down) and grabbed his ears. I went to grab her, but Nash just sat there, panting. Didn't even blink, just wagged his tail and licked her in the face.
I said, "We'll take him." He didn't even bark on a regular basis until three years ago!
He has never bitten anyone. He did snap at Scotti twice--both times, though, were reflexive. The first time was when he was laying down and she was sitting on him. She slipped and her knee squashed his hoo hoo. He yelped and snapped at her while he was getting away. Never came close to getting her. The second time was while she was climbing on him. Same thing happened--only it was her knee. He snapped away from her as he jumped up. Again, that was in 2000.
People are scared of him--he's big, and when he does bark it's DEEP, so he sounds even bigger behind the door--and that gets the job done. But a more gentle dog I have never, ever owned..and I've owned PLENTY of dogs over my 42 years.
CHERRY2124 read my blog
Apr 3, 2008 | 2:27 PM

I DON'T THINK THAT A PIT IS MEAN UNLESS THE OWNER TRAIS IT TO BE THAT WAY. I MEAN THE WHOLE LOCK-JAW FACTOR MAY HELP IT BE MORE OF A DEADLY ATTACKER..BUT I HAVE BEEN AROUND PLENTY OF PITS THAT ARE JUST BIG WUSSES..ALL ON HOW YOU RAISE THEM FROM A PUP. I FEEL SORRY FOR THOSE DOGS GETTING A BAD WRAP ALL THE TIME. THEN YOU HEAR ABOUT DOG FIGHTING RINGS NO WONDER THEY HAVE A BAD NAME..ITS HUMANS THAT ARE DOING IT TO THESE POOR ANIMALS..
45ACP read my blog
Apr 3, 2008 | 2:56 PM

http://home.peoplepc.com/psp/newsstory.asp?cat=Strange&
id=20080403/47f46450_3421_1334520080403-1160718745

News story that just came out...

Woman Bites Dog Who Attacked Her Dog

Thursday, April 3, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS - Amy Rice feared for her dog's life when a pit bull jumped over a fence into her yard and attacked her pooch. So she took matters into her own mouth.

Rice says she bit the pit bull on the nose Friday after trying to pull the dog's jaws off her Labrador retriever, Ella. The dog had jumped a fence to get into Rice's northeast Minneapolis yard, and Rice says she feared the pit bull would kill Ella.

"I didn't plan it, that's what happened. I broke the skin and had pit bull blood in my mouth," said Rice, 38. "I knew what happened, and I knew that it wasn't good."

The pit bull was quarantined Wednesday by Minneapolis Animal Control officers while rabies tests are being completed. Rice's doctor will determine whether she needs shots for rabies.

"I was sure that my dog was dying in my arms; it was horrible," Rice said.

Ella is recovering with staples and stitches to her head and a crushed ear canal, but she is afraid to go for walks, Rice said.
kagua2 read my blog
Apr 3, 2008 | 3:40 PM

My neighbors have six pits and a cocker spaniel. I have tried several times unsuccessfully to have something done about these dogs because they roam the neighborhood and are always in our yard. The one that always growls at me is the cocker, though. All the dogs are antisocial because they are not interacted with, unless someone is hollering at them to get out of their trash.
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27 yr old, married mom of 2 little girls, 4yr old and 6 month old. Animal lover and activist. I despise the liberal movement and the socialist agenda young americans have turned it into. Just your typical girl clinging to her bible and guns, you know, because I'm of limited mental capacity...

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