Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2401747)

It is the owner usually to blame with these tragedies.

My dog got bit in the paw by a pit bull or pit bull mix at Doggie Doo Run Run a few years back. It was by a dog that was visiting the dog park for the first time and had only been with its owner a week or so.

We were on our way to five acre back field and all was going well. The two dogs had passed each going its own way and then my dog as well as the pit bull spun around and confronted one another. Mine got grabbed by the pit bull which luckily for him did not bite down.

We kind of stopped going to dog parks a number of months after this. Would go once in a while but not that often. My dog still wants to go to the back field at Doggie Doo Run Run which you have to go through the big dog section to get to.


The Volusia County news story about the death of the little boy from a pit bull attack was on last night. Looked like a bad owner with badly trained and poorly controlled dogs.

Originally Posted by Rocksnap (Post 2401890)

Nothing personal, but you don’t know what you are talking about. Raised properly, pit bulls can be one of the sweetest dogs around. Many breeds can be trained to be aggressive. And it’s the small toy breeds that are usually overly aggressive. Chihuahua‘s come to mind. Never let one of those around small kids.

Originally Posted by HORNET (Post 2401909)

Owners of the two dogs that killed the little boy, should go to prison for Murder!!!!!

Originally Posted by Rocksnap (Post 2401890)

Nothing personal, but you don’t know what you are talking about. Raised properly, pit bulls can be one of the sweetest dogs around. Many breeds can be trained to be aggressive. And it’s the small toy breeds that are usually overly aggressive. Chihuahua‘s come to mind. Never let one of those around small kids.

Originally Posted by Caymus (Post 2401903)

But "small toy breeds" do not have the jaw strength of a pit bull.

Originally Posted by bonbonn (Post 2401928)

First of all there is a leash law all across the country, all dogs must be on a leash. The owners should be jailed for manslaughter, the dogs should be put down right away. dog owners are respopnsible for the actions of their dogs

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 (Post 2402028)

While true, they can still cause, injuries leading to trips/falls that can permanently disable or even kill. Bite can draw blood, cause infection and need for medical attention and leave scars/permanent disfiguration. They can cause emotional stress and anxiety.

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2401961)

Very misleading statistics.

Statistics are on *reported* bites and hospital visits. That doesn't show a propensity for biting, it shows an effectiveness in biting. Small dogs might be twice as likely to bite but the wounds they cause are much less severe and rarely require hospital visits.

If all pit bulls were removed from the nation today, prior owners would simply choose another breed and the statistics would shift.

The statistics show that a bite occurred and the dog was of a particular breed. What the statistics don't show is how frequently dogs of that breed bite, the circumstances behind the bite, or how the dog was trained or treated. A dog that bites is bad but that could have less to do with the breed and more to do with the owner.

Originally Posted by Arlene pugh (Post 2401981)

Premeditated murder. Kill kids in California also and everywhere. Often say never had a problem before attack. One jumped off a truck and killed a family dog at our ranch.