[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by patriciashew@me.com

You are right. My nephew had pit bulls and they were very loving and sweet!!

Any day and any time a dog could be having a bad day and do something you never thought possible. I always ask permission to interact with someone else’s dog. Dogs only know how to respond to people or dogs if they are taught.

I recall a pooch at Doggie Doo Run Run. Its owners would keep it around them near a shelter in the big dog section . It was a golden lab or something like that. Gentle for the most part. That was until it was a kid, any kid, coming into the dog park. The owners position allowed them to see who was coming into the dog park with time to spare. They needed to do that as some previous neighborhood kid had shot the pooch with various BBs. Or, maybe, a bad parent with a kid with tendencies of animal abuse. The dog hated the sight of any kid. The owners also mentioned that the poor dog still had BBs in it.

[Caymus]

Originally Posted by patriciashew@me.com

You are right. My nephew had pit bulls and they were very loving and sweet!!

Any day and any time a dog could be having a bad day and do something you never thought possible. I always ask permission to interact with someone else’s dog. Dogs only know how to respond to people or dogs if they are taught.

If I was near a dog "having a bad day", I would prefer a Pug and not a Pit Bull.

[Arlene pugh]

Tried reply twice but something flashed up so fast couldn’t read it. Seldom reply on this but life and death of children at stake. Tried to stay common knowledge loving Pitt bulls kill unexpectantly. 7 year old killed in my home town by loving Pitt bulls as is case many times. Many are not badly trained as are the facts. Maybe supporters should consider the harm to these innocent children often babies and toddlers-death. If your children maybe think differently. Why hard to accept the clenching killer bites of Pitt bulls is not like other dogs. Can’t direct comments at commenters but can at owners.

[Arlene pugh]

Seems owners of innocent loving Pitt bulls get a lot of support and encouragement.
How much support for the victims?

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by FrostyBear

Boxers, pugs, all types of dogs with bull in their name, Newfoundland, Great Dane, St Bernard would have to be included in your definition of dogs that were breed to fight. Why not hold bad owners accountable? Especially people who neglect or treat their dogs as babies and dont know how to properly own a dog.

St. Bernard, Great Dane, and others were bred to hunt wolves. They were NOT bred for dog FIGHTS.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Pit Bulls should be outlawed for sale anywhere in the US. They were bred for DOG FIGHTING, which is outlawed. So, they have no USE as a breed. German Sheperds make better guard dogs. Pit Bulls are too stupid ad hurt children every year. They are even a danger to an adult in a wheelchair.

They should be outlawed for BREEDING, and any pitbull puppies should be REQUIRED to be spayed or neutered before they're old enough to breed. It'd be great to see the breed die out, too many of them are treated badly, and too many of the well-trained ones are feared and hated by too many people who don't know any better.

Pit bulls are no more or less stupid than most other dogs. Chihuahuas have no use as a breed in the US. They were originally bred as a food source. And yet there are lots of those, and they're nasty, yippy, nippy little monsters.

Pit bulls are active dogs that require socialization, training, and human interaction from the time they're born. They require physical exercise. In addition, the term "pit bull" isn't even an exclusive thing. It refers to one of a few different breeds of terriers. Remember the old black and white show Our Gang? The dog Petey was a pit bull.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

I recall a pooch at Doggie Doo Run Run. Its owners would keep it around them near a shelter in the big dog section . It was a golden lab or something like that. Gentle for the most part. That was until it was a kid, any kid, coming into the dog park. The owners position allowed them to see who was coming into the dog park with time to spare. They needed to do that as some previous neighborhood kid had shot the pooch with various BBs. Or, maybe, a bad parent with a kid with tendencies of animal abuse. The dog hated the sight of any kid. The owners also mentioned that the poor dog still had BBs in it.

I still have a piece of a BB in my back from when a fellow high-schooler thought it'd be funny to shoot me in the parking lot of the strip mall next to the school on our lunch break. It's why I have a fear of people carrying firearms and won't allow one in my house, and when I see someone carrying near me, I quickly extract myself from the vicinity. I fear people with firearms MUCH more than I fear dogs. I have no fear of dogs at all really, though I still can't stand chihauhuas.

[Two Bills]

In the USA, about 1 person per week is killed by a dog.
About 35 children are killed weekly by parents in the US.
Maybe it's time to get rid of parents, and keep the dogs.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

As long as we allow loud obnoxious Harley's cycles running through TV.
As long as we don't understand what directionals are for on vehicles.
As long as we let squatters take over our homes when were gone.

I'll say ya, let the pit bulls run.

I really hope you’re joking about this. That was a horrific incident with that child and you’re talking about Harley’s, directional’s, squatters and letting Pit’s run wild? Do you realize the horror that that little child experienced? If you’re not joking about this - Karma; just see how you like being torn apart.

I shot and killed 2 pit bulls on a traffic stop in Arkansas when the owner intentionally let them out of his vehicle. I didn’t give them the chance to attempt that again.

[Luisa]

Originally Posted by Rocksnap

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.

Pit bulls killed a 7 year old boy in my home town. There have been numerous incidences of owners saying their pit bulls are sweet and never hurt anyone before killing or seriously injuring a person or another pet.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan

I really hope you’re joking about this. That was a horrific incident with that child and you’re talking about Harley’s, directional’s, squatters and letting Pit’s run wild? Do you realize the horror that that little child experienced? If you’re not joking about this - Karma; just see how you like being torn apart.

I shot and killed 2 pit bulls on a traffic stop in Arkansas when the owner intentionally let them out of his vehicle. I didn’t give them the chance to attempt that again.

And I hope that owner is still behind bars (unless they are dead!)

[Luisa]

Originally Posted by lpkruege1

I haven't met a German Shepherd that I would trust, or leave them alone anywhere close to my grandchildren. I can tell you, all three of my children have pit bulls, and I have pictures of my 4 year old, and almost 2 year old crawling into the dog beds with them and falling asleep with them. I see those terrible dogs licking those poor children to death as they giggle. Pit Bulls, just like any other dog, or human, can be good or bad. Training, socialization, and attention are important to all dogs. Personally, the yippie, ankle biting, fur ball that craps in everyone's yard is not a good neighbor and should be banned.

The 7 year old killed in my community was sleeping and left alone with the mother pit bull and 2 or 3 offspring. The 18 year old sister left for a couple hours to deliver papers. Look up incident in Olivehurst, California online.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Arlene pugh

Seems owners of innocent loving Pitt bulls get a lot of support and encouragement.
How much support for the victims?

100% support for innocent victims of dog attacks. 0% for victims of justified attacks (protecting children or adults from attack/abuse, criminals bitten by K-9 officers, etc).

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

They should be outlawed for BREEDING.
Remember the old black and white show Our Gang? The dog Petey was a pit bull.

Just my silly distaste for "dog pimps" (breeders who do it for profit) makes my breeding "pets for profit" should be outlawed as long as there is one adoptable pet in a shelter. Like breeding captive men and women and selling the babies to folks who want a "skin baby" to lord over like a pet. That's how disgusting it is to me.
As for Petey, I loved laughing at him as he bit the truant officer on the butt and tore his pants. Peter was also often the hero as he would protect young and old from dastardly villians. Peter was a good dog (every incarnation of him).

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

I have never owned one, or had any interaction with Pitbull types, but a dog training friend said they are one of the easiest dogs to train., Unfortunately however, many abuse the dog's willingness to please.
Evidently, after Husky dogs, terrier breeds are among the most difficult to train.
The most evil, snappy, dog I ever met, was a Dachshund.

Pitbulls are terriers.