Any Pitbull owners here?

[awsmith4]

Originally Posted by jluck

There's a bunch of them through out my the family. One will be decent the next will try to eat people, other dogs, cars,cats,trees Etc...I don't personally get the whole owning a liability thing. Friends of mine have had a few too, They seem to think its funny that people are terrified of there dogs and they "have only bitten a few people".
I simply had to quit going around some of there homes when my boys became threatened.

It sounds like these folks are irresponsible owners that even if they had a Golden Retriever it would end up as a dangerous dog. Its not the breed its the handler. If a dog ever bites anyone without legitimate reason it should be put down. If the owner lets it happen more than once they should be locked up.

[jluck]

Originally Posted by awsmith4

It sounds like these folks are irresponsible owners that even if they had a Golden Retriever it would end up as a dangerous dog. Its not the breed its the handler. If a dog ever bites anyone without legitimate reason it should be put down. If the owner lets it happen more than once they should be locked up.

Some are, Some are far from it. But the breed remains the common denominator. The more responsible owners just make better excuses for the dogs behavior.
I think it's kind of a reckless statement to assume that everybody someone knows (in which you know none of the parties) is irresponsible.

You may like them...great, Might even be the pitbull whisperer cool. I'm only adding content from the 25 years I have had exposure to pit's and other aggressive breeds.

[criracer]

Originally Posted by jluck

Some are, Some are far from it. But the breed remains the common denominator. The more responsible owners just make better excuses for the dogs behavior.
I think it's kind of a reckless statement to assume that everybody someone knows (in which you know none of the parties) is irresponsible.

You may like them...great, Might even be the pitbull whisperer cool. I'm only adding content from the 25 years I have had exposure to pit's and other aggressive breeds.

There are no bad dogs or bad breeds of dogs. There are bad owners and bad breeders.

[jluck]

Originally Posted by criracer

There are no bad dogs or bad breeds of dogs. There are bad owners and bad breeders.

[mase]

Originally Posted by criracer

There are no bad dogs or bad breeds of dogs. There are bad owners and bad breeders.

Certainly, some breeds are prone to physical ailments like hip dysplasia. It's safe to assume that breeds have tendencies in the temperament, too, like aggressiveness. We never hear about a yellow lab that attacked and mauled a family.

[chippewastud79]

Originally Posted by mase

We never hear about a yellow lab that attacked and mauled a family.

You never hear about the people who end up getting stitches from getting bit by chihuahuas or yorkies either, but I know people who have gotten stitches from both. Society doesn't care when cutsie dogs bite people and cause open wounds.

Is it because they don't inflict the same damage? Because they are family dogs? Because they are cute?

There are hundreds of dogs that bite people every day, people get treated for dog bites every day, but only bully dogs and pit bulls make the news.

[mase]

Originally Posted by chippewastud79

You never hear about the people who end up getting stitches from getting bit by chihuahuas or yorkies either, but I know people who have gotten stitches from both. Society doesn't care when cutsie dogs bite people and cause open wounds.

Is it because they don't inflict the same damage? Because they are family dogs? Because they are cute?

There are hundreds of dogs that bite people every day, people get treated for dog bites every day, but only bully dogs and pit bulls make the news.

So, you're denying that some breeds are more prone to aggressiveness and violence? Sadly, in the NY metro area, there are far too many stories of pit bulls mauling and killing infants.

[jluck]

Originally Posted by cmitch

I hate to add to the bad rap but after seeing what a pit bull did to my daughter's kindergarten classmate, I'll never own one, advocate ownership nor ever allow my daughter to be anywhere near one. The kid had his face ripped off and even after all the reconstructive surgeries, he'll be scarred physically and mentally for life. From the time this boy was a baby until 5 years old, the dog never showed any signs of aggression toward him, says the parents.

Originally Posted by mase

So, you're denying that some breeds are more prone to aggressiveness and violence? Sadly, in the NY metro area, there are far too many stories of pit bulls mauling and killing infants.

Didn't you hear? It's always the owners fault.

I have tried to have a rational conversations with my in-laws after there (apparently mistreated,abused and untrained) POS killed my 8YO boys kitten.(the same dog don't kill there cats). It is a waste of time with argument I promise. Ignorance always wins to intelligence in this case. I just get tired of talking to a "wall".

And yes I'm sure the kitten's death was my fault as I likely didn't have it trained correctly to handle such a wonderful visiting animal.