posted 12-26-2002 07:50 PM           

In conclusion, there are more backyard breeders than responsible ones, therefore more dogs are put into unqualified homes, to be used for protection or macho image.
Ask any qualified pitbull owner how they feel about their pitbull. I would die to save mine or sell my house to finance any emergency.

Most of the losers who own this breed won't even have a thought out opinion.

Most people who have never owned one do not have a valued opinion either.

posted 12-27-2002 11:28 PM           

As an adult I hear people all the time relating stories of attacks and how viscious this breed or that breed is. But here in the U.S. the amount of people who die from guns is almost 15,000% higher. Between 1978 and 1998 roughly 300 peopole were killed by dog bites. 300 is a pretty low number considering in that same period we had almost 1 million homicides by firearms alone. We have over 1,000 drownings a year. That is a hunderd times the amount of fatal dog bites. Do you know what the number one animal is for human deaths annualy? Horses. By twenty to one over the next animal..dogs. Considering there are far fewer horses in the U.S. than dogs don't you think we should focus on them? Not as glamorous though is it? Nothing like a snarling pitbull to boost the ratings, especially if you show it next to a young black male.

I now have two female pitbull terriers who are viscious. One time I saw them rip the wings off a defenseless moth only to swallow it minutes later. Worse than that they often attack friends and family with kisses and licks to the point of submission. I've been thinking of having them culled. I know I shouldn't allow these monsters to live.

Please do me a favor and do a little reading and a little living before you spew off nonsense about a breed and a cause you know little about. You sound strikingly familiar to another group of people who wanted to rid soceity of the wicked.......The Nazis.

Thank you for your time.

posted 12-30-2002 03:36 PM           

Hi Rott lover,
So sorry to hear about the tragic loss of your pup =(

I am no pitbull expert, but I do love mine and have many books about them in my dog section.

Most pits are not bred for fighting anymore. At least here in Canada and USA. Where your friend got his pits from could answer alot of questions. Reasearching the Bloodline could tell you alot about how your dogs will turn out. There are many lines now that are bred for the more desireable traits in the pitbull, like; courage, loyalty, strength, agility, intelligence, desire to please master, gameness. ****Good breeders do not breed dog aggressive dogs.**** This is what is being bred out of the line.

Yes a lack of education is much to blame in most pit bull scenarios. Pit bulls require advanced dog handlers and factual knowledge, not myths or rumours.
1. 3 dogs equals a pack and everthing we think we know about the everyday common dog , changes, to pack mentality, a hierarchy is formed.
2. The dogs need to be socialized with dogs & people starting from 16 weeks
3. Don't believe what Joe smoe says, do your research correctly and buy some books that were written specifically on this breed.
4. Never let 2 pits from the same pack play with one dog from another, they will dominate it.
5. Owning a pit bull is a much greater responsibility than owning other more familiar breeds. It requires more knowledge, dedication, responsibility and dicsipline.
6. Know the pit and how it thinks, yes it is a dog and thinks like a dog, however, it is like a Great white shark. It is above all the lesser breeds in a physical presence.

"This might just be rumor, but one of the things I have since heard is that part of the reason that they attack is that they are bred in such a way that their brains are bigger than their skulls, putting pressure on their brains and causing paranoia which leads to the attacking."

Yes this is a rumor, it does sound ridiculous when you really think about it.

Best regards,

Russell

[This message has been edited by Auspetian (edited 01-05-2003).]

posted 01-02-2003 04:05 PM         

Chain a dog up in the house backyard or the warehouse, don't play with it, don't take it out for walks, don't introduce it to new dogs and people, don't let it see anyone at all. Hmmmmmmm I wonder if after 3 years of isolation, it could tell if a stranger was trying to be friendly or attack it???

How can anyone be so absurd to blame a dog?

Let your unsocialized untrained dog run free in the suburbs. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, is it possible it could run into a situation where it felt threatened? It was scared? It was being chased by kids throwing rocks?

Just a few thoughts I had while driving home for lunch.

posted 02-03-2003 08:30 PM         

Your post makes alot of sense, people want to use the dog as a scapegoat. To escape the responsibility/liability of their dogs actions. They shouldn't even own a dog in the 1st place. If ones dog cannot act correctly in public places, do not take him where trouble could possibly arise. Sounds like a logical thing to live with. LOL some people can't and will never figure out this simple formula though. God PLEEEEEZ help them