Pitbull Owners

[RD400]

Thank you....

 

[JasonInAugusta]

I thought Pits were illegal to own in Denver?

Didn't you guys just pass that law not too long ago?

 

[sniders1975]

LOL.... he said kick them once or twice thats funny!!! theres no use talking about this anymore because there the same people that see a pit attack someone or somthing & say that it wasent the dogs falt!!!!!!!!! theres a resone they get a bad rep!!

 

[jason]

Yes they are, this was in a suburb of Denver.

Once they passed that law many pit owners sent there dogs to the suburbs. The people across the street from my inherited 2 of them, that were involved in the killing of another dog. These people keep the dogs in their garage 99% of the time. They have gotten out a few times. My wife and I both agree, the second either of those dogs steps into our yard, the 12 gauge will show them the way out of the yard.

 

[FrankyRizzo]

My neighbor has a pit and it likes to jump up and almost latch on to the top of the wall. I told my neighbor if his dog makes it over I will shoot it. It's getting closer. My son wont even play in the back yard because it freaks him out. So now I am a prisoner in my own house.

 

[twisted]

man you guys make me shake my head in disbelief. did you not read the article i posted.

are you all gonna jump on the band wagon just because the media publicizes the attacks mad by these dogs ? its makes better news then "other breed" dog attacks (that still happen)yea these dogs can be dangerous that why it always comes back to a responsible owner.

i understand alot about the breed. i did a whole lot of research before i got my dog. i didn't rush out and get one "to look like a bad ***" my dog is always supervised,on a leash,well trained,never left alone with another dog.

i understand that these dogs were bred to fight and in the rite circumstance im sure any pit will attack another dog, but a properly watched and trained pit are amazing friendly animals.my dog plays with the neighbors dog all the time but i am always rite there in case something goes wrong. all it takes is a poodle to attack my dog and my dog mauls it and im the bad guy and hes the bad dog.thats why iam there.

ive even have been out taking my dog for a walk and had mutts ,little dogs run out to try to start a fight, what do i do..i pick my dog up in my arms and yell to the owner to get their damn dog.how many freaking dogs are viscous ? alot, its not just pits dobies rotts etc. its your grandmas ****zu,your neighbor's jack russle,the thing that separates these dogs are their strengths.the large and powerful dogs just do more damage when they bite,its not that they bite more its just in the news more.

RESPONSIBLE OWNERS ! enough said.

 

[EMUTT]

When i was 8 i was "attacked"by my grandmothers POODLE so it doesnt matter the dog or how it was raised just the timing.All dogs are good at birth like humans just seen the wrong things.Ever think of what dog is backwards?DOG GOD?heres my 5 year old pitt mutt

 

[RD400]

No, not enough said. Do you go to work? Is your dog left outside in a fenced yard? Do you have your dog loose in the house in the spring or summer with just a screen door between it and kids or other dogs walking down the street? Do you get up to go get a drink and leave said dog alone with company in or around your house?

These are all time when you do not have complete control over your dog, so yes, your dog is dangerous. Any one of the mentioned situations your cute little fuzz ball of love could attack someone or something and KILL it.

And one more thing, its not a band wagon just because your not on it. You are wrong on this.

 

[jason]

I understand what you are saying. I heard a stat a long time ago that Labs have the most bites on record, sure I believe it becuase they is a higher percentage of labs out there.

I know that how you raise a dog is a big thing, but it is in a pitbulls genes to fight until death, you cannot do anything about that. The dog was bread with that switch in his head, it's just waiting to be flipped.

my dog plays with the neighbors dog all the time but i am always rite there in case something goes wrong. all it takes is a poodle to attack my dog and my dog mauls it and im the bad guy and hes the bad dog.thats why iam there.

The guy in the article I posted was right there, he put 2 bullets point blank into the dogs head and it didn't stop it.

What are you going to do if your dog snaps and starts killing another animal, or even worse a person. If 2 bullets directly into the brain didn't stop him what will?

 

[RCALLOYS]

This whole "Pits" debate thing is old. Same thing with Rotts, Dobies, whatever. I pretty much love all of the canine species, so I don't single any out. However, you do hear more about Pits, Rotts, Dobies, Akitas, and other so called "bully breeds" attacking humans and other pets. Well, in my opinion ANY dog be it 10lbs or 110lbs can bite or be aggressive. I'd rather be biten by a tea cup poodle than a 120 Rott or Pit though, can tell you that. Majority of the times it is the owner, how they raise the animal, the enviroment, the dogs background, parents, bloodline, etc.
I have a 120lb Rott/Lab mix along with a little 60lb Lab/Pit mix. Due to this, anywhere I go with them (mainly the 120 pounder) we get dirty looks. He isn't even a Rott but many see he isn't exactly a Lab either. Never have had a problem with him but I will tell you this. If I am out with him and someone wants to pet him, approach us, whatever........... I don't let them. Unforunately because of his size and looks people already have a bad idea about him and a little unsure about him. With this, it is always better off just to avoid anything. Especially with the more "guarding" bred dogs, to me at least.
Have nothing against Pit Bulls. My neighborhood has a lot of them, however the "nature" of the folks that have them, don't have any business owning them, in my opinion. That is why sometimes I'll catch myself stereo-typing the breed. It is a tough call but I just leave it at the fact that the owners usually are at fault. Then again, Pits from the bloodlines 100's of years back, it is just in them, the fight and killing instinct. The old tale of their jaws locking always makes me giggle though. They were indeed bred for this and I guess it still lives on in them. When it is time for me to get another pair of dogs, one will be a full bred Rott and the wife is getting a Chocolate Lab . I've had German Shepherds as well, loved them as much as the present animals. Will never have one again though as she turned on me and nearly tore me apart, only weighed 76lbs but my God............ powerful. Later it was determined she had a nervous system disorder, didn't make me feel any better but was an answer.
Sooooooooo, in closing (and rambling) my only opinion really is if you own a "bully breed", be a responsible owner! Many get these breeds for that reason only, because many fear them or are unsure of them. My cousin had a Pit probably 20 years ago. Nicest thing ya ever come across. Well, one day it decided it wanted to try and eat her 3 year old son. Guess what, he got a 357 pointed at him and got 3 in the head thanks to my Uncle...... the boys Grandfather. SO.......... Pits are Pits, some are just fine and then wham'o.......... one day they come unglued.

With that, I close with a pic of my animal. I know how much flack I get for having him when people figure out what he is. Can't imagine how much a Pit owner gets when out in public. Mine isn't even a full bred Rott and it is tough.

 

[twisted]

This whole "Pits" debate thing is old. Same thing with Rotts, Dobies, whatever. I pretty much love all of the canine species, so I don't single any out. However, you do hear more about Pits, Rotts, Dobies, Akitas, and other so called "bully breeds" attacking humans and other pets. Well, in my opinion ANY dog be it 10lbs or 110lbs can bite or be aggressive. I'd rather be biten by a tea cup poodle than a 120 Rott or Pit though, can tell you that. Majority of the times it is the owner, how they raise the animal, the enviroment, the dogs background, parents, bloodline, etc.
I have a 120lb Rott/Lab mix along with a little 60lb Lab/Pit mix. Due to this, anywhere I go with them (mainly the 120 pounder) we get dirty looks. He isn't even a Rott but many see he isn't exactly a Lab either. Never have had a problem with him but I will tell you this. If I am out with him and someone wants to pet him, approach us, whatever........... I don't let them. Unforunately because of his size and looks people already have a bad idea about him and a little unsure about him. With this, it is always better off just to avoid anything. Especially with the more "guarding" bred dogs, to me at least.
Have nothing against Pit Bulls. My neighborhood has a lot of them, however the "nature" of the folks that have them, don't have any business owning them, in my opinion. That is why sometimes I'll catch myself stereo-typing the breed. It is a tough call but I just leave it at the fact that the owners usually are at fault. Then again, Pits from the bloodlines 100's of years back, it is just in them, the fight and killing instinct. The old tale of their jaws locking always makes me giggle though. They were indeed bred for this and I guess it still lives on in them. When it is time for me to get another pair of dogs, one will be a full bred Rott and the wife is getting a Chocolate Lab . I've had German Shepherds as well, loved them as much as the present animals. Will never have one again though as she turned on me and nearly tore me apart, only weighed 76lbs but my God............ powerful. Later it was determined she had a nervous system disorder, didn't make me feel any better but was an answer.
Sooooooooo, in closing (and rambling) my only opinion really is if you own a "bully breed", be a responsible owner! Many get these breeds for that reason only, because many fear them or are unsure of them. My cousin had a Pit probably 20 years ago. Nicest thing ya ever come across. Well, one day it decided it wanted to try and eat her 3 year old son. Guess what, he got a 357 pointed at him and got 3 in the head thanks to my Uncle...... the boys Grandfather. SO.......... Pits are Pits, some are just fine and then wham'o.......... one day they come unglued.

With that, I close with a pic of my animal. I know how much flack I get for having him when people figure out what he is. Can't imagine how much a Pit owner gets when out in public. Mine isn't even a full bred Rott and it is tough.

RCALLOYS, beautiful dog!

ive heard the snap thing, the trigger in their head theory. they just go off. maybe iam blind to that fact as i never seen it happen and i love my dog and he shows know sings of it.

 

[dezfan]

RCALLOYS, beautiful dog!

ive heard the snap thing, the trigger in their head theory. they just go off. maybe iam blind to that fact as i never seen it happen and i love my dog and he shows know sings of it.

I've never seen a nuclear missile in person either, doesn't mean that it doesn't exist or that it won't kill me.

 

[twisted]

No, not enough said. Do you go to work? Is your dog left outside in a fenced yard? Do you have your dog loose in the house in the spring or summer with just a screen door between it and kids or other dogs walking down the street? Do you get up to go get a drink and leave said dog alone with company in or around your house?

These are all time when you do not have complete control over your dog, so yes, your dog is dangerous. Any one of the mentioned situations your cute little fuzz ball of love could attack someone or something and KILL it.

And one more thing, its not a band wagon just because your not on it. You are wrong on this.

my fuzz ball of love ? are you 12 years old ? grow up,read and learn.except the fact that not all pits are bad. i agree some are,maybe even alot.

my dog when outside is on a thick *** cable and i keep an eye on him. hes not left out alone.

yes my dog is loose in the house on a spring summer day. the screen door is locked.when he barks at the door he is disciplined.he knows its not allowed.

yes, when company is around he is allowed with them.socializing is part of having a good pet. keeping a dog away from other people or animals is one thing that can contribute to an attack

im sorry but i do not believe my dog to be dangerous.the breed as a whole id even venture to say maybe 75% of them are,but thats not the dog fault or how it has been breed over the last 100 years. if anything its because of how it has been breed over the last 25 years.

did you know back in the early day of the pit bull it was breed to fight, the fights were not allowed to go to the death. if a dog showed any aggression towards a handler it was killed. it was breed out of them.humans needed to work with the animals,they couldn't have dogs that were unmanageable.

poor breeding has led to some dangerous dogs. its the sad truth but its unfair to say they are all bad.

 

[twisted]

I've never seen a nuclear missile in person either, doesn't mean that it doesn't exist or that it won't kill me.

comparing animals to bombs. cool.

 

[RCALLOYS]

Thanks for the kind comment on my animal Twisted . As my long, rambling story states....... I don't have anything against Pits. Just that I've had dogs for almost 30 years of my life. My Grandfather always told me it don't matter WHAT kind of dog it is, respect them. Reason being, ANY of them can come unglued at the drop of a hat. My German Shepherd proved this to me. Be it because of unknown nervous system problems or just that it is in their blood. I've always treated every one of my dogs and everyone elses with the same idea, any of 'em could go nutty. Myself, can associate somewhat with the stereo-type bully breeds get. Again, obviously mine isn't a full bred Rott but because of his appearance, the majority of folks aren't too fond of him.

Wife and I do a lot of camping. Well, some of the campgrounds have banned bully breeds. This makes it tough for us JUST because of the way my big dog looks. In fact, 3 years ago we were at a HUGE campground. We were all sitting out, big dog on a custom leash I made (3ft) and resting at my side. Out of nowhere and little Highland Terrier comes up and attempts to start a fight with MINE. All was controlled until this little dog advanced towards me. This took me dragging across the hard ground, on my back. Nothing ever came of it BUT, because my dog "looked" Rottweiler-ish.......... we were watched by the campground owners the rest of the weekend. SO, I know how it goes :?

Meanwhile, pic of my Shepherd with that "snapped". The little one next to her, is the one you see in the pic in the previous post of mine. Along with the nervous system thing, she also ended up with Cancer at the age of 3 years. We put her down............ :-(

Annnnnnnnnnnnnd, another good pic of Big Dog

 

[lohocla]

Good owners or not, some dogs are just bread to kill. Pits, Dobies, Rots, German Shepards, etc. should have a special permit to go along with ownership.

I have a good friend that had a Pitbull for 4 years from a puppy and one day it got up from a nap, walked across the living room and ripped half of her 2 year old sons face off. There was no reason, the kid was playing by himself. My friend, her mom, and her sister were sitting in the living room at the time and saw how it happened. The dog just snapped. Owning one of these kind of dogs is like having a loaded gun sitting in the house. Most likely nothing will happen but why take the chance.


And for anyone who says....

"Its how you raise them"

My friend treated this dog like one of her children.

"The dog was provoked"

Bullsh*t! This thing just got up and tried to kill a human, no provikation.

"It was just a bad dog, mine would never do that"

You really want to risk your childrens or other peoples children on this hope. You never hear of Boarder Collies or Poodles maming or killing people. Your dog was bread TO ATTACK AND KILL.

Nothing personal, just what I have seen a family go through with one of these "harmless" animals:roll:

you can't be serious dude.

and BTW my family has had 6 standard poodles over the years and any intruder would not go near my house. My brother was taunting one of them and he bit my brothers arm and started tossin his head around tryin to rip the arm. in the end he got 230 stiches inside and 300 outside up his whole arm. so dont say a poodle will not mame. they are dogs and as such should be treated as so. but for the good of everyone do not ever blame an animal because thats just what it is, an animal.

dont underestimate fluffy, a little windup dog is as likely to bite as a pit is. maybe pits were bred for death or killing so what. its the owners responsibilty to have control of the dog at all times. stupid people should be getting put down, not their dogs

 

[twisted]

Thanks for the kind comment on my animal Twisted . As my long, rambling story states....... I don't have anything against Pits. Just that I've had dogs for almost 30 years of my life. My Grandfather always told me it don't matter WHAT kind of dog it is, respect them. Reason being, ANY of them can come unglued at the drop of a hat. My German Shepherd proved this to me. Be it because of unknown nervous system problems or just that it is in their blood. I've always treated every one of my dogs and everyone elses with the same idea, any of 'em could go nutty. Myself, can associate somewhat with the stereo-type bully breeds get. Again, obviously mine isn't a full bred Rott but because of his appearance, the majority of folks aren't too fond of him.

Wife and I do a lot of camping. Well, some of the campgrounds have banned bully breeds. This makes it tough for us JUST because of the way my big dog looks. In fact, 3 years ago we were at a HUGE campground. We were all sitting out, big dog on a custom leash I made (3ft) and resting at my side. Out of nowhere and little Highland Terrier comes up and attempts to start a fight with MINE. All was controlled until this little dog advanced towards me. This took me dragging across the hard ground, on my back. Nothing ever came of it BUT, because my dog "looked" Rottweiler-ish.......... we were watched by the campground owners the rest of the weekend. SO, I know how it goes :?

Meanwhile, pic of my Shepherd with that "snapped". The little one next to her, is the one you see in the pic in the previous post of mine. Along with the nervous system thing, she also ended up with Cancer at the age of 3 years. We put her down............ :-(

Annnnnnnnnnnnnd, another good pic of Big Dog

sorry to hear that your shepard got cancer. i lost my lab/blue tic to cancer in 2001. thats when i got my pit.which i think is in my bed un supervised and sleeping.

 

[RD400]

lohocla, yes I am serious. This little boy is 10 now and has had 13 surgeries to put his face back together. Still doesn't look or work right.

my fuzz ball of love ?

That is called sarcasim.

are you 12 years old ? grow up,read and learn.

Personal insult, sign of a losing argument. And if I remember correctly, the people against PitBulls have been showing facts. What facts are you showing except you think your dog is perfect.

except the fact that not all pits are bad. i agree some are,maybe even alot.

im sorry but i do not believe my dog to be dangerous.the breed as a whole id even venture to say maybe 75% of them are,but thats not the dog fault or how it has been breed over the last 100 years. if anything its because of how it has been breed over the last 25 years.

In these two quotes you agree with me that 75% of PitBulls are dangerous and that people in the past 25 years have been breeding for agression. I believe that you think your dog in not dangerous, but how would I know? Every PitBull owner says "Max never did anything like this before" into the channel 7 news camera as he is arrested for his dog killing a kid down the street.

poor breeding has led to some dangerous dogs.

This I agree with.

its the sad truth but its unfair to say they are all bad.

I agree with this as well, but once again, how do I know your dog is one of the good ones.

One more thing...

yes my dog is loose in the house on a spring summer day. the screen door is locked.

Are you saying that your dog in not able to break though a screen door? I have seen my parents Golden Retrievers knock one down to get a rabbit. If that dog wanted out, you wouldn't be able to stop it.

At the end of the day, people who have these kind of dogs are looking for the status and the image that comes along with saying "I have a PitBull". There is no good reason to have one except to brag about it or to use it as a weapon. Its no differant than the guy that buys a new 4X4, lifts it 16 inches, puts massive tires on it, chromes everything, and puts a $10,000.00 paint job on it. That truck will never go off-road, it is there so the owner can scream "LOOK AT ME AND HOW COOL I AM!!"

 

[twisted]

"Personal insult, sign of a losing argument. And if I remember correctly, the people against PitBulls have been showing facts. What facts are you showing except you think your dog is perfect."

i dont know, the article i posted above..

"In these two quotes you agree with me that 75% of PitBulls are dangerous and that people in the past 25 years have been breeding for agression. I believe that you think your dog in not dangerous, but how would I know? Every PitBull owner says "Max never did anything like this before" into the channel 7 news camera as he is arrested for his dog killing a kid down the street"

again,bad publicity. i don't disagree with you that this breed can has or has the ability to attack,you just don't see other attacks on the news as it don't pull ratings, doesn't mean it does not happen.see above post about the poodle

"I agree with this as well, but once again, how do I know your dog is one of the good ones. "

how do you know any dog is good ? because of the breed ? no,respect any animal.

"Are you saying that your dog in not able to break though a screen door? I have seen my parents Golden Retrievers knock one down to get a rabbit. If that dog wanted out, you wouldn't be able to stop it"

no, im sure he could...see the difference is i trained my dog since he was 8 weeks old.

"At the end of the day, people who have these kind of dogs are looking for the status and the image that comes along with saying "I have a PitBull". There is no good reason to have one except to brag about it or to use it as a weapon. Its no differant than the guy that buys a new 4X4, lifts it 16 inches, puts massive tires on it, chromes everything, and puts a $10,000.00 paint job on it. That truck will never go off-road, it is there so the owner can scream "LOOK AT ME AND HOW COOL I AM!!"

are you saying thats what iam doing ? you don't know me so don't assume.lets not turn this into a personal attack.....sign of a loosing argument...


you know i started this thread to talk about this breed in a positive way, to share my pet with others of this forum, not to listen to your negative comments.yea i can handle the couple i might get but this is more then an sarcastic run of the mouth for you.you just want to argue.not the reason i posted this...

 

[SIRMAXXALOT]

I had a pit and I agree great dogs in the right hands, but I guess mine was not what you think of when you picture a pit, she had a tale and a little longer snout, she was and albino with white/skyblue eyes-she past away this last year at my parents farm. I now own an Olde English Buldogge that looks more like a pit than my pit did and he is wonderful. I just don't think it's right that because a pit is more powerful and harder to defend against than say a poodle that people want to outlaw them.
Just my opinion and everybody is welcome to their own.