| fhannah |
| Posted 4/20/2008 9:04:09 AM |
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I work with trouble juvenile on saturday and sundays I love my job but to day i was talking to some of my kid and they were talking about pitbull and how even if you take good care of them and your nice to them they may still turn on you or will turn on you. I own four American pitbull terriers Mo is 2yr male, Diamond is a 2yr female, talyor is 4mos female, and Bambam is 3mos male and Diamond just had eieght puppy on the 15 of April and I have kid and my dogs have never ever done anything to be mean and it hurt that these kids have nno clue and are already making jugements on a Dog with out finding out what a ture owner can do with there Dog I wish i could let them see mine but my work wont let me safty risk |
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| beaglebrat |
| Posted 4/20/2008 3:10:42 PM |
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Just because yours have not turned on you, doesn't mean that other pitbulls haven't turned on their owners.
I know of several, raised CORRECTLY that ended up attacking their family members and had to be put down.
The families all have the same stupid answer. I didn't know.
Really? You didn't know that pit-bulls were prone to aggressiveness towards people? You haven't read a newspaper or watched tv in your life?
I know pit-bull owners think it is all some big 'conspiracy theory', but its not.
These dogs are being bred YET TODAY for aggression (Michael Vick) and yes, I know, it's animal aggression, not people aggression.
Sorry, that's not how nature works all the time.
Sometimes when you breed for Dog aggression, you just end up with an aggressive Dog with an unstable temperament that will attack people.
Everyone always says 'look at the temperament of the parents', why don't pitbulls count for that? Why is it with them 'how they are raised'?
I feel they are more likely to be aggressive, just like a Chesapeake is more likely to retrieve or a greyhound is likely to be fast.
I am NOT a fan of the breed because I have seen the damage that pit-bulls can do to animals and humans.
I think a lot of it is breeding, BUT with so many lower class people breeding them (from the hood to hillbillies), I don't know how you would ever turn that breed around.
Yes, I have seen nice ones too. That still doesn't mean I would EVER have ANY in my house with a small child, but that is just me. |
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| suebgone |
| Posted 4/20/2008 3:30:52 PM |
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excellent post BB.
this breed is known for being un-predictable & it is only a matter of time until you find out the hard way. ever heard of pack mentality?
and your breeding them yet!! |
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| moggie |
| Posted 4/20/2008 5:44:19 PM |
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 i believe unfortunately, you are playing with FIRE!! i can understand you love your dogs, but one day, more than likely they will surprise you. i only hope your children, or someone elses, are not hurt or killed in the process. it is a great thing that someone has educated these children you work with that the danger can very easily be there. i certainly hope that you have the ability to see their lives through as if you fail, they will be doomed. they are not very placable!! bb made a sort of racial/stereotype statement. i cannot come up with words to explain myself other than bb is right. there will be a less than wonderful group of customers with less than great intentions knocking on your door for Puppies to take with them ususlly first to wherever they call home and then eventually to a chain in the backyard, and finally to the pound!! |
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| arachyd |
| Posted 4/20/2008 6:11:59 PM |
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Please take back the low class hillbilly comment. Some of the nicest little hounds, fiests and curs were bred by "hillbillys". I have heard of more biting chihuahuas, pekingese, and other small dogs than biting pit bulls. Bad breeding and poor training has given many small dogs terrible temperaments. The only reason the pit bulls make the news is because when they bite it is a serious bite. Good breeding and proper training gives a pit bull type breed just as much of a chance at being a good Dog as another breed. |
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| beaglebrat |
| Posted 4/20/2008 6:39:06 PM |
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I said hillbilly to balance out hood, because I don't think it is one race of people doing this. It goes across the board of people who raise dogs for fighting and aggression. White, Black and hispanic.
When I was a social worker I went to an optional 8 hour training about Dog fighting hosted for law enforcement, District Attorney, and Protective Services.
Gangs, drugs, and Dog fighting go hand in hand. It's big money too.
Which is at the root of all the aggressively bred Pitt-bulls.
I really don't know why so many people have a fascination with owning a 'pit-bull' when there are so many other great breeds out there.
arachyd-- As a Dog lover, I am sure your first instinct is to not blame the dog, but I don't think average people should be allowed to own Tigers in their homes, and I think that Pitt-bulls are not suitable for many average families that try to own them.
The ONLY Dog I have EVER witnessed excused from the ring due to aggression towards a confirmation judge was a 'Pit Bull' male at a UKC show. That judge couldn't get with in 20 feet of that dog. |
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| lakid1 |
| Posted 4/22/2008 1:47:25 PM |
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Active: 02-29-2008
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I agree with you sue. Beaglebrat, that was a good post. |
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