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lovemygreys

My panties are in a wild twist!!!

I think I've mentioned before, that I'm pretty sure with Hades I've lucked out genetically. I'm pretty sure I've also mentioned, that even if the ban is lifted here I probably wouldn't own another one.

Hades just sort of fell into my life. Don't get me wrong, I love him, but in general American Pitbull Terriers aren't really my breed.

I agree that MOST pitbulls do show some signs of aggression, I know a few that do and a few that don't.

I also agree 100% that a dogs history and predisposition to certain traits shouldn't be ignored.

[nicol25]

Hello again greyhound lover. I just want to say that I love my pitbulls and no one can take them away from me.

[nicol25]

Here are a few pictures of my dogs.

[crazydog06]

I love them! Don't own one but want too! I think that people own them without knowing how toproperly socialize them and that is why they end up attcking people! I want ot start a rescue!

[suzysmitt]

I've raised pits all my life, and have never had a problem with any of them being nasty or aggressive. I did my research on the lines I was buying for breeding, and met mothers, fathers, and siblings of pits I bought. I have never had a problem with any of them. I find them very loving, but with any dog if you abuse it or teach it to be mean and aggressive it will be. Watch how your neighbor works with his/her pit. If you think it's too much for them to handle you can always have them email me, and I'd be glad to help out. I find bad pits come from bad owners.

[icepaws20]

Nicol25 - What beautiful dogs, absolutely stunning!

Pitbulls are under the dangerous dogs act in the UK, the last time i saw one was about 5 years ago when i was working as a veterinary nurse,he was a lovely boy,the owners had done a good job with him.

Kirsty and koda xx

[larryb008]

i agree with you totally on that i also have had the plesure of owning pits i would not own any other kind of breed but my wife likes the little dogs one thing that pits are not is people agressive and to any one who does not beleive me take the time at look up the most common breed that is stolen in the world (puppy or adult) and you see it is "amstaff" because the are so people friendly

[larryb008]

Originally Posted by suzysmitt

I've raised pits all my life, and have never had a problem with any of them being nasty or aggressive. I did my research on the lines I was buying for breeding, and met mothers, fathers, and siblings of pits I bought. I have never had a problem with any of them. I find them very loving, but with any dog if you abuse it or teach it to be mean and aggressive it will be. Watch how your neighbor works with his/her pit. If you think it's too much for them to handle you can always have them email me, and I'd be glad to help out. I find bad pits come from bad owners.

in the city i live in they banned all pit bull breed and there has only been one pit bull attack claimed here in the 30 years i have lived here and was not an attack at all because my cousion was the victim this what happen the dog was on a chain and very excited to to get some attention for him he had a million times before the dog at the end of his chain pulled his front feet off the ground his nail snag his eye lid on the bottom and it ripped his eye pretty bad when the news paper posted the report they made it sound like vicious attack had happen so i called the paper and told them that was not what at all and were they got there got their info they told the victim which was a lie and when i busted them out on that all ask them is to print a retractment in there paper telling the truth they told me no cuz it made a better story there way. so in truth there has never been even one attack by pit in my town or even the whole county and pit bulls are the only breed banned . so my advice is people should only own dogs that they have the time and know how to train and you can give them my email also i would be more then happy to help them out training there dog or even take it home with me if that was the case so dont call dog catcher with out trying to get ahold of me even if they think not trainable

[lovemachichis]

i have never met a bad pit bull. i know that they have a bad rep because alot of ignorant people train them to do bad things, but thats just it. theyre TRAINED to be bad, there isnt a dog in existence that is born mean, its the ignorance of the owner that makes them mean.

pit bulls are in my personal opinion one of the smartest, and most loyal breeds ive ever had dealings with, and if i had enough room to let them run id own 10! not to mention that they are just absolutely beautiful! have you ever seen a blue merle pit, absolutely GORGEOUS!

so please dont believe the rep that some people have branded for this dog, its not theyre fault that people whove never had one think theyre bad. but if youre really worried, just keep an eye on him from a distance cuz let me tell you, if he has been trained to "kill" theres no getting one off of you once they lock them jaws, unless youve got some tranquilizer and a crowbar, their jaws are not a force to be reckoned with.

[Curbside Prophet]

Originally Posted by lovemachichis

if he has been trained to "kill" theres no getting one off of you once they lock them jaws, unless youve got some tranquilizer and a crowbar, their jaws are not a force to be reckoned with.

This is the issue bully breed owners have, or any dog owner, really, that they need to stay on top of. IMO, yes you can train a dog to kill, but it must have the motor skill to do so. Not all dogs have that motor skill, but all dogs do have the behavior to kill and or bite, it's just that for some this behavior is more latent than others, and it doesn't necessarily have to do with training. IMO, if you have a dog that has a history of killing other animals, regardless if it's a mouse or a moose, you need to know there's always that chance the kill call will be made, despite your best intentions.

It's when a dog that has the motor skill to chase, bite, and kill, and it gets in the wrong hands, the hands of an ignorant owner, that bully breed owners, all dog owners, should be concerned. Not because their dogs are different in behaviors than other dogs, but rather because as you say, they are a powerful breed.

To me, a dog as powerful as a pit screams at the need for registering your dog. There's got to be a way to keep dogs out of the hands of the ignorant. I'm not looking for a BSL here, but much like owning a gun, why not require all dog owners to register for a dog...require them to take a course in how to own a dog? On this topic, I think more work needs to be done in registering dogs.

[Ginny01OT]

I have met many pitbulls that were dolls. Unfortunately many pitbulls are BRED to fight, not just trained to attack and that in itself is where the problems lies--and again it is because of bad people, not bad dogs.

[kidalcorn]

I have very mixed feeling about pit bulls. On the one hand, you have their reputation as being a mean, blood thirsty dogs according to the media. But on the other hand I consider rotts. Having been around afew now, I know that the media is wrong but also strong consistant training is key to a good dog. One could argue that a good owner means a good dog but my father and his wife have a pitt mix, it actually belongs to my stepbrother, but my point is that they've had this dog for two years now, I've been away at college the majority of the time, and this dog is very very protective and can turn at any moment. He especially doesn't like me for some reason even though i've never been anything but nice to this dog. Personally I wouldn't have one but thats just my opinion.

[workingdog]

Key word, pit mix. Do not blame the pit if it has something else in there.

[Doggies4Evers]

They taken and killed alot of pittbulls, if you had one you had to give it to them or move with the dog to keep it or get it out of the place it was now banned, they killed newborn pittbull puppies and even dogs that look like a pittbull or a mix of one, they were killing alot of pittbulls because of the ban/s.

[Amaya-Mazie-Marley]

I've heard about the ban and I think its pathetic. Yes alot of Pit bulls are bred to be fighting dogs, but we need to look at the owners. Also, every dog, can and will bite. Its not just Pits..Plenty of dogs around here where I live, are very mean and will snap in an instant. What kind of dogs are they? Every kind imaginable. From purebred dogs to just mutts, and hate to say it, but they are all owned by old people. Who sadly can't physically train them, or just won't. I live in my grandmothers house, and everybody around here, had their houses built way back when there was nothing else around here but trees. Most of them are in their 80's and use dogs for protection, because its not very safe. Is that an excuse for the way their dogs act? Not at all. I understand that this pit bull stereotype will go on for ages, but its not necessary really.

[Ginny01OT]

Again it goes back to the "breeders" obviously people breed dogs to bring out certain characteristics and unfortunately some pit bull breeders bred certain pit bull dogs to bring out the fighting characteristics. If NO ONE paid to watch a pitbull match, or bet on it, or bought a dog for this reason or bred a dog for this reason we could make it extinct and bring the breed back to the way it was meant to be but again we have people to blame for making a dog a certain way and ruining it for the others who may not be that way. And, yes, all breeds are can bite but not many breeds are bred for fighting and biting, etc. but some pit bulls are bred specifically for that reason and that is the problem.

[squirt1968]

My neighbor has a pit bull that is dog aggresive he did 360.00 damage to another neighbors dog. I do not believe he has been taught to be dog aggressive however I do not think he has been taught anything. He is great with the neighborhood kids. The thing is if you have a cocker spaniel that is not trained he probably won't attack the other dogs and if he did would not do the damage a pity can do. I use to walk my shih tzu in the neighborhood but the pity came after us for no apparent reason I grabbed my dog and the pity nipped me in the butt. He only bruised me so I guess it was a warning.
None of the neighbors are happy to have the dog here. They do not keep him pinned up all the time. So not only woujld I not own one I don't like having them around bjut that is just my thoughts.

[repete]

I don't think the pitbull reputation goes completely undeserved to all pitbulls. I know that there is a lot of pitbulls that are used for fighting and aggression and has been bred into some pitbulls today, but not that much. It is easily corrected by puppy training.
Pitbulls are not like any other dog, that's a fact. They are very strong willed, powerful dogs with lots of energy and a high prey drive. If you have not ever owned a dog before or can't keep up with a dog with lots of energy, pitbulls are definitely not for you.

i just found a educational video online about pitbulls, check it out

http://gprime.net/flash.php/thepitbullproblem

[LeRoymydog]

Originally Posted by squirt1968

My neighbor has a pit bull that is dog aggresive he did 360.00 damage to another neighbors dog. I do not believe he has been taught to be dog aggressive however I do not think he has been taught anything. He is great with the neighborhood kids. The thing is if you have a cocker spaniel that is not trained he probably won't attack the other dogs and if he did would not do the damage a pity can do. I use to walk my shih tzu in the neighborhood but the pity came after us for no apparent reason I grabbed my dog and the pity nipped me in the butt. He only bruised me so I guess it was a warning.
None of the neighbors are happy to have the dog here. They do not keep him pinned up all the time. So not only woujld I not own one I don't like having them around bjut that is just my thoughts.

Are you blaming the dog for the owners ignorance of not training properly or giving it ANY social skils? You even said it was not taught anything. It's NOT the dogs fault.

[Captbob]

Originally Posted by squirt1968

My neighbor has a pit bull that is dog aggresive he did 360.00 damage to another neighbors dog. I do not believe he has been taught to be dog aggressive however I do not think he has been taught anything. He is great with the neighborhood kids. The thing is if you have a cocker spaniel that is not trained he probably won't attack the other dogs and if he did would not do the damage a pity can do. I use to walk my shih tzu in the neighborhood but the pity came after us for no apparent reason I grabbed my dog and the pity nipped me in the butt. He only bruised me so I guess it was a warning.
None of the neighbors are happy to have the dog here. They do not keep him pinned up all the time. So not only woujld I not own one I don't like having them around bjut that is just my thoughts.

If a Pity ever comes after my dog, the pity is going to wind up in the Vet ER, guaranteed......