No fan of pit bulls here. What tragic stories.

I thought I would never own a pit, but I was at the Humane Society looking for a cat for our Lab and I met Harlequin

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She is a Basinji/Staffordshire Terrier mix. I have owned Basinjis all my life and fell in love with her. They had a promotion for Veterans that day and she was free so nowI own at least a Pit cross. I do not know about other dogs, but this one is not a danger (except to the ear). She is very social with most other dogs and every child we have introduced her to is well loved by her( and their ears are very clean). I will not use the word never, but with the few Pits I have met and Ms Quin, I have come to believe that it is the owners not the dogs, if you raise and train your dog to be loving animal, it will not be a menace to others.
Peace
Piper
aka Scott

This breed of dog has been banned or has restrictions on ownership in nine countries, and in seventeen of our states.
The time has come.
All dogs of this breed need to be sterilized, and have it disappear. I could not in good conscious support someone’s pet being confiscated and put to death if it never exhibited violent behavior, but I also cannot support the continued unprovoked and deadly attacks by these animals.

I am a pet groomer and will tell you as many groomers will that pitbulls are not born evil. I have been shredded and have stitches from almost every chow chow i have met. In the area i live in as well as all around the country i’m sure there are people who breed pitbulls for fighting. When these same people run out of money or are low on money they forcefully breed aggressive female pitbulls on breeding blocks to more aggressive males. The result is a generation of aggressive dogs. BAN THE BACKYARD BREEDERS!!!! I have a pit mix and groom several safe pitbulls. I have turned away a couple which I recognized from the neighborhood. As with any breed that was bred to work and guard when treated wrong or not properly trained they can be dangerous. This tragedy is no ones fault but the OWNERS of the dogs. And for the lady who adopted the staffordshire mix; YOUR DOG IS NOT A PITBULL!!. They are 2 different breeds. I love the pitbulls I groom and they are truly sweet but they have been properly trained and socialized with people and animals. The dogs in texas were probably either tied up all the time or put away when anyone came to the house. That make for a fierce guard dog that cannot be trusted.

I don’t have a dog in this fight, so to speak, but certain people choose dogs based on their power and they often train those dogs to be aggressive. In the past this dog of choice has been dobermans or rottweillers. Currently it’s the pit bull.

If miscreant dog owners moved on to another breed I suspect that pit bulls would cause much less damage.

The breed should be banned. Period

These dogs were bred to KILL, the only solution is to KILL the breed!

It is the owner not the breed! I agree they are tough dogs to handle, I have been raised around them and now have one pit and a pit mix. They should not be banned and to the person who thinks should be killed, SHAME ON YOU! It just takes a certain person to become the master of this kind of breed. Period. It is just irresponsible people who create these situations. A lot of people with pits have them because they are in fashion in certain lifestyles, or for other vain reaons, but they are uneducated about dogs and breeds and are therefore irresponsible owners. With this breed of dog you should follow a very strict guideline of how to raise and train them, and then be aware of certain situations you take them into. They are not happy-go-lucky dogs, though they do have that in their personality. They can be moody, fussy, clingy, sneaky, anxious, ect., just like people. They are also very, very dependent dogs and require alot of time with their owners and need alot of controlled exersise. Simple common sense for raising any dog! THESE DOGS ARE NOT FOR THE LAZY OR WEAK-MINDED! They are energetic, smart, and loving, and if treated that way can be amazing companions.

I am so heartbroken on how people think.
Any dog can be aggressive and any dog can kill. Chow Chow’s, Papillions,Chihuahua’s,Toy Poodles,Cocker Spaniels,Pekingese, and so many more dogs are listed as the most aggressive.

What everyone needs to understand is that it may be the dog sometimes, but in the long run it’s how they are raised. Let’s say a pit bull attacks someone. The owner says “Oh he is so sweet, he’d never do that!” How do you know how that dog is treated at home? You don’t.

DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY IT’S COVER!!!

I just adopted a 2 month old pit bull puppy, and I can promise you that he will not have one mean bone in his body.

This whole BSL thing is pretty much a form of racism against dogs. What is going to happen when you kill all of the pit bulls? What breed are you going to go after next? Don’t you see that this is wrong.

It’s not only pit bulls. Please educate yourselves.
I have worked with so many pit bulls, and they are all the sweetest dogs there are.

These are AMERICAN dogs. We are killing our own.
Yes it is wrong when people fight these animals, but did you ever stop to think about the people that own pit bulls strictly as pets? They become family members. Why would you want to break apart someones family.

Stop doing this. I know it’s horrible when a dog attacks someone. But stop singling out the AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER.

These dogs were bred to be family pets. Before them people fought Dobermans and Rotties. Now they are the family pets and pit bulls are the fighters.

EDUCATE YOURSELF AND STOP BEING SO QUICK TO JUDGE!!!! NOT ALL PIT BULLS ARE BAD. DON’T BREAK OUR HEARTS BY KILLING OUT PETS.

Good for you for speaking up against these ticking time bombs on legs!!!! I can’t imagine what that little boy was thinking as he was dying a horrific death, but I can tell you how my son felt when he was attacked by a pit bull. He remembers how the dogs jaw continuously chewed in the same spot on his foot, over and over and over for what seemed like an eternity. This dog escaped its home, bore down on my son who wasn’t even in the dogs yard, and mauled him twice (after being removed from him, the dog came at him again). My son was lucky. Yes, lucky, even though the attack has scarred him physically and mentally (he broke several bones in his foot), he’s alive!!! How many more people have to die in the jaws of this beast!?

I’ve tried for years to raise awareness of the fact that these dogs were bred to fight and to kill. They were never meant for pets and now through generations of backyard breeding and inbreeding, they no longer can be trusted due to genetic mutilation. I’ve been threatened by the so called supporters of this demon animal and it just perpetuates the reality that it IS the owner along with the breed that creates these death machines. And I’m really tired of hearing about “Oh he was just the sweetest dog…until…” . Or I just walked into the other room….and then….” Wake up all you idiots that endorse this breed. There are a million other kinder animals you could cohabitate with. Your dog may be a sweetie UNTIL!!!!! Who wants to wait for that to happen?

Wake up and let’s get this breed banned from the planet.

The ignorance that some of the comments on this page shows makes me positively sick. the breed should be banned?! period? what is wrong with you people?! not a damn one of you have owned,known or been close to a pit and that is 100% evident.

[Editor --- You're right, Vice. None of us have owned pit bulls because we're not thugs and gangster-wanna-be's. None of us have owned pit bulls because we are too smart to endanger our children, our family, our friends, and our community with these dangerous animals that are bred to attack and destroy.]

the media and uneducated people like you are the reason that pits have such a bad wrap.

[Editor --- No, idiot, they have such a bad rap because of the frequency and the brutality of their attacks on humans. Every time another pit bull kills another child (usually the pets' owner's own children), they stack onto their much deserved "bad wrap". It's kinda like saying Hitler got a "bad rap", too.]

these are living loving creatures who unfortunately, at times, are taken in and raised by ignorant people who have no idea how to handle an animal like that.

[Editor --- This is what every single pit bull owner says to the reporter and the sheriff right after their beloved family pet mauled and killed their child.]

or with the intention of turning a loving pack protector into a fighting machine. these dogs love just like any other and to say that an entire breed must be punished is the most uninformed and unfortunate thing that could possibly happen. these animals were bred to protect, to serve … a companion as well as a weapon when needed. when something this powerful is put into the hands of irresponsible assholes then what do you expect will happen?! As a human race we consider it “uncivilized” to judge a man by the color of his skin and not to hold one man accountable for another mans actions… its sad to see when an animal has been raised wrong and has to pay the price with his life and in some tragic cases,such as this, the life of another human. because the animal was never taught any better. the chances of the dogs in question being raised incorrectly are 100%. any responsible pit owner would never let their dogs run free in a neighborhood full of kids. its clear the animals were never socialized with children. education on pits would show you that these animals instinctively bond to children when introduced properly after training/rescuing,or have been raised from a pup with the love and careful guidance of an educated and informed pit bull owner. my life is dedicated to rescuing ,loving, training,re-socializing and rehabilitating this wonderful breed and trying to undue the damage that has been done by the same kind of ignorance i see here… my point is this: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A BAD DOG, ONLY BAD OWNERS.

People you are stupid. These dogs were bred to be aggresive by dumb people that are money hungery. They were NOT born that way, if you think that your just ignorent. They protect you just as any other dog would, and just because they are strong dogs doesnt mean anything, thats how there built. Pitbulls are beautiful cretures and if you dont see it your blind. Dont ban the dog ban the stupid iddiots that bred the dogs wrong!

how can everyone be so ignorant? for those of you that dont know what ignorant means it mean uneducated. so lets start some where simple most people think a ‘pit bull’ is a breed of dog that has a blocky head short and alot of muscle tone. but the ‘pit bull’ is actually not a breed of dog at all. there are american pit bull terriors and many other forms of bull terriors. now american pit bull terriors(apbt) score extermly high in temperment test, they score at around 83% where the average for about 122 different breeds is around a 77%. the apbt is not a human aggressive breed. yes in the early 19th century they were breed for bull baiting and dog fighting so the breed in general is animal aggressive which does not mean they are or will have human aggression. the apat was one of the most common breeds in households in the early and mid 19th century. so what happend gang members, drug dealers, and dog fighters have mistreated these wonderful dogs. and dogs of any breed if raised without socialization or them being abused will have problems and it may end up with a fatal dog attack. black labs have a number of fatal attacks but are they put on front pages of news papers and the answer is no. ‘pit bulls’ get a bad reputation because of ignorant people raising them the wrong way. i have a one year old apbt and she is a very sweet dog. but im a responsible owner i never have her off a leash around other people or children without my supervision. shes well socialized but im not goin to take the risk of anything happening. and i think the people that dont socialize thier dogs shouldnt have them being its irresponsible and thats why attacks happen. people like that should be brought up on criminal charges. these dogs arent for everyone they take alot of training and attention. if you cant give it dont take on the responsibility. so if you are one of those people that viciously attack ‘pit bulls’ get educated about what you are going to say. or atleast admit its just your ignorant opinion which is not accurate.

The only thing I agree with on this blog is that the level of ignorance and denial is overwhelming. Do you really believe pit bulls are the only dogs that attack? If so, you really need to start doing a search in online news articles for dog attacks and not pit bull attacks which is apparently all you people ever search for. The only thugs I continue to meet and hear from are the ones who are willing to eradicate people’s pets because of mass hysteria. You might want to learn more about the practices of the Nazi party as what you people are doing here is really no different than what occurred in the Holocaust. Judging and eradicating a race based on personal preference.

Don’t you people have better things to discuss like the state of this country, sexual predators, homicide, domestice violence, drugs in our schools. I guess not.

I just wanted to add the question:

Are you sure that the dogs involved in this attack were pit bull terriers?

It has been documented numerous times that often in the media a dog is identified as a “pit bull” and then the next day are re-identified as a boxer, bulldog, rottweiler, lab, I’ve even seen one where the attacking dog was actually a collie. Just because a dog is large and aggressive does not automatically make it a pit bull terrier (apbt). I’m not saying that these weren’t pit bulls in this particular case but that I’ve seen enough news stories that later have corrections that I had to ask the question.

As far as the ownership of pit bull terriers goes, I think that Michael Vick’s pit bulls are a perfect example of how ownership affects a dog’s aggressive behavior. One of his dogs is now a qualified therapy dog and another one is finishing training to become one as well. A pit bull was one of the rescue dogs used to save lives after 9/11.

For those of you who argue that you know people who have been attacked by a pit bull and they should all be destroyed, I personally know 2 people who have been attacked by German Shepherds, a baby that was attacked by a border collie, and a 3 year old that was attacked by a dachsund. I myself was attacked by a pomeranian. If you want to destroy an entire breed based on the actions of some, go ahead and destroy your favorite dog as well because I’m sure that at least one of them has attacked someone. Even Golden Retrievers (America’s favorite dog) have been known to attack people. If a dog attacks or is overly aggressive, maybe there is no hope that it can be properly socialized and trained BUT if it had received in the beginning by a RESPONSIBLE owner, such behavior could have been prevented. Pit bull terriers are not killing machines. But just like anything else, if it is held in irresponsible hands things like this can happen. I have a two year old pit bull and he is currently going under training to be qualified as a canine good citizen and I may pursue therapy training for him as well. He is a smart, well-behaved, and friendly dog who’s only faults are that he doesn’t realize that he isn’t a lap dog and that he wants to be with people all the time. If that’s a “killing machine” then give me 10 of them.

My sister was bit by a German Shepard and I was bit by a Saint Bernard. All dogs can bite. I know its not the dogs, its the owners. But how can we make stupid people not get this breed of dog? Impossible.

It is the breed and the owners. Both are responsable. Pit Bulls were bred for bull baiting and dog fighting. If you go to any pro pit bull site, it will explain that a so called “responsable pit bull owner” Never takes it off-lease, Never in public place, Never with kids or other animals unsupervised and Never ever roaming. If Pit Bull owners lived up to that, then there would be much less problems, but they dont! I go to dog parks with my dog and there are always un-leashed Pit Bulls at these places. My dog was attacked by a Pit Bull at a local dog park, luckily he escaped with minor injuries. A Pit Bull at different park near me just recenty took out a Lopso-Obso’s eye. The little dog just came into the Pits line of site. This pit bull started coming to the park as a puppy, it started aggresssive and only got worst. You can blame the owner for bringing the dog around or lack of training but its the dogs breeding and desire to fight that ultimatly causes these attacks. Breeding actually works! Dogs were bred for all sorts of different things and it shows. Thats why labs will retrieve without training, pointers actually point, shepards sometimes herd other animals and Pit Bulls tend to be aggressive with a desire to fight and possibly kill. I like what someone else wrote earlier, I dont want to take or kill anyones Pet Pit Bull (granted it doesnt kill anyone) but I think we should outlaw their breeding. All pits should be fixed, insured, and owners should be forced to be “responsable owners”.

cont… Then we just wait it out and the length of a dogs life, there wont be anymore Pit Bulls around!

Wow.Very depressing of the snobbery and ignorance of those who think banning the “pitbull” is going to solve everything. In the late 80’s is was the Doberman, In the 90’s in was the Rotweiler, and now , with the advent of rap stars and Michael Vick, Pitbulls are in the spot light. Due to all the hype about the “pitbull” it makes for a good news story when even later on it is discovered it wasn’t even a pitbull attack after all. I am a nurse in an emergency room and i see bites from every kind of dog imaginable. Usually bites to children occur from the smaller breed dogs and they bite the face. My father is an MD and we BOTH have staffordshire terriers. We are by no means ” thugs or gangsters”,we are caucasions, and well educated. Not everyone in possession of APBT are irresponsible owners. We are never going to be able to stop backyard breeding, irresponsible owners, pit fighting and aggressive dogs. We have to make dog owners responsible for their pets actions. If a dog kills a person, they should be convicted of murder, regardless if they were there or not. It really is not fair to blame the breed you can make a labrador retriever aggressive if you want to.

Most jurisdictions that ban pit bulls define them as any of several AKC-recognized types, not just the APBT. They also specify that mixed-breed dogs are also banned. So please don’t tell us that APBTs
are OK. History proves you dead wrong, as are way too many victims. The only good pit bull is a dead one, especially if it enters my property.

Funny that you used a laborador as an example. I just looked Pit Bulls up and found these ten rules to owning a pit bull. Its filled with restrictions and responsibilites. This is a Pro Pit Bull site, look for yourself. http://www.pitbulllovers.com/responsible-pit-bull-owners.html.

You cant even find 10 rules to owning a lab. It just talks about how easy they are to train, social, active and how well they get along with pretty much everyone, people, dogs, kids. Pit Bull advocates will defend the Pit by saying how loyal and loving they are. Since mostly ALL dogs share this quality, its not worth mentioning, my lab is as loyal as it gets.

Pit Bulls have been doing this for a while now. A study released in 2000 by the CDC regarding dog-bite related fatalities states there were 66 deaths caused by purebred pit-bull bites between 1979 and 1998. That number ranked No. 1 out of the nine purebred dogs in the study. Its just getting worst! I just dont understand it, there are So many breeds, why get a dog that has been bred for aggression and dog fighting and bring it around other dogs and into public settings? If you cant have your dog off leash ever, it cant play with other dogs, and it must be contained all the time, why have it? I take my dog everywhere, swimming, hiking, dog parks, around dogs I know and dont know, with kids and cats, work, you name it, there are no problems. I trained him well and he is not aggressive by nature. All Im saying is dont get a dog bred for fighting and aggression, then be shocked when thats exactly what it does, it never surprises me when my lab retrieves!

Basically from what Iv seen and what Iv learned about Pit Bulls, I dont trust Pit Owners to contain these animals. That information posted on the Pro-Pit Bull web-sites about owning a Pit Bull is full of warnings and restrictions. When I bought an iguna years ago, the pet shop wouldnt sell it to me until he was sure I had the proper tank set up so that the animal would survive and be in a comfortable place. Responsible Pit Bull breeders (if there is such a thing) should do the same. They should screen their customers to make sure they arent the type to abuse it or train it to fight and they should inspect the home where the dog will be kept and make sure it is suitable for a Pit Bul, meaning they cant get out! Of course they do the opposite and sell these dogs to everyone and anyone that wants one, leaving the public in danger. If my dog gets hurt by one of these dogs, I promise you will all read about a dog owner killing a Pit Bull in broad day light.

To the Pit Bull Lovers;

Almost every Pit Lover that I run into says the exact same thing we are reading here on this forum. One comment, in particular, that has been repeated over and over again by the PBL’s is a topic that think deserves additional conversation.

I keep hearing statments such as, “It’s not the breed that makes these dogs aggressive, it is the ignorant people raising them the wrong way” or “It is the owner not the breed! They are tough dogs to handle. It takes a certain person to become the master of this kind of breed. ”

Sounds to me like what these PBL’s are saying is that this breed has the capability of being something a kin to a “dangerous weapon” and that they are wonderful pets so long as you have had some kind of very specialized training and education in order to “handle” this very sweet and lovable dog. WHAT?

I am sorry to burst your bubble, but I have had many different dogs throughout my life and none of them required this elite specialized training in order to make them sweet and lovable pets. The dogs I have had came to us sweet and lovable.

If the PBL’s continue to insist that it is the owners and not the breed, then I think legislation should be inacted wherein anyone who want to have a Pit Bull as a family pet will most certainly be allowed to do so provided the following criteria has been met; 1) everyone in the home where the dog is going to reside must become a registered and certified handler of a Molosser Breed dog (that is the root breed from which most all fighting dogs originate, see below), 2) You must have a special dog license costing at least $500.00 – $1,000.00 every two years (the money goes into a fund to help victims who have been attacked by Molosser Breed dogs), 3) strict requirements must be in place to safe guard the public when you move this breed out of it’’s required and regulated private enclosure (primarily there should be a mandatory muzzle requirement of all Molosser breed dogs when they are out in public).

FYI – the Molosser Breed category includes the following breeds of dogs; Pit Bulls, Presa Canarios, Cane Corsos, Boerboels, Dogo Argentinos, American Bulldogs, Dogue de Bordeauxes, Mastiffs, Boxers, Rottweilers, Neopolitan Mastiff, BullMastiff, Fila Brasiliero, Ca De Bou, Alano Espanol, Broholmers, Tosa Inus, and Great Danes.

I suggest that everyone who has posted here go ahead and conduct Google searches on the above breeds of dogs, especially the PBL’s. I would love to hear your comments after you do a little research on the Molosser Breeds of dogs.

Stop the hate man! I am used to the ignorance (but am tired of it) about “the dog” the American Pit Bull Terrier. They are NOT monsters, people who choose to be abusive and irresponsible owners are the monsters. I own a pit bull and am a very responsible owner. He is very submissive and quite the family pet and I love him dearly. DONT BLAME this PIT BULL! BLAME THE PEOPLE THAT OWN THE PIT BULL! I urge you to go to supportive pit bull sites. Like Pit Bull Rescue Central or BadRap. These kinds of sites that are dedicated to educating people about the APBT. The right way. They have the facts NOT persuasive opinions like the media does. Use common sense people and use your heart before you make judgement about any animal! AND GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT! BAN BSL!

Some of you guys are idiots. People say all the time ” Oh, Pit bulls are the baddest and most aggressive dogs in the world ” or ” My pit bull is fierce !”, BS. Some of you people who are saying pits are aggressive have never met a trully aggressive breed. One that can mop the floor with a pit bull or any of the soo called ” bad dogs” that most people are familiar with in this country. If these dogs get banned, idiots, dog fighters and thugs will just switch to more stronger breeds, that are capable of doing more damage. I would not be suprised if I saw idiots walking Presa Canario’s or Cane Corso’s after pit bulls were banned.

So if you idiots are worried about pit bulls, imagine if people had Presa Canarios, Cane Corso’s, Neapolitan Mastiffs’s, Fila’s, Caucasian Ovacharka’s or any other Mollosser breeds, and they were letting them loose in the damn street all the time. You people would’nt feel soo good about that. And I have question that alot of the media can’t answer, Where the hell were the parent’s ? Was there anybody around ? Was it just the child and the dogs ? Why weren’t the parent’s watching the child ? If the dogs are aggressive why are they being exposed to the public ? People are so quick to blame a breed instead of be smart and knowledgable. You tell us..

I don’t believe in banning any breed as it only causes a false sense of security and it will not stop people from fighting dogs nor keep people safe. Saying that only makes you more ignorant and self centered. Discriminating and being ignorant againist certain breeds will only prove how ignorant you are and how unrealisitic you are. I can ban cigarette’s, but people will just be smoking cigars or weed. I could ban achohol, that’s not going to stop people from finding alternative drinks. I can ban pit bulls, but that’s not going stop dog fighting or the attacks, they’ll just find other breeds. It’s common sense that alot of people in this world need to use.

The thing is, if BSL takes place, pits will be the first ones to go sadly. Rotties, Shepherds, Dobermans and other breeds will be after..

This little tidbit was taken out of the American Academy of Pediatrics. it shows a study relating dog bite incidence of 341 children and the types of dogs that the children were bitten by. Notice that Labradors are just 2 down from terriers and bite just as much. One has to take into account statistical evidence in relation to number of bites compared to number and breed of dogs in a population. One can say that pitbull bites are up, however pitbulls are a very popular dog to own in certain areas, certain groups and there has been a population boom so one could expect bites from this particular breed to increase.
Willmar, Minnesota : For the past two years, the number one biters have been “mixed breed” dogs, followed by Labrador Retrievers.
Redding, California bite statistics for 2006
- Number one biter: Labrador Retriever (22 bites)
- Number one breed causing major wounds: Blue Heeler (8 major bites, 11 total bites)
- Pit bull statistics: 13 bites total; 9 minor, 4 major
- Jack Russell Terrier: 12 bites total; 9 minor, 3 major
New South Wales bite statistics for 2006
- Top three biting breeds: German Shepherds, Cattle dogs, Rottweilers
In Iowa
For three years in a row, Labrador Retrievers have topped the bite list
Victoria, Australia
Between 1997-1999, 700 attacks were reported. Forty-six breeds were identified.
- German Shepherd: 127 attacks
- Cattle dog: 90 attacks
In fact, Rottweilers, Kelpies, Labrador Retrievers,Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Bull Terriers,Crossbreeds, Dobermanns, Boxers, Jack Russell Terriers, and Rhodesian Ridgebacks bit more frequently than the American Pit Bull Terrier (21 bites).

Dog Breed Dog Bites Dog Bites, % Dog Population, % Risk Index

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German shepherd 105 34 12 2 .83
Doberman 8 3 1.1 2.71
Spitz 5 2 1.1 1.81
Pekingese 10 3 1.9 1.56
Dachshund 22 7 5.2 1.35
Schnauzer 5 2 1.5 1.33
Collie 10 3 2.3 1.30
Hound dog 15 5 3.9 1.29
Poodle 10 3 3.1 0.98
Rottweiler 3 1 1.1 0.92
Beagle 3 1 1.2 0.80
Terrier 15 5 8.1 0.61
Bernese dog 3 1 1.7 0.58
Labrador/retriever 11 4 8.2 0.49
Cross-breed 39 13 28 0.46
Spaniel 5 2 6.5 0.31
Shi Tzu 1 0.3 1.2 0.26
Maltese 0 0.0 1.1 0.00

The data about the distribution of the dog population was collected from the local community dog register. The risk index was calculated by dividing the representation of a dog breed among the total dog population by the representation of this breed among all evaluated dog bites. It is an interesting article.http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/117/3/e374/T3. We all want to feel safe when we are out in public. Sadly due to irresponsible owners we can’t. It isn’t just Terriers, Dobermans on the loose, German shepards, Rotties, large dogs in general.They are all a risk when unattended. Anything can set a dog off and no one knows why. Look at Cesar Milans pitbulls. They are a huge pack of pitbulls together yet he has them very well trained and supervised. If anyone reading this thinks that their dog is perfect and will never hurt a soul, just type in your dogs breed and “bites child”. I guarantee you will see something about the family labrador biting a child and the parents shocked because he was the sweetest dog ever and we never thought he was capable of biting. It happens to all the breeds. The pitbull is in the spotlight thanks to supid assholes like Michael vick, Gangster Rappers wwho portray the dogs as being aggressive in their videos,all the wannabe losers who fight them illegally in basements, or think they look tough in the street with a big mean dog. Give me a break. The APBT is a strongwilled dog. I agree it should never be off a leash in public, No dog should. I worry what the next breed will be if they decide to ban the ABPT because the alternatives are much more frightening.

Ya it was probably from the way it was raised, or the way it was bread, or it could have been trained to attack, or have a bad back round. But don’t blame the dogs, blame the breeders, even tho the dog is suppose to be a domestic animal but it is still a animal, you can’t blame a animal for what happened, you can blame the owner for not changing the dog up, or not brining the dog up right, But Don’t Blame The Dogs, they can make grate family pets if raised the right way and if they are raised with children, I now attacks happen but what about the small dogs who snap all the time they don’t get put down, I had a jack russle bite my leg but the dog was not put down, o how about a lab one of the best family dogs attacked my dads drummers kid, she was just laying down on the couch just holding a puppy, and the older lab attacked her, so their you have it all dogs can attack if not trained the right way, but all dogs can be grate family pets if train the right way, but we must not for get that they are still animals, and to respect that. It is sad what happened but we should not blame the whole breed for what happened.

for the stupid peolpe that never owned this breed just shut the hell up you peolpe are ignorant pigs

[Editor --- So, are you an actual thug, or just another wannabe? Oh, and if you're going to call people ignorant, at least learn to spell people.]

Wow! What a lot of controversy going on. I know that the pit bull is an amazing animal. My son has two that are wonderful with us, the family next door, the little kids that belong to his friend, and the German Shepherd dogs that run loose in his neighborhood are totally ignored by them. I have one too. She is the smartest dog I have ever owned. I would never have had one, had I not seen and learned to love my son’s.
Now, having said all of that, there are rules that I follow–exercise every day is a must; kennel training has preserved my home and shoes; always on a leash or rope when in the front yard; talk to and interact with her a LOT; do not leave her alone with the two cats in my house, although she loves them and they greet her first thing in the morning–usually rubbing up and touching noses; build a strong fence; supervise her or bring her inside when the neighbors are out weed-eating along the fence line so she doesn’t bark and run; love her; give her something to chew on—a rawhide bone, a hoof, a pig’s ear, a regular beef knuckle-bone; play with her every evening—she retrieves great!; just treat her like any other young dog I have ever owned. These dogs love people and want to be with you constantly. You cannot leave them in the yard alone day in and day out—they have to be socialized with you and your friends, other pets and other people in general. They are supposedly other-animal aggressive, but I have not seen it except for when the back-fence neighbors let their rabbits out and they run along the fence—so I reinforced the bottom of the fence and we seem to have reached an understanding about times—-(my older dog who is an Aussie/healer mix barks at the rabbit too. ) In general, I cannot say enough good things about MY dogs. I knew when I got Audrey that she would require a lot of time investment because she is so smart. It is a responsibility owning a dog of any breed, but the smarter they are, the more attention they require and /or demand.
I say, ” be responsible”. We cannot ban a breed, or kill a breed, or wipe out a breed because of the incidents that have occurred. If that were the case, many other dogs would have been gone by now—German Shepherds, Rotts, Boxers, Dobies, Mastiffs, etc. And there are MORE aggressive dogs out there that will step up and “fill the void” if we get rid of this one.
Use common sense—I have people in my neighborhood that let their dogs out and these little, small dogs tend to be more “aggressive” than Audrey—they run up on us as we walk by; they challenge her; I just praise her, tell her “NO!” and keep walking—so far, so good. She just ignores them and heads down the block. I cross the street when I see little kids playing that may be scared by a big dog—they don’t know what a pit bull is, they just know it is a big dog. I have also had a gaggle of boys come up and want to pet her, she just licks back and loves the attention.
That’s about it. Dogs require love and supervision, and many of my friends have commented that she is like having a toddler in the house again, because she wants my attention so much. (She is getting better about that as she gets older—she just turned one in April.)
THINK people.

I am to a fan of pit bulls and pit bulls arent the only dogs that bite and kill.Once a baby got killed by an Akita and many more children and others killed by other dogs but why should all the pit bulls get punished for 10 percent of the breed or maybe a little bit more.Pit bulls are only mean if raised to be that way.People torcher pit bulls by making the pit bull be attacked by a porcupine then taking pictures and putting it on the internet or by puttting them on fire!!or even putting them in dog fights until one is dead now dont you feel sorry for these poor creatures what if you were innocent and had to be taken away from your family for a couple dogs that are in your breed then having to be killed because your breed is to visious and you didnt do anything !!!put yourself in their shoes and then get to my point and see pit bulls are not born to be mean they are born as any other dog is to be a companion now do you get my point pit bulls are only bred to be loving caring dogs but no, people bred them tourcher them and treat them like crap but i say that breed specific legislation is like discrimination it is unamerican and our government is doing it!!!I also say punish the deed not the breed now that is what i say and please help save these pit bulls

ok for one i have had pit bulls b4 n currently have a 5 month old red nose pit puppy that i have raised since he was 3 weeks old. he is DEFINITLY ONE OF THE SWEETEST LOVING DOGS EVER!! My boston terrier mix is meaner than him. all the people that say ban the breed, are ignorant! yes you may have had a bad experience with one pit apparently you have never ever seen the dog whisperer! ceasar has so many pitbulls on his show that have been through hell n back n yet they wouldnt hurt a fly! it depends all on the trainers! ive had a few bad experiences with pits as well but it was definitly all on the trainers part! my fiances cousin had a pit that he got as a puppy the dog grew up with his kids n everything. ANYONE could do anything they wanted to that dog n he never once snapped growled bit nothing all because he was trained properly!! they had him for a year, he accidently killed himself, n not once did he ever show any aggresion towards them, only time he showed agrresion was to a stranger who was harming one of his pack(family) other than that that dog loved people n would let you do anything to him. he got out numerous times n he NEVER ONCE attacked anyone around him! he just wanted to be loved! n to show love!!! TO THE PEOPLE WHO SAY BAN THE BREED, YOU NEED TO BE BANNED FROM THIS PLANET! YOU KNOW WHAT? GO ADOPT A PIT PUPPY RAISE HIM WELL, AND YOU WILL SEE THAT IT DOES ALLLLLLLLLL DEPEND ON THE OWNER!

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO IS STICKING UP FOR THIS LOVING LOVABLE BREED! THEY NEED OUR SUPPORT! IF PEOPLE WANT TO TAKE THE DOGS OUT FOR JUST A FEW BAD DOGS WHY NOT TAKE PEOPLE OUT FOR ALLLLLL THE BAD PEOPLE OUT THERE??? THERE ARE WAY MOREEE BAD PEOPLE THAN DOGS SO Y NOT BAN THE HUMAN RACE? THINK ABOUT THAT ONE PEOPLE!

you all are dumb im not saying i don feel for the boy but any animal has the potiential to kill like a sting ray killed steve erwin they arent banned we have them in zoos a pit kills some one it is high lited for years just because the past there has been alot of animals kill in the past bears everything they arent banned the law is stupid i raised a pitt from a pup it was a good genuine dog then the police came and go it cuz it was banned put it to sleep…………..alls im sayin is it is america bad stuff happens all the time we are so caught up in our selves we will hear about britney spears before a murder society has everything twisted to hell and back just cuz one dog kills doesnt mean they all will just like people you neighboor could kill some one but it does not mean you did it so y not banned you

get a life

I agree wit u tyler! if i was you i would have suid the state! thats if i could lol. i wouldnt let no1 take my dog! i would move out of state to a state where they werent banned but they shouldnt be banned i mean seriously b4 it was pits it was rots n shepards n other breeds of terriers its rediculous!

i think u should do somethin wid da dog it shouldnt be bitein people
thats just sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
mean of u to let your dog do that to a 7 year old boy

I wish that all people would come together and reason alike, but I find that it may be impossible because of the ignorance of some people. Either side has its perspective, some say eliminate the breed and others say eliminate the breeders. I should say there are good reasons to acknowledge this from both ends but before taking any further step one needs to step back and not generalize. For certain this breed is wonderful to maintain and keep as a pet with the rightful owner, but how can we stop the uneducated people to own this breed and most of all stop the dealers that fight and punish this breed’s reputation. I understand the pain and agony one goes through when loosing a family member especially from a dog attack, one has the right to loose their mind and curse the world. It is all natural. simply as the animal instincts it has no justification if it is not taught what is right, a human being raised in the same form as a chained dog with no food maybe gunpowder at that is to become outrageous and lose it as well, wonder what may happen if that was the case. So who is responsible for all this type of mixed emotions the cause anger? Blame the breed or its trainer? Logic would say blame the trainer. Last thing to realize is that this breed has suffered a lot as many of us in the past, can we judge ourselves in acting as Hitler if we implement BSL.

I have seen both agressive and gentle pit bulls. It is the owner. I own multi pull pits. I have adoped abused pits and have paid big money for pure bred pit. AND YES I HAVE 4 SMALL CHILDREN!!!!! All 4 love those dogs. My baby who is now 3 yrs old used them as pillows and sat on them as if they were his own personal couch. He takes there bones and toys out of there mouth and they allow him to do what ever he likes and not once ever gave a fierce look or snarl.

They love my children to the point that no one would ever come in my home and harm them because those dogs would protect them until the last breath left in there body. If you raise a dog properly it will be a loving and social pet. If you raise it to be an animal and attack everything that moves then that is what it will be. No different then saying a baby who is born in the streets and is adopted to a rich high class family is going to sell drugs instead of go to college.

Because of where it was born.

Thats absolutely rediculous.

It goes to show the ignorance of uneducated and close minded people in this world and why society is the way it is and this world will never be a peaceful place to live. Who are any of you to judge. When you walk down the street you are the same people who look at each individual and pick out there flaws to make yourself feel better to make yourself think you know something when in reality you know nothing at all but how to judge and never get to see whats inside. There are so many more breeds that are 100 x’s more visious then pit bulls but for what ever reason people are stuck with there closed minds and hear nothing else.

If you did a little research you would see that a pit bull passes a temperment test higher then a cocker spaniel or a collie. AND NO YOU WOULDN’T THINK THAT NOT YOUR OOOOOOOOOOH SO PRECIOUS LASSIE! But it is the truth. They put some freaking dog on tv and then everyone wants to go by one. Well a pit bull was the first dog hero in war. A pit bull played in the little rascals. A pit bull serves a police dogs, therapy dogs, rescue dogs…. Ummmmmmmm and are those pit bulls eating the people they are saving? NO NO NO! But the ignorant people in the world set back with there fingers in there ears and only hear Pit bull attacks BABY! But then the hearing loss kicks in again when it is a Labrador attacks small child because there not killers… Right?

I know more people bitten by Labs, Collies, and Golden Retrievers then Pit Bulls, Dobermans and Rotweillers combined!!!! And I work in the Dog industry.

[Editor --- More people are bitten by Retrievers since it's the most common and popular dog in the United States. Yet somehow --- and this is real important, so pay attention --- more people die from Pit Bull attacks than all other breeds combined. How you can knowingly put your children in that kind of harm's way should be criminal.]

And for a Large Breed Dog Akitas are the #1 Biters.

Never hear anyone talking about them. Maybe you all need to take a little trip to you tube and type in pit bull attacks. And watch all the sad movies of abused and mistreated pit bulls and wonder why the ones that have attacked did. And then take a look at the ones that have never attacked and the loving families they live in.

be real a lil dog can be mean just like a big dog if you want a poodle to mean and train it to bite then it will its the same with a pit its all the owners fault u make a dog mean it dont get mean on its self it sure az hell didnt come out the womb mean

Does nobody remember the little rascals? PETIE was the WORLDS most famous PIT BULL. PPL DO UR HOMEWORK! did ANYBODY see him tearing ANYBODY up? PPL GET A CLUE!!!! I have a foster home 4 abused & neglected dogs and the most of them R PIT BULLS. To ALL of U STUPID ppl NONE of my dogs except a BEAGLE had ANY signs of aggression. GET A CLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do ur homework b4 u blame the DOG for the obivious ABUSE and /or NEGLECT done to these animals by their OWNERS. PPL GET A CLUE!!!!!!

But one thing that bothers me about Pit bull owners is that they underestimate what these dogs can do. Some that is.

Pits are one of those breeds that shouldn’t be owned by idiots or people who underestimate them. A majority of Pit Bull owners aren’t responsible and believe they should roam freely. They also pretend that dog aggression isn’t there. Due to the bad breeding, pits can be a big suprise. They can either grow up to be sweet and friendly or aggressive and over protective. Even with training, you cannot change a dog’s genetics. Can’t happen.

I have met sweet pits and then I have met aggressive pits. It isn’t how they’re raised. They can be raised in a good home, it just depends on the training and breeding. I have met people who have had pits, they were great dogs. But then there are the few that ruin the entire breed..

People also need to remember that the APBT today isn’t the same APBT as 100 years ago..

“It’s the owner, not the breed!” – blah, blah, blah!

Since this story has been published, I have read of a 90 year old man barely clinging to life because of pit bulls, a 10 year old boy who has had his arm torn off, a 3 year old boy killed, and many, many, many more horrific attacks, maulings and killings all caused by PIT BULLS.

These dogs are ugly and they are evil. They don’t belong in a civilized society. Get rid of them all. I AM SO ANGRY. I haven’t gone out walking with my kids in a few years because I have seen loose pit bulls near where we live. This is terrorism and this is BS!
BAN THEM.

I dont think that anyone that has never owned or worked with pitbulls should really be throwing around such demeaning insults to the people that have been brought up with this breed or that have trained them. Firstly, you dont know ANYTHING about the breed other than what the media and the stories make you believe (which is their job, so apparently they must be good at it). I have never owned, nor trained a pitbull, but i have 2 very close friends that do. One of them lived in ontario, canada and moved out here to bc where pitbulls are legal. She is the most loving, obedient and beautiful dog that I have ever met ( and i have grown up with rotties and shepherds and spaniels and whippets). She would never ever show any type of defensive behaviour at anyone unless she personally feels she or her family were at risk. (Note that all these stories never showed any type of motive whatsoever, how do you know the child wasnt throwing things at the dog, or ran into their yard etc) I am by no means defending the dogs that did this, but after reading all these nasty and mean opinions, a few people need to give their heads a shake and realise that you arent exactly angels either. What kind of people say these nasty things to other people over the pure opionion of a breed?! And on top of that, how many criminals and phaedophiles are in our human race? Should we ALL be condemned or wiped out because of those few people?! The other dog that I know was bought from a breeder that breeds his dogs to guard, defend, and attack, they are the typical “thug” family of breeders, but the owner wanted a dog and he got her cheap. He took 2 months off work, and spent every waking (and sleeping) second with this dog, and now.. you can tell. She does not need to be walked on a leash (although she does in places she doesnt know) and she is so obedient. She doesnt bark when she knows shes not allowed. she is so gentle with dogs and children and has the most gentle soul. You would barely knew she existed if you were walking with her owner in the dark. This just proves to you that although pitbulls are currently being bred for a specific reason or accessory (much liek these new little yappy dogs are being used for) there is still hope. And for all you people that are condemning EVERY pitbull to die, maybe it would be worth your while to go meet a pitbull that has been brought up with the correct training and the love of a family home before you start blasting your rude comments everywhere. Better yet, if you have a dog, think of how angry youd be if his/her kind started being bred for attack dogs or for its anger, and becuase of that you were forced to lose them. Its the exact same. I have never owned a pitbull, and at the end of the day, i hate to be stereotypical, but look at the majority of people that are making this breed famous, do they really look like the kind of people that are making sitting down and training with their new puppy a priority? Before you start running your mouths think of the consequences. Theyre just words to you, to everyone else, you are putting their family, their home, and their feeling of safety at risk. Maybe too, you would benefit from walking around an animal rescue centre and observing the lack of training and love these animals have recieved, then in a couple of months in a new family, see the difference in them. There is hope for everything. If it can be bred in, it can be bred out. There is a huge amount of criminal activity in my city and the currounding cities, murders, shootings, breakins, and 8 out of 10 of them are asian, should we fly a nuclear bomb out to them to make sure it stops?

When a child dies, I really don’t give a rip to hear any excuses or pleas for sympathy for the poor dogs! TOO MANY of these attacks are happening. There is a problem with this dog. Maybe it is the owners. But, whatever, SOMETHING must be done.

CHILDREN ARE 1,o00 TiMES MORE VALUABLE THAN ANY DOG.

I am tired of the talk and the excuses. Pitbulls don’t belong in civilized society.

i can not believe there are so many dumb people in this world….. it amazes me how stupid you are. its no wonder our world is where it is….. educate yourselves and be aware….. report abuse to any animal….. take it your hands its not the beautiful dogs fault…. its your fault…… my pit bull is more predictable and loving than my lab mix shes the one to watch out for not my pit bull your all so ignorant and its so sad…. grow up learn get some education…………………..

Different breeds have genetic predispositions to certain kinds of behavior, though that can be influenced by how they are raised. The pit bull is an innately aggressive breed, often owned by someone who wants an aggressive dog, so they’re going to encourage it.

Pit bulls are genetically wired to kill other dogs.

There’s no way, no how you can train a trait or instinct that has been bred into a breed over thousands of generations and hundreds of years.

Woman rushed to hospital after being attacked by own pit bull
Updated: July 31, 2008 08:35 AM PDT
By Jonathan McCall – bio | email

BLANCHARD, LA (KSLA) – “I can’t get the scream out of my head.”

The trail of blood that stretches into Christina Voight’s driveway tells a story heard all too often these days of people being attacked by pitbull dogs.

“I came outside and he had her pinned down,” Voight said.

He is Cato, a three-year-old pitbull that turned on his owner. “I mean he literally took out half of her arm and half of her backside,” Voight said.

The attack started inside of the woman’s house. Somehow she made her way outside. Neighbors say the victims six-year-old daughter screamed for help as Cato’s grip tore through her mother body.

To give you an idea on just how vicious the attack was, the victim stabbed the dog three times with a knife, and neighbors used a metal pipe and wooden board to pry the dog off the woman, but nothing could get him off of her.

“I broke the board over his back and he still wouldn’t let go,” Voight said. “I wedged it in between his mouth and her, and jumped on it and stomped as hard as I could and he finally let go.”

“I’ve never seen anything like that before,” said neighbor Terry Martin, who also saw the attack. “I just called 911 and just told them to get here as fast as they could.”

The woman was rushed to LSU Medical Center where she underwent surgery for her injuries.

Neighbors say Cato was a friendly dog, but say the situation could have turned tragic if it were a child.

“Our kids go over there and hangout and play with Cato,” said Voight. “There are just no words for it.”

The sheer viciousness of these dogs should make them unsuitable pets. Ban them.

I just wanted to say i disagree with the story’s told. Yes pit bulls can be mean , but its how you raise them, and the temperament of the parents. Seeing how the puppy’s parents act will give you a good idea their attitude. I have a pit bull myself and it gets dominated by a CHIHUAHUA and a 7 week old KITTEN, such an aggressive dog huh? -Megan

all i know is i’ve raised my dogs to the highest standard. they will not leave my side without my command. I’ve owned 4 breeds of dog in my life. A cocker when i was a child. A shnowser*?* , A lab, and a Maltese (girlfriends idea). Of all these dogs my two pitt bulls were the quickest to be housetrained (within a week). I had Diesel (blue male) sitting, laying, standing, shaking, and high fiving on command the first week i owned him @ 7 1/2 weeks. Now my two pitts enjoy working two times a day. ONce in the mornign once in the evening. I rig up there harnesses and ropes and they pull me around the neighborhood on my skateboard. Life is good, but its more fun with a pittbull by your side. I wish my first dog was a pitt. I will stand by the breed the rest of my life. Best guard dogs ever. loyal. attentive, but you cross the line your ass is theirs. Don’t jump my fence! they can smile too! usally when i get home after leaving them for a bit. To the pittbulls of America that were raised by decent humans… THANK YOU

This is forum is so frustrating. I am tired of hearing about Pit Bulls or Bully Breeds being so called a threat because of the breed. I have a Pit Bull my self and many of my friends have Pits or Pit Mix’s. As far as being aggressive non of that applies to all of our Pets. A lot of you have commented on Pit Fans stating that with a proper owners and proper training and commitment these dogs are good dogs. TRUE! one of you even commented stating that if that s the case they should all be muzzeled outside and could not partiapate in dog parks we should have to pay an expensive dog license etc. and you stated it was because of our defense and statement that the breed should have those rules. Well here is the reality EVERY dog owner should should be resposible commeted and provide proper training! Have you ever watched the dog wisper. Aggresive RED ZONE dogs can come in any breed from lack of the right commitment training and excersise! ALMOST ALL BAD DOGS ARE CAUSED BY LACK OF SOMETHING FROM THE OWNER THEY ARE NOT HUMAN THEY LEARN BY US THE FOLLOW THERE PACK BY US IF THE ARE DOMINANT OVER THE OWNER OR PROTETIVE THEY COULD CREATE AGGRESSIVE DENDENCIES
Some people should just not own DOGS or any pet for that matter!
And as far as Pit bulls attacking dogs at dog parks my Pit bull was attacked by a yorkahire terrier at the park and got pretty messed up and he just was submissive and did not attack back.

Here are some links eo sites of other dog attcks from other breeds do you want to kill them too? BLAME THE DEED NOT THE BREED!!!

http://www.understand-a-bull.com/Articles/OtherBreedBites/2007/August/Labkillsdog0801.pdf

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_396850.html

http://www.indypaws.com/post/index/12660

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/2846739.stm

This site is examples of many dog attacks

http://www.understand-a-bull.com/Articles/OtherBreedBites/AllDogsBite.htm

Alexis – Pit Puppy name ZACK! AWESOME DOG best friends with my cat Gizmo who rules him!!!!

hkirwin411@yahoo.com

I own a pitbull as well. how come are they vicious dogs.
its the people who train them to be bad!
pitbulls are strong but its up to u how to train him1

U people are fuckin cunts pits aren’t bad shit they ranked a lower temperament level then beagles and pits where bred to love not fight u damn pricks I have never come across one bad pit there all fun loving and playful dogs so stop talkin shit or I will find your faggot ass and hunt u down bitch saying u want pits dead is cruelty to animals but I would have to say this if I was dog and someone was hitting me or provoking me better damn believe I’m gonna bite the shit out u fuck I knew a girl who had a blue nose and a chihuahua and the chihuahua was more vicious then the pit the pit was totally nice

[Editor --- Thank you, Jesse. In one near-illiterate, hate-filled, violent rant, you just proved every single thing most of us believe about Pit Bull owners.]

It is a tragic story about the boy killed by dogs. How ever it is my opinion that no matter what the breed of dog People will assume it is a Pitbull. How do you know the dogs doing this is a pit it is probably some half breed mutt. Just because someone says they own a pit does not mean it is a pit. You need to check in to more information before labelig these dogs as killers. People take pride in their dogs and to have them outlawed and killed on a someones whim is ridiculous.

Owner’s fault, not the dog.

Common sense.
If you live near elderly, or children, do not get a pit bull. Settle for a smaller and less aggressive dog.

If you are prepared to handle a pit bull, and have an adequate setting for one, then sure, go ahead and get one.

“If you are prepared to handle a pit bull, and have an adequate setting for one, then sure, go ahead and get one.”

That’s easy for you to say. Having a pit bull in your neighborhood feels like you’re living with a terrorist. So if you “go ahead and get one” you better make darn sure your precious dog doesn’t get out. Almost every single pit bull attack occurs when one of these monsters runs out of their yard and attacks some poor little child.
Google “pit bull” and click on news. Every day if you do that, you WILL see a new or many new pit bull attacks. I’m sick of seeing it and I’m sick of what they are doing to neighborhoods. They frighten the living daylights out of parents with children, the elderly, anyone who encounters them. Since no one can guarentee they won’t get out, they shouldn’t be allowed. We don’t allow people to keep tigers in their backyard. Pit Bulls shouldn’t be allowed either.

With all due respect to your “Scary story”, there were three creatures involved, and two or four not, or just left out. Being a parent, I can not imagine leaving a SEVEN year old out on his own, unsupervised. Having a Pit Lab, I can not imagine leaving it out (or better yet two) unsupervised.
It is scary that the internet allows uneducated editors to run threads. You never researched. Petey would not be impressed.
P.S. I am a jogger and have been bit by five different Chihuahuas. Never met a nice one. I might not fear them, but I have had threats from their owners when I kick them back.

[Editor --- More people are bitten by Retrievers since it's the most common and popular dog in the United States. Yet somehow --- and this is real important, so pay attention --- more people die from Pit Bull attacks than all other breeds combined. How you can knowingly put your children in that kind of harm's way should be criminal.]

This is because a pit bull can do more damage than a retriever. Chihuahuas are usually aggressive but no one is trying to ban them….this is only because any resulting damage from a bite would be minimal. Just because a pit bull who attacks can cause more damage than most dog breeds doesn’t mean that EVERY pit bull is a vicious killer.

You’re just retarded — maybe you should take into account the number of pit bulls in the world and the number of attacks — I guess in your mind this means that ALL pit bulls are killers?

It’s one thing to say that as a breed pit bulls are powerful and should only be owned by people who have experience with powerful breeds. It’s another thing to say that all pit bulls should be banned because they are powerful.

The real threat to society is that there are people who think like you — by this I mean people who employ no logic or reasoning.

[Editor --- Thank you, Jesse. In one near-illiterate, hate-filled, violent rant, you just proved every single thing most of us believe about Pit Bull owners.]

Guess what?!.. You’re beliefs concerning pit bull owners are absolutely WRONG!! Me and my princess pit bull Layla are living proof!

P.S. your dumb as dog shit…in fact, you are as dumb as pit bull dog shit. And I’m sure you have a face to match.

Right, lets ban pit bulls … and after that, ban stupid people … ban freedom of speech … then all rights altogether … who are any of you to tell me what kind of pet I’m allowed to have … what next ban fuel efficient cars cause they get in the way of your suv’s… I can see it now (More people die in small cars than suv’s. So lets ban them)

i personally believe an apbt isn’t for anybody. hell not even half of the people know what a real apbt is. some people just want to own a tough looking dog and so they go out there and buy an apbt without no knowledge whatsoever on the breed. the apbt in wrong hands is very dangerous and is extremely dangerous in the hands of dumb owners

I did some research on the “attack.” This article failed to mention the following:
a) The boy was attacked at the neighbors house (the house with the APBTs)
b) He was supposedly with freinds, but when he was found, there were none.
c) There were actually four APBT’s at the house. The two that behaved also were put down.
This story is traggic on so many stupid levels. Most of it is human stupidity.
There are four things that make an APBT dangerous
1) America’s dog bacame the dog everyone had to have (Hellen Keller, several presidents, and TVs Our Gang – Petey). As a result, it has been over bread. Only selective breeding with carefull control can restore this breed to its proper status.
2) This dog can jump, chew, pull, push, and climb. I only tether mine when I am with him. The only safe way to keep a APBT outside is in a kennel. If you think fences will work, all APBT clubs recomend they exceed 6 feet or they will be climbed.
3) This is a work dog with a powerful mouth. It will protect. It will defend. Do not be afraid to use the crate when company is around.
4) Intellegent or dumb people can turn any bread aggressive. Work dogs pose a bigger threat because, well, they’re bigger. You could probably make an attack St Bernard, though drool isn’t all that dangerous.

My chihuahua comment – I do not fear the evil little muts (not the dog’s fault. A chihuahua can be raised to behave) I fear the owners when I have to deal with the rodent dogs.

Note to the editor – Your lead story has not been followed. I am currious why all four dogs where put down. Why did they have four dogs? What became of the boy’s freinds? The papers just seemed to take a cheep shot at the boy’s parents and drop the story.

ok, yeah no matter what, people will continue to argue over this issue but after reading some of these comments i just had to say that i have a family with 3 kids, all sons, and two of which is in college and the other is a senior. I am also an astronomy teacher so spare me the idiot speech. and no one in my family are criminals or thugs, thats just an exuse for what people want to believe that all pittbull owners are. so what, all tiny dog owners must be spoiled rich girls who carry their little dogs in little purses, right? I have owned 5 breeds of dogs in my life and none of them were as gentle as our red nose pittbull. Even with 3 young kids romping all over them. i personally will never get any other breed of dog. when my kids come home tyson (my pittbull) is still so happy to see them, and tyson is over ten years old. my enire family honestly loves tyson very much. he is apart of our family and no one can change that.

i believe not all pit bulls are aggresive, but they are more easily provoked to become aggresive, since they were bred to fight and guard. i dont think we should ban the breed for irresponsible pit bull owners, there are plenty of nice pit bulls that we never hear about. i dont think its right to think of pit bulls as a mean dog, because a week ago, a labrador attacked and killed a 2 month old child. a labrador is supposedly the nicest family dog you can have. i think its wrong that people will get rid of a dog breed just for being its breed. its not its fault, its the owners fault.

So I was raised around pitbulls. My aunt bred them, never once did those pitbulls attack me. I was a two year old child frolicking with mother pitbulls and their precious puppies. Yes, pitbulls can be dangerous, and pitbulls that attack are obviously not well trained. I own a male pitbull right now, and he has some behavioral problems, but, he has never once attacked a person. Stupid people make stupid dogs. If your pitbulls are attacking children you shouldn’t own a damn pitbull. They’re getting this bad name from owners getting theses dogs for fashionable looks. I bet if I looked up dog attacks there would be more from other breeds than just pitbulls. ANY dog can be dangerous without proper training, not just pitbulls. Like I said, stupid owners make stupid dogs, so maybe people should do their research before owning a breed like this.

hi i am an owner of a pitbull a american bull dog and had a golden and a pit bull mastiff mix i have a 3mth old baby and out of all the dog the only one that ever showed aggresion was the golden witch we no longer own due to the fact that the dog went to bite witch i was not haveing around a 3 mth old and as for as the pit bull and pit bull mastiff goes the dogs are very good with him they lay next to him on the floor and does not let any thing near him i would trust my pit and pit mix with him more then a baby sitter i am an owner of bully breeds and i would not trade them for the world

Pitt bulls are amazing animals its the people who ruin them. All dogs have it in them to attack not just pitts, so you should think about what you say beore you say it. All breeds of dogs have attacked before, pitts are just bred for that wich i think is very wrong, remember its the people not the dog, if you got beatin every day wouldnt you want to attack someone, i would. I had pitts all my life not one attack not one and yes it could have been the boys fault the dogs attacked, (not saying it is). Dont mess with the dogs if you dont know them and why wasnt anybody watching the kid!!! He’s 7 for cryin out loud!!!! People ruin pitts not the other way around

How dare you discriminate an entire bread of dog just because of a few tragic incidents. People kill people evry single day, does that mean we are all bad and need to be shot or euthanized? ‘:( and I don’t want to even hear you respond back saying that that is not the same theory because it is. I am 15 years old and I have lived with Pitt bulls my entire life! They have been the best dogs I could ever ask for and I couldn’t have asked for any better. We have never had a problem ever with our dogs and I really don’t understand why the world wants to pick on any kind of breed at all. There are just as many attacks by other dogs as Pitt bulls. And you know what it is never the dogs fault, because dogs are not naturally searching to injure or kill anyone. It is the owners fault, all agressive dogs are either sick or their owner is abusing them. I wish I could make those very few stupid hard headed people change their mind about this breed of dog.

I AM FROM BIRMINGHAM THE UK NOT THE FAKE BIRMINGHAM IN YANKLAND .SO U LOT HATE PIT BULLS IN ALL OV THE UK WE HAVE HAD A TOTAL BAN ON PITS SINCE 1993 AND I STILL BREED FULL PITS TO THIS DAY AND THE PEOPLE WHO BUY THEM AND THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO GET FREE PUPS LOV THE DOGS AS FAMILY PETS. ITS NOT THE DOGS ITS THE PEOPLE NE DOG CAN KILL IF IT IS TRAINED TO. WHO SAID AMERICAN IS THE DUMMEST PLACE IN THE WORLD I DID SO DID EVERYBODY

IM LOGAN IM 14 AND I OWN A PIT BULL
OOO HELL NO! I DONT SUPPORT KILL ALL PIT BULLS I GOT ONE HIS NAME IS MOTLEY HES MY BABY NOT ALL PITS ARE MEAN I KNO WUT HAPPEND WAS WRONG BUT ALL DOGS ATTACK ONE OF MY FRIENDS WAS ATTACKED BY A SIBERIAN HUSKEY Y DONT U WANNA KILL HIM STOP THINKING THERE ALL KILLERS I KNO PPL WHO NEVER OWNED THEM THINK THERE MEAN ANIMALS NEWS FLASH THERE NOT IVE HAD MY DOG FOR 4 YEARS HES WAS BORN 20 DAYS AFTER ME HES MYYYY FUCKING BABY HES MY FAMILEY AND YES HES BIT SOMEONE BUT AFTER THAT CENTS THEY WERENT SCARED OF HIM HE NEVER BIT THEM AGIAN DONT KILL THEM THINK OF THEM AS UR KID DO U WANNA KILL UR KID????? I DIDNT THINK SO THEY MIGHT LOOK MEAN BUT ALOT OF THEM ARNT IT MAKES NO CENTS STOP BEING COLD HEARTED LOOK INTO THERE EYES AND THINK HOW CAN I KILL THAT LIVEING BREEATHING ANIMAL!?!?!? I DONT AGREE TO KILL THEM I THINK EVERY DOG DESERVES A CHANCE TO LIVE JUST CUZ ONE ATTACKS DOESNT MEAN ANOTHER WILL TREAT THEM WRIGHT AND THEYLL LOVE U FOR EVER THERE LIKE EVERY OTHER DOG SO IF U WANNA COMMENT THAT GO RIGHT AHEAD BUT IM GONNA FIGHT FOR THEM THEY NEED US TO SPEAK FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY CANT SPEAK FOR THERE SELFS…..MY LITTLE CUZIN IS A YEAR OLD AND THATS HER BEST FRIEND HES NEVER EVEN SNARLED AT HER HE LOVES HER HE LIKES ALL MY OTHER DOGS TO (BULLDOG—SLASH & CALAHULA MIX —- NIKKI) HE IS THE BEST DOG I COULD ASK FOR SO LOOK IN UR HEARTS TO NOT KILL THEM OK WERE WAS THE MOM AND DAD WHEN THERE SON WAS BEING KILLED??? HES 7 HE SHOULD BE WATCHED I BLAME THE PARENTS IN A WAY BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANYONES FAULT

anyone who wants to kill the breed is ignorant. its the owners not the dogs. Look up the stats. there are other dogs that attack more people than pits

and like the kid said a few posts above me, people kill thousands of other people a year.people kill milions of animals year. the average deaths from a pitbull are what..3 a year i believe?

i guarantee there are more people on death row than there are pits on the waiting list to be euthenized for killing someone

“It turns out that pit bulls are, in fact, absolutely the same as all dogs,” argues Dr. Karen Overall, a veterinary behaviorist and researcher in the psychiatry department at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine – Philadelphia, who bases her view on research she and others have conducted. What’s more, this summer the Supreme Court of Alabama ruled there is no genetic evidence identifying pit bulls as inherently more dangerous than other dogs.

so unless you have more education than a dog expert you really shouldnt have anything to say unless you just want to slander the breed with ignorance.

And to the editor, why is everyone who likes pit bulls trying to be “thugs and gangster-wanna-be’s”?
thats like saying anyone who buys dalmations is a wannabe fireman, or that anyone who buys a lab is a wannabe duck hunter.
No wonder you stereotype pit bulls. you do it to to people as well

I think anyone who blames the pittbulls is wrong. People dont’ understand pittbulls. The first real owner a pit has is where it’s loyalty lies. I agree that it is sad that people have been attacked by pits, but the same can go for any dog. I have friends that have raised pits for their whole lives and have never had any problems. I also have friends who have raised rottwillers and dalmations, and they have had problems. People just like to pick on a certain breed. If you let them get rid of all of the pittbulls which dog breed would be next? Honestly do you really think they will stop at pittbulls? Because I don’t. I know that they will start going after other breeds. I talked to a lady who worked at an animal shelter and she told me that she has been bit by more little dogs like chiuchauas (sorry for the spelling) and poodles. She also told me she has NEVER been bit by a pittbull. It’s weird to me that all of the little dogs who do bite people no one says anything about. I know more people who have been bitten and hurt by little dogs than any other size of dog. I think the government needs to rethink all of their data and look at it more closely. Pittbulls are not as mean as people make them out to be. People just love to publish when a pittbull attacks, why not publish when other dogs attack and see what everyone thinks. You people make me sick!!!!! It is all how you raise your dog, if you beat your dog they will become mean. But if you show love and compassion for your dog they will show it also. Open your eyes people!!!!

read this story. Pit Bulls DO NOT belong in society. Period.
Boy in day care bitten by pit bull
Harford toddler undergoes head surgery
By Mary Gail Hare | Sun Reporter
August 19, 2008
An 18-month-old boy was seriously injured when he was bitten by a pit bull yesterday, soon after he arrived at the home of an Aberdeen day care provider, police said.

Aberdeen police officers, responding shortly after 8 a.m. to the incident in the 800 block of Edmund St., found the little boy bleeding from deep bites to his head, injuries that required surgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, police said.

“Surgery was required to close the head injury,” said Sgt. Fred Budnick, Aberdeen Police Department spokesman. The child is out of surgery, but Budnick did not know his condition.

Hospital officials said they are legally barred from commenting on the condition of an unidentified patient.

Police are not naming the child or the day care owner.

Ida Hendrix, who lives next door to the day care provider, said her husband, James Hendrix, told her he was in their backyard when he saw the dog biting the child. His yells prompted the animal to drop the boy, she said. Hendrix grabbed the child and applied pressure to his head to stem the bleeding, while the day care provider called 911, Ida Hendrix said.

“The bites were so bad that the child’s scalp was showing,” she said.

A woman who answered the phone at the day care late yesterday declined to comment.

Before taking the child to the hospital, paramedics from the Aberdeen Fire Department treated the child, who remained conscious throughout the incident.

The dog, an 18-month-old pure-bred male, belonged to the son of the day care owner and was restrained in a fenced yard, police said. The owner told police that the animal had interacted with children in the past without incident, police said.

“As far as we know, there have been no other incidents reported with this dog,” Budnick said.

The provider, whose day care business is licensed through the county Health Department, told police that she was unaware the toddler had slipped out the back door and into the yard where the incident occurred. One other child was in her care at the time.

George Mercer, spokesman for Aberdeen Proving Ground, said the caregiver is registered with the post’s Children and Youth Services program, which can refer parents to providers. Mercer declined to give the name of the provider.

The presence of a pit bull would not preclude the Health Department from licensing the day care, officials said.

“We can’t discriminate against any breed of dog,” said Pamela Arney, Harford’s animal control officer.

The Harford County Animal Control unit has taken custody of the dog, while the Health Department continues its investigation.

mary.gail.hare@baltsun.com

ROARY the Staffordshire bull terrier turned lifesaver when he saw a deadly brown snake rear to strike three-year-old Ebony Davis.Roary jumped on the 1.5-metre snake, bit it and swung it clear of Ebony and her father in the backyard of their home.
Adrian Tame
February 24, 2008 12:00am

for every attack story in these comments i can find one of pitbulls saving someone

Oh really? These are all pit bull attacks in the news TODAY:

Child taken off life support after pit bull attack
Anchorage Daily News (subscription), AK – 12 hours ago
By JAMES HALPIN The 6-year-old girl attacked by a family pit bull last week was taken off of life support Monday and died after she went into an …

Pit Bull Bites Two Men in La Crosse
WKBT, WI – 16 hours ago
Two utility workers were being treated for dog bites Monday morning after tangling with a pit bull, La Crosse Police said. Officers were called to an alley …

Boy in day care bitten by pit bull
Baltimore Sun, United States – 12 hours ago
By Mary Gail Hare | Sun Reporter An 18-month-old boy was seriously injured when he was bitten by a pit bull yesterday, soon after he arrived at the home of …
Pit Bull Bites Baby In Harford County WJZ

Pit Bull Knocks Woman To Ground, Tugs Hair
NewsNet5.com, OH – 3 hours ago
CLEVELAND — Neighbors want Cleveland police and the dog warden to capture a pit bull before it attacks again. Police said Vernest Dickson was walking her …

Owner of Pit Bull That Attacked Charlotte Blevins Enters Plea
Action 3 News, NE – 15 hours ago
Omaha, NE–Her pit bull attacked little Charlotte Blevins, ripping off part of her scalp. Today, Tina Agerson pleaded not guilty to the charge ‘harboring a …

Pit Bull Attack Scares Neighbors
KHSL – 17 hours ago
CHICO, CA – Animal control officers were called to a home off Hooker Oak Ave Monday morning, after three pit bulls allegedly attacked a Jack Russell Terrier …

Teen Attacked by Pit Bull
WKBW-TV, NY – 15 hours ago
By John Borsa 15-year-old Mark Burch knew his friend’s pit bull was capable of being a vicious dog. One day last summer, the animal came to Mark’s rescue by …

NY1
SI Man Mauled By Pit Bull Last Month Dies
NY1, NY – 16 hours ago
Henry Piotrowski died Sunday night at Richmond University Medical Center, where he’s been since he was attacked by his neighbor’s two pit bulls in his Port …

Mom Wants Pit Bull Quarantined After Son Attacked
NBC5i.com, TX – 18 hours ago
A 5-year-old Denton County boy was attacked by a pit bull earlier this month and now, his mother is upset because the dog is back with its owner after a …

Pit Bull Attacks 15-Year-Old Boy
WGRZ-TV, NY – 23 hours ago
Upon arrival, officers saw a pit bull holding a 15-year-old boy by the neck. The owner of the dog was able to gain control of the dog and place it inside …

First off i looked up all of your stories and found that all or most of them did NOT occur today.One even occurred back in june. So right off your credibility is lost.
Secondly, i made a mistake and meant to say that for every pitbull that KILLS someone there is one that saves a life.
Third, yes pitbulls probably ATTACK every day but the statistics show that pits are not even close to the top of the dog biting list. Another breed of dog has always bitten more people on a given day than a pit.Yes pits kill more often than other breeds, but i liken that to saying that we should ban semi trucks because they cause more fatal crashes than a mini cooper. in both cases its the owners responsibility.
Fourth, to everyone that reads these, look up the stats and the stories yourself. dont just blindly believe me. I could be lying to you like Gretchen above me tried to do, by submitting false information. Before you judge do some research on both sides

i am only 15. but my dad ownd a pit bull and i loved him to death.

a little girl got killed by a pitt bull breed, and then it was all over the news that they have to take action.

wa did my dog ever do wrong? all dem just barged in ouse as if dey knew it all.

they took a bit part of my life away. cudnt sleep for ages.

knowing he only made it to the age of 1.

yet again. some do have there bad sides.
but they shouldnt judge a book by its cover

so i think that theres some selfish ppl out der that have herd one side of the story and too stuck up to hear the rest. i think they should sit down and let reality hit them.

pit bulls? scary name. but not a scary nature all the time

depends who brings them up.
how they are brought up.

should be wif love + a family

theres a always other dogs out there. that are just as bad!
but no its pit bulls init? well
rotwhilers are know to of killed a number of ppl and children
and so on…

and all this. is comin from a 15 year old

Who cares if the attacks happened today or yesterday or a month ago. These dogs HURT and KILL people regularly. That should be enough to get them out of our society. They don’t belong.

Those news stories all were googled today. Notice: 12 hours ago, 18 hrs. ago, etc. I should not lose credibility. I said “these stories were in the news today.” They were all about pit bull attacks. Attacks that hurt, destroy and kill.
Why don’t all of you who are so up in arms about pit bulls start caring about PEOPLE?

Well there’s really no arguing with ignorance. We that love pits can put up all the scientific stats and findings but there will still be people out there that that think they are smarter than animal behaviorists. sorry but i put my faith more in scientists that say pits are less of a danger than other dogs. OH well. if you don’t want a pit then don’t get one. As for me i’ll always own one. and i’m not a wannabe “gangster thug”

i am however interested in the stats between a male pit attacking versus a female. if any one can post a link i would appreciate it. ive been trying with no luck

I’m 17. A little young to have an opinion, maybe, but, like in any other creature, environment causes disposition. I grew up with a pit. She died at fourteen and had never once attacked anyone. We don’t live in a good area, and she could make a ruckus when she felt we were in danger.
What other breeds are outlawed? Should we exterminate them as well? Rottweilers, I’m sure. What about boxers? Doberman? Any other type of “aggressive” dog? Pit bulls aren’t born a danger, they’re made one. Possibly through dog fighting? People going about convinced they’re holding the leash of a legal weapon. No one’s saying we should “sterilize” them.

Truly impressive, these over bearing anti-bully breed “extremist” would get joyous emotions seeing the ASPCA/local animal shelter become an ANTI TERROR-DOG TASK FORCE, eliminating the terror and danger that is the loaded gun / ticking time bomb with legs that is the AMERICAN pit bull terrier. they would drag the dogs from their respectful homes and backyards by the neck with cruel instruments and hastily load them into their dispatch vehicles pens with lack of regard for the animals safety. Once at the local pound/ASPCA the family pet would be euthanized because your dog has been seen in rap videos, in the backyards of drug peddling slum lords in destitute areas, as not only a trendy and thuggish icon, but a cash crop.

I checked my dog to diffuse the bomb, i heard her ticking and then i realized that i was being silly, the people on here are silly morons without a clue and all the biased opinions in the world, indeed my dog is a ticking time bomb, with legs no less,- the heart goes tick tick tick, as far as i am concerned has been the most loving heart that belonged, existed. and when it stops ticking, i will be depressed ! and she will cease to exist; hardly a time bomb.

If you want to really break free and get to the ISSUES lets talk about what were going to do about resolving our oil dependence, how drilling for oil/natural gas in a protected environmental expanse of Alaska is the most selfish thing ever, government ethics and wasteful spending, it goes on, not some willy-nilly about a breed of dog that is some dog breed that is targeted as most aggressive breed ever.

Tell that to some three year old who has his face ripped off that this is a non-issue. Pit Bull owners amaze me. They care about an animal, the envirnonment, but when it come to destroying a child’s life, they have little to say.

Amazing. We are such an educated society that killing a specific breed of dog seems logical because “all dogs of this breed are killers” yet we will waste our tax dollars housing, feeding and making FAILED attempts at rehabilitating men and women who have commited heinous crimes ranging from rape and child molestation to the killing of total strangers and murdering their own wives and children. Why aren’t we shooting to kill these REAL dangers to society? These humans are killers and because there are NO consequences for their actions, they will kill again, and others will follow in their footsteps because nothing is being done to stop them. If you want to rid the world of truly dangerous “beings”, start with the humans who prey on children, women, and the elderly!

Once again we have the cry of “Blame the breed and not the deed!”.

Somehow people who think they are so well informed but weren’t even present for an event know all about it. Kindly explain how you can put a blanket statement like this? You have no basis in fact. How do you know the dogs weren’t being provoked? How do you know what happened at all? You can’t. Just because you see a pit-bull in the area does NOT mean it deserves to be killed.

Why is a single breed being singled out and castigated? Why is there no question raised about the owner? Do I even have to ask? Obviously it wasn’t reported by the author because he has a specific agenda against this one breed – do they scare you?

What about when a child is attacked by another breed? A cocker recently attacked and killed a 4 or 5 year old boy – where is the outcry? Since it actually is shown that cockers attack more family members. I say we start killing any cocker seen within 50 feet of a child – ya just never know.

“Tell that to some three year old who has his face ripped off that this is a non-issue. Pit Bull owners amaze me. They care about an animal, the envirnonment, but when it come to destroying a child’s life, they have little to say”

Every year, more than 2,000 children in the U.S. are killed by their parents or guardians either through abuse or neglect. A child is more than 800 times more likely to be killed by their adult caretaker than by a pit bull.

About 40 people (children) per year die by drowning in 5-gallon water pails. A person, during their lifetime, is 16 times more likely to drown in a 5-gallon water pail than to be killed by a pit bull.

Approximately 50 children in the US are killed every year by their cribs – 25 times the number of children and adults killed by pit bulls.

Over the 37-year period from 1965-2001, pit bulls have been blamed for an average of 2.48 human fatalities per year.
!!!2.48!!!

To bad you didnt hear those numbers on the news..because thats obviously the only place you get your information, and thats sad.

This is gotten ridiculous as well as stupid. I love pit bulls, but it’s the fact that majority of the dog community can’t even handle a 5lb yorkie or chihuahua, muchless an APBT. And the same people wanting pits, are the ones least qualified to own one. I would have no problem if people bred these dogs repsonsibly and actually cared.

Another thing I get frustrated about is the ” It’s not the dog, it’s the owner”.. BS. Genetics are apart of a dog and ignoring it is just as worse as training them to be aggressive. Border Collies were bred to herd, Retrievers were bred to Retrieve and Pits were bred to kill other animals and dogs. But whether it be a human or dog, it is still bad. Im not going to lie, A majority of pit bulls in this country need to be tooken out of society. They have been bred so badly it’s not even funny anymore. They weren’t bred like Rotties, Dobermans and Shepherds. Atleast they recovered from their reputation, Pit Bulls seem to be a serious target.. Aparently, if BSL takes over, Pits will be the first to go sadly.

I bet you atleast 95.5% of these dogs are poorly bred. That’s why the 95% needs to be tooken out of society and start all over again from scratch. The Dogmen of the old world times would kill off any dog that showed human aggression. It was killed immedeately, but that’s when things still made sense and the dogs used in pits still could be family pets and were very friendly to humans. Now, most people euthanize fighting dogs because they have the poetential to be human aggressive because they are bred soo badly.

man all u fucks that said pit bulls need to be put down because they attacked a child need to be put down themselves. dogs cannot make desisions for themselves and thats where we come in and either ruin the dog or turn it into the humane dog so to speak. i am a pit bull owner and i have been for several years i have had problems with some of my pits but i turned them all around most of my pitts have been fighters and killers. i took those dogs in a rehabilatated them because they were gonna be put to sleep. the only thing i have to say is you can turn a lab into an aggresive dog, even a golden retriever. common you cant say you never heard of a golden retriever or a lab bite someone. or turn on their owner so to speak. my friends chiwawa had to be put down because it bit a little child but i dont blame the chiuaua i blame my friend for not being responsible and giving his dog the proper training he needed. so all u pit bull haters out there dont think society is gonna be better without the pits cuz the real problem is still out there and that is YOU (pitbull haters).

the pit bull beat the lab and retriever in obedience training look at the stats dumb fucks before you start attaching the pits. i hope a pit bits the shit out yalls necks all u who said pits need to be killed

[Editor --- Thank you, Karim. You've done more to further my view of the type of people that own pits than any thing I could have written myself.]

I WAS ALWAYS AFFRAID OF PITS BECAUSE I GOT CHASE DOWN BY ONE WHEN I WAS 6YRS OLD I WAS SO AFFRAID I RAN INTO A POLE AND PASSED OUT THEN LIKE 10 YRS LATER I GOT CHASED BY A PIT AGAIN WELL 4 YRS AGO I GOT A BABY PIT FOR MY BIRTHDAY AFTER 7 MONTHS I GAVE HER AWAY CAUSE SHE WAS TO BIG FOR ME TO TAKE CARE BESIDES I HAD A FULL TIME JOB WELL THEN LIKE 2 YRS MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A 2 MONTH OLD PIT MALE IS 2YRS NOW AND I HAVE A PEKINGNESE,YORKIE,2 BABY CATS MY PIT WHO IS 90LBS HAS NEVER ATTACKED NO ONE I HAVE LITTLE NEPHEWS WHO PULL ON HIM RIDE HIM AND MY LITTLE DOGS BITE HIM AND ATTACK HIM NOW I AGREE IF MY DOG EVER TURNED OUT TO BE AN AGRASSIVE DOG I WOULD GET RIDE OF HIM BUT IT IS THE OWNERS FAULT FOR AGRASSIVE DOGS

sorry man but i know that someone out there is gonna catch you on it so ima correct it before the haters do..pitbulls WERE bread to kill other animal. BUT** so were most other dogs. Great Danes, beagles,cocker spaniel, all hounds, most terriers, bull dogs, sharpe’s, and so many other breeds of dogs were bred to kill..but they were bred to kill ANIMALS not people. if you wiped out all breeds of dogs that were bred to kill then almost all the dog species would be gone.being bred to kill animals is different than bred to kill humans..and isnt that the whole issue here? the killing of people?

Your talking of banning a breed for the acts of PEOPLE. The dog doesnt choose to do this, its doing what it knows and does best. Are you people too ignorant to realize that? The guy that posted about Dobe’s and Rott’s, GREAT EXAMPLE! No one tried to outlaw them for being aggressive, “watch” dogs so to speak. The world has much bigger problems then a breed of canine. Get your crap together and figure it out. Because you have never owned/came in contact with a pit so you outright have no regard for them. Goes to show you have no heart. And whoever asked if we care for people, and to think of a 3year old getting its face ripped off. Lets start off by asking this, what the hell is a 3 yr old doing un-attended by ANY breed of dog let alone a pit. Truth is a dog does not act aggressive unless put in that situation, just like you and me. They say animals cant reason I beg to differ.

I have raised dogs since I was a child. The only dog I ever owned that bit someone was a black lab. She bit my child and he ended up with over 70 stitches in his face. I’m more than aware of what a dog bite can do and I’m very aware of the damage a dog can inflict.

With that being said…..

I am now the proud owner of a pit bull. She is the most mellow and gentle and obedient dog I’ve ever owned. Pit bulls are very smart and eager to please. She is well behaved and has been well trained. She is good with cats, people, children and other dogs. According to the AKC and other dog institutes, a pit bull is in the top 4 per cent whenever it comes to temperment. She has been very easy to train and is very social.

I take offense at the author’s posting relating pit bull owners to “gangsta” wanna be’s. I have a pit bull simply because she was a shelter dog and needed a home. My son’s girlfriend picked her out for me. After having her for a few days, I absolutely fell in love with her. I have no desire to make her mean or evil. She travels with me, but I keep her on a leash. It’s not so much that I don’t trust her. I don’t trust other people. And I am a responsible pet owner. And I fully plan on getting another one.

Many of the bites attributed to pit bulls are dogs with a pit bull ancestry and aren’t really pit bulls at all. In one incident, the dog that fatally attacked a child was actually a boxer.

If you have children, please teach them not to approach a strange dog. If you have a dog, please don’t leave them unattended with strangers. ANY dog can bite. And it takes a real idiot to allow their pet to run loose in the neighborhood or to not keep a watchful eye on their pets. One of the most aggressive dog breeds I’ve ever encountered is the chihuahua. Fortunately, they are not big enough to inflict serious live threatening injuries on a person or a child. Their original purpose was to be messenger dogs for the Mexican army. Pancho Villa was quite fond of them. Bites from smaller dogs are often not reported because oftentimes they are not very serious. However, I am sure that if all dog bites were reported, some of the smaller breeds would have a much worse record than the pit bull.

The important thing is to show some common sense. Only a very small percentage of pit bulls ever bite or show aggression. A person should approach EVERY dog with caution. I don’t allow people to approach my dog. I introduce them to her first.

My heart goes out to the children and people who have been attacked by any dog, not just pits.

One other thing I wanted to add……

For the most part, many breeders over the years, bred out (so to speak) aggression toward humans. If anyone knows anything about dog fighting, then they will know that aggresssion toward humans cannot be tolerated in any form. A person has to break up the dog fights and a person has to train the dog as well. Breeders habitually killed dogs that showed aggression toward people.

What we see now is abominations of the breed. They were the number one family dog for nearly 50 years. As with any aggressive dog, caution must be maintained. And treating an animal humanely will go a long way in preventing any dog bites.

forget that,.. im sorry these kids died or got injured, but its not the dog its the owner, and if u cant see that you are blind,

O.K. so I get it now. It isn’t the human being themselves that has the behavior problem it is the animals themselves? I have to say, that is the most ignorant thing I have ever heard. Criminals raise criminals, therefore idiotic, abusive dog owners are bound to raise out of control, disobedient dogs. The problem ALWAYS starts in the home and ends in the home. I am not just saying this because I own a pit bull, but because I have been attacked by several dogs and none of them being pit bulls. I decided a year ago to get one because everyone I ever lived with growing up owned one and they proved to be outstanding, loving animals. My pit bull Chino is a hand full YES…… however never will he disobey me, disrespect me, or try to how do you say “Rip my head off”!! I have never laughed and smiled as much as I have with this dog and it just keeps getting better. I have also owned a German Shepard, Chow, Golden Retriever, and Rotwieller, all of which have been amazing animals to be around. So, back to what I was saying….. Do some friggin research. No like real research. When it comes to behaviors, they can be altered, enhanced, changed, fixed etc. A dog isn’t just born looking for a child to kill, just like a serial killer doesn’t come out of its mother’s womb asking for a knife. These stories get crazier and crazier by the F-in minute. Why don’t for once in the life time don’t the public concentrate on fixing the human race and then work down the scale. You have to start at the top. You can’t improve the owned when the owner themselves does not allow improvement. Nuff said

Nature Vs. Nurture….the age old question…..

http://www.dogbitelaw.com/PAGES/statistics.html

FACTS, in this page you will find a study done on dog bites over a span of 24 YEARS(1982-2006). They have found the Pit Bull and it’s mixes to be indeed the most dangerous dog.

While it is infact partially the training and owner that encourages these ill bred instincts, it is obvious that the breed itself over the past few decades has been clearly tainted.

I love my dogs (labs) and couldn’t imagine a day with out them, but I know when my 3 year old niece is around pulling their ears and tails that I don’t have to worry.

Can you HONESTLY feel that way with your Pit Bull.

24 years deaths by Labs- 2
24 years deaths by Pits- 110

Really?!?!?!

i hate how ppl have to run down pitbulls i have been around pits since i was 5 and i am 21. i have been bit by a lab, chow, and a husky.. but never a pit bull??? i have owned 4 and the were all sweet as could be… now i have a pit that is 1year 3 months and he is a big baby… he loves to play and everything.. when u are playin with him and he bits to hard u say ouch he stops playin till he knows your fine… it is all in how they r raised if u miss treat them or if they are trained to be mean then yea there going to be mean… any kinda dog will be mean if they are miss treated…my dog was raised around alot of ppl and he loves ppl he would never hurt some one… idk i just get tired of hearing people put pits down….JUDGE THE DEED NOT THE BREAD!!!!!

Pits are evil and terrorists like the USA. They are American breed, they kill like Americans. Both should be eradicated, punished.

Iraqi non-combatant civilian dead: 6000000 (in 3 years)

So don’t be hypocrites , you are wors than your dogs with your fucking economical war!!!!!

BAN THE USA!!!

we should just banned cats or snakes or hey even humans they attack so shit why not kill of everything
o by the way pits are very social been around em all my life never been bitten by one but i have been bitten by a dalamation
and i kno alot of ppl own them that arent THUGS so stop judging you tools some of ya need to grow up

SUPPORT PITBULLS

[Editor --- Support pitbulls --- from the end of a rope.]

YOU ARE ALL A BUNCH OF MORONNNNS. ANY DOG WILL ATTACK YOU EVEN YOU PAMPERED POOCH FLUFFY. GET A LIFE STOP MAKING BAD NAMES FOR DOGS .ITS AN ANIMAL YOU SHMUCK .IM SURE IF YOUR HOURSE KICKED YOU IN THE ASS YOU WOULDNT SAY ITS A BEAST . ITS THE OWNER NOT THE ANIMAL IVE OWNED ROTTWEILERS AND THEY GET THE SAME WRAP .BULLSH.. ITS HOW YOU TREAT THE ANIMAL YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU THE OWNER TRAIN YOUR DOG .LEAVE THE PIT BULL ALONE THE OWNER SHOULD PAY NOT THE DOG KELL Y FROM STATEN ISLAND AND NO IM NOT GANGSTA FOR THE PERSON WHO MADE THAT IGNORANT COMMENT . SMARTEN UP POEPLE

Anyone who said that pitulls should be banned is wrong. Pitbulls are not bred to kill, they are actually VERY protective. It all depends on how the dog is brought up. If it was abused, chances are its going to be mean, just like any other animal. I grew up with pitbulls and never did they even try to bite me. They are very good dogs who should`nt all be treated bad beacause some of them were mean. Everyone always hears bad things about them. Never anything good. Dont assume they`re terrrible dogs if you`ve never owned one.

pitbulls r NOT dangerous blame the owner not the breed .there r some BABIES that play with pitbulls.notALL pitbulls r dangerous.

pitts are the sweetist animals ive ever been around!!
i bet u if u go to every house in the neighborehood and ask them if they been bit by a pitt bull or a little rat they will say a little rat!!
so stop fighting pitt bulls its the owners fault not the animals.

SUPPORT THE EDITOR … FROM THE END OF A ROPE!!!!!!!!

fuck u pitbulls are the nicest dogs ever it is the owners fault they trian there dogs to fight so u dont know what u talking about

[Editor --- Thanks, Gary. Yet another pit bull owner making my case for me about the types of people who own pit bulls.]

This is such bullshit. The dogs are not the problems its the owners. I have a Blue nose pit and a gator mouth. When my brother was 2 someone broke into our house and tryed to hurt me and my brother. My blue nose sacarficed her life and saved my brother. My gator mouth was surverly injured because he was protecting me. They are wonderful dogs and they are great pets. Pitbulls are dogs just like all the other breads!!!!!

There are two sides to every coin. Just as pit bull owners and lovers can not convince anti-pit bullians to fall in love with, trust, or even tolerate the breed, they should not expect the same courtesy from us. I myself have not one, not two, but four American pit bull terriers. Three being pure bred, one a cross with boxer. The boxer mix is the only one with anti-social behavior and being the responsible owner I am, I do everything to ensure her safety as well as those around her. She was abandoned to me by a neglectful owner. And IRONICALLY enough is the only one with temperment issues. The other three are perfect angels in my eyes now and always. Pit bulls are not first time owner dogs. They require time and energy you must have to devote to them. True, thugs and gangsters are the downfall of our community, but to take it out on their breed of choice is just as discriminant as saying all african americans are thugs and gangsters. It is wrong and immoral to classify an entire group of anything based on just a handful of miscreants. The only reason you even hear about pit bull attacks is because they are the societies main focus. American Pit Bull Terriers have been around since the eleven hundreds and it wasn’t until recently we’ve heard such a high report of pit bull attacks. And most reported pit bull attacks are inaccurate besides! Look up Dogo Argentino, American Bulldogs, Dogue De Bordeaux, even lab crosses have been mistaken for the Pit Bull breed! Statstics prove that many people can not pick out a pit bull from the comfort of their own home, let alone during an attack. The breed has been tainted, no doubt, and it is a constant battle for responsible, educated owners to keep up the good fight, still there are many of us out there. For every 1 fighting pit bull, there are well over a hundred tamed, house pit bulls across the world. It is not the breed, but human ignorance. Pure and simple human ignorance. Do your research before you take the media’s word for it. Yes, there have been attacks. But there are so many other attacks by many other breeds that go unnoticed because of our societies obsession with the erradication of American Pit Bull Terriers. My bullies would jump in front of the bullet a cazed human would fire at me for voicing my opinion so boistrously. I trust them completely and entirely and hope that some day education beats out ignorance.

I know that I have joined this conversation late in the game; I just wanted to add in my two cents, for whatever it is worth.

My husband wanted to own Pit Bulls after we got married, and I protested knowing what they are physically capable of and not wanting that kind of responsibility in my life a that time.

We took a road trip to Utah and read the “Pit Bull for Dummies” book (I know, silly). We ended up with two very beautiful girls from a breeder we knew very well.

Our girls came from good backgrounds. Their father was a purple ribbon blue pit back 9 generations (that is show quality), not a fighting line. Their mother is from a working dog family where they still hunt bore.

I love my dogs and enjoy all of our cute cuddle times and kisses I get from them, as well as do my friends. I have a very close friend who has CP, and Robyn loves to crawl up into his lap and sleep.

All of this to say; we had to separate our girls because Ellie got into a fight with a coyote and won. This made her naturally a little more aggressive to animals (not humans). We gave Robyn away to a close and responsible family friend, and began working with Ellie to correct her behavior that was becoming slowly more dominate. Robyn is with a German Sheppard now who thinks that she is the greatest thing. Both dogs are happier apart than together, and it was my job as an owner to recognize that.

Ellie is an amazing dog who is extrodinarily loving and tender. Yet I, as an owner, am still aware of her physical capabilities.

I read a fantastic quote the ‘For Dummies’ book that said; ‘Pit Bulls are one of the least aggressive breads, yet if provoked they are almost assuredly going to be the one who finishes the fight.’

I guess all of that to say this, let us all have a little more education and reverence for and about this bread.

We are all ignorant to some extent. I would never argue with the idea to have a license and training to own a pit bull, I think that it would be the wisest and most effective way to help this problem.

I feel very solemn for the people whose lives have been negatively affected by this bread, and also for the dogs in this bread who suffer from more abuse than any others in our urban areas.

I would really like for us to realize that this is not a black and white picture we are looking at, it is grey, and tolerance is needed to come to any kind of legislation that would be both fair and just.

I am sorry if this is coming of as stupid, or soft, or whatever reaction it might invoke in you. It does however make me angry to see people suffer the consequences to such a tragic extent over an image, or a desire, or an arrogance that so many people who have taken this breed on as a pet can have. It also makes me angry to be treated as one of these people when I am not. Or to hear people tell me that my dog is going to eat little kids. Please know this though, I love my dog, I know my dog, and I respect that she is still just a dog.

Please don’t hate them all, owners or dogs, some of us are not the image you have depicted in your mind.

you ppl just see it sooo wrong!…it`s not the apbts, it`s the TRAINING & OWNERS…and inbreeding in some cases.

Anyway, any dog that is not socialized can be a threat to society, why blame the pits? the pit attacks are more common these days just because pits are on the flow and every 13y/o wants one to hang on the block with…ALL guard dogs (trained for this) are DANGEROUS, geeeez! that`s why humans invented the leash & muzzle…and when guard dogs escape, usually someone gets hurt, badly…

Frankly, i haven`t seen live pit attacks on ppl, but i`ve seen a lot of German Shepherds, Dobermans & Rottweilers (most popular guard dog breeds) attacking ppl, and i can confirm they have the tencency to attack unprovocked, if not socialized/trained from an early age.

P.S. I own a Rottie and in a couple of months will be getting a full-paper APBT, pure Russian lines..oh, and where i`m from, the breed is banned (face up to 2y in prison), but i see this as a totally unfair measure and therefore i will neglect the LAW !..darn, i`m a villain, right?

[Editor --- You're a fucking idiot. And exactly the type of thug who owns pit bulls. I hope the police arrest you for your flagrant disregard for the law, and I hope they kill your dog before it hurts or kills someone.]

Have you ever seen the photos of the dogs that have been seized from people who fight the breed? They have been tortured, starved, and mutilated. The photos make me want to both cry and throw up. You too would be negatively affected if these actions were taken out on you.

I have friend who used to fight the breed and has now since changed his ways, but you want to know the most ironic thing….. He has said on numerous occasions that if you start training the dog to fight when they are puppies (and I will spare you the details of how they “train” them, it is inhumane) then the training will not work.

So now instead of the taking the horribly beaten dog who, will not preform the way you want him to, to a place where they can receive help; they are turned onto the streets.

There is no doubt that any attack is sad, but let us place blame where blame is due…on the owner!

You seem like a man who prides himself on his intellect and moral justifications; yet you are a very ignorant man.

Most who would pride themselves on such attributes would do research before pointing fingers, and calling for such extreme behavior as killing off a breed.

I feel very sorry for you.

Editor:
I have noticed that most of your comments back to the posts are pointing out the gansta people who normally own the breed.
“Editor — You’re a fucking idiot. And exactly the type of thug who owns pit bulls.”

“Editor — Thanks, Gary. Yet another pit bull owner making my case for me about the types of people who own pit bulls.]”

“Editor — Thank you, Karim. You’ve done more to further my view of the type of people that own pits than any thing I could have written myself.”

“Editor — Thank you, Jesse. In one near-illiterate, hate-filled, violent rant, you just proved every single thing most of us believe about Pit Bull owners.]”

Thank you for making our point…..it is the “gansta” (irresponsible and uneducated) owner, not the dog.

Because as you can see from this blog, not all of us pit bull owners act in this type of mannerism.

Oh sorry my nane is Emily, and I just left that comment.

who ever wrote this top article is a f***in dumb a** and obviously has never ownd a pit. they are sweet loving dogs, WHEN YOU TREAT THEM RIGHT. i think of my pit bull as my girl friend (not like that you sick f***s), what happens when you piss of your girl, she bites your f***ing face off doesnt she, these animals are the same way. if you treat a dog like s*** they are going to be s***ty dogs. my neighbors own 3 of them and the kids on the block come over to even play with these “vicious dogs”! im outraged that people could even be so close minded, and im not some gang banger off the streets! did you know that they did a study on ALL dogs to see wich was the most vicious, and guess what dog it was…go on guess. not pits, not rots, not labs, but DACHSHUNDS. you need to be more affraid of a weiner dog than you do a pit bull. admittedly yes they can be a handfull but what dog cant. the same neighbors have a mini pin chiwawa mix, and she punks those big “dngerous” dogs all day long! the only time i have ever been bit by one of these angles is because the dog and i were playing rough, and i got nipped. but it happens when you play with big dogs and it didnt even break the skin. but in closing, all of you people who think these dogs are dangerous are retarded and stupid and ignorant and need to keep your mouths shut before they completely ban pits, then none of us will be able to enjoy these sweethearts!!! and if you have any thing to say to me, im right here! Skatrmaniac@aol.com

Sorry about the double post. -_-

I’m the owner of a pit bull mix that I rescued from a shelter. I work at a residential rehab center. I have never had as much as a speeding ticket and I’m a white, middle class girl from a town of 20,000 in Oregon. I have no gangster ties and am going to get my Associate’s degree shortly. A fellow pit bull owner is a counselor at the residential treatment center. She has 3 pit pulls.

Pit bulls do not attack more than other dogs or bite more than other dogs. The problem is that when then -do- it’s a lot more dangerous and the results are more horrific. The other problem is they are being overbred to horrific degrees. There were 300 pit bulls alone in larger city of Eugene, OR about an hour north of me. This would damage the stability of even labs or retrievers, which are the top biters in some cities as someone else has mentioned. Pit bulls also pass the temperament test at a higher rate than Golden Retrievers, by the by.

The problem with killing all the dogs or banning the breed as people keep suggesting is that… it doesn’t work. Denver, I think it was, had not fatal dog attacks since the breed ban was passed. Neither did Portland, OR, which has no breed ban. Or, let’s pretend you got your wish and all pit bulls banished. The same idiots that abuse and overbreed pit bulls now will turn to dobermans, rottweilers, presas and any other powerful, potentially dangerous breed. These people, their neglect and their naivete will not vanish because the dog does. They’ll still get a powerful breed they cannot control to feed into their macho self image and it will start over. Someone else noted it went from dobermans, to rottweilers and now to pit bulls. What makes any of you think it will magically change now? Or that criminals will suddenly respect the law? ‘I know I’m busy dealing meth, but I better not move to Denver, they’ve banned pit bulls and I suddenly care about the law!’

As for the idea that only pit bulls do the ‘they never did that before’ schtick, talk to most any dog owner. We had a cocker spaniel that had shown no aggression to our family (two adults, a teenager and a preteen), but bit a 3 yr old little girl in the face over food. A pomernian recently mauled an infant and I really doubt the family will say ‘oh, we knew he was dangerous’. Pit bulls are not unique, they are just among the most capable of doing damage, along with rottweilers and so on.

-Any- large or guardian breed -should- follow most of the pit bull guidelines to be safe, even if it’s owners do not make it a priority. Socialization is critical, as is obedience and you are expected to the leader in your home to keep your family, your dog and everyone else safe. If you Editor (presumably you have), have done your research, all breeds and most websites say: -do not leave a child alone with a dog-. -Any breed, any dog-. It says that because any dog is presumed to not be 100% safe with a small child. This includes retrievers.

There are also good pit bulls. One of Michael Vick’s fighters is a therapy dog that visits hospitals. Another pit bull (a pregnant one) took multiple gun shot wounds defending her owner. A third fought off two Akita’s to rescue an boy they were attacking. Another rescued pit bull is now one of the top drug sniffing dogs. As someone else noted, the first decorated dog was a pit bull. These dogs have the same courage and tenacity as the ones that attacked, it was just used for good. They are the same breed. Ignoring these to focus on the horrific attacks is understandable, but unfair.

A good many men (for example) do horrific things to children and woman. The majority of criminals are male. Everyday there is new stories and reports of horrific and increasing crimes, typically commited by men. This does not most men are unsafe around children and women, that men should be killed or banned or that all good men are reasonable for the bad ones. However, when we insert dogs instead of people in the previous paragraph, formerly reasonable and (still) good people lose perspective and turn quite bigoted as this thread demonstrates.

If you really want to stop the dog bite and attacks? Focus on what works. A dog chained up is nearly 3x more likely to attack. Fight to ban dogs being left chained in yards. The majority of attacks are committed by unneutered males. Become a supporter of neutering, enforced, if need be. Insist leash laws and what dog laws you do have are enforced in your community. As you’ll note, most of these dogs are wandering. Protest until animal control takes menancing dog reports seriously.

I would love to see a pit bull registration program with mandatory obedience classes for every pit bull owner. Or mandatory neutering for dogs not owned by an official breeder. These are even things that don’t punish an entire breed becuase of ignorance or circumstances humans created like continued dog fighting and overbreeding.

I mentioned heroic and good pit bulls in my post. In an effort to be semi factual and balance out the various attacks reported on, I’m going to post links to some of the stories.

http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/articles/thomson.html pit bull that fond an injured man and went for help
http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/articles/blueberry.html pregnant pitbull that was shot defending her family
http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/articles/petunia.html therapy dog that visits classrooms with kids
http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/articles/spike.html service dog for a quadriplegic
http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/articles/weela.html saved her owner’s son and later helps saved dogs and horses
http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/articles/dixie.html saved her owners children
http://www.petville.com/pet_community/2008/06/former-michael.html Michael Vick dog turned therapy dog

I apologize for the spamming, but I feel it’s important. These are just a handful and don’t include the various police or narcotic sniffin gdogs. Note the last link in particular. He was a dog bred and trained to fight. He lived with other dogs that were hung, electrocuted and tortured to death when they failed to be vicious enough or win. He is now a therapy dog and has passed the tests used to certify them.

Out of 50 fighting pit bulls, one -1- had to be put down from aggression. One poor dog died of her injuries. 15 went straight to homes and were adoptable. These dogs were around scum and some of them were tortured. They were still able to love and trust humans and most were even some degree of dog social, to the surprise of their rescuers.

I also want to address an earlier misconception. Pit bulls were bred to be dog aggressive and to kill other dogs or animals, -not- people. Think about it a moment. You have to be able to go in after the fight and handle a sometimes heavily wounded dog that’s not muzzled. You -don’t- want it to bite you or a patron betting lots of money on your dog. Pit bull breeder sites tell prospective owners to NOT get pit bulls as guard dogs as the proper pit bull temperament is friendly to a fault. Human aggression was never an approved pit bull trait until gangster/thug trash decided it was more macho and encouraged aggression in the backyard breeding dogs they bought and bred.

I am not trying to deny or ignore the danger of an aggressive pit bull. They have and continue to prove more likely to kill when they are aggressive. Far too many men, women and children have paid the price for stupid and careless owners. It’s horrific and something does need to be done. I would just like to see that some focus put on the humans. Why are the dogs killed when these owners go free to get another dog? I don’t mean the people that have a dog they think is safe around their kids, only to find out their wrong. Despite the focus on pit bulls in this thread, I would point out (as someone else already posted) labs, blue heelers and jack russells are the top biters in various areas. -Labradors-. Few owners get a labrador and then say they expected it to attack or bite their children. Blue heelers are also not exactly feared.

I am referring to the countless owners who deny obvious aggression or let their dogs run loose. We’ve all seen the articles mentioning the neighbors that are terrified of the aggressive pit bull or previous bite victims of a dog the owners cannot or would not put down. In my area, an idiotic owner still took her pit bull out for walks after it had -attacked seven people, including a pregnant woman-. Surprise, surprise, it attacked a child. I’d like to see the focus on those owners and the ones that commit similiar acts of neglience. Or the dog fighters and the ghetto thugs who do such a ‘good’ job of training their dogs.

OK this is going too far. I have a Pit Bull and because of his lineage he has aggression issues. but because i am a responsible dog owner i knew that he would most likely have these problems because i did research on the breed i was considering adding to my family. through all my research i found that pit bulls were bred to be aggressive towards other animals but never towards people. that is until just recently the last 15 years. this is because of people like gang bangers and thugs who want a dog that looks cool and will attack if they tell it to. The only reason that thugs and the like even singled out pit bulls as the must have dog is because these dogs are very owner oriented. meaning they want to do WHAT EVER their owners tell them to and as the breed has been changed it can be changed back to what it was and should be. I have been attacked by many dogs and honest if i saw a pit bull and a chihuahua on the street i would approach the pit bull because i know that chihuaha’s are very aggressive dogs. any way i also know that if you take away the pit bull as most here are suggesting (in more ways than one) all the thugs and gang bangers will go after another breed of dog that will get the job done in their eyes anyway so if you ban one kind of dog you are eventually banning all dogs because all dogs have the potential to become aggressive even if they are not trained to be that way.

I love pitt bulls but agree they are more agressive than other dogs I feel for the families whom have lost loved ones because of them.

fuck yall my pitts love life and everyone in it…. this owner is a dumbass as well as a bad owner of ANY pet if his animals are running around a lake without them having a clue?!?! ill have them til I die legal or not and ill bring them through your neighborhood too

Telling someone to fuck off might not be the best way to change their mind. Pit bulls are a wonderful, awesome breed. I own a mix and would adopt more if I didn’t have 3 dogs currently. That said, they -are- dangerous in the wrong hands. People may not see a lab mix turning, but a lab mix is less likely to kill your child or someone else’s if it turns out the owner’s not in control after all.

A lot of people ( the people not willing to neuter, go to obedience classes and spend time weekly socializing their dogs) shouldn’t have pit bulls, it’s as simple as that. Are they nearly as dangerous as owning a gun, driving a car, drinking (let alone smoking) and other risks people conveniently justify or minimize? No. But the danger they do present can be minimized or eliminated nearly entirely with a little common sense on behalf of the owners of pit bulls and -any- guardian breed/large dog with the potential for aggression.

There is something to be said for knowing where your dog and your child is. Especially knowing that your dog is not running around a lake alone to where two of them can attack a poor, frightened 7 yr old. A lot of these attacks wouldn’t happen if the dogs were restrained behind fences where they belong.

As a point of interest regarding killing pit bulls to solve the dog attack issue: Question: What do these dog attacks have in common?

July 2004 A 7-year-old girl sustains injuries to the head, neck, and body and is hospitalized after being attacked by a mixed breed dog. (TheDenverChannel.com, “Young Girl Seriously Injured In Dog Attack,” July 13, 2004)

March 2006 A “frail” grandmother loses part of a finger and sustains “massive trauma” to one leg after being attacked by two Boxer mixes. (TheDenverChannel.com, “Grandmother Recovering After Dog Attack,” March 28, 2006)

August 2006 A 7-year-old girl undergoes facial reconstruction to repair damage inflicted by an alleged German Shepherd mix. (Rocky Mountain News, “Girl healing from attack,” August 4, 2006)

Answer: All these severe dog attacks occurred in Denver, Colorado—where a ban on “pit bull type” dogs has been in place for decades. The ban clearly did nothing to prevent these people from becoming dog attack victims, nor has it helped any of between 400 and 500 annual Denver dog bite victims that are attacked by non-”pit bull type” dogs.

Be Sure You Get Attacked By the “Right” Kind of Dog
Consider, too, the aftermath of three extremely similar fatal dog attacks.

May 7, 2005, Waterford Township, Michigan—A 2-year-old girl named Samantha is killed by the family’s two female Siberian Huskies after being left unsupervised with them. The dogs had shown no prior signs of aggression. (The Oakland Press, “Family dogs maul toddler,” May 7, 2005)

May 9, 2005, Fruita, Colorado—A 7-year-old girl named Kate-Lynn Logel is killed by the family’s recently acquired male Alaskan Malamute after being left unsupervised with a male-female pair. Neither dog had shown prior signs of aggression (the family had only had them for three weeks but claimed that the previous owner said the dogs had no history of aggression). (Rocky Mountain News, “Fruita girl, 7, dies in dog attack,” May 9, 2005)

June 3, 2005, San Francisco, California—A 12-year-old boy named Nicholas Faibish is killed by the family’s intact breeding pair of pit bulls after being left unsupervised with them. One of the dogs had bitten Nicholas earlier in the day, but his mother nevertheless left him home alone with the dogs. (Extensive coverage of this case; one article can be found at SignOnSanDiego.com, “Mother charged with child endangerment in fatal dog mauling case,” June 23, 2005)

In the cases of both Samantha and Kate-Lynn…

Local papers carried the initial story on the first day, and perhaps a followup story the next day. But when Nicholas Faibish was killed by pit bulls… the story hit the front page of most California newspapers, in some cases for days on end; the story was picked up by national news channels; journalists eagerly followed and reported on every development in the case; legal charges were filed against Nicholas’s mother; the ensuing legal charges and court case were reported on thoroughly; news media churned out related links to other attacks by pit bulls; politicians and the public started calling for breed-specific legislation and a ban on pit bulls; breed-specific legislation was proposed and passed at a state level.

All of these children died. Their deaths were all preventable. Their deaths all occurred similarly. What was it about Nicholas Faibish’s death that made it more tragic; more deserving of attention; and more deserving of social, legal, and political action than the deaths of Kate-Lynn or Samantha?

Was it because Nicholas was a boy?
Was it because San Francisco is a big city?
Or was it because Nicholas was killed by scary, evil pit bulls—not less-than-thrilling Alaskan Malamutes or Siberian Huskies?

I have a female pit she is very nice. i think its just tha owners that make them be mean. they are dogs too so its just not pits that Kill. I also have a german shepheard which iz a good dog too they both get along. so just leave pits alone they dont have to be band just ppl should know how to take care of them!!!!!!!

Pitbullz

IGNORANCE, is all that is.
12 people die a year (mostly by pit bulls). Does that mean all pit bulls are dangerous? NO

According to the National Canine Temperment Association, pit bulls are one of the breeds LEAST likely to bite a human.

PEOPLE make the dogs mean. It is NOT in the nature of the dog. They ARE extremely sweet, but people MAKE them mean because they think that pit bulls are cool and make them fight.

How many children die from car accidents? I guess we should ban cars. We should also ban homes because most children die in the home from accidents. Dont be ignorant. I own two pits and they are more obiendent and sweet than my golden retriever.

DO SOME FREAKIN RESEARCH ON THE SUBJECT

To add to my post:

So what is the main factor between a nanny dog and a fighter dog? The fuckin idiot human PURPOSELY making them mean.

I am not a thug or gangster or a wannabe I am a hard workin mother and grandmother my pitt is a beautiful white full blooded rescue dog we all love her including our 2 lb.puggle we have had her for a year so no matter what you narrow minded people say they are not all bad dogs

WOW This is messed I own 2 pit mix and they would never hurt any one……you really need to do some research there is another dog out there that looks like pitts….the pitts get balmed for everything…Would you like it if i put a muzzle over your face and said there you have to wear it becuase for example (you have blonde hair)….not i didn’t think so..

(IT’S NOT THEM.)

As a former vet tech. I have been bitten my small lap dogs the most as opposed to pits. Actually, it is the Rotties and the German Shephards that I was leary of the most, very protective of their owners. Most of the pits we’ve seen were very sweet, powerful, but sweet. I own a pit myself that I adopted in Commerce Texas, she loves other animals, kids and babies, but I would never leave her alone with a child, nor let her very close to my baby knowing that she is a dog and reacts based on pure instinct, not emotions. Malmutes and Huskys have been known to mame and kill children, Akitas, Chow-Chows, Austrailian Shepherds, ect.. The owners of the dogs were obviously not good dog owners because pits love people. Anywho that is my tangent.

Ok I know for a fact that in the united states in 2007 the number 1 most likely dog to bit a person has been German sheppards, then chow chows, then collies. Less than 1 percent of dog bites in the US have been pitt bull. PERIOD As for their breeding background they were not bred to be aggressive toward humans, quite the opposite in fact. They were bred originally for bull baiting, which of course is now illegal. But pitts ARE animal aggressive not people aggressive. German shepherds were in fact bred to kill people same with rottweilers and dobermans, these are war dogs but all pets are half genetics and half environment. The fact is your family lab is 67% more likely to bite a child than My Pitt, statistically speaking. But the media doesn’t report on lab bites, No one wants to hear about lassie maiming grandma, They want to hear about these vicious Pitts. My guess is the same people that discriminate against pitts also are in fact racist and stereotypical. I mean Hellene Keller owned nothing but pitts, same with Theodore Roosevelt, Ronald Reagen for gods sake. You want to make sure these attacks don’t happen anymore?
Start giving owners life sentences for their pets bad deeds!
Rather than a slap on the wrist.

HEYY PITT BULLS ARE LOVING WITH PROPER TRNING AND EXERSIZE DONT JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FUCK THE KID!
I am more worried about the dog.
Pit bulls should NOT be banned, maybe you assholes should educate youre self about the breed before jugding it, a pit bull is no more damgerous then any other dog. a Pit bull is a dog, not a wild animal.
Ignorance!

There is no reason to treat these animial the way they are being treated they are fun loving animals with a good gearty and i dont understand how people can just push them aside and say that they are mean dogs whne i belive and the stats have shown that it is the owner not the dog !!!!!

Let’s see. Setting aside those postings from rabid, slathering hateful people (who would probably be euthanized if they were dogs) there still seems to be more than the usual two polarized arguments here.
1) Pit Bulls are inherently dangerous dogs and should be banned.
2) Pit Bulls are just lovable, cuddly little things that couldn’t hurt a flea. Chow chows are the real threat.
3) It’s not the dogs’ fault they are dangerous, it’s the breeders.
4) It’s not the dogs’ fault some of them are dangerous, it’s the owners.
5) I’ve got a right to own any dog I want. (“You can have my dog when you pry its jaws from around my cold, dead, child!”)

I think the inability of many dog owners to properly socialize their dogs means that powerful dogs should not be loose in the world. 100% sterilization of breeds which prove lethal seems the appropriate way to deal with the problem of dogs shredding children.

Chow chows are BB guns. Pit Bulls are .44 magnums. No, it’s not the dog’s fault that it is incredibly strong, but it is. Responsibly handled, the Pit bull or the .44 magnum are safe, enjoyable, and provide very convincing defense. But the Pit bull does not just sit in a drawer and wait to be used. It’s out there, active and living, all day, every day. And that means you have got to be a responsible owner all day, every day. How many busy Americans have time to responsibly own a dog – any dog, much less the .44 magnum of dogs? Very few. How many Americans should own dogs of any breed? Very few. But it’s a narcissistic world we live in.

Would you leave your loaded .44 magnum out for the kids to play with? Maybe that’s a dumb question since most gun-related deaths are the children of gun owners. Wipe the spittle from your lips (fingers) and pay attention, those of you who flunked logic: That is not the same as saying most guns kill children or most Pit bulls kill children.

If you do not approve of Darwinian selection in the human race, or if you want your genes to pass on, maybe you should be smarter when you buy a dog. People treat their dogs like accessories. We treat breeds like brands. “I drive a Ford” … “yeah, well Fords suck, I drive a Chevy”, etc. Is not so much different than “my dog is a Pit bull” … “yeah, well Pit bulls suck, my dog is a Rottweiler”, etc. Mindless drivel.

Your dog is a member of the family. That’s not just the latest new age PC crap, it’s the nature of dogs. You might not think of it that way, but I guarantee that THEY think of it that way. You can have a well adjusted family or a disfunctional one. It’s your choice.

They also have the canine need to figure out their place in your family. They will vie for position within the family’s hierarchy. You must be firmly in charge at all times because once they think they have achieved a higher status it can be very hard on them to be demoted.

A small crossbreed of a couple of intelligent, gentle breeds makes a very good pet. But you still must be responsible dog owners. Spend time with your dog, don’t beat your dog, spend more time with it and more and more. That’s the only way to guarantee a good dog. Dogs are social animals, not robots. They each have their own personality and they WILL acquire a personality as they grow up. If neglected or abused it will not be a nice personality.

German Sheppard/ Bullmastiff mix

I cant see how anyone would say that Pits should be band or killed. Most of the people on here don’t know what they are talking about. Any dog can be aggressive.

When I was a kid, I would get chased by dogs every morning on my way to the bus stop. One time I even stabbed a Chow in the mouth rather than letting him eat me alive.

But the bottom line is you can make any dog mean. Whether you train them or feed them gun powder. I got my dog after my apartment got robbed “F*&kin beans!” My dog is not only loyal, loving, and protective but he loves kids.

Pit Bulls are not mean by nature. They require special training and lots of attention. And if someone is not dedicated to that then they should not own one. The same goes with any dog.

Pit Bulls do have an advantage over any other dog. There jaws can have over 2000 lbs per sq. in. of pressure. That can break bones and tear flesh. That’s why they absolutely need to be trained in the correct way.

Most people who own Pit Bulls own them for protection. They are intimidating and look fierce. The gr-awl is deep and scary. And they will never stand down.

So for all you tree huggers who think we need to kill off Pit Bulls. I think you need to teach you children to stay away from dogs. When I walk my dog the kids in my neighborhood are like “Ohh dogie” and come running over to me. Most of time startling my dog. This isn’t good.

You guys obviously ain’t animal lovers if you say these things about Pit Bulls. I HATE TREE HUGGERS!!!

If I was a Pit Bull I would bight you!

1.) Since 1998, the breed most involved in fatal attacks has been the Rottweiler, not the Pit Bull.

2.) Although there are no accurate or even near accurate census records for dogs in the U.S., in some populations pit bulls are estimated to comprise some 30-40% of the dog population, making it by FAR the most popular breed. Considering that there are an estimated 53,000,000 dogs in the U.S., and assuming that pit bulls make up 20% of that population, there would be approximately 10,600,000 pit bulls in our society. In 1998, five pit bulls were involved in 2 fatal attacks.
That is roughly ONE dog out of 2,120,000 – or .00004716 percent of the pit bull Population.

3.) Over the 32-year period from 1965-2001, Pit Bulls have been blamed for/accused of an average of 2.48 human fatalities per year.

4.) About 40 people (children) per year die by drowning in 5-gallon water pails. A person, during their lifetime, is 16 times more likely to drown in a 5-gallon water pail than to be killed by a Pit Bull.

5.) Approximately 50 children in the US are killed every year by their cribs – 25 times the number of children and adults killed by Pit Bulls.

6.) Approximately 150 people are killed every year by falling coconuts. Therefore, you are more than 60 TIMES MORE LIKELY to be killed by a PALM TREE than a Pit Bull.

7.) Each year, 350 people drown in their bathtubs. You are 151 times more likely to be killed by your bathtub than you are by a Pit Bull.

Every year, more than 2,000 children in the U.S. are killed by their parents or guardians either through abuse or neglect. A child is more than 800 times more likely to be killed by their caretaker than by a Pit Bull.

9) It is estimated that 5,000,000 dogs per year are killed in shelters. Since in many places pit bulls make up 30-50% of the shelter population, and are less likely to be considered for placement than any other breed, guessing that 25% of those dogs killed are pit bulls is a very conservative estimate. Therefore, it can be assumed that roughly 1,250,000 pit bulls are killed per year. Therefore – it is at least a HALF MILLION TIMES MORE LIKELY that a Pit Bull will be killed by a HUMAN than the other way around.

10) The average Number of people killed by a Pit Bull each year is 3.

11) It can be estimated that for every Pit Bull who kills, there are 10.5 MILLION that DON’T!

This country wants to ban/destroy 10.5 million innocent dogs for the actions of 0.94% of its category?

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE MISCONCEPTION ABOUT PIT BULLS!!!
MANY WONDERFUL, SWEET DOGS ARE IN DANGER OF BEING KILLED!

I have 8 pitbull none have ever attacked anyone. In cases like these how do we know it was a pitbull that committed the attack. Mistaken identity is a very big problem. I will to bet that most people can not distinguish a real pitbull from other dogs that look similiar and can be aggressive. I have a challenge for everyone who thinks they know what pitbull look like. I am the only people that I know that took this test and got it correct on the first try. That only because i had raised these dogs all my life. If you are brave enough go to http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/findpit.html. I bet most people get it wrong, learn something while you’re there.

I think this is crazy it dosent matter the breed of the dog it matters about how humans treat dogs you can take a poodle and make it mean!! So dont blame it on pit bulls because i have one and she is a wonderful and always will be!So for you people who want to band them learn more about one and raise one yourself and see how it turns out and im sure you will think different and its horrible to say end their lifes because of their breeds thats like saying end different races are you trying to go hitler on theses dogs!

Im sorry that something so horrible happened to those childern…and not to the people that write pathetic reports bashing pits!! Its people like you who deserve to get mauled….if not by a pit…how about a rott or german sheppard! People like you are so judgemental and cruel!! And you know what? Id like to see you call out all the pit bull owners and lovers of pits…ha ha ha now that would be a site Id love to see! So big behind your words….I own a BEAUTIFUL 8 month old pit…along with a beautiful 2 year old daughter who absolutly adores that puppy and the love in shown back SOOOO unconditionally! Its the owner of the dog…not the DOG you stupid idiot!! And honestly…instead of worryin your pathetic little minds on other peoples problems…why dont you try mindin your own Business! And no retards Im not a wanna be…Im not a gang member…Im actually a very well educated beautiful woman (I might add) that loves loves loves everything about PITS!!!

I LOVE MY PITTBULL. SHE IS VERY LOVING WITH ALL
PEOPLE AND CHILDREN. I BELIEVE THOSE DOGS WERE
ABUSED BY THERE OWNERS.

You people are morons. I know chihuahas meaner than pitbulls. I own two Males myself and my parents own two females and they are the most loving dogs i’ve ever seen. My 1 yr old daughter crawls all over all four of them and they dont make a fuss about it at all. Our dogs are like our family. And yes pitbull fighters should be given the death penalty…but their dogs dont know any better thats what they were raised to. If they were raised with a loving family they would be loving. So screw all you haters that dont know what the hell your talking about. Get your heads out of your asses and take a look around. All breeds can attack..and they have, no doubt about it. Its just the name that gets our babies in trouble.

We might as well kill all black people as well. I mean, everytime I look on TV blacks are committing crimes and killing people. That must mean all black people are bad and need to be eliminated.

Give me a break. A dog is a dog. It does what it is trained to do. Watch Ceasar Milan the dog expert and he will tell you the PitBull is the smartest dog there is, and very helpful. Hell he uses very large pitbulls to train other peoples dogs.

Pits, Rotts, Dobeys all behave how they are trained. Sorta like humans. If they are not raised properly they will be a menace to society.

People who think the entire breed needs to be uthinized and or banned are not only stupid but inpractical it is never going to happen so get over it u bunch of whinny idiots. Ya i think it is sad everytime i hear an article like this but it is not the fault of the dog 99% of the time u can blame shitty owners and ignorent lazy people who get these dogs and never bother to train and socialize them. PEOPLE KILL OTHER PEOPLE ALL THE TIME IS THE ANSWER TO ELIMINATE PEOPLE? No because it is a stupid and assinin idea people need to get a clue really.

You fucking idiots…it has nothing to do with the breed of dog, but how they are raised and treated. My pit pull saved this little girl who had fallen in the water at our local river. Once again, the parents neglected to watch after their child. Think of all the things that kill kids…people, cars, planes…so why not stop breeding people and making planes and cars too? Give me a break. My daughter and I were at the beach and she was bitten by a Golden Lab, but the owners said she was just “playing around” and then fled when we called the police. Stop stereotyping every breed of dog. The once deemed dangerous are the useful ones, not these little yap dogs that fit into a purse. A big dog could be a threat, just like a person or a drug dealer. You wouldn’t let your kids play in the yard alone if you lived next to a prison, so don’t let them play in the yard alone at all. If the kids were being watched I doubt the pit bull(s) would have killed them…cause someone would be there to help. You wouldn’t want someone snatching your kid up from the yard either so WATCH YOUR KIDS.

Don’t generalize a breed of dog. A girl from my high school was kidnapped by three black men, raped by each of them, and then shot by each of them. They turned on each other in court and all of them finally admitted to the murder, then some changed their mind. This doesn’t make me hate people of that race because they killed someone I knew…so don’t think the same way about dogs. PEOPLE like you are the most dangerous thing on earth. People are the ones who treat these dogs badly, people are the ones who control cars and guns. Use your head once in a while and stop being so damn one sided. It’s pathetic.

Melly, you make me sick. I wonder what my friend felt like when she had bullets being blown through her body. But I’ll never know what she went though. She’d be lucky to have been attacked by a dog…but instead she was brutally murdered. You cannot possibly know what that would ever be like. Perhaps we should just ban every race of human too? Because people from every race murder, so that’s basically what you’re saying…ban every breed that kills.

Ok so let me say this.. I dont think that your comment about Pitts was really nice! I have 3 of the most wonderful dogs/kids anyone could have. They are very respectful and they are well trained! They love other dogs. I take them to my mothers all the time and she has 2 shitzus and a poodle and my dogs play with them all the time. I take mine to the park for walks and they never try to hurt other dogs. Ive had them right at 3 years now my nephews and nieces come over all the time and i baby sit a 3 month old every other day… my dogs are pitts and they are family oriented so you need to speak for all the UNRESPONSIBLE PIT OWNERS that dont know how to raise a dog not for all pitt owners in general. If you never owned one and had this problem you shouldnt down them! thats everyones problem they never want to give them a chance. so think about what you are posting all over ther internet. your making a real ass of your self!

man fuck you, you dont know the first thing about pitbulls…its the owners not the dog. me and my friend have owned pitbulls for years and they ALL have been around kids. my pit is scared of humans but still loves them and my niess and nephew who are 2 and 3 play with him all the time and he wont even growl or snarl at them kids…own a pitbull for a while and i bet you will change your stupid fucking mind about them…they are awesome pets, the ones that attack are the ones the owner either abuses or teaches them how to be aggressive…your a fucking moron for even thinking that pitbulls are as bad as you think…there are plenty of other dogs more prone to attack than a pitbull, they just get a bad rep because of idiots like you so shut the fuck up

Pitbills are the most beautiful and harmless creatures on this planet.
It’s the owner who raises the dog who is responsible.

I have 2 of them now and have had 4 berfore these two. My dogs have never hurt anyone or anything because I raise them properly. I trust my dogs to the fullest and I can tell that none of them would hurt anyone. They wouldn’t even hurt a fly.
The dogs behavior is all in the owners responsibility.

i think some people are definately not logical… all breeds have had bitings of sorts, so does that mean kill all dogs? i was bit by a shiba inu, does that mean kill them all? i dont believe so… i do believe mean dogs should not be aloud to breed, that doesnt mean all pit bulls shouldnt be aloud to breed that means that aggresive ones shouldnt!
if were going to kill off a breed and banish them from areas maybe we should start doing the same with people… a black man shot a man, lets bannish black people from this state… an asian person stabbed somebody lets kill all of them off, a white person robbed someone for money for dope lets kill them off. people are more dangerous than any breed of dog… think about that one

You all make me sick!!! I have 2 wonderful pits and they are my babies! They sleep in the bed with me and most of the time they are outside….WITH MY MINI GOATS AND MY BABY HORSE!!!! I have had alot of pets and my pits arethe most gentle and loving babies I have. I have only known 3 of my friend’s pitbull dogs to turn. ..BUT.. everytime I seen them around their dogs, they were either beating or screaming at them. Heck if i was a dog, i’d get fed up too…and as for the ppl who say to kill and banish all pitbull terriers…I HOPE ONE BITES YOU IN THE BUM!! Bc you would be stupid enough to prevoke them..and dogs can sense fear!!!

Pitbulls Rule

To say that all pitbulls should be killed or banned is absoultely ridiculous and ignorant. I have a female blue nose pitbull and she is the sweetest most caring and loving dog you will ever meet. I also have two yorkies and she plays with them just fine. She will let them jump all over her and bite her in the ear or jaw or wherever and she never does anything back to them except keep on playing on a gentle level. I also take her to the dog park and she plays with those dogs just fine. She doesen’t just turn and try to kill all the dogs like you people are acting like EVERY single pitbull will do. Dog bites happen every single day, but pitbulls are the only ones who get the media attention. Especially after the whole Michael Vick situation of course they are going to portray every pitbull as a viscious killer. All dogs have the potential to bite no matter what breed they are. It all depends on how they are raised and get treated by their owners. Don’t be ignorant people and just jump on the media bandwagon and go along with people who don’t have all the facts and just jump to conclusions.

The problem with our society right now is we are so quick to point fingers. Does everyone realize that everything is subject to the environment they are raised in? What I mean by that is if a child (regardless of race, religion etc….) is brought up in a rough, dangerous, aggrevating environment….that child will be very likely to harm another person when he/she grows up. The EXACT same thing is true with dogs. I can’t understand why people choose to ignore this fact. Instead of trying to eliminate the dog (which is ridiculous) we should concentrate on qualifying the owners to raise them. Is that possible? Probably not likely at all with all of the backyard breeders we have. But that is true with every breed of dog, not just Pit Bulls. But the dog as a breed is not the issue here. They really are sweet and loving animals when raised properly. Just like any other dog is when they are raised properly. I have seen excellent pit bulls (including mine) and I have also seen some that I would be uncertain if I want to be around. But in EVERY instance, it was due to the surroundings in which that dog was raised. I have never heard of a well socialized, well raised, well disciplined pit bull doing anything to anyone in a harmful way. Just as people are not born to kill, neither are dogs of any breed. They are a product of their environment and it is ignorant to ignore that FACT!

PITBULL LOVER 4 LIFE

ok every one who keeps calling pitt bulls pitt bulls should really start calling them by their true breed name the Staffordshire terrier now if you want to look at stats. you would know they are close in line with labs for the family dog of the year which they actually won in 2006 and if you were educated then you would know that i my self have a pitt bull that loves people and other dogs she plays fine with my 3 year old niece and my parents dog she might growl and bark at people when she is in the car or some one knocks on my door but then she is fine when they enter my house or if i let her out of the car and yes i know that some dogs may bite and attack but not all of them i even take my dog to the park and throw a ball for her and she plays fine with all the dogs there and if you really want to be racists against the breed then why dont you attack the thugs and the money hungry people who want to fight the dogs in the first place??? im not a thug or even a wanna be thug i am 100% fucking redneck and say you want to get rid of the breed all you want i love the breed and i love my dog every one who wants to say all the pitt bull or Staffordshire terriers are bad dogs can kiss my fucking ass cuz it really is who raises the dog and how they were trained rather than the breed and what they were bread for

okay your juging a book by its cover.yes pit bulls can be mean and it might be their fault, but in some cases its not their fault its the owner’s, the way they were raised people do raise pits to fight but its not only pits that are bread to fight it can be any type of dog. Just because you hear more about pits attcking people dosent mean that their a bad dog it just depends on how you raise and treat them. I have a pit he has never bit or tryed to bit someone but i know that it dosent mean that he wont turn on me someday but you never know.He is one of the sweetest dogs i know. so dont juge a dog by the way people say they are acting and if you have never had a dog or a pit you have nothing to say .any dog can turn on someone.

Well, you are wrong in your assessment of pitbulls being human aggressive by nature, but I can see where the problem lies – as a breeder of lilic and blue American Pitbull Terriers I have the “inside” scoop that explains alot of this. When talking about pitbulls there are two categories – pitbull mixes and purebreds. As a breeder I can tell you that other kennels out there mix in other breeds to make their dogs shorter, wider, and bigger and then pass them off as a purebred. The trouble with this is that the breeds they mix in can be human aggressive like the English Bulldog, American Bulldog, and Alapha Blue Blood.

Understand that in the early days of this country (USA), that pitbulls were fought for sport. So it was essential that they were only aggressive to the other dog and not to their owner/handlers. Any dog showing human aggression was immediately put down. This took out all human aggressive pitbulls out of the breeding stock, which produced one of the best family dogs out there. Loyal, trustworthy, willing to defend their owner with their lives. They were the family pet that guarded playing children from bears and mountain lions. It’s only when a mixed breed is produced (either intentionally or accidently) that the pitbull can become mentally unstable and human aggressive. I think that you will find that if you investigate any pitbull attacks that the animals were always a mix (sometimes obvious , sometimes not). A true purebred pit like the ones at http://www.yipyipdog.com is the best family dog you can buy.

To all the social retards in this world that think that pit bulls are bad well here is my little story my children’s whole lives I’ve always had pit-bulls ,Steffie’s , and bullies around them and not once have they ever been hurt by these animals not once have they even shown there teeth at my children not once have they bitten my children but low and be hold the first time my son was bitten by a dog it was at the markets and he just walked past and this dog bit him did it take a chunk out of my sons 8 year old little leg yes it did was he in pain yes he was does he have a fear of dogs now yes he does what dog was it u ask every one thinks straight away pit-bull NO NOT AT ALL IT WAS A JACK RUSSEL and yes the owner laughed about it didn’t even ask if my son was OK did i kick the man yes i did so if we all stop to think about things dogs are the people who own them just like kids are like there parents so wake the fuck up and realize animals are the environment that they are in and even cats so cute can do just as much damage so should we just bar all animals in this world just because there is dick heads in this world that spoil it for the rest or should we stop the dick heads

Wow everyone here is an idiot, even the writer, people do not know what they are talking about. The aggressiveness of these dogs has nothing to do with the breed, it is the owners. On average Pit bulls are less aggressive than golden retrievers. People saying these dogs should all be killed are idiots who should get their heads out of each other’s asses. Fuck, you people are stupid.

i think that who ever thinks that pit bulls should all die is dumb because its not the pitt bulls fault its the owners fault. stupit people think u need to think

Some of you people are just ignorant.
blame the owners & how they raised there dogs

Pitbulls use to be used as guard dogs for Children
They are the most loyal dog
So of course if you teach them to kill & attack that’s what they are going to do because when they do this deeds they think there pleasing their owners they don’t understand what there doing. So how about we ban you ignorant people instead of pitbulls.

I have been around pitbulls since i was in diaper
I have 2 children and 4 pitbulls and they have never even showed teeth at my kids nor anyone else They’ll lick you to death that’s about it

JUDGE THE DEED NOT THE BREED

PITBULLS ARE THE GREATEST DOG EVER

ITS NOT THE PITBULL’S FAULT ITS THE OWNERS I BEEN BITEN BY 1 BUT IT COULDNT HANDLE ME IF YOU WANT SOME TIPS YOU CAN CATCH ME AT davion_tubby@yahoo.
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i like pitbulls they have long dick i got fucked by one my name is kayla mingo it feels good when they fuck me you should try it out…

When I was walking home last night, there was a Pit Bull roaming around withoud a lead and with no owner in sight. I am naturally not a dog person, I fully admit that with all the media stories about dogs maiming and killing people, the sight of a dog without a lead especially when nobody else is around, terrifies me. Firstly I saw from a distance, the dog chase a passing bicycle, but because of the distance I couldn’t tell if it was agressive or not. By the time I got closer, the dog was on the opposite side of the road to me, but heard me approaching and came running across the road growling. It was hit by an oncoming car. The car braked, and luckily the dog was not injured, just scared, and ran off past me across a field and down a cut-through, presumably in the direction of it’s home, as this is the direction it had originally come from. Although I was quite scared, and do think that if it had not been for the car I would have been attacked by the dog, I don’t think it’s fair to punish a whole breed for the actions of a certain percentage. I truly believe that if that dog had been on a lead or if it’s owner was present at the time, none of the above would have happened, the dog would not have been at risk of injury from the car and I would not have been at risk of an attack. I think there needs to be a lot more rules and regulations about the owners of these dogs, rather than the dogs themselves. Staffidshire Bull Terriers are also seen as agressive and dangerous dogs, but I have two friends that own them, and they are the sweetest, softest dogs I’ve ever met. It goes to show that yes, dogs are all capable of agression and are capable of being dangerous, but the owner and the way the dog is treated has a lot to do with temperament.

I got a dog 11 years ago and when I found out it was half pit bull I thought of getting rid of it due to my grandson. I had heard nothing but fear based negatives about pit bulls. Her name was Bear and she turned out to be the most loving dog I ever had. She recently died so I got a blue nose male pit bull puppy. He is smart, loving and I will raise him to be loving and a family companion
I have been bit in the past by dogs. Never a pit bull. Pit bulls are very powerful and their jaw pressure is unsurpassed.Owners are the problem. Dogs are not treated properly and pits are so loving and wanting to please they will do anything for their masters. Responsibilities go with ownership of a pit bull. There are a lot of ignorant and lazy pit bull owners not to mention people who have this breed for the wrong reasons. A lot of parents should not have children for the same reason.

Does anyone here know that in the earlier 1900s, Laborador Retrievers were the feared breed? This was because the majority of the deaths from dogs came from Labs. Why was this? Irresponsible ownership, Just like the Pits. After some maulings, people started buying the dogs for the wrong purposes. This attracted the “wrong crowd” to buy that breed, and as a result, there were a lot of maulings by that breed.

Also, people who say “Ban Pits, and the idiots will move onto the next breed” are correct. Presa Canarios are great examples. They were little known, and weren’t banned anywhere (I don’t think so). When two idiotic owners who trained the dogs to be vicious let the dogs maul a woman to death, more idiots bought the dogs to get that “macho” image, or to use for guard dog purposes. Because of that, the dog became known as dangerous.

A Pit is somewhat like a gun. In the hands of someone responsible, there will be little, or no damage. In the hands of an idiot, they can be a killer.

Ban the deed, NOT the breed!

these people are idiots because before pitbulls were the problem it was rotts before then it was dobermans. i own two pits and one akita and out of all my dogs the akita is the most aggressive.

I can believe that someone would want to ban pitbulls, but only someone who’s never owned one or knew one. I own two pitbulls, one of which I adopted from the animal shelter, along with another dog whos just a little mixed mutt. My mother used to be afraid of pitbulls and she had even said she’d never even consider owning
one. It seemed that there was nothing that could change her mind, she was convinced and believed that they were dangerous dogs who would turn on there owners and other people, “just a disaster waiting to happen,” she’d say. Untill i found a beautiful pitbull puppy about 4 months old at the animal shelter, and convinced her to come see him, without her knowing the breed. At first glance she recognized that he was an apbt and she rolled her eyes and refused to give it a chance. My father, however, convinced her that it wouldn’t hurt to just spend a little time with him in the one on one outdoor gated area of the animal shelter. Within fifteen minutes of playing with him, that dog had changed my mother’s perspective, and our family couldn’t wait to take him home. He gets along very well with our other dogs and he’s definitley one of the sweetest dogs I’ve ever came across, he wants to greet everyone he sees during his walks and his tail is always wagging. Many people we knew were suprised my mother would accept him, and even want him, but as soon as they met him they could understand. There are a lot of wonderful american pitbull terriers that have great personalities who have never even harmed a fly in their life, and people will judge them and turn them down just because of the dogs that gave them a bad reputation. It’s so sad how people can be so narrow minded, and most of them are the ones who haven’t experienced owning an apbt or truly knowing one. There is a difference from owning, knowing, and trusting your dog, and if you know a dog well enough to trust him then you will have confidence in them. The people who know their dogs, but cannot trust them, should not put their dogs, themselves, and other people into potentially harmful situations. Especially knowing how powerful a pitbull is, they need responsible owners who will take the time to train them properly and give them the attention they need. There are tons of mean chow chows and chiuauas that dont behave, but because they don’t have nearly the strength that an apbt does, they’re not as dangerous. If you train your apbt and raise them well they will be very obedient, and you will be more confident in your dog, and that’s what people need to see. If you own an obedient pitbull who’s trustworthy, friendly and happy, you’ll know he isn’t a threat to other people or their dogs. However, they dont know that, and so it’s important that pitbull owners keep that in mind. Pitbulls have recently been tested in the American Temparment Testing Society (ATTS) for aggression along with 121 other dog breeds and pitbulls passed at a rate of 83.9%, which was better than golden retrievers and beagles. http://www.atts.org/ Bad dogs are generally the way the are because of bad owners, please don’t judge or blame their breed they are really great dogs and have so much good potential in them it just sometimes gets in the wrong hands. Punish the deed not the breed!

You CAN NOT blame the dogs for this accident. I was raised around pit bulls and nothing ever happened to me. It is the way the dog is treated by the owners. If they are raised to be mean they will be. I have a pit right now and he IS the sweetest thing ever. If we weren’t to busy focusing on pit bulls we would see that any breed of dog could kill a child. I DO feel sorry for the boy and his parents but maybe they should have been keeping a better eye on him. Not trying to be rude but it is the truth. Anyway if you are going to ban pitbulls then the owners are just going to find another breed of dog and it will most likely turn out the same way. I know I sound reall pissed off right now and that’s because I am.

Ban the deed not the breed! I have 2 pits. I also have a pit lab mix that i rescued from our local SPCA they are all wonderful dogs i have a 2 year old niece and i also have many young cousins the dogs are wonderful with them. They take care of the kids like they were their own.

Pit bulls are not the only breed to attack! i resently read an article where a baby was killed by a 10 lb pomeranian does that mean we should ban all small dogs?

If children are left unattended with any dog it can be dangerous watch your kids its your resposibility!!

PITT BULL LOVER, YOU BAND THEM IT MITE BE A RIOT because of how many people love them, one day a bread is gone to turn on you that you think is so sweet

I Fucking hate you bitches, it matters about the owner, don’t band them because a couple of Pitt bulls killed some kids, i got something to tell all of you bitches if you have a fucking kid watch them and pay attention to them if you can’t fucking do that then don’t fuck, dumb ass bitches. You fucking idiots…it has nothing to do with the breed of dog, but how they are raised and treated. How about you put some other killer dogs up on the news rather than Pitt bulls i know some other fucking dogs killed some other people but you don’t want to add mite it, you just want to make it seem like Pitt Bulls are bad they are not, a Mother Fucking German Shepherd Dog attacked me 1 month ago and bit a hunk of my leg out. now why don’t you band them for no reason. I have two PITT BULLS and niether one of them are aggressive, it’s the people who are scared of dogs that want to band them Don’t Fucking listen to them, it is the person who is in controll of that dog that killed that kid it is his fault, lett him serve some jail time, DON’T DROP THE SOAP BUT PITT BULLS SHOULD NOT BE BAND

Not all pitbulls are dangerous. Now pitbull owners ARE dangerous. They buy the dog without researching the breed. Wait, there is no “breed” of pitbull as no organization has defined what a pitbull is. Ok. So pitbull owners have gentle dogs. Wait, that’s gentle to who, the owner? A child the dog never seen before? Ok, Ok. Has the dog been tested for their disposition? Has the dog been trained? What kind of training? No? Then how do you support the claim that your pitbull is gentle?

Owners crop the dog’s ears. Why? Are they using their dogs for fighting? No? Then why Crop the ears. Ears are cropped to keep the other dog from grabbing them, a sign that the dog is used as a fighter. They say the dog is gentle yet show him off as a fighting dog. Hmm…

I’m not ragging on the Pitbulls but the owners of dangerous dogs. THEY, the owners are the ones that are dangerous. Too many of them are out there and have no clue that they have a hazard living in the backyard. One person here said their small dog would attack and bite the pitbull. THAT owner is a danger to society. If they did not train their small dog to behave, then how can they train the bigger dog to behave? THAT is the problem, clueless and ignorant owners.

I must say reading that pitt bulls are “an attack waiting to happen” really pisses me off. Every dog has then tendancy to be aggressive first of all its not just pitt bulls. I have two brothers and a pug as well as a pitt, and this dog has NEVER showed aggression toward anything or anyone. You cannot blame the dog for the owners lack of responciblity. Furthermore, most of the dogs are chained up and not cared for. When a dog with high engery like the pitt bull terrier is not worked with of course it is not going to be well behaved-once again its the owners stupidity. Pitt bulls are not the mosters that people assume they are, it is the training and ownership behind them. ANY breed of dog has the tendancy to develope behavior issues if they are not taken care of. So please uneducated people stop making assumptions about pitt bulls and anything for that matter – without education yourself first on the issue. Oh and just for the record , my pitt bull has his K-9 good citizen award and is used for theropy.

FYI WHERE IN THE HELL WAS THIS 7 YEAR OLDS PARENTS WHEN HE WAS SUPPOSEDLY ATTACKED BY THESE PITTS…..THE ARTICLE DOES NOT SAY THE CHILD DIED DUE TO A DOG ATTACK ANYWHERE THAT I SEE….MAYBE DID ANYONE EVER THINK THESE DOGS SIMPLY ARRIVED CHECKING ON THE CHILD AND BECAME DEFENSIVE TO THE LADY AND THE COPS WHEN APPROACHED OUT OF DEFENSE TO THE CHILD? GET A GRIP YOU FUCKING IDIOTS ANYTHING COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO THIS BOY AND IT MAY NOT HAVE EVEN BEEN THE DOGS!!!

BAN THE DEED NOT THE BREED! WHY SHOULD WE PUNISH ALL PITTS FOR SOMETHING SOME IDIOT RAISED HIS PITT TO DO! THEY ARE NOT VICIOUS DOGS UNLESS THEY ARE RAISED OR BRED TO BE!!!

More children die from the hands of parents, sexual predators, falls, accidents, drugs, etc .. than being killed by a dog.. so grow up and adopt a pet. all of you judging these amazing animals, probably had never owned and trained a pet.. if pitbulls were bad dogs.. Cesar Millan( the dog whisperer on national geo channel) would not have “Daddy” the american pitbull terrier that is his right hand…

Let’s put more money into schools america!!! this is why education is so important.. we are a great ignorant nation.

More children die from the hands of parents, sexual predators, falls, accidents, drugs, etc .. than being killed by a dog..

…and trampolines, don’t forget about how deadly they are.
I’ve been around animals, of all kinds, all my life, and the only breed of any species I ever saw deserving of eradication, are pits.

i own a pit and she would not hurt anyone it is the way they are raised and it is the owners fault how they become i dont agree with violent dogs i think any violent dog should be put to sleep but there are some out there that are very smart and would not hurt anyone when they are raised right pits are not the only bad dog out there a lab can be a mean dog as well just depends on how they are raised as for the person who called all pit bull owners idiots you make your own self sound stupid they are dogs come on look into it i was mauled by a chow as a child i was 10 years old walking down the road and he tried to kill me but thats ok i guess cause he was a chow your an idiot my dog is smarter than you

It’s always the one’s who claim others are idiots or are stupid, that expose themselves as being such.
Instead of priding yourself in your self-proclaimed, but unproven, brilliance, scan the list on The Dog Bite Victim Log, hosted by Dog Bite Law.
I scanned the first five pages, and with few exceptions, all the reports are about pits.
All pits need to be neutered, and the breed made to disappear.

See also, The Breeds Most Likely To Kill.

“Studies indicate that pit bull-type dogs were involved in approximately a third of human DBRF (i.e., dog bite related fatalities) reported during the 12-year period from 1981 through1992, and Rottweilers were responsible for about half of human DBRF reported during the 4 years from 1993 through 1996….[T]he data indicate that Rottweilers and pit bull-type dogs accounted for 67% of human DBRF in the United States between 1997 and 1998. It is extremely unlikely that they accounted for anywhere near 60% of dogs in the United States during that same period and, thus, there appears to be a breed-specific problem with fatalities.” (Sacks JJ, Sinclair L, Gilchrist J, Golab GC, Lockwood R. Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998. JAVMA 2000;217:836-840.)

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i always thought that if a pit bull was properly cared for you have a real little chane of having it attack someone. but there is still a chane because it is in their nature. i have always wanted a pit bull, rotwieler, graet dane, saint bernard mix. it would be a huge dog and it would surly scare any burgaler away if it was breaking into your home.

Well this is ignorant. African Americans have accounted for more than 75% of persons incarcerated for drug offenses in Georgia and make up 97.7% of the people in that state who are given life sentences for drug offenses. African American Males are responisible for many of the serious crimes in todays society! Should they be banned! ? Just as pitbulls, not all of them are criminals,rapist,murderers,etc. ! Just as pitbulls, people are the way they are raised! If a child is raised with violence and such it is most likely that they will also grow up to be the same. Just as kids/teens, pitbulls have to be given the proper structure/training (“foundation”) so that they can grow up and be great pets. Many owners don’t take the initiative to properly train and socialize their pets, therefore resulting as dog attacks. This species was once a wild animal and should be treated as one. It takes lotss of work to domesticate a wild animal and unless you are willing to put in the work, DO NOT GET A PITBULL OR ANY ANIMAL !!

to all you people who talk bad about pitbulls fuck off. i have two of the best pitbulls in the world. and IT IS HOW YOU RAISE THEM!

So, what you all are saying then…is that pit bulls are the one and only breed of dogs on the entire planet who are immune to their inherent breeding?

That this dog…unique amongst all breeds…is not ruled nor driven by the traits bred into the breed?

Wow. I guess it really is a remarkable dog.

Right up until the moment it bites someone in the face or mauls to death the old lady who lives next door.

WOW im NOT shocked at such ignorant human beings trying to abolish another species.(its just like how we hunted monkeys to conquer the planet thinking that we have superiority over mother nature) Humans are the only species that kill/rape for fun! I wish I could feed you all to a pack of 200lbs. pitbulls on steroids with AIDS just to smile at your misery!

Notice how ignorant, downright uneducated most pit bull owners are. “My pit bull was the sweetest dog in the world. I don’t know why it ripped up my child!” The people who own pitbulls only have them to guard their meth labs. I personally think they are quite impressive looking dogs but the owners are smelly, toothless, druggee morons who should burn in hell. These dogs do not like children. It doesn’t matter how sweet they are to you. But I understand it’s hard to explain anything to someone who has holes in their brain.

The UKC classifies Staffordshire Terriers (aka the ‘Pit Bull’ since the actual breed does not exist) as among the top contenders for family companions.

It is unwise to leave ANY dog alone with a child. Ever. Regardless of the breed.

“The people who own pitbulls only have them to guard their meth labs”
I am the owner of a Pit Bull mix and have rehabilitated dozens of others. I have a BA in Political Science and History from Fordham University and am now attending their law school. I live in an apartment in Manhattan and all of the dogs I have adopted out have passed the Canine Good Citizen test and been placed with owners who were extensively vetted before adoption (all vet, personal, and professional references checked in addition to a home visit and binding contract).

No meth labs here. None.

I know Pit Bulls. I’ve checked my facts and had actual experience with them. Not everything you see on TV is true, folks. And the hysteria against the breed is racism–’unpredictable, prone to violence, only seen with drug dealers’–all of this was said about African Americans less than 50 years ago.

So those who would not ban ignorant owners but breeds, you are racists and there is enough support in the Pit Bull movement to keep these dogs safe from such bigots that would kill them for being born a breed you’ve chosen to dislike.

I can’t help but laugh at this nonsense about the breed *the statistics from the American Temperament Test Society prove all of these allegations wrong–in 2007, the Beagle was found to score lower than the generalized ‘Pit Bull’* because a national ban on Pit Bulls will never be put into effect. Not before we take away the right to bear arms certainly, which kill far more people and children every year.

So keep on lashing out against responsible owners. You rant because it’s the only thing you can do–NOTHING else. My dog bears his scars not from dog fighting in a ring, but being attacked by a Chocolate Lab and a Golden Retriever while he lay at my feet in a park.

Racism?
Too effing funny.

I see you said “I checked my facts.” Doesn’t surprise me, as you obviously haven’t checked all the facts.
And I’m sure you think your dog is the sweetest thing.

Even if my dog were viscous (and he isn’t, he’s passed the Canine Good Citizen Test and has been certified as a Therapy Dog), he’d still be better than you.

Weela the Pit Bull is credited for saving over thirty people, twenty-nine dogs, thirteen horses and a cat when the Tijuana River flooded.

Sergeant Stubby served with the 102nd Infantry, 26th (Yankee) Division in the trenches in France for 18 months and participated in four offensives and 17 battles. He entered combat on February 5, 1918 at Chemin des Dames, north of Soissons, and was under constant fire, day and night for over a month. In April 1918, during a raid to take Schieprey, Stubby was wounded in the foreleg by the retreating Germans throwing hand grenades. He was sent to the rear for convalescence, and as he had done on the front was able to improve morale. When he recovered from his wounds, Stubby returned to the trenches. After being gassed himself, Stubby learned to warn his unit of poison gas attacks, located wounded soldiers in no man’s land, and — since he could hear the whine of incoming artillery shells before humans could — became very adept at letting his unit know when to duck for cover. He was even solely responsible for capturing a German spy in the Argonne.

Pit Bulls were national symbols throughout WWI and WWII. Petey the Pit Bull from the Little Rascals worked alongside those kids for years without incident.

Helen Keller had a Pit Bull as a companion and personal aid. Pit Bulls are used for search and rescue and a Pit Bull, not Shepherd, OR LAB, or any other breed, was responsible for the largest cocaine bust in the U.S.

And, yes, looking at this blog, the author is clearly a racist. Complaining about a friend being called ‘whitebread’ when he got a good parking space? Oh, how awful that have been for him. Surely the equivalent of hundreds of years of enslavement, degradation, segregation, and marginalization.

As for the supposed statistics you go on about, there is no documentation that there was DNA testing to prove the dogs genetics. Any dog with a large head is labeled a ‘Pit Bull’ after an attack. It makes a better news story.

Oh, well, while you bigots all complain and whine, I’ll be in the DA’s office actually making a difference, making sure these dogs are protected from people like you.

I take full responsibility for my pet’s actions, whether it be my Pit Bull mix or my Beagle. And unless I have been grossly misled in my extensive education in Political Science, History, and Law, it is maintained that ‘innocent until proven guilty’ is how this country’s court system works.

My rights to my dog are, again, in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. And you can’t refute that. You simply can’t.

I’m at least glad to know your dog isn’t “viscous.”
That would be awful messy.
You are behaving as so many shit-bull lovers have, trying to shout down those who despise them. Rant away, oh dumb-ass one, the stats on shit-bulls being the most deadly of dogs, when they attack, is perfectly clear.

pit bulls are great dogs but sum jack asses dont like traning there dog i kno pits that i have trained an i havent herd of them attacing any one exept for wen they try 2 lick people 2 death

ok so how about this why was the kid alone only 7 and alone real smart im getting a pit my buddy has 4 and a puppyalso has a niece and two babys and the dogs are the shit to those kids maybe its the way the owner raises it or maybe they are scared just like any other dog its all how they are raised they are used for protection and comfort. im in the military and its an awsome dog to have for protection so what ever you have to say that kid was in the wrong by being by himself once you get to pet and play with a pit you will realize how good they are… what other dogs attack alot i had a weiner dog that attacked just because it never got attention… just like the ladys dog…. if u take care of them then they wioll be good those of you that said kill the breed lets kill your breed of dog c how you feel….

OMG people really need to think about what they are saying, if u have never had a pit bull or never been around one than do some serious research!!!!!!! they are absolutley AMAZING dogs! it is sad that the little boy got hurt and anyone else that has ever been bit hurt or killed by a dog! but think about how many dogs are in the world and how many people are in the world!!! ya there will be alot of dog bites and attacks, but its not just the pit!!! i have been around pits my whole life and am proud to say i just bought another one and my baby boy gets to come home with me in 2 weeks! everyone is going to have their own opinion of them but unless u have actually been around them or owned one keep your mouth shut! u dont have to be a professional dog trainer to own a pit just responsible just like if your going to have a kid, its all how u raise it! its usually how it was raised that says how it will grow up! more people murder and rape and cause more harm than dogs so why blame these few problems all on the pit! i will always love pits and always have them in my life! and no i am not a thug, gangster or whatever the stereo type is for the owners of these dogs i am an all american white girl and my pit is my friend and my family member! i have never in my life seen a problem pit bull because everyone i know that has one has brought their dog up right and they are safe around kids strangers other dogs and being off leash! so stay strong all u pit bull owners we wont let them destroy our babies! u cant let just a couple dogs speak for the whole breed! i have been lots by dogs and NOT ONCE has it been a pit!! i have been bit by a sher pai, lab and lots of the little ankle biter dogs! so whatever!

WOW…. seriously!!!! I myself have a 6yr old full blooded red nose pit bull, one yr old full blooded boxer and a 4 month old full blooded red nose pit bull! They live my home together and yes they are LOVEABLE and SWEET natured dogs! To the person that said they are for “meth lab owners,” your incompetent and need to open your eyes…are you sure you aren’t on drugs? I am not a “drugee,” I work for BB&T (that’s a bank if you don’t know that either!), I have a college degree and a nice home NOT A LAB! ALL dogs can be aggressive if trained that way! I think it should be left up to the owners of each and every kind of breed to train them properly. Society shouldn’t look down on these dogs as heavily as they do… they should look at the owners! I have showed my dogs nothing but love and affection and they have shown nothing but the same back!

I feel horrible for the people that have been hurt by them but it could have happened with any breed.

As for the people that think the breed she be done away with….. There are humans that kill people…. should we do away with the human breed too?!?!?! To “Marc” and “Rick ” YOUR STUPID AND INCOMPETIENT!

Like I said above… IT’S ALL IN HOW YOU TRAIN THEM! You have to show love to get love!

My mother in law recently had to put down her Chihuahua because it was so mean! It has bit me and other people on several occasions. The only people that could get near it was my mother in law! Everyone knows how the Chihuahuas are viewed in society…should that WHOLE BREED be put down because of her one dog?!?!

And to No2Liberals you prob don’t like them bc your stupid and uneducated! try being around a trained pit bull maybe you’ll stop calling them shit-bulls! …. GET A CLUE!

These dogs deserve to live like all the other dogs and people in this world!

Its my opinion so ill continue to love my pits and love pits in general!! Theres enough pit bull lovers around to keep them here…sorry haters!

I cannot believe that some people could be so cold hearted. It is evident that they have never owned or been around a pit. I have had my pit for almost 5 years now. He has never shown any type of aggression toward anyone. My husband has a 3 year old cousin that always has to make a stop at his pen anytime she is at our house just to let him lick her hand. She always wants to go into his pen and pet him. He will stand right in front of her so she can pet him and never try to jump or anything. It is almost like he understands that she is a baby and he needs to be extra careful when she is around. Of course you don’t leave a child alone with a pit but any good parent shouldn’t leave their child alone with ANY dog regardless of the breed. That is just good parenting. I will play with him and he will jump up on me just like any other dog would do but all I have to do is speak and he will stop immediately. I can sit in a chair and he will still to this day (I spoiled him when he was little) with his 75lb body try to climb in my lap and lay there just like he is a puppy again and I always let him up I can’t resist him he is too cute. My grandparents have a boxer and 2 dachshunds in their house. One of her dachshunds has bit my brother or someone else at least 10 times. The boxer will lie on the couch and let a 15 month old lay his head on her back and pat her head. The only kind of reaction that you will get out of her is an occasional lick to the face or she will run and hide under the bed. Many other dogs bite people but you never hear about that on the evening news. All that it is is IGNORANCE! I am extremely sorry for any one who has been attacked or anyone that has family that has been attacked by one of these dogs. But before passing judgment PLEASE look at the environment that the dog was raised in. When a person commits a vicious crime normally they try to use the defense that they had a bad childhood. BULL SHIT! They know what they are doing!! I have seen murderers and rapist get out of trouble and they actually understand what they are doing. A dog only knows what it is taught. If any kind of animal is abused and mistreated they will try to defend themselves. No matter what they will always go on the defense. They can’t help if that is all that they know! I will say that it takes a special person to raise a pit. They need a lot of attention. They need to be loved. You don’t have to been a dog trainer or anything like that you just need to be able to put your entire heart into it. You won’t be disappointed with what you get in return because you and your family will get a sweet caring loving loyal friend for life.

I left the last comment! I didn’t mean for it to be listed anonymous. I am proud to be a PIT BULL LOVER!!!

You are an overreacting moron who knows nothing about pit bulls and has probably never even enjoyed the company of. You probably associate pit bulls with street thugs or gang bangers walking down the street with their pants hanging down and showing off their tough dog. Well, pit bulls can be dangerous, but they can also be sweet dogs that would never hurt anyone. Same goes for ANY dog. It all depends on how they are raised – and in these cases, these dogs were not raised well. Although, it is just easier to write off a whole breed of dogs rather than looking at this as a complex issue, right? Whatever lets you sort out the world better huh…. Please, no breed deserves to be wiped out – stupid people need to be wiped out.

pitbulls are not bred to kill.
the kids might have done something.

Pitt bull’s have always gotten a bad rep. I will be the first to say that I have a 3 year old pitt who is afraid of his own shadow. He know’s right from wrong because I raised him right. You can train any breed to be mean from a pitt to a lhasa opso. Some people choose to raise their dog’s wrong no matter what breed they are. I have a 3 yr old pitt, a 6 mnth old lhasa opso, 3 cats, and 3 kids and my pitt’s the biggest baby out of all of them. As for any dog if they feel threatend they will defend just people will. I hate to see pittbulls get a bad rep because someone wants to be ignorant and wanted their pitt to be mean. All pitts are not that way. Just like all people are not the same race, religion, or creed pittbulls are just like us.

Note to Editor:

Your profanity against your readers is absurd. You knew this article would stir up conflict and different opinions. You should be happy people even read your post since it is extremely judgemental and false. By the way, have a new born and my pit adores her. You are just so right, take me to jail!

you people aren’t the smartest obviously. a pit is just the same as any other dog. they require attention and love and its the idiots that fight them that give them a bad rap. all of you white collar idiots that don’t own one need to get a life and stop worrying about other ppls dogs. ITS JUST A F@#@%N DOG!!!!! RAISE IT WITH LOVE!!!!!!!! AND BY THE WAY DO YOU WANT TO KILL A WHOLE RACE OF PPL JUST BC ONE PERSON KILLED SM? THINK AB IT DUMBASS!!!!

pit bulls are not mean or agressive , its the way the owner treats them !!! everyone dont give them a chance and they are actually great dogs !!!!

what the fuck is everyone’s issues with pit bulls? i have two female pits n they r 14 weeks they love children and our 9 year old black lab/Australian Shepard mix.. its how you raise them and how you treat them not the breed you fucking idiots..

hey bitches anybody that isnt agreeing that pitbulls are good dogs can all go fuck yourselves…anybody and everybody should know that the only reason that pitbulls get agrresive is because of the way they were raised or because they feel threatened…dont blame the breed blame the owners and tounters…pitbulls are the biggest most loving babies that i have ever had in my entire life and anyone that has one knows that its only the people that dont that judge them.

people dont blame PITS !!! blame the owners!!!

Don’t scroll, READ! =)

And remember people:
a lie can travel halfway around the world, while the truth is still putting on it’s shoes.

Ohh and I’m sorry for all the misspellings on my previous comment.

I was rather tired

Robbie Cooper you are stupid. you have no clue as to the breed standards. i dont even know why you posted that report about how pitbulls are so vicious, you clearly dont know what your talking about.
you really are ignorant,
benjamin

I got my first pitbull when I was seven years old. He came from a kennel in St. Croix. He was hell on wheels to all other MALE dogs. But as for children, he was the FAVORITE dog on the block. The year was 1976 and no one even knew what a fighting dog was, inculding my mother and I. I was seven. I am now 42 and have owned pitbulls and trained them all my life.

My second pit could not even be goated into a fight with another dog. He was the most docile dog I have ever witnessed. He was attacked by another large dog and just played with it. By now, I had realized the tendency for aggression and trained the dog not to be aggresive.

My third pit is a working dog. She is used in a classified status. By the way, this dog is QUICKLY becoming the favorite of bomb detection, drug detection and will soon be used in K-9 status.

The pit that I keep at home with my four year old, my seven year, old my pug and my chow is the most well mannered pit I have ever had.
Be prepared to eat your words editor. The dog is on the rise and so are the tactics in socialization of the breed.

Now I know the editor to this site THINKS he knows some facts about the breed, but I can guaratee you he is compeletely wrong. The idea that you want to ban a breed of dogs is ridiculous. Ignorance is more dangerous than the dog. If you want to attack pitbull lovers, attack the drug cartells that have caused the breed so much pain. When you get a loaded gun in the hands of an idiot guess what happens? When you give a 16 year old the keys to a formula one race car and say ‘knock yourself out” you get the same result.

Responsibility is the answer.

By the way, here is proof as to why these dogs are slowly regaining their position as a preferred breed in America as they were from the late 1800’s untill WWII.

http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/articles/popsicle.html

The above link will show you that the largest drug bust ever at the Texas port of entry was done by a bully. Truth is, most of what you think of as a pit has been distorted by fad breeding. But most bully breeds have a common denomonator: Love for people.

ps. It was 1973 when I got my first bully. Sorry for the typo

This is so rediculous how hateful people are. Obviously if you read up on pits they have a will to dominate and – oh yeh – can be aggressive. Note that after you read those lines anywhere it also says that this is why you have to be responsible!!! People think they can just get a dog and voila they have a buddy. They don’t train them or discipline them, and pits will grow up to think they are gods and destroy whatever annoys themn UNLESS THEY ARE TAUGHT NOT TO!!!
Dog lovers, do not buy a pit unless you are willing to train it and love it and socialize it so it doesn’t grow up to be aggressive. They are big powerful animals.
Obviously if you bought a jaguar it will kill people if you have never trained it and you let it loose on a neighborhood. Duh. They are also big, powerful, and temperamental.
I own 2 pit mixes. One of them doesn’t even know that enemies are for biting. He doesn’t bark and is all-around the sweetest and gentlest dog you would ever meet. The other is still a pup and undergoing TRAINING.
Take a hint you vicious idiots. The dogs aren’t the killers any more than the guns are. It’s the irresponsible human that screws everything up.

You people make me so mad! Every time I read about “a pit bull attacked this guy, a pit bull attacked this guy” shut the hell up b/c i can match your articles EACH ONE with an attack or kill by a different breed. All dogs must be taught to trust humans. If you’re one of those who lets your pit run free with no training please just take out a gun and shoot the toddlers in your area and get it over with for them. OK?

For god’s sake squirrels have attacked people! Let’s ban squirrels!!! Who’s with me??? Let’s ban angry chihuahas and squirrels, and PEOPLE TOO for that matter. Let’s ban every idiot that buys a pit and thinks they don’t have to bother training it.

German shepherds should scare you just as much as any pit.

My friend owned a GS and it was such a sweet dog – until one day in a hotel it saw a little girl and began to bark and strain against his leash for her. Later at the vets he nearly bit the doctor’s arm off. One turn of the head and he went from sweet patient to gremlin, with inch-long canines sunk into the vet’s arm. Imagine if that had been the little girl.

Any dog can attack. Raise them properly. Don’t attack pits. They are naturally inclined to be around people. Teach them to trust and love those people, not fear them. Now stop being so ignorant. You people should know better. I’m 18 and I can tell most of you attacking this breed are ignorant and full of hate. Shut it ,fools.

Sounds like genocide you ignorant people are talking about. All dogs were wild at one point, until they were domesticated. I’m pretty sure if any one who was locked up, neglected, tied up, and beaten for something they have no clue as to why would probably end up a little twisted. Don’t you think?
Maybe it’s the humans that need the genocide. We do more damage than any other species on the planet and we’re way over populated. What right do we have? Did “god” give us this right to play god? To rage wars and kill what ever we feel like killing? I never heard of a dog creating an atom bomb, or owning guns. It seems like no one morns over soldiers dying in a pointless war(someone’s child somewhere) but when a wild animal kills a child who was probably trespassing, we’re all ready to kill an entire race. And who leaves a 7 year old boy unattended out to play in the road? He’s lucky he didn’t get ran over by some drunk or get picked up by some sick sadistic pervert who just loves to poke little boys. Just like all those swimming pool accidents I hear oh so much of.
So think before you speak, it’s all mob mentality. Just like Adolf Hitler liked to use.

This is gay, white people are gay, all pitbull haters are gay. This is so fucked up how everyone just focuses on one breed. Hopefully some of you people while walking your mini poodle get jacked then stabbed on the neck while your dog is still in the air from a kick you will wish then you had a pitbull……….. Well i really don’t have much to say but if your race was being banned and removed from the world would you like it?????????? FUCK EVERYONE WHO SAYS PITBULLS ARE BAD REPORTERS FROM CNN, FOX AND ALL OTHER IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How funny it is to look and see how much some posters know about Pit Bulls before posting their useless trash.

First of all Pit Bulls were breed to take down large animals, so aggression towards an animal is only natural and shouldn’t be overlooked, but at the same time, should not be alarming.

Second, Pit Bulls were breed to have no aggression towards people. That’s right NONE! . This is what enabled a “dog man” to grab his dog by the collar, or even the scruff of the neck, and pull it out of a fight without ever getting bitten. Hence, any pit bull that shows signs of aggression towards people is not at all typical of the breed, and should therefore be evaluated by a professional animal behaviorist and a veterinarian , or be humanely euthanized. These dogs should NEVER be bred, as they possess an unfit temperament. So if you can put two and two together, it’s not the dog it’s the owner. Put the blame on who deserves it.

Thirdly, if Pits are so “dangerous” care to explain how they scored higher than average in the American Temperament Testing Society tests, as well as extremely close to dogs such as the Golden Retriever or Beagle?

FUCK all of that shit you say …. “pitbulls are killlers…there horrible animals” guess what THERE NOT!!!!!! learn to train your damn dogs and socialize them with people …exercise them and treat them with respect…..guess what dogs are just like people ….. … you treat them like shit and beat them???? why dont you do some research about pitbulls before you post them as “so called killers” there are othere types of dogs who have killed?? why not mention there breed? …..oh and by the way i own a pitbull who is the best damn dog i have ever had …never ever EVER has hurt ne 1 best friend ive ever had so go ahead and try to “ban” these dogs….just try …..learn to take care of your dog !!!!!

hi my name is debbie, i am from western pa. i have 2 pittbulls. i love the breed. yes my dogs are very loving and wonderful, but yes they could turn on anyone. but its not the breed that is mean , its the owners who train them to be agressive and kill. if my dogs ever attack anyone without being provoked yes i would put a bullet in their heads. but every dog can kill. but noone blames any other breed ofdogs that have attacked and killed they only blame pitts. yes dogs are very different from humans. but if you all take a step back and look how dogs are raised basically like children.
some people just dont know how to raise the breed of dog. this is to everyone out there if you dont know anything about the breed of dog you got then read up on it before you get a dog. i know alot about dogs i am an animal lover to the end. i have been attacked by my dads pitt when i was 13 years old, he put fear in me and i will tell you what not all dogs of that breed is aggressive.
there are plenty of breeds of dogs that are mean, aggressive and just plain out to kill. yes i believe them dogs should be put down, but dont put down every dog of the breed because people who own pitts dont realize what they get them self into when they have one. they are just like any other breed of dog. yes they are more the aggressive type of dog. but it depends on how they are raised and what they are fed. my pitts are not allowed to have red meat or raw meat. that is one thing that turns pitts agressive. cause no matter what kind of breed of dog uyou own if you give it a taste of blood one time it will eventually turn to be agressive, or even a killer……
my male pitt is just a big baby do i let my dogs around alot of people no cuz i know what dogs can do. my female she is very lil agressive but she had a bad life before we adopted her. she was bred to kill but they rescued her before she was 1 year old and turned her bad life into a good life. she can be agressive towards other dogs but no humans. she willprotect a complete stranger if she had to.
SO MY ADVICE TO EVERYONE READ ABOUT ANY BREED OF DOG BEFORE YOU OWN IT SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND IT. DONT BLAME THE DOG FOR THE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS BLAME THE OWNERS OF THE DOGS. AND YES DOGS CAN BE BORN AGRESSIVE. AND IF YOU EVER GO TO BUY A PUP FROM ANY LITTER LOOK FOR SIGNS OF BITING, JUMPING AND JUST AGRESSIVE SIGNS . IF YOU SEE THAT IN A DOG DONT BUY IT CAUSE 10 OUT OF 10 THAT DOG IS GOING TO BE MEAN.

THIS IS FOR AMANDA,
HOW COULD YOU EVEN SAY FUCK THE KID… WHAT IF IT WAS UR KIDS THAT THEM DOGS KILLED …THATS JUST SO FUCKING RUDE AND DISRESPECT TO THE CHILD’S FAMILY. I HATE TO SAY THIS BUT ONE DAY YOUR GOING TO EAT UR OWN WORDS….

OK, FROM WHAT I’VE READ, ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE IGNORANT! I OWN A PITBULL AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH HER WHAT SO EVER. TO TELL THE TRUTH, WHEN AT MY FAMILIES HOUSE WITH MY BOYFRIEND AND PITBULL, OF ALL THE DOGS IN THE HOUSE (MAINLY CHIUAHUA AND LITTLE POODLE MIX) MY BOYFRIEND WAS BITTEN BY THE FUCKING POODLE. NOT BY THE BIG 60LB PITBULL WALKING AROUND FREELY, BUT THE LITTLE SHIT OF AN ANKEL BITTER. BROKE SKIN, SHED BLOOD AND EVERYTHING! NOW I CAN NEVER SEE MY DOG BEING THAT AGGRESIVE. THESE DOGS ARE TRAINED TO BE AGGRESSIVE! IF YOU WERE STARVED FOR DAYS ON END AND THEN THROWN IN A RING WITH ANOTHER DOG AND A BOWL OF FOOD BEING SHOCKED WITH A CATTLE PROD, NOW ARENT YOU GOING TO FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE?! JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. THIS BREED HAS DONE NOTHING BUT BE LOYAL TO THE PEOPLE THAT OWN THEM, WETHER THEY BE FOOLS OR RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE, IT SHOULDNT BE UP TO THE DOG TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE. LET ME JUST STATE ONE THING “WHAT MAN FEARS, MAN KILLS!” (WILL YOUR BREED OF CHOICE BE NEXT) HOW ABOUT WE BAN ALL AGGRESSIVE BREEDS, SUCH AS GERMAN SHEPARDS, ROTTS, DOBERMANS, CHOWS, EVEN CHIHUAHUAS! HELL, WE WOULD HAVE THE WHOLE CANINE SPECIES GONE! “BAN THE DEED, NOT THE BREED!” OPEN YOUR EYES PEOPLE!

Anyone have a real problem they would like to solve with me instead of here on the internet?….then call the number and we can gladly meet anywhere you’d like and handle this like men. Im disguisted by these ignorant people saying that pit bulls are dangerous…PEOPLE are dangerous…ideals, ignorance and boredom are dangerous…not pit bulls. I own a pit bull and not only does he love EVERYONE…he loves cats, birds and every other living creature you could imagine. When we go to the park…its the smaller dogs that try to nip at him. It is always the case. It depends on HOW and WHO is raising the animal….what it learns…what it associates with good behavior and so on. My heart goes out to the family of the little boy. I hope the owners are being held accountable for their dog’s actions. People here are ignorant…a pit bull was once called “nanny dogs” because they would always protect and care for the young ones in the family….yes, their history also has a violent side to it only because humans have a violent side. We made pit bulls go at each other in a man made ring…they didnt chose that. They just did what their master wanted and praised them for. We should be honored that another living creature views us in such high regard and will do anything to make us happy. They are the most loving of all breeds if reaised with love and patience. People here make me sick. Im not a gangbanger or thug or any of these things that ignorant people here say and think. Not every pit bull owner sells drugs, holds guns and stands on the block fighting dogs….but like I said…if anyone would like to say these things to me personally and actually have the balls to meet me in person to say it….then call me 914 886 5700…I would be more than happy to bring my sweet pit bull along for you to meet…and then if you still agree that he should be killed and the breed abolished….I will also gladly stomp a mud hole in your face! For the record…I’m not a thug or wannabe gangster…I love my dog…know he has got not one bad bone in his body and will fight to honor the breed and the good owners that love and appreciate the breed! To all internet thugs that would like to say this to me in person…call…meet me and get your ass handed to you faster than my pit bull wags his tail when meeting strangers! God Bless to all…even the ignorant ones!

Wilson,
First off, you are a total dickhead.
Secondly, only idiots make physical threats on the web.
Third, if you intend to impress everyone with what a bad ass you are, adding God Bless at the end is totally inappropriate, but then, you have a Shit Bull for a pet, so I can’t expect any better from you.
You obviously have a very high opinion of yourself, and your Shit Bull…I don’t share that assessment, on either.

Pit bull, Rottweiler, Akita or Chow. Most fatal dog attacks are by pit bulls. In 2008, 65% of the fatalities were by pit bulls.

And they are just the sweeeeeeetest things.

Dog Bite Victims.

First of all its the people who raise the dogs not the dogs. Maybe you should stop being so close minded! You know what Chow Chows have the highest bite rate along with Labs. So forget what you say, its people like you that give them a bad name. Thats like saying oh that white guy hates blacks so all white guys must hate blacks! WTF no some pits are mean because their owners make them that way! We need to bane stupid people like you! Not dogs!

Jessica, read carefully, and try-try-try and comprehend.

In 2008, 65% of the fatalities were by pit bulls.

Not dog bites, airhead, fatalities.

Um…….Most of the ppl that just left a comment on here about banning pitbulls and mastiffs really need to think over that!Pitbulls were bred to protect and to be very nice friends!And as a twelve year old i have a mastiff/pitbull and he is so nice, the only thing he would do is probaly jump on you or lick u too death!Wow!But really think twice about it!Pitbulls and Mastiffs should stay and still be on this planet!I dont know why you ppl hate them(some ppl)!The boy should of stayed in his yard and not be out on the road but yes he was 7 so i understand!I do feel bad for him but owning a pitbull or mastiff is a very big responsilbity!The only reason ppl think they should be banned are usually the ones that get hurt by them or there family members do!But alot of ppl love these animals!I think if pitbulls and mastiffs get banned then every dog and cat and all the pets should get banned because all animals are the same and have the same behavior!Mostly all aggressive pitbulls and mastiffs are mean because of there owners and how they are raised!(This only goes out to the ppl that think they should banned)And thank you for defending these animals for the other ppl!And shame on the rest of you!Pits and Mastiffs stay!

I am in the U.S. Army and own two wonderful American Pitt Bulls. We have have 2 litters of puppies, and we only sell them to people that we know are going to give them a good home and not do anything to ruin their sweet temperments. We stay in contact with the people that we sell them to, and have not had one complaint about them. We raised them as puppies to be sweet and smart, and gave them to people that we knew would continue to do the same. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE OWNERS! We have the smartest dogs I have ever seen. They know all of their commands and do them perfectly. We never had to spank them or hurt them in any way to get them to listen. For all of you who are unfamiliar with this kind of training, You should watch that guy Cesar on the National Geographic Channel. He is amazing. He can take any wild or aggressive dog and turn it right around. Even bad dogs can be tamed. Pitt Bulls are not to blame, it is all about how you train them.

pitbulls are the greatest breed and if people think they were born aggressive your so stupid

Those who dont know speak the most. Pit bulls are fourth on the nations list of dogs who kill people per capita. 1st is german shepherds, next is chow chows, next is rotties, fourth is pit bulls. All you that say pits should be destroyed are inexperienced fools. Must be liberals. Or at least of the school that believes everything the media says is true. God save America.

I know its the owners and how they raise the dogs.It’s not the dogs fault what so ever.It’s the idiots that have no right to raise a dog to fight and attack in the first place.
I have a 1 year old american pitt and hes the joy of my life.And hes not one bit aggressive he thinks hes a little lap-dog.
DON’T BAN THE BREED BAN THE IDIOTS THAT ABUSE AND NEGLET THEM!

You need to get your facts straight. 65% of dog related fatalities were not pit bulls. The apbt was responsible for 21% of fatalities last year. It was responsible for 30% of bites. Sorry charlie. get a clue.

maddogg,
I gave my source on the number of fatalities, where’s yours?
Or did you just pull that number out of thin air?
And yes, God Save America from dickless wonders like you.

Look bitch! your fucking ignorant. just cuz people raise their dogs wrong dont punish mine! i have an 8 weeks old pit and shes the best thing thats ever happened to me. pitbulls are the #4 on the temperment list!!!! i used to foster mainly bully breeds and i’ve broken up alot of dog fights (dogs fight, they have personalities just like we do. we dont kill teenagers cuz they get in a fight) and the ONLY dog that has ever snapped back at me was a fucking english setter. so until you got some REAL evidence that pits are bad, shut your fucking stupid ass ignorant mouth bitch! you want a REAL debate, anyone can email me! kec289@comcast.net

karri,
Debate?
You’re an oxygen thief.

In 2008, 65% of the fatalities were by pit bulls.

Deal with it, dickhead.
Although, you are starting to convince me that not only should all Shit Bulls be sterilized, but there owners too.

do you realize that so many breeds ressemble to pit that when someone sees a dog coming at them they automatically assume that it was a pit. when in reality its very unlikely that it was. this breed is so loyal, smart, and extremely obedient. those dumb asses that fight them have to work HARD to get them to be mean. even the people that fight them, these dogs were never and have never been bred to be human aggressive! They were first brought over from europe as a family dog and gaurd dog. in europe they were used to take down wild bore. they DONT have locking jaws and 83% of them passed a temperment test.

the most common attacking breeds are hounds then newfoundlands! bet you didnt know that. that is if you even know what those are….

guess what kind of dog did this…..
-Drug agents drove to a house, suspecting an arrest. The suspects rushed out of the house, loosened and ordered their dogs to attack the officers.
-A pack of dogs terrorize schoolchildren, chasing and biting three of them.
-A police officer mounted on his horse shoots a dog attacking his horse.
-Owner arrested for releasing and siccing his dog on a police officer.
Police officer was able to barricade an attacking dog inside his doghouse, but the dog tore through the wood and lunged at the officer, who had to shot the dog.
-Dog shot twice after attacking 2 children and biting a police officer.
So, what type of dog was reported in each of those incidents?

Pit bull? …. No…

Rottweiler? … No…

Poodle? … No…

Mix-breed? … No…

German Shepherd… Yes…

but, good try trying to sound like you know what your talking about.

from 2002-2005 out of the 11 fatalities caused by dogs, NONE of those were by a pit.

you think you know what the hell your talking about, find the pit buddy!
http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/findpit.html

i dare you, cuz it aint gonna happen. but being the “hard ass argueing dumbass” you are, your not gonna admit it.

and as for everyone that thinks pits are for “thugs” tell me this then, i own a pit and a staffy(if your smart enough to know what that is), im from Oklahoma! i live on 20 acres with my 3 dogs and 5 horses, im a full time student and scrap metal for extra money. im a girl that drives a huge gas guzzlin truck! im the stereotype country girl with blonde hair that wears button up shirts, boots, and a cowboy hat. and IM WHITE!!!!!!!….. better yet, I HATE THUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

explain that!

It must be because you are blonde, you are not getting it.
It’s about the inordinately high number of FATALITIES, that this small portion of the overall dog population produces.
Try and keep up.
All dogs bite. No dog kills with the frequency as Shit Bulls.

It is the owners fault not the dogs. I have owned 2 pit bulls, both as sweet as can be and both LOVE my child, and have since the day he came home from the hospital. I believe that pit bulls deserve to be loved not killed. It is not their fault they wind up with unresponsible owners. I have seen many different breeds of dog that have attacked children and/or people, while the owner , as ignorant as can be, gives excuses. If people vote to end the life of all pitbulls, then what breed do you think they will go after next? It will continue until there are NO canines.

Don’t be ignorant. I feel symathy for these families who have lost loved ones, but take a look at the dogs owner before you start claiming that it is all the dogs fault.

They aren’t born mean, they are raised mean.

I have a white pitt – she is very sweet – and I have a 1 year old that she is pretty protective over. I’ve also owned a 145lb rotty that I raised from a pup – neither of the 2 have ever been mean – they bark but that’s it. I believe if your one of those owners that say “get em” when people are walking by – or in their home playing around – the animals don’t know they are playing. They think it’s okay to be agressive. Pearl, my pitt is a big lap dog. I’ve raised her around kids – tons of other people – and other animals including dogs, cats, and bunnies. Shes never bit any of them – now she did chew up a door frame – but that’s about it. She’s hard headed but listens. You have people of all ages that kill people…are you going to murder their families because you think it runs in their blood? You always have a bad apple. People like dogs have to be raised the “right way”.

Listen Hear Dick Face! Try to COMPREHEND just try-try-try! I OWN 3 pits! Blue, Red Nose and a black pit none of which are aggressive! When I take them to the Dog park you know who attacks them!!!??? Chows!! You need to understand This! Its not the breed its the people that raise them. Do your research on the breed. They were used hundreds of years ago to watch children, they are people pleasing dogs. My aunt owns a Gotti pit her neighbor has an altistic son vinni follows him around and stands in front of the steps so he wont fall. You are stupid to think its the dog! Its the people that raise them. I can’t stand people like you! STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are we God now? Do we have the say to just diminish a certain creature? We have far more dangerous animals on the endangered species list that could get a hold of an adult or child….But that’s ok. We as people over the years have chosen to domesticate certain animals and not others. We chose the dog. Now the overbreeding is our fault not the dogs, so the certain “inheritance” of some genes is not true that is called inbreeding, in case you didn’t know.

Every dog starts out as a puppy, just as every adult starts out as baby. There really is no difference, if a child is thrown out on the streets to survive on their own, they turn to their natural instinct….Survival, any means necessary. Now, if you take that child in off the streets they are going to remember all the bad things that happened to them and how they go from there with what they are taught is purely determined by that person. I guess I should say there is a difference in all of this, humans have the ability to REASON, logically or illogically. But either way we have the ability. Dogs have what they were taught or have grown accustomed too. It’s called learned behavior.

I am an avid animal lover of all sorts: boxers, cats, pit bulls, squirrels horses….etc. you name it. And you as an owner need to take responsibility for the life you bring into your home, whether it be a pit bull, a cat or a child. All the same. That being looks to you for everything. Period! Every being should be given the chance to live. Like putting down other pits that live in a house just because one bit, they put them all to sleep. Not fair or humane for that matter. Like a child they know what you teach them or they watch what you do and how you act. If you are high strung and uncontrollable, your dog or child may have those same attributes.

I guess what I am saying I think we need to stop being so stereotypical on one breed. If anyone doesn’t know, just to say the Boxer used to be bred to hunt and take down bears in Germany. Boy big tough dog there huh?….Well I hope all of you start taking into effect that these dogs, pit bulls or any dog are what we make them and if trained right and still bad well, I guess it was just a bad spot in the bunch, that’s the same with people. After someone witnesses a murder even if their not involved should we imprison or kill them just because they have unfortunately been exposed to such an act? People do have the ability to reason and we still run around killing & harming others just because we can, so I’m guessing whoever said it is “inherited” in pit bulls, they are nothing more than a killing machine, they better start doing away with the families of murders too……. Crazy!!!!!! If you have a dog start realizing that YOU have responsibilities you need to fulfill. Dogs can’t do it themselves. Help the dogs of all sorts, just remember when you see a dog at the pound or humane society, look in there eyes I’m sure they are scared, lonely and wondering why they were abandoned there. They just want a family. They are great creatures, Please Do Not Let Any Of Them Fall Prey to Our Own Ignorance. That’s not saying stupid, it’s just saying you didn’t know any better. Dogs have souls and feelings just like people, they hurt too. Don’t let them hurt anymore, help them. Sure getting rid of the breed in general will be the EASY way out, but for once America lets do something that will challenge us as people. Fix it ourselves instead of just closing our eyes and making it go away! Please take a deep breath and think about the life you are going to be taking and what you will have to face someday.

For every action the is an equal or greater reaction…..

As other people have said, it’s the owner, not the breed. I will say that maybe, there are MORE pitbull attacks, but for the simple reason that their the fighting dog of choice right now. There are MORE mistreated pitbulls than any other breed, because that’s the breed people are fighting right now. If people were giving labs steriods and mistreating them and forcing them to fight, you would hear about more lab attacks. Any dog who is mistreated, will be mean and attack. You don’t hear about chuwawa attacks, because they are small and would hardly do any damage if they did. It’s not that pitbulls are agressive dogs, if from a puppy, are raised in a loving home and treated well, they will be just fine. I have a friend who breeds them, and they treat their pits right, and they are the nicest dogs. Any dog, if you go into their house or yard unexpected and they don’t know you, is capable of attacking. As I said, my friend’s pits are the nicest dogs, and are great with their kids and aren’t agressive at all. So yes, there probably are more pitbull attacks, but that is because they are mistreated much more often than any other breed, because they are the fighting breed right now. Everyone who says its the dog is incredibly ignorant, and doesn’t use any logic. Hitler was a horrible killing machine, does that mean every german is like Hitler? Lets just kill all the germans, because they must all be like Hitler. If all the pitsbulls were killed, are you really dumb enough to think that would change anything? The dog fighters would just find a new breed, and then everyone would hate them. Just like gun’s dont kill people, people kill people, taking guns away, won’t keep people from killing eachother. So taking away the pitbull, won’t keep the dog fighters from fighting dogs. Anyone who has had a pitbull knows that they are good loving dogs. If you have not had one, you don’t know. You’re just stupid people who listen to everything you read on the internet and hear on TV. You don’t use any logic, you just go with what the TV says.

I found this website of a lady who personally owns not only pitbulls, but pitbulls she RESCUED, as in, those who had been abused, and still turned out to be fine dogs. Please read about her dogs, and maybe all you ignorant people will see how stupid you’ve been

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/americanpitbullphotos5.htm

There is the link.

y they want to kill the pit bulss

OMG!
I hate people like this guy or chick! I own pitbulls actually I breed them and I think they are the greatest dogs!
I mean c’mon now all dogs bite and all dogs can kill it’s not just pitbulls!! You are the kind of person that makes me sick to my stomach! I will NEVER think bad of pits and no one can conveince me that they’re bad!
So F*CK all you pitbull haters foreal get a life!!!
“Ban the deed NOT the breed”!!

I don’t know how many times it must be said! Its is the human races fault for the way SOME i said SOME pit bulls act. They want to please, its all in how they are raised. What Man fears man distroys. Its not the dogs fault they don’t know any better. On the Show DogTown these people rescued a few pits from that ass hole micheal vick the dogs were aggressive towards other dogs not humans. This is ridiculious you are completly crazy I can’t stand people like you! How could you look at them and say they need to be destroyed!? Humans created them! F*uck everyone whos a pit bull hater! You are completly uneducated when it comes to pits!

you know whats funny! yall are ao fucking ignorant its not even funny! its funny how back before pits were the one being digged on, it was dobermans! i’ve done my research and everything that was said about dobermans is now being said about pits! you guys are going NOWHERE!!!! everything was a complete myth for them and its a complete myth for pits too. every dog has to ability to kill someone. just like every human has the ability to kill. should we sterilize every man and woman out there just cuz its possible they could have a kid that ends up being a killer? NO! the human race is too damn selfish for that. fuck everyother creature, as long ass humans arent in danger who the fuck cares about anything else! right? your fuckin WRONG! surprise surprise, humans werent the first thing on this earth! pits are just like kids, the way you raise them has everything to do with how they will grow up to be!

i think you should have to have a special licence and training to own these dogs. i do not think the breed should be banned but breeding of these dogs should be approved because there are too many people breeding these dogs all willy nilly and turning a prophet off dogs that are not pure.i own 2 and have trained them to greet others with respect(man or other dogs)my girl is 4 yrs my boy is 3 months. everyone talked sh?t on the block when i got my first dog and now they love em!! and these are old people like 70 and 80 yrs. the dog that killed that boy oh well the owner should be shot brought back to life and shot again!

I am an owner of a pitbull and have adoption papers for another. Before you tell me that I am wrong for having one, just shut the F up. my dog was used as bait for dog fighting because he was a pit bull and he is loaded with scars from getting his ass kicked because he was not aggessive and would not fight back. he also spent the next year being evaluated before he was released to a home. Unbiased shelters operated on him and saved his life and took every percaution that he wouldnt be released with more spinelss pricks trying to make a few dollars while these dogs are forced to fight for their lives. For those of you angry at the breed, think of how they feel. They get backyard bred and live most of their lives in a cage, beaten and made to fight or locked into a painful contraption forced to be raped by a male dog and having their teeth ripped out. Or had their paws dipped in acid or had their head crushed to pavement, much like what Michael Vic did. does that make you happy assholes? to know pit bulls have suffered?Think of the next time an intruder comes into your home to hurt your children and think of how aggressive you are in the heat of protecting your child. These dogs are protecting themselves. Take a walk thru a shelter and count the pitbulls in cages wating for homes. Think of the other thousands left in apartments without food and starved to death. Then let me tell you that most of them are put down because of ignorant people who wont give them a chance. I bet Hitler’s mom didn’t expect her son to turn out the way he did, is it any reason to not have children? Insteads of reading up on the deaths they have caused because some irresponsible parent let their kid roam the streets and read up on how good they are. My Uncle’s PITBULL was in the passenger side of his truck as they pulled up to a burning flipped over vehicle. The PITBULL heard the cries of the 3 year old child trapped in the car, jumped out the window and into the burning car and pulled the child to safety! If you have read any of the above comments other Pit bull owners have posted I am 100% with them. For those of you that think we should obliterate the breed, go ahead and try. Maybe you should fight wild animals too, because maybe the next time a child is unattended and a coyote attacks him they can be banned. Or kill all wild bears who attack people who go camping. where does it end? Kill Pitbulls? you people sound pretty aggressive to me maybe we should have you banned.

I am sick to my stomach after reading some of these things that people wrote, but then again there were some people who feel the same way I do. It is terrible what happened to that little boy and any other child who gets attacked by dogs. Notice that I didn’t say Pit Bulls because not all dogs who attack people are pit bulls. Someone said that trying to bann pit bulls is just like racism. You’re right. It’s like looking at the whole black race as killers and robbers when most of the serial killers, rapists, sickos, etc… out there are poeple of other races. So what makes anyone think that Pit Bulls are the only dogs that should be banned because they attack people. Actually, you probably hear more about a pit bull attacking a person than you would if a golden retriever, german shepard, poodle, etc… attacked someone. Whoever said that it’s not the dog, it’s how they are raised and brought up is 150% right. No dog is born a mean and vicous killer…just like no man is born a killer or robber. Do you think God’s plan was to put Pit Bulls on this earth just to kill little children and end up getting banned? Come on now. No animal or person should suffer from something that is out of their control. The one thing I used to think as a young girl when I heard “Pit Bull” was that they are mean, until I have spent the last 5 years of my life with a Pit Bull who is the friendliest, sweetest, dog I have ever met. She even loves the cat like her own puppy.

My opinion is that most of the people who did say that pit bulls should be banned and people shouldn’t be aloud to have one, and they are born killers, etc… blah blah blah are probably undercover racists because it’s like saying that all black people are bad just because some other black person acted that way. And then you have people who see a Pit Bull and automatically think the owner is black and if they’re right they think that bcause the owner is black, he/she is training their dogs to be fighters and killers.

I really don’t want to end this because I feel really strongly about racism which is what all of this is about, and I hate that there are people out there that are still like this. Grow up people..it’s 2009 and don’t take my word for it because I don’t control your lives let alone see what you do on a daily basis and how you act to others but best believe…God does and I don’t care how many times you go to church, if you hate another human being or creature that God has created, he’s not going to be too accepting when you ar trying to walk through heavens gates.

Peace to all the people and animal lovers…no matter who or what they are.

Sorry, I submitted my opinion twice but I do have something to say to this person who calls him/herself “no2liberals” I really think you are some red neck racist who has no life, no romance, and probably owns a drooling mut. I am right though…you’re a racist right? I think that if you don’t get your act together, then when you die, you’re going to hell because just the things you are saying now gives me an idea of how you were raised and how you will most likely act for the rest of your life. Calling pi-bulls, “shit-bulls” is like calling you a devil because you are acting like one. You need to get your facts straight asshole, and don’t think that I am going to waste anymore of my time on arguing with a racist, pit-bull hater, because I’m not. I said what I had to say to you, minus alot more shit and I hope you burn in hell with all the other racists in this world.

you facts arent straight! your facts come from publicity! the WORST single place to get your info. DUH they’re gonna report all the cases about pits doing wrong. wanna know why? cuz people dont wanna hear the stories of their beloved pets killing someone. your fucking ignorant! Pits dont just randomly go psycho.

Did you know……..
- pits first came to america as FAMILY dogs?
- pits were first use as search and rescue dogs?
- they were first used as any kind of war dog?
-they are now used as therapy dogs?

“no2liberals” get over yourself. if you havent noticed there is about a 90% to 10% ratio of comments here in the favor of Pit Bulls and you’re the only ass here defending against them. The owners have experience with them and you don’t. statistics from a website can’t ensure that you or anyone else is correct. Just take this as a learning experience from the people who are around Pit Bulls that those statistics you are so strongly pushing have no merit here. Maybe you and Robbie Cooper should just get a room and debate amongst yourselves. I am sure you want to come back at me with more bullshit, in case you haven’t read my comment its just a few above what Kerri and Heidi posted last. and for the record I don’t give a shit what you have to say.

ok No2liberals I guess you think you are the God of truth.
obviously with you it is not just a matter of opinion. I chose to bring the Pit Bulls point of view out because I would have thought all the other above comments of statistics of other animals, human acts, racism would have driven a certain point home to you and everyone else against that breed or against anything that has killed before. Bring on the statistics, genetics, anatomy of a dog whatever you need too. It doesn’t change the simple fact that man and animal both are capable of killing and it comes down to choice not “by nature”. Other comments did not fail to mention how these animals have suffered because of their repututaion, but it was my choice to point it out further. These dogs have had every opportunity to attack and choose not too. You are only going to further piss people off by not repsecting their opinion and challenging them. I am just the first to tell you to shut the fuck up. I don’t respect anything you say because you are nothing more than a rude and judgemental prick. Its assholes like you that Pit Bulls will suffer from abuse and neglect and death because you ASSUME every Pit Bull is the same and you want to see them suffer or obliterated. Its emotional attachments and human caring that these dogs stay alive. its our good battle against your worthless ones.

First off, not all pit bulls are like that.
second- maybe parents should try watching thier children play for once.
third- every single animal is a threat. EVEN a little weenie dog.

get your fuckin shit straight before you start talking your shit.

No2liberals I will not be shut up in my opposition towards you, or be called names because I have an opinion. Its people who care for these dogs enough to socialize them and properly care for them against as you like to call their “nature” that is saving the next person from being attacked or a victom of their fear from the way they had been treated. Instead of commending those owners who want to properly care for Pitbulls and to protect the dogs and others, you’d rather sit here and call us names. WE are actually doing something about it by adopting them and making things better. YOU just want to sit here and judge and if I am the kettle calling you names its because I reacted to how I was treated. but I bet you are just PERFECT. I would like for you to once stop speaking out of hate and show me proof that a pitbull is born like that. You ASSUME I dont care for the safety of people. But STATISTICS show that more PEOPLE kill PEOPLE and that it is more so them that we have to worry about. I cant prevent people from killing because of human rights but I can rescue pitbulls because that is reality right now and at least myself and other owners here are making a difference whether you beleive it or not. Even IF you were correct that they are natural born killers their are those who take advantage and those who work to correct the damage those who took advantage did. We are people that would call Animal services and have a stray dog picked up to have professionals determine if it should have a home or be put down. if you have an opinion than put it to USE and go against people who let a stray dog roam the streets to attack a helpless unattended child. When they could have had something done. Work to fix the present rather than just fighting about the future. As far as the kettle and the pot you and I are NOTHING a like.

oh and another thing No2liberals. Since you are so hell bent on statistics why not find out how many Pitbulls HAVE NOT attacked people or animals or anything in their LIFE. Let me know if you have trouble finding those statistics.

No2Liberals-

…Have you done any research? Yes, pit bulls are more likely to kill when they do bite. Yes, they have been responsible for half the fatalities in recent years. But where on earth did you get the idea that the pit bull population is -small-? Pit bulls are now -5o%- of the shelter population in small places. The town north of me had over 300 in recent years. Our local shelter, (I’m in a small town of 20,000) has more pit bulls or pit mixes than -labs-. While driving through town, I saw at least 3 or 4 dogs that I suspect were pit bull or part pit bull. Small? I wish.

Overbreeding is bad. Overbreeding creates unstable dogs. If you did some other research, you would find out that a lot of breeds have been negatively affected by this and produced an unstable generation or three of dogs that had traits it was not originally bred. You cannot breed the way people are and not have issues. We could do it to golden retrievers and we would have many more injured kids. We are lucky that it -is- pit bulls or the situation would be even worse than it is.

That said, I agree with you on some points. Pit bulls should be neutered. Countless innocent dogs die because people are too bloody irresponsible. We do not need any dogs that are professionally registered to be breed and even that should be handled strictly. So many attacks and bites would be prevented if people figured out to neuter their dogs. It wouldn’t stop the backyard breeders and dog fighting idiots, but it would make life at least a little more difficult. There’s no excuse for the crap we’re having now and far too many innocent people and dogs have died because dog owners can’t and won’t be responsible.

Pit bulls are an awesome, wonderful breed… that a lot of people shouldn’t have. 7 of 1o or even 9 out of 10 maybe entirely safe with humans, but that 3 (or 1) is more capable of injuring someone badly. In the stories of heroic pit bulls, there is one whose owner was attacked. The pregnant dog was shot multiple times and still drive the guy off. It’s not something I’d expect of, say, a lab and in this case, it was wonderful and amazing. That same quality is what makes the bad ones so dangerous, however. Guardian/working breeds are not toys or say, labs. They have high energy and drives that -can- turn to aggression in some dogs and cases. For it to be safe, they require an owner that can and will manage their dog.

Banning is not the answer, because it doesn’t fix the problem and the affects the wrong people. Denver banned pit bulls, Portland did not. In the same span of time, neither had a fatal dog attack and the number of bites in Denver -did not go down-. The meth lab owners and other idiots and/or criminals are not likely to go ‘wow, I must suddenly give up my life of crime because I am not allowed to have my pit bull here’, while the owner more likely to be responsible and follow the law in the first place, will. Pit bulls are also not the first dog to have these issues. We’ve gone through this with dobermans and rottweilers. If pit bulls vanish entirely, they -will- be replaced and trust me, there are more dangerous options. Presa canarios, fila brasileiros, caucasian ovarchka’s and more are bred to guard against -humans- and to do deal with threats powerfully. These are dogs that are much larger and stronger than pit bulls. Presas have been bred with pits occasionally, but are not used for dog fighting (yet) because of the human aggression potential. Just think on that for a moment. Until the idiots are gone or at least beaten with sticks the dangerous dog problem isn’t going to be fixed. Neutering is an awesome start though.

FOR ALL YOU MORONS OUT THERE THAT THINK THE BREED SHOULD BE BANNED OR ERASED……GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!!!!! I THINK TO BAN A BREED FOR A COUPLE COMPLETE IDIOTS ACTS IS NOT FAIR AT ALL!!!! THATS LIKE SAYING WOMEN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A LICENCE CAUSE SOME BLONDE NIEVE GIRL CANT DRIVE, GOT INTO AND ACCIDENT AND KILLED SOMEONE…….BUT YOU WOULDNT DO THAT WOULD YOU??? MY PIT HAS NEVER HURT ANYONE AND TO LOOK INTO HIS HELPLESS CARING FACE AND TO SAY THAT HE DOESNT DESERVE TO LIVE BECAUSE PEOPLE CANT RAISE THEIR DOGS WHO HAPPEN TO BE THE SAME BREED…..IS WAY OUT OF LINE!!!! SO FOR RICK WHO WROTE ON MAY 26TH THAT THEY SHOULD KILL THE BREED……WELL I HOPE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND……THATS THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY…….ITS SAD THAT PEOPLE WILL JUDGE OFF OF WHAT THEY HEAR……THE PEOPLE THAT RAISE PITBULLS TO BE MEAN ARE STUPID GANGSTER THUG GUYS……IM AN AVERAGE GIRL THAT OWNS ONE AND I LOVE HIM……PLEASE DONT LET THESE THUG ***WHOLES CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THINGS YOUR WOULDNT LET THEM ABOUT DRUGS OR GUNS WOULD YOU??? PLEASE JUST CONSIDER RESEARCHING THE BREED AND FINDING OUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM BEFORE YOUKILL THEM OFF OR BAN THEM FOREVER???

No2Liberals I have watched you respond rudely to several people who left comments and none of them deserved to be called names. When I said “shut the f up” it was to anyone who says I shouldn’t own one not to those who hate them. Read it again asshole. The only reasonable response left by you was to Amanda2. To everyone else you are rude and judgemental as I said before. You are close-minded and that is all anyone was trying to get thru your brainless skull. I also stated in my first comment that I don’t give a shit what you say. You want to judge the breed by what someone else has had happen to them by a pitbull and the rest of us are judging them by personal experience and will stand for MILLIONS of them who have not attacked anyone and never will! and no one here has been compelling enough in thier argument because they don’t want to waste their time on someone who won’t see the truth. I just called you out for exactly what you are knowing damn well nothing I or anyone else says will convince you, and you will convince no one else who has said anything in the favor of PIT BULLS. you dont even have the balls to say what your name is and you hide behind “not2liberals” and jerk off when someone argues with you. Its not only your hate towards them that makes you a douch bag but your attitude. Please please please try to comprehend that you are a worthless peice of shit scumfuck that can go jerk off while I am out in reality saving Pitbulls from cock munches like you. take your stats and shove them up your ass and go run your mouth to someone else. I’m DONE.

I know one type of animal that might scare pit bull owner or make them think first before the own pit bull, it is call Lawyer. Dog bite is one thing and when Pit bull bite, you’re lucky to be alive. Just last week I just happen to come across video about on pit bull. I saw pit bull jump up and bitten on ball and the dog just dangling in the air for a long times. I make a comment and I got cuss out and one guy told me the said how the dog work out. Neighbors pit bull got out of their fence and in to our and kill two small dogs, one die instantly and the other one have to put to sleep at the vet. I just want to say, if you own pit bull, you need to be ready to pay for the rest of your live. If the pit bull attack and a person did not die, pit bull owner need to be ready to pay for medical bill and every things else that come with it. I guaranty you the victim will make you pay!!!! Good luck pit bull owner, you got your pit bull and we got our lawyer.

The Pit Stop
Pit Bulls Save Couple’s Life In Fire

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Rescued Pit Bull Saves the Day

November 14, 2006 : 12:00 AM
Cinder thwarted an attempted robbery and protected her foster owner.

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An ‘Angel’ of a pit bull saves lives of tabby kittens
1:26 PM, August 20, 2008

Here’s a story for all the defenders of the pit bull:

A 2-year-old female boxer/pit bull mix named Angel, which had been turned over to the Nevada Humane Society’s shelter in Reno, is credited with rescuing six abandoned kittens Monday, according to Diane Blankenburg, a shelter spokeswoman.

While Angel was on a walk with a pair of volunteers, Frank Gomez and 9-year-old stepson Joel Fontes (pictured below with Angel), the dog became obsessed with something in the bushes.

With temperatures in the 90s on Monday, the two volunteers tried to initially coax the dog away from the bush.

But when Angel refused to move on, Gomez investigated and discovered a box full of 3-week-old orange tabby kittens that were frightened and hungry.

One of the abandoned kittens escaped before shelter staff was summoned to the scene, but Angel tracked it down and Gomez handed it over to safety.

Angel is up for adoption but the kittens won’t be available for about four to five weeks, Blankenburg said.

Pit bulls are chronically challenging to adopt out because of their reputation as aggressive, violent dogs, so Blankenburg said she hoped Angel’s story might help remove the stigma often associated with the breed.

“Angel is a sweet, playful dog who can now add hero to her repertoire,” Blankenburg said. “Angel, herself a rescued dog, has paid back six-fold by rescuing these six little abandoned kittens.”

–Francisco Vara-Orta

Photos: Nevada Humane Society in Reno

Posted by Francisco Vara-Orta

Pit Bulls in the City
–A Revealing Discussion on Breed Specific Legislation, Surprising Comments from the Director for the Center for the Human Animal Bond

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American Pit Bull Registry

( APBR )

Everything Pit Bull

Pit Bull Registration made easy, Support unparalleled

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Dog Abuse and Animal Cruelty @ Yahoo! Video

Once left for dead, Vick’s pit bulls recovering

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How Pit Bulls smashed the myths and strengthened my belief in No Kill
August 2, 2008

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“PIT BULLS” AND DOG ATTACKS
by Lori Gray on Sat 14 Jun 2008 06:04 PM EDT | Permanent Link | Cosmos

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ok people. Everytime any one puts in an article ‘No2liberals” who has admitted in previous comments to having “admin priveledges” will then cut out what you posted. This is his way to make it look like “he wins” and any future visitors who will see this article will only see things his way, and that no one cared to stand against him. Thank you “No2liberals” for showing us your sensorship and that we have articles written by communist. “No2liberals” who again remains “nameless’” will only critisize you and then proceed to play God while trying to obliterate a breed based on very few attacks made by Pitbulls and will not take into consideration that the other millions will never do so. His soul purpose in life is to live for the argument , but I am confident you will figure that out when you scroll above and see his previous reactions to other commentors, if he has the balls to leave them there. I’ll be surprised if any of my comments will not be re-edited by him or misconstrued and twisted to his liking. He will not allow anyone to stand for what he calls “shitbulls” and it will only give him pleasure for me to make any more comments regarding Pitbulls or how he is a worthless prick that needs to get over himself and respect what other people say.

This is very sad. Wear were the parents of this 7 year old. A 7 year old is too young to be out alone. This sounds like a case of parents not properly tacking care of there child, and pit owners not tacking care of there pets. Any animal including humans are capable of snapping and harming others. Thats why we must take care of our children and our pets. Mother of 2 children with 2 cats, 1 full pit and pit lab mix.

fuck you “No2liberals” you stalking grundle faced fraud. The editor notes on my previous comments are in red for everyone to see. your delusional enough to deny that?

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oh right, psycho people don’t know they are sick. you are. all you can do is say I am from NJ after “checking” where I am from. STALKER Again go fuck yourself and find someone else who won’t judge you for the cock smoker you are, because you have proven that all on your own. go ahead fight back on here, maybe some third-grader might find you amusing. The only reason I checked this article because I was wondering who would post such a thing. No respect for these boys, just exposing their misfortune just like a news reporter trying to make some quick cash on a story that would “shock so many”. only you and Robbie did this to get a rise out of people and publicly try and humiliate pitbull owners. Putting them down for making a difference. you thrive on other’s misfortune. and you call me the bitch? No2liberals is a fraud. have fun jerking off to this comment.

This thread has been closed to new comments — only because it’s grown to nearly 300 comments. I’ve created a new Open Thread to continue the pit bull debate here: Pit Bull Open Thread.