Someone please breed these things out of existence.
I don't see the point in posting life experiences in this thread when there's enough people on this board that would have equal amounts of good/bad times with pit bulls that they'd cancel each other out. Almost everyone in my family has a pit bull (7) and out of all of those dogs 0 have ever harmed anyone. People that make statements like "every one of these dogs should be shot in the head" are ing re s. I suppose every arab is a terrorist if we are going to play that game
So dogs never harming anybody "cancels out" maiming and killing? Okay.I don't see the point in posting life experiences in this thread when there's enough people on this board that would have equal amounts of good/bad times with pit bulls that they'd cancel each other out. Almost everyone in my family has a pit bull (7) and out of all of those dogs 0 have ever harmed anyone. People that make statements like "every one of these dogs should be shot in the head" are ing re s. I suppose every arab is a terrorist if we are going to play that game
Re . Thats why I said there's no point in everyone reflecting on their dealings with the dogs, let the facts speak for themselves and leave it at that instead of "Well when I was 17..." do you understand now?So dogs never harming anybody "cancels out" maiming and killing? Okay.
And my point is, the anecdotes are factual. So if you compare the anecdotal experiences, you will find that the costs of the negative experiences are far, far more costly than the benefits of the positive experiences.Re . Thats why I said there's no point in everyone reflecting on their dealings with the dogs, let the facts speak for themselves and leave it at that instead of "Well when I was 17..." do you understand now?
Do you understand?
Because I friggin' felt like it, that's why! Besides, since reality shows are all the rage these days then why not reality postings?!?
No in'Just don't invite us to one of your bar-b ques
This is the link I like to provide every time this discussion comes up.
http://www.atts.org/testdesc.html
American Temperament Test Society.
The American Pitbull Terrier scores higher than every breed you let your kids play with. Are some aggressive.......sure. Blame the owners for that one. Are their bites damaging.......sure. Blame the owners for that one. No single breed is inherently aggressive, it is taught by the owners. Fact.
As Backtobasics stated earlier, Pitbulls are now the "in" dog for some people who want to portray a certain thuggish image. Pitbulls are experiencing the same thing other dogs (Rottweilers, German Shepards, Doberman Pinchers, Bulldogs..etc) have faced when they became "popular" and were used as status symbols for low life s. These low life s could make any dog aggressive.
All of your "scary" experiences can be matched with "scary" experiences people have seen with other breeds. I was bitten in the face by a Chow and bitten on the leg by a er Spaniel. My brother was bitten in the face by a Mastiff. I don't run around screaming kill all Mastiffs! Kill all Chows! Kill all er Spaniels!
For every bad experience you've had with a Pitbull, I have a heart warming story to counter. My Pit went with me at least three times a week and hung out with developmentally disabled kids and adults at my work. She was pulled, yanked, tugged, pinched and slapped on a daily basis. She never once showed any signs of aggression. She went through rigorous testing that certified her as a therapy dog suited for these activities. Again, temperament testing statistics.
I've never been one to say Pitbulls aren't dangerous, but I'm also a believer that any dog can be dangerous. What pisses me off are some of the comments people make that generalize an entire breed.
Bite in the face by a mastiff? How does he still have a skull?
The difference is that your heartwarming experiences don't leave you scarred, hospitalized, mauled or dead. That's the point I made earlier, and that's the point most who fear or stereotype the breed are trying to make.
My friend was jumped by a gang of mexicans and was hospitalized...............can we at least agree we should shoot all mexicans in the head?
Although the crime rate might go down slightly, white folks will have to start mowing their own lawns or moving into apartments. Is it really worth the risk of a whole new lifestyle?
Same point I trade to make to them earlier but they can't seem to follow logic.
TSA owns this discussion every time. He changed my mind, and I'm pretty stubborn most of the time.
I still get nervous if I'm walking my dog and we're approached by an unleashed bull... But I don't think we need to ban the breed so much as ruthlessly punish the owners who train them to be attack dogs.
Stupid s breed stupid dogs.
Why would narrow minded s ever be logical.
Because they read newspapers and go to sites for information that would never think of twisting statistics in a way bias to one side.
This is exactly how I feel. I don't know if it is even possible to determine who can and can't have a Pitbull, too many people breed them at rapid rates and sell them on the black market. Most of these attacks we here about are not pure bred American Pitbull Terriers and many of these reported attacks are not even actually anything close to a Pitbull. The American Pitbull Terrier is often confused with many different breeds, but can we really expect the media to do some honest research before reporting?
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