What's with the american shitbull terrier?

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BYTEMITE

Thursday, February 25, 2016 9:31 PM

All dogs are descended from wolves. If we want to get rid of any animal capable of mauling a human, we'd have to get rid of all medium to large dogs (and maybe some smaller vicious dogs and some cats).

I'm also pretty sure that automobiles mangle a lot more people in a year than dogs do.

Pitbulls may well have innate genetic behavioural issues, if so, encourage people to spay and neuter their pets, and if an animal is too aggressive, then it can be put down. Rounding up all animals of a particular breed to cull them whether or not they've demonstrated behavioural problems is a disturbing idea.

The two pitbulls I've met in my life are both sweeties.

The first belonged to a TA of one of my field work classes and his wife, and they brought the animal along to our camp. The animal never caused any problem, and was generally friendly and liked being petted.

The other pitbull I met on my walks and it used to run up to the fence to bark and growl as a territorial show, as most dogs will do. It's tail and body language did not suggest it was afraid of me or any bad temper despite it's behaviour. When it ran up to bark, I'd continue walking, unafraid, and talk to it in a soothing voice. Within a month the dog was used to me and stopped the territorial behaviour, and instead started coming up to the fence wagging it's tail and whining in greeting.

Sometimes there is another dog in the yard with the pitbull who does still run up and bark, and the pitbull will actually intervene and try to push the other dog away from the fence when this happens.

If I'd had a bias against pitbulls, I would have seen the animal's initial behaviour as very threatening and I would have thought it was "one of the bad ones." This would have made me act fearful or aggressive back towards the dog, and escalated the problem. Similarly, if the dog had displayed any aggression above or beyond simple territorialness, I would have removed myself from that situation by changing my walking route.

It is true that some pitbulls, either from breeding or training, ARE problem dogs. But I still think they have to be taken at a case by case basis.

RIVERLOVE

Thursday, February 25, 2016 11:01 PM

There are no bad dogs, only bad owners. Lots of sadistic bastards out there.

WISHIMAY

Friday, February 26, 2016 3:36 AM

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Originally posted by Riverlove:
There are no bad dogs, only bad owners. Lots of sadistic bastards out there.

REDICULOUS!!! THEY ARE DOGS. AN ANIMAL.

They have no notion of "good" or "bad"... you moron.

RIVERLOVE

Friday, February 26, 2016 4:29 AM

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Originally posted by Wishimay:
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Originally posted by Riverlove:
There are no bad dogs, only bad owners. Lots of sadistic bastards out there.

REDICULOUS!!! THEY ARE DOGS. AN ANIMAL.

They have no notion of "good" or "bad"... you moron.

Well fuck you too BITCH.

WISHIMAY

Friday, February 26, 2016 6:42 AM

When you stop being so stupid, I'll be nicer. I'm tired of coddling people who don't have a clue...

http://archive.9news.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=90635

http://nypost.com/2011/03/20/granny-mauled/

BTW, these are all reasons a pit has attacked.

being an animal control officer, being a mail carrier, being a gas worker,

being a landscaper, being a police officer, being a public works employee

being in a wheelchair, being pregnant , borrowing a blender, breaking the ice out of a water bowl , being an animal control officer, being a mail carrier

disciplining your dog, driving a vehicle, dropping a glass, falling down, feeding the dog, getting neutered, getting off a bus, getting the mail,

getting the newspaper, handing someone a phone, hanging decorations

having a dog on your lap, having a seizure, having a smoke, hearing an argument, hearing thunder , holding a clipboard, holding a mailbag

holding a stuffed animal, hopping off a couch, jumping on a trampoline, letting your dog out, mowing your lawn, opening a car door, opening your front door, playing in your backyard, playing in your front yard, playing on a playground, playing on a swing set, playing with a tennis ball, reaching for your purse, reading a bible , remodeling your home, running from bees,

saving a family from a fire , seeing a cat run up tree, seeing a dog inside a house, seeing a horse, seeing a squirrel run up tree, seeing a leashed dog,

seeing an unleashed dog, sitting on a bed, sitting on your spouse's lap, showing your spouse affection, sitting in a stroller, sitting in a tire swing,

sitting in a wagon, sitting on your porch, slipping on ice, smelling "baby formula" , standing in your backyard, standing in your garage, stepping on an ant pile, the act of bicycling, the act of driving, the act of gardening, the act of sex, the act of jogging, the act of sleeping, the sound of clapping

the sound of screaming, taking out the trash, walking on a beach, walking down a path, walking down a road, walking down a sidewalk, walking a snack sized dog, undergoing dialysis , unloading bags from a car, watching TV, waiting for a bus, wearing a ponytail, watering plants.

I'm sure all these people were just horrible people...

WISHIMAY

Friday, February 26, 2016 7:00 AM

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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:

I'm also pretty sure that automobiles mangle a lot more people in a year than dogs do.

The two pitbulls I've met in my life are both sweeties.

Damn, are you ever out of practice on arguments.

Cars are necessary, pit bulls are NOT. And since you met a whole two of them I'm sure that makes you qualified to report on their behaviors.

1KIKI

Friday, February 26, 2016 9:12 AM

The only pitbull I ever came across in my neighborhood was one of the friendliest least aggressive dogs I've ever met. If I could have I would have brought him home with me.

OTOH my next door neighbor's Chihuahua bit me for no reason, I was just standing there in my own yard.

Many years ago I lived in a bad neighborhood where the owners of a German Shepherd that was a known biter would mostly keep him in, except for when they didn't. I ended up having to face him down one dark winter night when I was on call with the hospital and had to go in.

I was once stalked through the neighborhood by an Akita - and I have to say, until then I never realized dogs could have a stealthy, protracted stalking behavior. That damn thing followed me for four blocks and around 5 corners, hiding behind bushes when I looked, then sneaking up close behind me while I was walking.

Another time another neighbor's Rottweiler pair escaped and, after they made their way through my fence, literally trapped me in my house. I went out the side door and they came charging me out of the blue. So I figured I could get out the front door but they came charging around the corner at me when they heard the door. Then they LOOKED AT EACH OTHER, and the one continued to the front door to guard it while the other one went back to the side door.

My own dog, a German Shepherd/ Retriever mix who I literally picked up as a full grown dog from near the freeway, was a friendly dog until something would go by very quickly - it didn't matter if it was a rabbit, a bicycle, a car, or a skateboarder - then she'd be off in a flash and would bite whatever she 'caught'.

I don't think you can ever trust any dog completely, and I sort of both marvel and shake my head when I hear owners say - 'oh you can pet my dog. He (or she) is very friendly'. But dogs respond to things - body language, smells, sounds - we're not aware of and may never truly understand. And just like people they can have off days.

Aside from asshole owners - gang-bangers, wannabes and dogfighters - the things pitbulls have going against them are their size and bite, both of which could contribute to serious damage if they have an off moment, no matter how atypical of the particular dog.

SAGAN: We are releasing vast quantities of carbon dioxide, increasing the greenhouse effect. It may not take much to destabilize the Earth's climate, to convert this heaven, our only home in the cosmos, into a kind of hell.

THGRRI

Saturday, February 27, 2016 7:29 PM

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Originally posted by Wishimay:
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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:

I'm also pretty sure that automobiles mangle a lot more people in a year than dogs do.

The two pitbulls I've met in my life are both sweeties.

Damn, are you ever out of practice on arguments.

Cars are necessary, pit bulls are NOT. And since you met a whole two of them I'm sure that makes you qualified to report on their behaviors.

What's scary is you suggesting selective genocide. What's next sharks, rattle snakes and crocodiles? Then after them who?

WISHIMAY

Saturday, February 27, 2016 8:56 PM

You wanna talk SCARY??
Ok, lets talk scary...

These are the NICE pics. I won't post the ones where the entire face is ripped off, the throat torn completely out, hand mangled beyond belief.

The fact is, I know two people who have had chunks of their faces ripped out because of these monsters THAT WE MADE. They have to live with the reality of nerve and muscle damage TO THEIR FACE for their entire lives because of a damn dog.

YOU should not be allowed to own an animal that can do that to a person that just knocks on a door or walks down a street.

I never said kill all pits. I say we breed no more of them. You wanna own them, you have to pay up and have a special license and prove you can contain them. (Just like if you wanted to own a dangerous snake, shark or crocodile)

THGRRI

Sunday, February 28, 2016 7:51 AM

As I said before Wishie, there are 5 million pit bulls in this country. 3 pictures, 50 pictures, as sad as they are, are anecdotal. Creating a law that prohibits pit bulls from breeding is in effect genocide of the breed. As I said before what's next, lions, tigers and bears? Actually that is already happening and that is every bit as sad.

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