Do any of you have a pit bull or know one well?
04-06-2011, 09:00 PM
#91
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I think it has to do with how they are raised. If they were good to the dog the dog should be happy. But the dog will go after other dogs no doubt about that. Its just in there blood. The children should never grab or pull on tail then he could bite. Just be good to him and he will be good back. But keep away from other dogs.
04-06-2011, 09:01 PM
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I would definitely give the dog a chance. Pit bulls come with a bad reputation and it's unfair. It's how it was raised and trained.
That said, I would definitely not let the children around it alone. At least, not until it gets to know its new "family". Remember, all of you are equally unknown to it as it is to you.
Be cautious but enjoy it.
That said, I would definitely not let the children around it alone. At least, not until it gets to know its new "family". Remember, all of you are equally unknown to it as it is to you.
Be cautious but enjoy it.
04-06-2011, 09:25 PM
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I would never be so presumptive to tell a total stranger what they should do, but... Here are my experiences with pit bulls.
1) Three years ago my husband was walking out our front door very early in the AM with our sweet elderly blind Brittany on his leash. Out of the blue our neighbor's two pit bulls that were out running loose came rushing up. With no provocation one of them attacked our dog. While my husband tried to get the pit off our dog the other one attacked him and got him by the back of the head.
When I heard the commotion I ran out to find one pit bull tearing up my dog, who was literally screaming in terror and pain, and the other one chewing on my husband's head. I kicked the dog that was on my husband and it flew off. At that point the other one let go of my dog and went for me. He got hold of my arm and began to tear into it. About then our teenage son came out to help. The dog I had kicked came got back and got my other arm.
I now had two dogs biting me, my dog was nearly dead, and my husband was laying on the ground with a torn open neck and back of the head. Two neighbors came out and helped our son get the dogs off of us. The dogs ran home unscathed.
We all survived - our dog had seven drain tubes in his neck and chest, one earn torn half off, and is now afraid of all dogs! My husband has scars over the back of his head and neck - some that refuse to heal after three years! Both of my arms have red scars near the elbow joint that serve as a daily reminder of the anguish we went through that day.
Our local animal control did nothing about the dogs because no one died. Our neighbor refused to pay a red cent towards the thousands in vet and medical expenses we had to pay.
2) Recently another neighbor came home from church one morning to find a stray pit bull had come into their garage under a slightly open door and killed their cat. The dog was in the garage eating their cat when they opened they door.
3) One of my third grade students recently had his family pet bite him in the arms and hands. He lost two fingernails and had numerous stitches on his hands and arms. He was in so much pain, I nearly cried for him! You guessed it, there family dog is a pit bull...
In my entire life I have never been afraid of dogs, and have never had bad luck with dogs, with one exception. The only breed of dogs I have had personal experience with that have attacked, bitten, and killed are pit bulls. Call these incidents bad karma, bad timing, whatever. I'm just saying no other breed has ever harmed me or anyone I am close to.
1) Three years ago my husband was walking out our front door very early in the AM with our sweet elderly blind Brittany on his leash. Out of the blue our neighbor's two pit bulls that were out running loose came rushing up. With no provocation one of them attacked our dog. While my husband tried to get the pit off our dog the other one attacked him and got him by the back of the head.
When I heard the commotion I ran out to find one pit bull tearing up my dog, who was literally screaming in terror and pain, and the other one chewing on my husband's head. I kicked the dog that was on my husband and it flew off. At that point the other one let go of my dog and went for me. He got hold of my arm and began to tear into it. About then our teenage son came out to help. The dog I had kicked came got back and got my other arm.
I now had two dogs biting me, my dog was nearly dead, and my husband was laying on the ground with a torn open neck and back of the head. Two neighbors came out and helped our son get the dogs off of us. The dogs ran home unscathed.
We all survived - our dog had seven drain tubes in his neck and chest, one earn torn half off, and is now afraid of all dogs! My husband has scars over the back of his head and neck - some that refuse to heal after three years! Both of my arms have red scars near the elbow joint that serve as a daily reminder of the anguish we went through that day.
Our local animal control did nothing about the dogs because no one died. Our neighbor refused to pay a red cent towards the thousands in vet and medical expenses we had to pay.
2) Recently another neighbor came home from church one morning to find a stray pit bull had come into their garage under a slightly open door and killed their cat. The dog was in the garage eating their cat when they opened they door.
3) One of my third grade students recently had his family pet bite him in the arms and hands. He lost two fingernails and had numerous stitches on his hands and arms. He was in so much pain, I nearly cried for him! You guessed it, there family dog is a pit bull...
In my entire life I have never been afraid of dogs, and have never had bad luck with dogs, with one exception. The only breed of dogs I have had personal experience with that have attacked, bitten, and killed are pit bulls. Call these incidents bad karma, bad timing, whatever. I'm just saying no other breed has ever harmed me or anyone I am close to.
04-06-2011, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Pieceful Quilter
I would never be so presumptive to tell a total stranger what they should do, but... Here are my experiences with pit bulls.
1) Three years ago my husband was walking out our front door very early in the AM with our sweet elderly blind Brittany on his leash. Out of the blue our neighbor's two pit bulls that were out running loose came rushing up. With no provocation one of them attacked our dog. While my husband tried to get the pit off our dog the other one attacked him and got him by the back of the head.
WoW!
When I heard the commotion I ran out to find one pit bull tearing up my dog, who was literally screaming in terror and pain, and the other one chewing on my husband's head. I kicked the dog that was on my husband and it flew off. At that point the other one let go of my dog and went for me. He got hold of my arm and began to tear into it. About then our teenage son came out to help. The dog I had kicked came got back and got my other arm.
I now had two dogs biting me, my dog was nearly dead, and my husband was laying on the ground with a torn open neck and back of the head. Two neighbors came out and helped our son get the dogs off of us. The dogs ran home unscathed.
We all survived - our dog had seven drain tubes in his neck and chest, one earn torn half off, and is now afraid of all dogs! My husband has scars over the back of his head and neck - some that refuse to heal after three years! Both of my arms have red scars near the elbow joint that serve as a daily reminder of the anguish we went through that day.
Our local animal control did nothing about the dogs because no one died. Our neighbor refused to pay a red cent towards the thousands in vet and medical expenses we had to pay.
2) Recently another neighbor came home from church one morning to find a stray pit bull had come into their garage under a slightly open door and killed their cat. The dog was in the garage eating their cat when they opened they door.
3) One of my third grade students recently had his family pet bite him in the arms and hands. He lost two fingernails and had numerous stitches on his hands and arms. He was in so much pain, I nearly cried for him! You guessed it, there family dog is a pit bull...
In my entire life I have never been afraid of dogs, and have never had bad luck with dogs, with one exception. The only breed of dogs I have had personal experience with that have attacked, bitten, and killed are pit bulls. Call these incidents bad karma, bad timing, whatever. I'm just saying no other breed has ever harmed me or anyone I am close to.
1) Three years ago my husband was walking out our front door very early in the AM with our sweet elderly blind Brittany on his leash. Out of the blue our neighbor's two pit bulls that were out running loose came rushing up. With no provocation one of them attacked our dog. While my husband tried to get the pit off our dog the other one attacked him and got him by the back of the head.
WoW!
When I heard the commotion I ran out to find one pit bull tearing up my dog, who was literally screaming in terror and pain, and the other one chewing on my husband's head. I kicked the dog that was on my husband and it flew off. At that point the other one let go of my dog and went for me. He got hold of my arm and began to tear into it. About then our teenage son came out to help. The dog I had kicked came got back and got my other arm.
I now had two dogs biting me, my dog was nearly dead, and my husband was laying on the ground with a torn open neck and back of the head. Two neighbors came out and helped our son get the dogs off of us. The dogs ran home unscathed.
We all survived - our dog had seven drain tubes in his neck and chest, one earn torn half off, and is now afraid of all dogs! My husband has scars over the back of his head and neck - some that refuse to heal after three years! Both of my arms have red scars near the elbow joint that serve as a daily reminder of the anguish we went through that day.
Our local animal control did nothing about the dogs because no one died. Our neighbor refused to pay a red cent towards the thousands in vet and medical expenses we had to pay.
2) Recently another neighbor came home from church one morning to find a stray pit bull had come into their garage under a slightly open door and killed their cat. The dog was in the garage eating their cat when they opened they door.
3) One of my third grade students recently had his family pet bite him in the arms and hands. He lost two fingernails and had numerous stitches on his hands and arms. He was in so much pain, I nearly cried for him! You guessed it, there family dog is a pit bull...
In my entire life I have never been afraid of dogs, and have never had bad luck with dogs, with one exception. The only breed of dogs I have had personal experience with that have attacked, bitten, and killed are pit bulls. Call these incidents bad karma, bad timing, whatever. I'm just saying no other breed has ever harmed me or anyone I am close to.
04-06-2011, 09:32 PM
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any dog not properly trained is trouble. My daughter has a staffordshire terrier "pit bull" and she is a sweet heart. She is however a bit stubborn. "Pit bull" is not a breed...all bully breeds are a tad mis-understood...bad dog usually = bad owners
04-06-2011, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by rushdoggie
Pitties can be wonderful pets, and chances are the shelter wouldn't have adopted him out of he had aggression issues. Just remind her, that like all dogs, she should never leave the dog and kid alone together. 90% of kid bites happen when dog and kid are together unsupervised.
04-06-2011, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Pieceful Quilter
I would never be so presumptive to tell a total stranger what they should do, but... Here are my experiences with pit bulls.
1) Three years ago my husband was walking out our front door very early in the AM with our sweet elderly blind Brittany on his leash. Out of the blue our neighbor's two pit bulls that were out running loose came rushing up. With no provocation one of them attacked our dog. While my husband tried to get the pit off our dog the other one attacked him and got him by the back of the head.
When I heard the commotion I ran out to find one pit bull tearing up my dog, who was literally screaming in terror and pain, and the other one chewing on my husband's head. I kicked the dog that was on my husband and it flew off. At that point the other one let go of my dog and went for me. He got hold of my arm and began to tear into it. About then our teenage son came out to help. The dog I had kicked came got back and got my other arm.
I now had two dogs biting me, my dog was nearly dead, and my husband was laying on the ground with a torn open neck and back of the head. Two neighbors came out and helped our son get the dogs off of us. The dogs ran home unscathed.
We all survived - our dog had seven drain tubes in his neck and chest, one earn torn half off, and is now afraid of all dogs! My husband has scars over the back of his head and neck - some that refuse to heal after three years! Both of my arms have red scars near the elbow joint that serve as a daily reminder of the anguish we went through that day.
Our local animal control did nothing about the dogs because no one died. Our neighbor refused to pay a red cent towards the thousands in vet and medical expenses we had to pay.
2) Recently another neighbor came home from church one morning to find a stray pit bull had come into their garage under a slightly open door and killed their cat. The dog was in the garage eating their cat when they opened they door.
3) One of my third grade students recently had his family pet bite him in the arms and hands. He lost two fingernails and had numerous stitches on his hands and arms. He was in so much pain, I nearly cried for him! You guessed it, there family dog is a pit bull...
In my entire life I have never been afraid of dogs, and have never had bad luck with dogs, with one exception. The only breed of dogs I have had personal experience with that have attacked, bitten, and killed are pit bulls. Call these incidents bad karma, bad timing, whatever. I'm just saying no other breed has ever harmed me or anyone I am close to.
1) Three years ago my husband was walking out our front door very early in the AM with our sweet elderly blind Brittany on his leash. Out of the blue our neighbor's two pit bulls that were out running loose came rushing up. With no provocation one of them attacked our dog. While my husband tried to get the pit off our dog the other one attacked him and got him by the back of the head.
When I heard the commotion I ran out to find one pit bull tearing up my dog, who was literally screaming in terror and pain, and the other one chewing on my husband's head. I kicked the dog that was on my husband and it flew off. At that point the other one let go of my dog and went for me. He got hold of my arm and began to tear into it. About then our teenage son came out to help. The dog I had kicked came got back and got my other arm.
I now had two dogs biting me, my dog was nearly dead, and my husband was laying on the ground with a torn open neck and back of the head. Two neighbors came out and helped our son get the dogs off of us. The dogs ran home unscathed.
We all survived - our dog had seven drain tubes in his neck and chest, one earn torn half off, and is now afraid of all dogs! My husband has scars over the back of his head and neck - some that refuse to heal after three years! Both of my arms have red scars near the elbow joint that serve as a daily reminder of the anguish we went through that day.
Our local animal control did nothing about the dogs because no one died. Our neighbor refused to pay a red cent towards the thousands in vet and medical expenses we had to pay.
2) Recently another neighbor came home from church one morning to find a stray pit bull had come into their garage under a slightly open door and killed their cat. The dog was in the garage eating their cat when they opened they door.
3) One of my third grade students recently had his family pet bite him in the arms and hands. He lost two fingernails and had numerous stitches on his hands and arms. He was in so much pain, I nearly cried for him! You guessed it, there family dog is a pit bull...
In my entire life I have never been afraid of dogs, and have never had bad luck with dogs, with one exception. The only breed of dogs I have had personal experience with that have attacked, bitten, and killed are pit bulls. Call these incidents bad karma, bad timing, whatever. I'm just saying no other breed has ever harmed me or anyone I am close to.
04-06-2011, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by redhotnana
My son has had a series of pit bulls, as he prefers them to any other breed (if they have been properly socialized). As a matter of fact, his longest-lived pit, "Arnold" (because as a puppy he looked like the white pig on "Green Acres") was Jeff's best man when he got married! He didn't wear a tux, but he did wear a bow tie! He rode in the limo to the reception, but pouted for a week when he didn't get to go on the honeymoon!
04-07-2011, 03:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Pieceful Quilter
In my entire life I have never been afraid of dogs, and have never had bad luck with dogs, with one exception. The only breed of dogs I have had personal experience with that have attacked, bitten, and killed are pit bulls. Call these incidents bad karma, bad timing, whatever. I'm just saying no other breed has ever harmed me or anyone I am close to.
I'd be moving - not because of the dogs, but because of the horrible people. Talk about undesirables - people like that are plain unsafe, whether they have pets or not.
04-07-2011, 04:51 AM
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There is no hard and fast rule. You have to make that call on an individual basis and always remember, they are animals and they sometimes react badly. Just a point to ponder: for several years the number 1 dog bites came from golden retrievers, simply because they are so friendly people let their kids bounce all over them and sometimes they get hurt and react with a bite.
on a personal note, I had a rottweiler and we were out on a walk when a neighbors 2 pitbulls came running and surrounded us and started attacking my dog. I kicked at them and then the owner came running, picked them up by their tails and took them inside, no wonder they were mean. Several years later I had to have her put down because she had been so traumatized by those dogs that she had become more and more aggressive to other dogs. We tried various trainers suggestions and nothing worked. I loved that dog, but sometimes we have to make hard decisions. And for that reason, I do not like pitbulls at all. Nor do I trust them one iota.
on a personal note, I had a rottweiler and we were out on a walk when a neighbors 2 pitbulls came running and surrounded us and started attacking my dog. I kicked at them and then the owner came running, picked them up by their tails and took them inside, no wonder they were mean. Several years later I had to have her put down because she had been so traumatized by those dogs that she had become more and more aggressive to other dogs. We tried various trainers suggestions and nothing worked. I loved that dog, but sometimes we have to make hard decisions. And for that reason, I do not like pitbulls at all. Nor do I trust them one iota.
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