I am an animal control officer. I can tell you from experience that out of all of the dog bite calls I have had, not one was from a pit bull. The majority (98%) are from small breeds. As for the pittys in the area, they have to be the best trained dogs I have ever seen, to their owners for proper training and ownership. As for the "go kill the pit bull lynch mob", write a letter to Cesar Milan, see what he says

The way that the dog is raised has everything to do with the way the dog reacts to a given situation. I raised my sons around pit bulls and had no bad or even close incidents. The dogs were raised with my boys who loved and played with them all the time. I have a friend whose young son was killed by his neighbor's pits, many years ago.. To single out a specific breed and state that it is more deadlier is not based on any scientific findings that I know of. To single out a specific dog who has a bad disposition is different. People are to quick to jump on the breed when it is more often the breeder's fault. Pit bulls are no more violent and aggressive than Siberian Huskies. A new born died from being mauled by one just a day or two ago.

no, but I would favor laws outlawing pitbulls in homes with anyone under 100 lbs or the age of 12

it's a shame, most of the dogs attack a family member, it's just stupid humans in the end

Dog lovers care more for dogs than they do for people, so I say start charging owners with mandatory murder sentences and let's see what happens.

There are people that should never have children. There are also people that should never own dogs. I get the impression that these people probably shouldn't have had either, hence the results that occurred. I mean, seriously, too many people own dogs, yet don't understand the proper ways to take care of and train the fellows.

You know how many times I walk by people's houses, and see their dogs flipping # by the fences? I never see those people walking their dogs. Those kinds of people make me wonder if all they wanted a dog for was to sit around the house, and be cuddly. Sure, within the family they may be, but if they're not socialized, they'll hate anyone else.

Dogs don't quite think like us. They have a pack mentality. So because of that, they need a pack leader. It's up to the owner to not only show them that they're pack leader, but make sure they keep that spot, especially with bigger dogs. I don't mean kick their asses or anything, but train them. Make them do tricks. Even simple ones, like sitting in one spot until you tell them to move. If they get up and move, grab them, walk them back, and make them sit. Show them that you are the pack leader.

Also, the bigger the dog, more often than not the more they need to be exercised. Lots of people don't even take their dogs for walks, and wonder why they're so full of energy. I know a family with Great Danes who don't get all the exercise they need, so if you try playing with them, it shows that they've got energy up the ying-yang. Some dogs need more than just walks, too, they need lots of exercise, and mental stimulation.

When I hear stories of pit bulls doing bad things, I really do believe it's the owners. The masters either never really showed that they were pack leaders, never really trained them, never really exercised them, either/or or all of the above. I know this, because I know people who own pit bulls. Good pit bulls. I even read one put up a facebook comment about how a lady pet his dog, and told him that he was such a well trained doggy. So he told her she pet a pit bull, and she almost flipped #. Because immediately after hearing the breed, the fear kicked in. But, he helped prove her fears wrong, and she admitted that. He was very proud.

I also know a guy in the town I grew up in with 2 pit bulls. Sweetest dogs ever. They're great with children. The guy has three. They even lived across the street from an elementary school. One of the dogs, Bob, loved children. I was told one time their 2nd child(4 at the time) opened the gate of the front yard, and walked into the street. Well, Bob went over there, and nudged the kid back into the yard, then barked at the front door until someone came out, and walked over to the gate to show them it needed closed again. Very friendly dogs.

But like most things, people will believe what they want. They'll see statistics, and say it's the breed, no more, no less. No different than the people who see kids do bad things, and say it's the video games, or movies they watch. Nobody ever wants to blame the owners/parents. Owner doesn't understand the responsibilities of raising a certain breed, dog does bad things, well, it's the breed that did it, not the owner.

I always wanted a husky. Ever since I was a child. But I will never own one. Why? Because I could not give it the exercise, and attention it would need to be a normal dog. I know this, because I researched it. If only other people would do the same.

how many post about the dog being banned not even knowing how to properly train a dog? heres the jist folks, YOU HAVE TO PUNISH PIT'S PHYSICALLY, no that does NOT mean hitting them out of passion or anger towards the dog, he is DANGEROUS, when you teach a child to use a knife to cut food or shoot a gun for the first time you are STRICT, the pit has the capability to kill, YOU must put out that fire with proper balance of love and punishment. yes it sucks, it sucks really bad, but the first few months THEY GET IT, and once they get it you never have to worry again, like i said that does not mean hitting an animal out of passion or aggression but stern punishment when any negative signs rear their head as a puppy and then plenty of love from everybody in the house will result in a loyal pit that wont even digest thoughts of hurting a person or another dog for that matter. i had a full grown pit around me from when i was born to age 5, nothing ever happened. and on top of the generations ive raised i have had not one incident my entire life. now if your not for hitting a dog to potentially save the dog and someone from getting hurt in the future than you should stay away from most large dogs as its not in your ability to handle a large a companion creature. its funny how all over the place punishing of dogs and children are demonized yet we are rampant with brats and dog attacks. go figure.

Originally posted by Necrobile
There are people that should never have children. There are also people that should never own dogs. I get the impression that these people probably shouldn't have had either.

A very intelligent comment.

Star!

That truly is sad, but my sister has two pit bulls. They are the SWEETEST Creatures on Earth.


Ya raise a dog to be a Killer, it will be a Killer.

Ya raise a dog in Love, All it will know is Love


Funny how dogs are like People