re: If it is possible.....serious pit bull breed convo

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That's because often, they are very nice and affectionate dogs. However, there is something inside of these dogs' mind that, on rare occasions, snaps them into the predator/prey mode and they unexpectedly attack. Also, you don't hear about them attacking grown men nearly as much as women and children.

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Part is that even the family lab might take a nip at a rambunctious kid here and there but that bite is likely just going to catch the dog a beating while the Pitts jaw is news worthy against a fragile child

I actually got a rescue Pit my son brought home from death row and I am about as polar opposite as the normal Pit owner as there could be. I also just moved back to Monroe. Been in Houston for 25 years. Just love to knuckle check someone for calling me a POS.

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I let my Pit around my kid all the time. Let me know what Sonic you want to call me a POS at in Monroe please.

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Why put your kids in harms way?

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I would rather live next to a pedophile than a pit bull.

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Know how I know you don’t have kids?

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I am about as polar opposite as the normal Pit owner as there could be.

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I also just moved back to Monroe

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That's because often, they are very nice and affectionate dogs. However, there is something inside of these dogs' mind that, on rare occasions, snaps them into the predator/prey mode and they unexpectedly attack. Also, you don't hear about them attacking grown men nearly as much as women and children.

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70% this.

30% warning signs being ignored or dismissed.

The big snap didn’t come out of no where.

They just couldn’t sweep it under the rug anymore.

Quite often there is more to the story...as is the case with the story about the female jogger you are asking about. The dogs were raised from pups as indoor dogs. She had to move to a new location where she couldn't keep them so they were left at her fathers where they underwent a drastic lifestyle change. Her father kept them outside 24/7 and gave them no attention. She supposedly came to look after them several times a week but otherwise they were left all alone. This went on for months before the incident which created a dramatic shift in the dogs perceived hierarchy. There is almost always a story of neglect and/or mistreatment preceding these incidents. Granted, you don't here these kinds of stories about a Corgi but maybe that is only because they are incapable of inflicting that level of damage to a person. I have seen dogs of all breeds lash out and become aggressive but if they are not capable of causing serious harm it doesn't make the news.

Story

Pit Bull owners should be required to carry multi-million dollar insurance policies.

In an effort to get people to undig their heels out if the ground on this issue, I'll humor you.

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1. Please explain the female jogger who raised two pit bulls from puppies goes out on a run one day and is found dead. The pit bulls still were by her ravaged body when it was found.

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If I remember correctly, the dogs were mixed with another breed that allowed them to be twice the size as a pure bred pit. Also the dogs had been locked away for some time and neglected.

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Why does it seem that every time a pit bull attacks and kills a child the owner says something to the affect “she/he has always been the sweetest dog

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Because the dog usually is. American Pit Bull Terriers were bred to be nanny dogs for the children of the wealthy. The dogs purpose was to make sure that nothing ran off with the child. They were to be a playmate and a protector.

The reason we have so many attacks now is that the level of training that the dogs and handlers go through is in general insufficient to ensure the dog behaves as it should and works as it was bred to do.

That being said most dog and handler training for pets is insufficient, but the difference is that a 60 pound pit can hurt you a whole lot more than a 15 pound corgi.