re: Pitbull attacks, child dies

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Pit bulls are great dogs

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this is probably what the lady was saying to all the people who questioned about her owning a pit before this incident.

I would really love to know what's her opinion now that her child is gone.

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I have a half breed, but I would never bring her around any little 10 month old, because she's a dog, and thinks like a dog, and me, I think like a human with sense. I also would never have brought either of my two shepherds or my Dobbie I owned at one point around a 10 month old. It's not wise when they aren't in their pack, and still I would be wary of that unsupervised interaction.

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do you have neighbors with small children?

Totally agree but I'll say this in defense of the both the dog and the kid.

Most of the time when you let a kid(6 and under) play with a dog, even if supervised, the kid will most likely do something it doesn't mean to. The dog doesn't know that though. The dog will think and react just like a grown arse man would.

Kid's playing with dog and unintentionally pulls the ear or the tail and hurts the dog, dog attacks out of fear or reflex and all of a sudden, all we know is the dog attacked. We ain't do nothing to it, it just attacked. That what I think happened in this case, but unfortunately we'll never know because it is a "pit".

To be fair to the dog, they can be good dogs when a result of good breeding and good responsible owners. Not the dog's fault if what it's bred to do is wrong, and the owner allows it so the dog knows no better. It's like saying kids are great. If you raise them correctly with discipline and fun, they will most likely turn out well. Not all will because not all are the same. Everyone is different with a different mind, genes and bloodlines. Same with pits and other dogs.

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Kid's playing with dog and unintentionally pulls the ear or the tail and hurts the dog, dog attacks out of fear or reflex and all of a sudden, all we know is the dog attacked. We ain't do nothing to it, it just attacked. That what I think happened in this case, but unfortunately we'll never know because it is a "pit".

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Yes, and thats the whole issue with Pits. They are more likely to snap when a child has done something like pull its ear, run through the house screaming, or jump on the sleeping pit.

No one will ever change someones mind on an internet message board, but i will always maintain that pitt bulls are wired differently than any other dog breed.

They are inherently more dangerous, regardless of how its raised. Period.

Did they weigh the dog themselves?

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Any apartment or house I've ever rented had either weight restrictions, breed restrictions, or both.

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Why is it people were able to see the danger of owning a chow but cannot see it with the pit?

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A chow was never recognized as a family friendly pet. They got popular because of their look like you stated. The pit(even though originally bred to bait and fight) was always known as a great family pet. It wasn't until the wrong people got them that these incidents started happening on this level. It used to be that when a pit was aggressive towards a human, it was put down. This included the fighting pits.

Another point about something previous posters stated. When looking at stats, they are just that. They show only what they want you to see. I will never dispute the fact that pits have been involved in more deaths. I will say that you alos have to look at the number of pits in America compared to other breeds. I would be willing to say that there are more pits than any other breed. The problem with this is we have no clue how many of each breed there are. When numbers are posted, it is usually based off what a kennel club says they have registered. These numbers don't include what isn't registered or what is registered with other clubs. So numbers a re skewed to look worse for the pit.

And an APBT is the same as an AmStaff.

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quote: Sure do, and I wouldn't allow a 10 month old around her and that is fine but you don't have much control over the situation if your dog gets out that is my concern with our neighbor I don't know why you keep insinuating that I let my daughter play with dogs

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Unless your 10 month old is unsupervised in the yard and makes a conscious attempt to seek my dog out and mess with her, it's a non issue. She would probably not even pay her one second of though. Fact is, by dog would almost certainly roll over and get her belly rubbed or piss all over the place when she came up to be petted before anything like you may imagine would happen. However, that still doesn't mean I would want them interacting unsupervised, and I don't let her get out, like I don't play with loaded guns or let them out to play with 10 months old, loaded or not.

You really think all dog attacks are recorded and make headlines like this? Think about it, if Manziel and Mettenberger both got in offseason trouble, same offense and in the same state(law purposes), who do you think would people would really care about? Who do you think ESPN would report on about 80% of the time?


Pit bulls are bred to fight which is why they are clear leaders in this case. And don't hit me with the "Oh that's just an excuse, blood doesn't mean anything".

Wow guy. Please reread all my post. That link is only what is registered with the AKC. It doesn't include unregistered dogs or dogs with the UKC or other kennel clubs. Nice try though.