re: Woman killed by pit bull at West Monroe pet boarding facility

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Holy shite. My little sister works for a pet boarding place in WM (not this one) and the owner lady always gets pissed at her cause she doesn't like to deal with the pits. If this had been my sister id be in jail by tonight.

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I was told by a woman working for the animal shelter in Ponchatoula that were showing dogs they had for adoption. I said I didn't think they could put Pits up for adoption. She said all they have to do was say it was a mixed breed. All dogs are mixed breed.

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Welcome to the OT's favorite pastime, hating on pits and New Orleans.

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Well, if the shoe fits.

I mean I didn't make the rules.

I have a mix that hell may have some pit in him (he has pointy ears and a boxy head so it could be a boxer or pit or tons of other breeds) but I always question these things for a couple of reasons:

Firs, the CDC says "There is currently no accurate way to identify the number of dogs of a particular breed, and consequently no measure to determine which breeds are more likely to bite or kill.” And while it’s anyone’s guess exactly how many pit bull type dogs there are in this country, it’s clear from looking around most cities, neighborhoods and shelters that dogs labeled as pit bulls are far more common than 5 percent."

From that, we all know the makeup of what a pure Pit looks like, but we have no idea for any of the mixes unless we know the mother/father. Are pits responsible for 50% of bites because they are 40% of the dog population and also when they bite it is publicized more due to their reputation, or are they closer to 10%?

Second, The CDC report also discusses this: “[B]reeds responsible for DBRF (dog related fatalities) have varied over time. … As ascertained from our data, between 1979 and 1980, Great Danes caused the most reported human DBRF. … [S]ince 1975, dogs belonging to more than 30 breeds have been responsible for fatal attacks on people, including Dachshunds, a Yorkshire Terrier, and a Labrador Retriever.”

From personal experience we had a Great Dane when I was young who seemingly went of the rails similar to some of these pit stories. Those dogs are large and scary for sure, and the one we had bit my older brother once when he was like 9-10, so that was the end of him.

I am kind of torn on this, as I would like to believe all dogs can be trained well to behave well, but I also understand people who say "why allow dogs that are bigger faster and stronger than all the rest to be house pets"

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