Pit Bulls: What's the appeal?

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A guy who lives up the street from me got his face (literally) ripped half-off from his own dog, which was a pit x lab. He's got his face stiched back on, but it's a pretty tuff scar. Not sure of the exact circumstances, but to have your own dog flip on you is something to ponder and avoid.

― Andi Mags, Thursday, 3 May 2007 23:16 (nineteen years ago)

accentmonkey otm!

My mum-in-law wants to breed him bcz he's a good specimen, help other breeders in the area looking to improve the breed. Responsible placement w/families. As well you knew. :) I guess "farm him out" was a pretty inaccurate phrase.

The guy she's buying him from, he's 90. 90! And he's been breeding UKC pits for 40. In smalltown NM, wtf? But he's also VERY careful & responsible about breeding/matching owners/etc. Which just warms my heart so much! He says the main problem he's had is people breaking into his backyard to steal his puppies. :(

― Abbott, Thursday, 3 May 2007 23:23 (nineteen years ago)

Also, apparently, the breeder guy's followed the lifes of all the male pups and he says the ones who were uncut ended up with kinder temperaments toward people! Which I don't fully understand, but he's been at it for 40 years so I guess he knows how his bloodlines TEND to act.

― Abbott, Thursday, 3 May 2007 23:25 (nineteen years ago)

I'm surprised nobody has pointed out that a lot of people might own a pit bull for the simple reason that there are a LOT of them in shelters these days who need good homes and they are pretty cute and friendly, like all dogs.

― jessie monster, Thursday, 3 May 2007 23:50 (nineteen years ago)

i'm a sucker for a dog that can't kill me.

― M@tt He1ges0n, Thursday, 3 May 2007 23:59 (nineteen years ago)

Like none of them? No matter what size, if their bite wound punctures the skin, their BACTERIA can kill you, at least.

― Abbott, Friday, 4 May 2007 04:45 (nineteen years ago)

that's not what he means, obviously.

what he means is that he;s afraid of big scary dogs, and doesn't make any fine distinctions among them.

― kenan, Friday, 4 May 2007 04:47 (nineteen years ago)

I understand. If you get a puncture wound, though, go to hospital: staph and necrotizing fasciitis aren't fun. I suppose I was being a pedant. But someone could come along and be even more of a pedant and say, 'no the dog's bacteria killed you, not the dog,' & debate forever while poor M@tt stood there bleeding.

― Abbott, Friday, 4 May 2007 04:50 (nineteen years ago)

if you have decided not to like dogs, this is all an unwinnable argument.

nd I'm in that club, I guess -- though I don't, like, KICK dogs or anything, I just like cats.

― kenan, Friday, 4 May 2007 04:52 (nineteen years ago)

And i'm certainly not afraid of dogs that are well behaved and properly restrained. I will show them love. Same as I will other people's babies.

― kenan, Friday, 4 May 2007 04:54 (nineteen years ago)

I just wanted to note the importance of going to hospital if dog bite punctures the skin: it seriously leads to very bad infections.

The cat/dog dichotomy is limiting our perceptions of petly friendship!

― Abbott, Friday, 4 May 2007 04:56 (nineteen years ago)

maybe a little... cat people can love dogs, and they can even become dog people, but they will never ever be Big Dog people. You cannot go from a cat to a Rottweiler. No way. And it's arguable, at least in my case, that cat people are they way they are because they can leave their pet alone with food and water for 48 hours, and that pet will be golden. Dog people are way more tied to their pet.

― kenan, Friday, 4 May 2007 05:01 (nineteen years ago)

I AM SO CONFUSED. I LOVE BOTH THE DOG AND THE CAT. And so many do not!

― Abbott, Friday, 4 May 2007 05:02 (nineteen years ago)

I love the doggies, but I do not have the time, space, energy, or disposition to take to care of one. If anything, I like dogs too much to get one.

― kenan, Friday, 4 May 2007 05:05 (nineteen years ago)

my grandma had a tiny little gray curly-haired dog (i am not familiar with the breeds) named 'piper' who always used to beat the shit out of me when i was a toddler, incl tearing a chunk of my forehead, thigh, & presumably other areas of my body. i was never hospitalized but is this possibly what made me into the mental & physical weakling i am today?

also, might this be the reason i like to decapitate puppies, open their skulls, & eat their brains with a spoon?

― deeznuts, Friday, 4 May 2007 05:14 (nineteen years ago)

(thats actually what old school country ppl used to do w/ squirrels btw)

― deeznuts, Friday, 4 May 2007 05:15 (nineteen years ago)

old school ~~country~~ zombie ppl

fixed

― kenan, Friday, 4 May 2007 05:18 (nineteen years ago)

I LOVE BOTH THE DOG AND THE CAT. And so many do not!

This is kinda interesting -- I like dogs, but could never own anything but a small one for reasons I mentioned a couple posts ago. Also, really big dogs seem like such an ENORMOUS investment in space and time that you may as well go ahead and have a child. If it's half your body weight and costs you extra rent, it's something more than a pet.

But what I really don't get is dog lovers who hate cats. Cats are so easy! They are furry, they have simple needs, they mostly leave you alone, and if you treat them right, they are every bit as affectionate. Way less slobber, too.

I'm thinking there's some divide between people who understand that a pet is a pet, as much as you may love them, and people who think that that a pet is actually a friend, which is what many dog owners seem to assume. Maybe I'm just a cat person, but that seems odd to me.

― kenan, Friday, 4 May 2007 05:42 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.badrap.org/rescue/img/rocky1.MOV

― Oilyrags, Saturday, 5 May 2007 15:14 (nineteen years ago)

I was watching Animal Planet last night and I saw a pomeranian that was WAY scarier and meaner than any big dog.

― jessie monster, Saturday, 5 May 2007 15:48 (nineteen years ago)

He says the main problem he's had is people breaking into his backyard to steal his puppies. :(

That's rubbish. Poor 90 year old dog-breeding dude. Stealing dogs is pretty low.

Way less slobber, too.

Anecdotal evidence alert! My dogs don't slobber unless they're actually running around down the beach. When they're in the house they usually just kip on the sofa. My cat, on the other hand, is a prick. He yowls all the time, he pisses on everything, and never sits still. He's the third cat I've owned that has pissed on things in the house. I'm not getting another cat when this one goes. My cat has made me not like cats.

― accentmonkey, Saturday, 5 May 2007 17:01 (nineteen years ago)

They can be bastards like that, accentmonkey. Our two have made me come to the same decision.

― Jaq, Saturday, 5 May 2007 17:09 (nineteen years ago)

I've seriously considered a mass cat-euthanasia after Tracy passes away, and having a pet-free year before adopting again.

― Rock Hardy, Saturday, 5 May 2007 18:14 (nineteen years ago)

I've no intention of having the hateful thing put to sleep, but by god, on the few occasions he's disappeared overnight, I've hoped he wouldn't come home again.

― accentmonkey, Saturday, 5 May 2007 20:35 (nineteen years ago)

Funny, Kenan, I would have said that a cat is a friend, because they're going to do whatever the hell they want whether you think of them as a pet or not, so you might as well convince yourself that they care and talk to them in a high voice and say "WHO'S A CAT? YOU ARE! THAT'S RIGHT, YOU'RE THE CAT". Whereas a dog is more empathic but you can't afford to treat them as JUST FRIENDS because both of you have to know who the boss is or you've got problems.

― Laurel, Sunday, 6 May 2007 01:21 (nineteen years ago)

Bah. Empathetic.

― Laurel, Sunday, 6 May 2007 01:22 (nineteen years ago)

Putting it graphically:

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/cat_proximity.png

― kingfish, Sunday, 6 May 2007 01:51 (nineteen years ago)

I usually say stuff like "if you don't get on the linoleum to do that puking, I'm going to punch you in your nonexistant balls."

― Rock Hardy, Sunday, 6 May 2007 01:56 (nineteen years ago)

Oooh, this one's an oldie but a goodie, isn't it.

― Alex in NYC, Sunday, 6 May 2007 01:57 (nineteen years ago)

So how many pitbulls have you bought since then?

― Abbott, Sunday, 6 May 2007 01:59 (nineteen years ago)

Kingfish's graphic officially does my head in.

― Bimble, Sunday, 6 May 2007 02:04 (nineteen years ago)

Abbott, plz to post mor pix of puppy

― kingfish, Monday, 7 May 2007 15:39 (nineteen years ago)

i didn't mean to start beef.

i have a nice little cairn terrier named dot. she was a runt so the breeder gave us a good deal.

all's i was saying is that, while little dogs can do bad things, i just don't want like a pit bull or something that - if i fuck up as a dog parent - could actually like end someone's life or something.

but my doggie is a sweetie. she's never bit anyone, she's real cuddly.

― M@tt He1ges0n, Monday, 7 May 2007 16:02 (nineteen years ago)

Only dogs I've ever been bit by, oddly enough, were cocker spaniels and a black lab puppy. Cocker Spaniels could be some mean bastards.

― kingfish, Monday, 7 May 2007 16:14 (nineteen years ago)

cocker spaniels are very prone to senility.

― lauren, Monday, 7 May 2007 16:18 (nineteen years ago)

They are weird dogs in general. My friend had one that was obsessive-compulsive!

― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Monday, 7 May 2007 18:43 (nineteen years ago)

That chart is great, btw, kingfish!

― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Monday, 7 May 2007 18:44 (nineteen years ago)

That graph is exactly what I was thinking...friend w/ 3 cats and I now use the highly pitched "WHO'S A CAT??@" to denote all incidents of feline-affective disorder.

― Laurel, Monday, 7 May 2007 18:48 (nineteen years ago)

that comic is from xkcd, which also made that world map of online communities and this one, which should probably be posted whenever another conspiracy spammer starts trollin' thru again.

― kingfish, Monday, 7 May 2007 19:06 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, as my buddy said, "My God. That's my life."

― kingfish, Monday, 7 May 2007 19:09 (nineteen years ago)

http://d21c.com/walpurgis9/dogs/part3/0098.jpg

when kittens attack

― kingfish, Monday, 7 May 2007 19:12 (nineteen years ago)

but my doggie is a sweetie. she's never bit anyone, she's real cuddly.

I could and do say this about my two dogs, too.

― luna, Monday, 7 May 2007 19:20 (nineteen years ago)

i just don't want like a pit bull or something that - if i fuck up as a dog parent - could actually like end someone's life or something.

That is a very sensible thing to consider for dog owners. I am proud of you & wish more people knew their own limitations & had those kind of smarts.

― Abbott, Monday, 7 May 2007 20:11 (nineteen years ago)

Here's DA PUPPIE:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f86/igotabeefpastry/fence.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f86/igotabeefpastry/flyingears.jpg

EARS!!! His ears won't be docked.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f86/igotabeefpastry/neck.jpg

There's some chest puppies in this one, too.

― Abbott, Monday, 7 May 2007 20:20 (nineteen years ago)

BLUE!

― Oilyrags, Monday, 7 May 2007 20:22 (nineteen years ago)

i want him!!

― lauren, Monday, 7 May 2007 20:23 (nineteen years ago)

pits have the best puppy bellies.

― lauren, Monday, 7 May 2007 20:23 (nineteen years ago)

He so does! Look how wide his shoulders are, that's a deep, sturdy ribcage!

― Laurel, Monday, 7 May 2007 20:24 (nineteen years ago)

he's going to be one barrel-chested little guy.

― lauren, Monday, 7 May 2007 20:26 (nineteen years ago)

Awwww, so sweet. I miss having Zero as a puppy - he was so cute and goofy, I could hardly stand it.

― luna, Monday, 7 May 2007 20:32 (nineteen years ago)

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