Seriously, people: you've got several pit bull owners on this thread explaining themselves, posting links, etc. The response they are getting is, in short, "You are an unfit human being and you disgust me". This is the most asinine bullshit I've ever read.
bnw was OTM waaaaay upthread vis a vis overblown reporting.
dyson, I'm sorry you got bit by a fucking pit bull but get over it, I've been bit by a whole helluva lot of dogs and I'm not going to blame the entire breeds, or species for that matter, for this. Hell, half of it I'd blame myself.
xpost properly bred and treated rotts and german shepards and the absolute nicest, sweetest animals I've ever encountered in my entire life. They are like enormous puppy dogs. I standfast by my assertion that smaller dogs are actually more likely to be vicious--short man syndrome, if you will. In my EXTREMELY LARGE experience with dogs, this has been the case.
― Allyzay, Monday, 26 January 2004 19:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:53 (twenty years ago) link
also, I'm giggling at this thought: Vicious St Bernard Attack!
Clearly we should put little booze casks around the necks of Pit-Bulls! Hell we should do that with our children!
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:53 (twenty years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:54 (twenty years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:56 (twenty years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:57 (twenty years ago) link
And hey! Dalmations have an awful rep, though it is somewhat deserved. They are incredibly loyal animals, but very protective. ('ve had several and never had a problem myself, but they have gone for and tried to attack strangers and even friends - anyone that they thought was harming me (including a couple of unlucky boyfriends).
― the river fleet, Monday, 26 January 2004 19:57 (twenty years ago) link
http://www.bulldogbreeds.com/frenchbulldog/pics/frenchies2.jpg
eeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:58 (twenty years ago) link
http://www.leerburg.com/Photos/933.jpg
― bnw (bnw), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:58 (twenty years ago) link
― Huggy Dork (Kingfish), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:00 (twenty years ago) link
― cis (cis), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:03 (twenty years ago) link
― the river fleet, Monday, 26 January 2004 20:11 (twenty years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Gear! (Gear!), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:14 (twenty years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:14 (twenty years ago) link
http://www.amstaff-pitbull.com/images/photos%20chiens/pitbull/armee.gif
― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:17 (twenty years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:21 (twenty years ago) link
i'll back you up. i usually prefer larger breeds, but good lord! french bulldogs are the cutest, especially the little tan preciouses!
xpost
i'm totally in tweeblivion, thanks to jeanne's fb pic.
― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:24 (twenty years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:24 (twenty years ago) link
― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:27 (twenty years ago) link
― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:28 (twenty years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:28 (twenty years ago) link
http://www.bulldogbreeds.com/frenchbulldog/pics/frenchies.jpg
― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:28 (twenty years ago) link
― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:29 (twenty years ago) link
DB, whenever we hit Marymoor, Calvin makes a total beeline for any Great Danes who are there. He LOVES them.
― Layna Andersen (Layna Andersen), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:31 (twenty years ago) link
* okay, i'll be honest - i love all dogs. and jeanne, no more! i'm about to cry!
― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:32 (twenty years ago) link
http://www.arcatapet.com/fullsize/5806.jpg
― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:33 (twenty years ago) link
― beekman, Monday, 26 January 2004 20:35 (twenty years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:38 (twenty years ago) link
― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:39 (twenty years ago) link
They don't make signs like this for beagles or collies, though, do they.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:40 (twenty years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:40 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:42 (twenty years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:43 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:44 (twenty years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:44 (twenty years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:46 (twenty years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:49 (twenty years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:50 (twenty years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:50 (twenty years ago) link
There have been several owners here who explained why they love their pitbulls. What more do you want? What would make you understand?
― oops (Oops), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:51 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:52 (twenty years ago) link
Yeah, but no one keeps sharks as free-roaming pets, per se.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:53 (twenty years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:54 (twenty years ago) link
― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:55 (twenty years ago) link
I used to be afraid of them until my sister got one. They really are -extremely- affectionate and follow you everywhere. They're also really playful and are great clowns. Also very, very obedient.
It's kind of hard to explain if you don't have one. You develop a strong trusting bond with these dogs - you really feel you know them, so you really don't think twice that they will attack you.
― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:55 (twenty years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:55 (twenty years ago) link