Pit Bulls: What's the appeal?

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CHOW CHOW ATTACK!

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-two years ago)

Work would be so much better if I had a French bulldog companion. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Any brave souls want to take on Race and Class in relation to Pit-Bulls?

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-two years ago)

(my point was just that they're bigger and stronger... )

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Also, death to Pommeranians!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:55 (twenty-two years ago)

...and they're little dogs too!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:56 (twenty-two years ago)

and Alex's point was that if they DO attack, the damage will be greater than if most other breeds attack, so why would you want to take the risk? esp with a dog in which he sees no good qualities to compensate for that risk fair question.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

JD Salmon, does Dara still have her pitbulls?

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-two years ago)

I'm going to continue to infiltrate this thread with French bulldog love

http://www.bulldogbreeds.com/frenchbulldog/pics/frenchies2.jpg

eeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:58 (twenty-two years ago)

this is where I post my bowl cut picture again:

http://www.leerburg.com/Photos/933.jpg

― bnw (bnw), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Yup, those are Dara's dogs. more pics here

― Huggy Dork (Kingfish), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Jeanne, that is the most adorable dog ever.

― cis (cis), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Aw, they're sweet! I haven't met Dara's dogs. Wow, it's been way too long since I visited her. Should have done it on this trip, but oh well.

― the river fleet, Monday, 26 January 2004 20:11 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.kobtv.com/kobtvimgs/miscellaneous/storyadmin/10-03Tyson.JPG

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:12 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.webshots.com/ProThumbs/42/10842_wallpaper280.jpg

― Gear! (Gear!), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:14 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.frrproducts.com/returns/a308727face.jpg http://www.umass.edu/bdic/images/puppythumb.jpg http://www.picturesof.net/_gallery/_Animals/_SM/puppies_P2192983_SM.JPG

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I want that middle pup!!

http://www.amstaff-pitbull.com/images/photos%20chiens/pitbull/armee.gif

― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:17 (twenty-two years ago)

this thread is spiraling out of control towards twee-blivion

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:21 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm going to continue to infiltrate this thread with French bulldog love

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-two years ago)

Let your twee flag fly!

― oops (Oops), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:24 (twenty-two years ago)

GREAT DANES GREAT DOGS

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:27 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.ilru.org/images/staff/lex.jpg

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

presa canario fighting dogs... so lovable, jaws soooo strong.

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't call me twee, jerk!

http://www.bulldogbreeds.com/frenchbulldog/pics/frenchies.jpg

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.puppydogweb.com/gallery/images/greatdane_hughes.jpg

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm totally cuting out, here...

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-two years ago)

aw. i love great danes, too.* the woman who sold my parents their most recent puppy also bred harlequin great danes. absolutely stunning creatures.

* 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-two years ago)

Also great dogs, but not good around other children or dogs, OR ELSE...

http://www.arcatapet.com/fullsize/5806.jpg

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:33 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.conterra.com/bookter/loni/crying.jpg

― beekman, Monday, 26 January 2004 20:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Appeal of pit-bulls: they sure got some scrotumsacks on 'em don't they?

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Even the female ones too. Bitchballs ahoy!

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:39 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.lockinventor.com/images/pitbull.jpg

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-two years ago)

Look at this face!
http://www.yoyoworks.com/zero.jpg

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Look at this wound!
http://www.dogexpert.com/Photos%20(Bite)/Photo2.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Jack Russells KICK ASS. Oh, I love those lil guys!!

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Yep, it's pretty awful. But that dog didn't do it.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah, but one just like'im did!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I've gotten wounds that bad from drunken shenanigens. I call...er...SHENANIGENS!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:44 (twenty-two years ago)

So Alex what are you trying to prove? That pits can bite people and when they do it can be very damaging? Nobody is arguing against that.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey, slow down, dog-loving lynch mob. I'm just being the devil's advocate here. The question I asked at the top of thread was genuine -- I sincerely don't understand the appeal of these dogs, especially in light of the damage they can do and their notorious track record (and for the record, I don't believe that it's simply media hype ala "Summer of the Shark" etc.)

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe part of their appeal IS their ability to fuck-shit-up. A well-trained fuck-shit-up dog might seem very appealing in terms of personal protection and whatnot. I guess what I'm saying is, considering a well-trained pit is more likely to fuck up some would-be attacker's shit than their owners, well...where's the non-appeal in that?

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Sick balls Chopper etc...

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:50 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.theage.com.au/ffxImage/urlpicture_id_1053196639496_2003/05/21/22DOG_ATTACK,0.jpg

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Sharks can and do bite humans, but it's a pretty rare thing. Same with pitbulls. Overestimating the dangers of both is largely do to an availability heuristic.

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-two years ago)

Why not simply invest in a pair of brass knuckles and a can of mace then? Cheaper, and you don't have to walk them.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Sharks can and do bite humans, but it's a pretty rare thing. Same with pitbulls.

Yeah, but no one keeps sharks as free-roaming pets, per se.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Which makes it even more amazing that there are relatively few incidents!

― oops (Oops), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:54 (twenty-two years ago)

TS: keeping dogs that are more likely to kill your baby Vs. keeping dogs that are less likely to kill your baby.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Alex, like I said - once you get to know the breed, you'll come to love them. Unless you're not a dog lover at all.

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-two years ago)

i think we all recognize the "thug" appeal of dogs like these.
but i don't think alex and i will be able to overcome our doggie-discrimination + understand the appeal of a pit-bull (or any similar breed) as a family pet.

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 January 2004 20:55 (twenty-two years ago)

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