― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 26 January 2004 16:06 (twenty years ago) link
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 January 2004 16:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 26 January 2004 16:15 (twenty years ago) link
― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 26 January 2004 16:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 26 January 2004 16:22 (twenty years ago) link
― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 26 January 2004 16:26 (twenty years ago) link
― stevem (blueski), Monday, 26 January 2004 16:26 (twenty years ago) link
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 26 January 2004 16:33 (twenty years ago) link
Some dogs are dog-aggressive and some are people-aggressive. These traits are not limited to one breed by any means. The problem is that when a pit is people-aggressive, it can do a lot of damage, because it is so strong. The important thing is to spend time with the dog before adopting it, and to take obedience classes with it so that it can learn to socialize.
― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 26 January 2004 16:43 (twenty years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 January 2004 16:47 (twenty years ago) link
― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 26 January 2004 16:48 (twenty years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 January 2004 16:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 26 January 2004 16:58 (twenty years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 January 2004 16:58 (twenty years ago) link
I myself had a chunk taken out of my leg by a Fox Terrier.
― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 26 January 2004 17:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 26 January 2004 17:04 (twenty years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 January 2004 17:10 (twenty years ago) link
At one time, it was the most popular dog in the US. Petey from the Little Rascals was a pit. So was Nipper, the RCA dog. And Sergeant Stubby was a WWI hero. Also, pits worked at the World Trade Center site after 9/11. They're used as police and therapy dogs.
― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 26 January 2004 17:14 (twenty years ago) link
Keep in mind their violent track record is akin to that rash in kidnappings last year that the media created. Any large working dog can be made dangerous by years of neglect and abuse.
― bnw (bnw), Monday, 26 January 2004 17:39 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 26 January 2004 17:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 26 January 2004 17:43 (twenty years ago) link
― bnw (bnw), Monday, 26 January 2004 17:46 (twenty years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 January 2004 17:53 (twenty years ago) link
― bnw (bnw), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:01 (twenty years ago) link
Dyson, I hope that eventually the owners were held accountable for their irresponsibility in owning such an aggressive dog. Those sort of dogs (of ANY breed) should be put down, and their owners deserve punishment.
(xp again)
― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:02 (twenty years ago) link
heh. this thread is, of course, "the anecdotal evidence thread."
― Huggy Dork (Kingfish), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:05 (twenty years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:06 (twenty years ago) link
PIT: Spot of tea, good chap?
GEAR: Thanks, Pitty.
PIT: Anytime.
See?
― Gear! (Gear!), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:07 (twenty years ago) link
Violent families = abuse of animals = bad dogs.
― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:09 (twenty years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:13 (twenty years ago) link
The pit bulls I've met at our local offleash park have all been very sweet, and have played nicely with my dog. I imagine dog-fighters and thugs who breed for aggression don't frequent the park very much.
I have been charged by a completely insane pitbull on a chain, in front of a club, held by a (white) THUG. I bet that dog could've bit me but GOOD.
Neither pro nor con, but Big Boi from Outkast breeds them... http://www.pitfallkennels.com/
― Layna Andersen (Layna Andersen), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Gear! (Gear!), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:22 (twenty years ago) link
― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:26 (twenty years ago) link
― Layna Andersen (Layna Andersen), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:34 (twenty years ago) link
I have no idea why anyone would want one of these animals. I'm not sure if this is correct, but I think of pit butll owners the same way I think about Hummer drivers - sure you can but why? And is it responsible?
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:47 (twenty years ago) link
Also, keep in mind that many news reports of 'pit bull attacks' involve dogs that are not actually pit bulls. In one case on my local news, the dog looked more like a German Shepherd.
― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:53 (twenty years ago) link
People adopt them because they're supposed to be badass or something:http://www.pitfallkennels.com/images/BIgBoiCover.jpg
I guess when they attack you or puncture your baby's eye, then they prove their worth
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:57 (twenty years ago) link
Searched the web for "Doberman attack". Results 1 - 10 of about 492
Searched the web for "german shepherd attack". Results 1 - 10 of about 141
Searched the web for "pitbull attack". Results 1 - 10 of about 478
Searched the web for "poodle attack". Results 1 - 10 of about 31
Your search - "chow-chow attack" - did not match any documents.
okay. there's 3 breeds right there you should require a licence to own then. (also the media slant agains pitbulls doesn't seem so apparent to me here).
― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:00 (twenty years ago) link
Searched the web for "pit-bull attack". Results 1 - 10 of about 1,900
damned vicious media¡
― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:02 (twenty years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:04 (twenty years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:06 (twenty years ago) link
― the river fleet, Monday, 26 January 2004 19:07 (twenty years ago) link
Some pits are ill tempered, some aren't - like a lot of people. You may say that not many people have mauled other people, but well, you'd be wrong there, too. I have a 6 year old son and two pit-mixes - who are the most gentle, goofiest dogs I have ever encountered. (And I've had lots of dogs). Sure pits have a terrible reputation, and I admit that when my ex picked the first one out of the pound, I said no fucking way, but with the right training, guidance and love, they're just amazing dogs.
(The only dog I have ever been bitten by was a chow).
― luna (luna.c), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:07 (twenty years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:08 (twenty years ago) link
(major xpost)
― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Gear! (Gear!), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:11 (twenty years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:15 (twenty years ago) link
Listen, I'm sure most Pit-bulls are very sweet. But yeah, jerks who want to be tough/look tough adopt them and have those awful chains on them and then walk them on the street and scare the sh*t out of people. So, I automatically think they're awful. If I were choosing a dog, I'd rule out pit-bulls automatically because I don't want to be associated with that kind of ego/sadism. I'm sure pit-bull owners are aware of the stigma they're attaching to themselves and I guess it's a testament to the animals that they're willing to endure that.
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 26 January 2004 19:15 (twenty years ago) link
Results 1 - 10 of about 17,000
I rest my case. (OK, a lot of that is actually stuff about the Queen, but still.)
― the river fleet, Monday, 26 January 2004 19:17 (twenty years ago) link
I'm with Jim here, it's the owner's responsibility
― Unchanging Window (Ross), Thursday, 22 June 2017 18:37 (six years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/7C2UgON.png
― marcos, Thursday, 22 June 2017 18:39 (six years ago) link
i'm happy they are banned in my city fwiw
Labradors killed two people last year?
― Treeship, Thursday, 22 June 2017 18:44 (six years ago) link
those stats don't take into account what a "pit" is or how prevalent ownership of the breed is in comparison to, say, dobermans.dogs are dogs. some dogs are dangerous. I've known a dachshund who fucked up a friends hand pretty badly. dogs with shitty owners tend to be shitty dogs. pits are by and large lovely mutts. don't leave your child alone with a potentially dangerous dog ever, regardless of breed.i think i post this once every three months.
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 22 June 2017 18:55 (six years ago) link
pit bulls are more potentially dangerous than other breeds though
― heaven parker (anagram), Thursday, 22 June 2017 19:14 (six years ago) link
there are other equally dangerous breeds, since to be a dangerous breed just requires the dog be large and strong, and there are larger and stronger dogs than pit bulls
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 22 June 2017 19:21 (six years ago) link
Not enough of these type pics on threadhttps://theuglytruth.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/pitbull1.jpg
― Bnad, Thursday, 22 June 2017 19:22 (six years ago) link
a neighbor's pit bull named Razor charged at me out of nowhere a few years ago, bit the living fuck out of left calf and knee, and i had to go to the hospital.
despite this, i love pit bulls. they're some of the most loving, sweet dogs. they are serious, SERIOUS cuddlers.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 22 June 2017 19:23 (six years ago) link
an old refrigerator is "more potentially dangerous" to a child than a trained pitbull but y'all are straight up trolling now
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 22 June 2017 19:23 (six years ago) link
imo the names people give to pits should be applied to ridiculous small dogs for fun
― mh, Thursday, 22 June 2017 19:25 (six years ago) link
"that's my shih tzu in the picture""oh, what's his name?""razor"
― mh, Thursday, 22 June 2017 19:26 (six years ago) link
Karl OTM about pit bulls and cuddling. My friends pitbull was very affectionate
― Unchanging Window (Ross), Thursday, 22 June 2017 19:39 (six years ago) link
looking through the statistics, it seems that pit bulls are, in fact, more likely to attack than other breeds, which makes sense when you consider the fact that many of them were selectively bred to fight.
i also know for a fact that most pit bulls are great dogs with big hearts who are, if anything, more affectionate than average.
― Treeship, Thursday, 22 June 2017 19:55 (six years ago) link
I like a lot of the Pitbulls in my neighbourhood, there was one really nasty fucker but it is now gone - with it's shitty owner. It is irresponsible owners with big fucking Akitas that are the current menace around here now. There is a guy who lives around the corner with a sibling duo of Pitbulls named Buddy and Holly, they are so affectionate and cute I even bought christmas presents for them last year. My labrador gets totally jel when I always make a big fuss of them if they are in the garden while we pass. They definitely have not got a bite in them.
― calzino, Thursday, 22 June 2017 20:06 (six years ago) link
Oh we're doing this again.
The statistics are that there are a higher number of pitties around than most other dogs, so it's not at all surprising that they'd lead in number of breed-identified attacks.
They are not a more dangerous dog than x or y. They are just mercilessly overbred (visit a shelter sometime).
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 22 June 2017 22:40 (six years ago) link
Why are they breeding so many?
― Treeship, Thursday, 22 June 2017 22:46 (six years ago) link
They're concentrated in large part in poorer neighborhoods where people don't have the money to get them fixed and/or don't give a shit. This has been changing over time as the breed (which isn't really a breed, but a loose grouping of genetic characteristics) has found more acceptance in communities outside the hood or biker gangs or whereever else "tough" dogs are prized. But there are still far too many that wind of being destroyed at shelters because they shouldn't have been born in the first place.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 22 June 2017 22:53 (six years ago) link
Breed bans are fucking awful, though, and anybody who supports one is also fucking awful.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 22 June 2017 22:54 (six years ago) link
First they came for the pit bulls . . .
― nickn, Friday, 23 June 2017 01:32 (six years ago) link
this thread has been going in pointless circles for 13 years. anti pit bull zealots of ilx: do you really want to fight alex in nyc's war for him in 2017?
― adam, Friday, 23 June 2017 01:37 (six years ago) link
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/teen-killed-bullet-la-county-deputies-fired-pit-031905070--abc-news-topstories.html
― down that brown path (Spottie), Friday, 23 June 2017 04:32 (six years ago) link
great now pitbulls have guns - thanks america
― Dean of the University (Latham Green), Friday, 23 June 2017 13:53 (six years ago) link
To Adam's point, even I don't give a damn anymore. Enjoy your dogs. Clean up their poop. End of story.
― Alex in NYC, Tuesday, 11 July 2017 19:11 (six years ago) link
Hey dude!
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 12 July 2017 01:38 (six years ago) link
Yeah, hey!
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 12 July 2017 03:24 (six years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/w1nKh6u.gifv
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Monday, 15 January 2018 16:40 (six years ago) link
oh well http://i.imgur.com/w1nKh6u.gifv