Pit Bulls: What's the appeal?

forks seconded

He's totes rad, thx, he just doesn't look like a vicious killer.

Sure he does! Look:

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"Who I trust? Who I trust? Me, that who."

Wow, way to fuck up, Austin.

"Who I trust? Who I trust? Me, that who."

HAHAHAHAHA oh man :D

i love rottweilers.

LOLZ, my gal just wrote me to say that this rhino video reminded her of our pup: http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/species/about_species/species_factsheets/rhinoceros/asian_rhinos/index.cfm

tofu's wrong abt "tact" btw, even if like e.g. "case and point" or "could care less" it's working its way into the lexicon based on sheer volume of misuse. Hint: even the logic is flawed, since it's not idiomatic to say a tactic is "taken".

BUT I'M NOT GOING TO TELL HIM B/C SCARY PIT!

Mmmmmaybe you're right...? I've been using it in that fashion for years and this is the first time anybody's ever said anything.
This looks like a job for Will Safire.

William Safire's Rules for Writers:

* Always pick on the correct idiom.

"why do ilx's woman-hating types always get so defensive of pets"

This is a little strange.

I wouldn't pay too much attention there.
On the way up was a bridge over a cascading stream they had to cross; and under the bridge lived a great ugly troll , with eyes as big as saucers, and a nose as long as a poker.

Also: I will shy away from tack/tact in future.

I've been using it in that fashion for years and this is the first time anybody's ever said anything.

OTM.

http://www.house.state.oh.us/graphics/reps/h33.jpg
I HATE Pit Bulls!

Ohio House Bill 568 to ban Pit Bulls:
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=127_HB_568

"...to prohibit the owning, keeping, or harboring of pit bull dogs beginning ninety days after the effective date of the act and to require specified officers to seize all pit bull dogs after that date.

... (A) Beginning ninety days after the effective date of this section, no person shall own, keep, or harbor a dog that belongs to a breed that is commonly known as a pit bull dog.

(B) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, a person who owns, keeps, or harbors a pit bull dog on the effective date of this section shall surrender the dog to the dog warden. Not later than ten days after receiving the dog, the dog warden shall euthanize the dog.

(C)(1) Beginning ninety days after the effective date of this section, if an officer has probable cause to believe that a dog is a pit bull dog, the officer may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant. The court shall issue a search warrant for the purposes requested if there is probable cause to believe that a dog is a pit bull dog.

(2) After obtaining a search warrant, an officer shall seize the pit bull dog and surrender the dog to the dog warden. Not later than ten days after receiving the dog, the dog warden shall euthanize the dog. "

Write your Rep:
http://www.house.state.oh.us/jsps/Representatives.jsp

Pretty ridiculous bill. and nowhere does it say that they have to prove that the dog is a pit bull. (as if it matters.)

well this is just stupid.

all of the pits i have ever met are rescue doggs and they are pretty much across the board the goofiest friendliest dogs i have ever met.

hey dog owners: how much does your guy/gal run you a month/year? i really, REALLY want to get a puppy, but I'm not sure if my budget will allow, and i don't want to be one of those assholes that has to return a pup to the pound because he couldn't put food on the table

hey dog owners: how much does your guy/gal run you a month/year? i really, REALLY want to get a puppy, but I'm not sure if my budget will allow, and i don't want to be one of those assholes that has to return a pup to the pound because he couldn't put food on the table

^^^this

i want a yorkie, they're wonderful

granted i bet the looming cutback in my alcohol consumption (lol med school) ought to cover it, but still. gimme data, dog fanciers

xp u r correct

i want a dog big enough to rough house with, but small enough to fit in my messenger bag

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1016/1286957573_5cd602da7c.jpg?v=0

this guy's out.

6 months old there, wtf

basically i want an awesome terrier/sheepdog mutt, who i will name Neil Young

i want a yorkie, they're wonderful

One of the few small dogs that I endorse wholeheartedly. Adorable and spunky! Go teacup!

Other acceptable small dogs:

Shiba Inu and...

i want a dog big enough to rough house with, but small enough to fit in my messenger bag

You have selected: Jack Russell Terrier

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/PTGPOD/631706.jpg

http://www.dailypuppy.com/dog/Curtis_4812

http://ihasahotdog.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/cute-puppy-pictures-joy.jpg

Okay, I'll capitulate cash flow, bear in mind that it's for an untrained puppy from scratch.

We probably spent about five to seven hundred dollars on start up dog expenses: license, shots, vet physical, crate, first toys, nature's miracle (don't miss this stuff), cash to replace stuff she destroyed (she ate two wii games and two pairs of shoes), first food, first bowls, first leash, nail clippers, doggie shampoo, first collar, first harness, doggie bed, bones, treats, etc. etc. etc.

If you don't work at home or have a back yard and it's a rambunctious dog that you don't want to/can't leave in the house, you're gonna have to do doggie day care or dog walking services. We pay thirty bucks a day, five days a week for that in Jersey; they do pick up and drop off and let her play with other dogs all day and feed her. It's a nice facility. It wouldn't be less than 20 to get her walked twice daily; probably more.

We set aside (my girl and I collectively) about 200 a month. 100 goes to food, treats, new toys, new stuff that she chews up. The other hundred goes into the medical emergency fund; we've already agreed that we can't go into debt for the dog if she gets badly ill, so this is to supplement the "up-to-a-thousand-but-that's-it" limit we put on her when we got her. We probably spend a couple extra bucks beyond that on impulse treats.

Your milage may vary (we definitely spoil her), but for a city dweller I find that owning a dog is roughly as expensive as owning a car.

hello little child substitute:
http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v258/146/19/1202589090/n1202589090_46735_4410.jpg

Your dog is absolutely darling.

In not Pit Bull news, that crazy lady w/ the Presa Canario's that mauled the lady here in SF just got 15 years:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/09/22/state/n104833D43.DTL&feed=rss.news

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/12/22/vick.dogs/index.html

He enrolled Jonny in training for the program Paws for Tales, in which kids who get nervous reading aloud in class practice their skills by reading to a canine audience of one. Jonny was certified in November, and now once a month he sits patiently listening to children read.

ok what

http://jeromebecker.com/images/His-Masters-Voice-Print-C10076588.jpg

Haha, what a great idea. Still I hope Vick rots.

> Pit Bulls: What's the appeal?

Good listeners, apparently.

Jasmine, the dog pictured in the SI article, looks a lot like my dog. Same size and everything.

Jasmine is gorgeous.
Banjo in sheep's clothing:
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1381/146/19/1202589090/n1202589090_229197_840.jpg

Dog gets cover image! Fuck off, swimsuit girls.

I should start reading aloud to my dog.

The late John Jacob Astor, a personage little
given to poetic enthusiasm, had no hesitation in pronouncing my first
grand point to be prudence; my next, method. I do not speak it in
vanity, but simply record the fact, that I was not unemployed in my
profession by the late John Jacob Astor; a name which, I admit, I love
to repeat, for it hath a rounded and orbicular sound to it, and rings
like unto bullion. I will freely add, that I was not insensible to the
late John Jacob Astor's good opinion.

He looked in the other direction, but he always does that. Otherwise, he sat quite still and occasionally wagged his tail. Good boy.

cute, loving, smart. other breeds are a waste of time.

Plea for help, guys, from one of my colleagues:

Last night my roommate found a dog shivering on the street. He took her in and gave her some food and a bath and then she slept for about 4-5 hours. Clearly she was exhausted and hungry. When she woke up she was a pleasure to be with. Tail wagging, never barked, and responded to simple commands. We have some neighbors who work with animals, one is a former vet tech, another a dog trainer. They both examined her and she has a few scrapes but otherwise in good shape. While its clear she is housebroken, it seems her former owners did not take very good care. We estimate she is about 2 years old.

Because we have four cats, we cannot entertain the idea of keeping a dog. If you know anyone who can take in this sweet animal please let me know. We want to avoid bringing her to a shelter, please send this along to anyone you think can help. Thanks.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e66/LimitedLiabilityGirl/FoundPit.jpg

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Can't help, but cute dog! Why don't they want to take her to a shelter?

NOSE SO PINKS

OMG. I could never take another pit, but so sweet. Laurel, are you NYC? If so, forward me more info and I'll circulate.

My baby had the flu for three weeks and then tore her acl. she's been cooped up in the house for five weeks and I came home last night to a stir-crazed pile of shredded magazines and video game boxes. We gotta get her back to regular playtime.

Nick: Most US shelters are packed full with pits already and even at a no-kill shelter, they're unlikely to be placed.

Yah, I'm NYC! That's all the info I have, that paragraph and that photo.

Such a cutie.

Can't help, but cute dog! Why don't they want to take her to a shelter?

when I lived in tennessee, the bastards who ran dogfighting rings would troll shelters for pit bulls, and since the shelters knew this, they would automatically put down pit bulls.

Fuck that's sad.

Sheesh, that is not good. Still, might be worth talking to local shelters to get their take on it anyhow.

that's how we ended up with our pit bull - a friend of ours worked at the pound and snuck her out cuz she was such a lovable, couldn't stand to put her down

xp

Forwarding and facebooking now. Let you know if I get a pos response anywhere.
She looks beautiful. Muskly!

I suspect her body fat is down from going hungry?? Poor girl. Thanks for passing it around.