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    Pit Bulls are so cuddly!!! Breed more of them.

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    35 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

    I get it, when I worked for a my vet, I was nearly attacked by a rotty. This 100 pound woman comes in double fisting dog chain link leashes. 85 pound Rottweiler on one, 70 pound husky on the other. The husky was anxious, which got her rotty going and they both started feeding off each other and she wouldn’t/couldn’t control either one. My back was to a wall, I was completely cornered for a split second and the dog lunged at me, sending the woman for a ride the dogs nose made contact with my hand (left a wet spot) meaning he kept his head level, like a shark. Had he turned his head like a t-Rex, he easily would have gotten my hand in his mouth. He would have done considerable damage, and given the high stress situation with the owner and housemate, I have absolutely no doubt the husky would have joined in and the rotty likely would have went at me again. 
     

    Somehow the dog missed and I was able to spin through a door, but I tell you my face was complete white and that experience rattled me. 
     

    I love dogs, but I trust no dog that I don’t know and I fully trust none other than the 5 that are in my immediate family. Every dog is dangerous, any stranger dog can kill you, a child, or a pet. Stranger danger doesn’t just apply to humans. 
     

     

    this is really the best approach for any dog.  my kids are at the age where we're trying to make them very aware that they just cant' wander up to any dog on a whim.  you have to ask, and even then be careful.  we had a young couple that didn't live on our street that would walk their pits.  good owners and nice people.  my daughter asked if she could pet their dogs one day, and her immediate answer was, "no thank you" and she kept walking.  there's a reason for that, and i'll give her credit for being a good owner.

     

    and dogs are individuals.  my friend's family has always had chows, and even though they have a history, the dogs were great.  expect for one.  this ***** bit everyone.  it bit me, it bit his dad, grandma, friends, etc.  it was a biter.  repeatedly we told him to put that dog down, and he refused.  well, on christmas morning while his girlfriend was petting the dog, it got up aggressively and started to approach her.  he put himself in between her and the dog, and the dog proceeded to maul his arm.  it was mess.    all his other chows were a dream, and this one happened to be a head case.  just like people.  

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    Pit Bulls are so cuddly!!! Breed more of them.

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    1 hour ago, GoBills808 said:

    it's manifested by a rote misunderstanding of genetics and the fact that certain stereotypes of dogs and more specifically their owners plays well in suburbia

     

    i encourage you to read this if you're interested in inheritance of behavioral traits in dogs

     

    https://www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.1126/science.abk0639

     

    if you don't they conclude breed is not a reliable predictor of individual behavior

    i absolutely agree that a large majority of it is on the owners.  the local animal shelters won't let you adopt any dog containing pit if you live in certain zip codes.  i get it, but there's a reason those dogs are marked as dangerous.  if you don't think pits are just more dangerous that other breeds, that's fine, but i guarantee that the next story that comes on the news concerning a dog attack, it will involve a pit.  i'm not letting those murderers into my home.  i might as well just adopt cougar and hope everything works out ok.

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    Pit Bulls are so cuddly!!! Breed more of them.

    in Off the Wall

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    1 minute ago, GoBills808 said:

    so to clear up any misconceptions

     

    this breed of dog does not possess telepathy

    nor does its jaw structure differ physiologically from other members of the species

    oh i understand it's my paranoia, but it's not exactly manifested from a random phobia.  it's from seeing and reading countless stories about pits harming kids, their owners, and other dogs.  if people don't want to believe that from the nature of the breed, go nuts.  hell, my homeowners insurance wouldn't even cover me if i had a pit.  i'm sure that's just generic too.

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    Pit Bulls are so cuddly!!! Breed more of them.

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    i like pits as i've know a couple that have been very sweet, but they make me wildly paranoid.  i feel they sense that fear, and i think it makes them uncomfortable, which makes me uncomfortable, etc.   i appreciate the breed, but i wouldn't own one, nor would i be comfortable with one living anywhere near me.  you need a very specific owner for the breed, and if that's not present, why bother.  

     

    my brother has a rot, and one of my best friends has dobermanns.  the dogs are great, and for whatever reason, i don't carry the same paranoia, when they're equally dangerous dogs.  

     

    i do get why people like the breed as many are as sweet as can be, but i don't want them anywhere near me, or especially my kids.

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