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Originally Posted by vfr99999  I can speak from experiance. My daughter was almost killed and is disfigured from a bull mastif. It has been 20 yrs since it happened so I can share with you that the pain both inside and out for my daughter lasts a lifetime. A gun needs an owner to fire it. A dog can act alone. The dog that attacked her was of middle age and had never attacked before and The owners assured my wife he was great with kids. I could tell you all the tales people have told me of all the good dogs that killed people with no warning. Alot of dog owners forget that some breeds have a littlr more of the wild still deep in their nature. More guns and less aggressive dogs are a good thing. Most not all owners of these breeds have them as a "look at me I have this powerful dog DO NOT MESS WITH ME". Belive me the risk is not worth it. |
First Point. I chose this post to respond to and not one of the ones after because they were going in the wrong direction.
Second I would like to say I am sorry for the pain that your family suffered.
Now for the main poing. You speak with ignorance, notice I did not say you are ignorant I said you speak with ignorance. You are saying a breed should be banned and yet the dog you cite as attacking your daughter is not even a Pit Bull. Yes they have similar bloodlines but it is not what is generally considered a pitbull.
Next a dog does not attack without reason or warning. So to say it was not provoked is again ignorace of dogs. You might not have noticed the signs or you might not be the cause of what provoked them but they WILL NOT ATTACK FOR NO REASON.
Now this is what we need to address:
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Most not all owners of these breeds have them as a "look at me I have this powerful dog DO NOT MESS WITH ME". Belive me the risk is not worth it.
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The problem is the hands that these dogs end up in. They are not raised in a loving and nurturing home that treats them as part of the family. Plus the numbers that these dogs are being breed in by the wrong people. If you looked at the numbers as a percentage of number of attacks per the number of dogs of that breed, there are just as many attacks by labs and German Shepards.
Now before you come back asking what I know let me give you some facts.
Raising/Training dogs for 20+ years (Since I was 9)
Fostor home for dogs (Specifically for Pitts for a while)
I have owned and trained a number of pits.
I have volunteered in a shelter
I have been bitten or attacked by multiple dogs (Comes with the territory when taking care of abused dogs, note not one was a pit.) all of which I could pinpoint what action I did or did not do that provoked them.
I have done significant research about dogs and particularly around Pitts and how to work with them. So I would be happy to answer any questions or concerns you have about the breed.