[tones]

samaras_mommi -- There are three categories of pitbull owners:
1. Those whose dogs have yet to snap (You are in this category).
2. Those whose dogs have snapped and savaged the owner, the owner's children, or a neighbor.
3. Those who have successfully navigated a pitbulls' life from birth to grave without incident.

I sincerely hope that for your child's sake you are lucky enough to make the transition from category 1 to category 3.

[McBain II]

Originally Posted by samaras_mommi

A PITBULL IS NOT A GUN AND SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A WEAPON...!!!

No ****?

A PITBULL IS A DOG, A PET... IF YOU LOOK AT IT ALL DOGS ARE DANGEROUS BCUZ ALL DOGS CAN GET PISSED OFF AND BITE... ID TRUST MY ONE YEAR OLD AROUND A PITBULL BEFORE ANY SMALL "ANKLE BITING" DOG ANYDAY...

And the difference is that when one of those little ankle biters gets you, you might get a little blood and a puncture wound. When a Pitbull gets you, you get much bigger wounds and can lose limbs and even your life.

THE REASON PITBULLS LOOK SO BAD ARE FROM PEOPLE LIKE MICHAEL VICK AND OTHERS...

I'd say it's Vick and others making Pitbulls look bad, but that's just semantics.

A PITBULL ISNT JUST AUTOMATICALLY ANGRY, AGRESSIVE AND READY TO BITE... THEY HAVE REASONS... JUST LIKE ANY OTHER DOG (FOR THE MOST PART)... ALL DOGS INCLUDING PITBULLS CAN FEEL YOUR ENERGY.. SO IF U ARE IN A HOUSE WHERE PEOPLE YELL ALL THE TIME OR A PERSON IS EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE THAT DOG WILL BE UNSTABLE... aLSO IF THE DOG ISNT TRAINED RIGHT, TREATED RIGHT, ETC ETC IT WILL BE UNSTABLE... THIS IS FOR ANY DOG NOT JUST PITBULLS...

Kinda true. All dogs can exhibit these traits yet Pitbulls have shown to be much more sensitive to these problems, which combined with their ability to cause harm and the kind of people who generally favor these animals, you get a problem just waiting to happen.

All goes back to my statement about guns. A weapon that is properly cared for and handled by someone with knowledge is perfectly safe. A weapon that is poorly maintained or handled by someone with the wrong motivations usually results in someone getting hurt or killed.

[McBain II]

Originally Posted by tones

samaras_mommi -- There are three categories of pitbull owners:
1. Those whose dogs have yet to snap (You are in this category).
2. Those whose dogs have snapped and savaged the owner, the owner's children, or a neighbor.
3. Those who have successfully navigated a pitbulls' life from birth to grave without incident.

I sincerely hope that for your child's sake you are lucky enough to make the transition from category 1 to category 3.

Agree with this post.

[Omaha Rocks]

Originally Posted by samaras_mommi

A PITBULL IS NOT A GUN AND SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A WEAPON...!!! A PITBULL IS A DOG, A PET... IF YOU LOOK AT IT ALL DOGS ARE DANGEROUS BCUZ ALL DOGS CAN GET PISSED OFF AND BITE... ID TRUST MY ONE YEAR OLD AROUND A PITBULL BEFORE ANY SMALL "ANKLE BITING" DOG ANYDAY... THE REASON PITBULLS LOOK SO BAD ARE FROM PEOPLE LIKE MICHAEL VICK AND OTHERS... A PITBULL ISNT JUST AUTOMATICALLY ANGRY, AGRESSIVE AND READY TO BITE... THEY HAVE REASONS... JUST LIKE ANY OTHER DOG (FOR THE MOST PART)... ALL DOGS INCLUDING PITBULLS CAN FEEL YOUR ENERGY.. SO IF U ARE IN A HOUSE WHERE PEOPLE YELL ALL THE TIME OR A PERSON IS EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE THAT DOG WILL BE UNSTABLE... aLSO IF THE DOG ISNT TRAINED RIGHT, TREATED RIGHT, ETC ETC IT WILL BE UNSTABLE... THIS IS FOR ANY DOG NOT JUST PITBULLS...

Ummm... Big difference, and anybody who doesn't understand it is extremely thick in the head.


A small little yap dog can bite you and hurt you.
A Pit Bull can bite you and kill you.

Big difference.

[tones]

A recent study of the brains of pitbulls has shown elevated levels of adrenaline and lower than normal levels of seratonin. The same study of pitbull owners brains has shown elevated levels of dopamine, and in many cases foreign substances that mimic dopamine.

[InTheO!]

LOL it's true, pit bulls usually have owners with the same personality traits.

[samaras_mommi]

Okay well first of all to the person who said my dog has yet to snap... how d you know that??? you dont know my dog or my dogs behavior.... my vetrinarian tells me otherwise thank you very much... i actually took and still take the time out to walk my dog everyday, i trained him correctly, im not abusive or anything of that sort... so im doing my part... and another thing pitbulls can feel those who have hate for them so its not a good idea to be uneasy or have fear around them... no matter what happens i will always have a pitbull in my home until the day that i die... becuase they are loyal, smart, and loving dogs...

[McBain II]

Originally Posted by samaras_mommi

and another thing pitbulls can feel those who have hate for them so its not a good idea to be uneasy or have fear around them...

So you admit they're mind reading dogs who are aggressive to those who dislike or fear them?

Sounds like excellent justification for "shoot on sight" to me.

[Omaha Rocks]

Originally Posted by samaras_mommi

Okay well first of all to the person who said my dog has yet to snap... how d you know that??? you dont know my dog or my dogs behavior.... my vetrinarian tells me otherwise thank you very much... i actually took and still take the time out to walk my dog everyday, i trained him correctly, im not abusive or anything of that sort... so im doing my part... and another thing pitbulls can feel those who have hate for them so its not a good idea to be uneasy or have fear around them... no matter what happens i will always have a pitbull in my home until the day that i die... becuase they are loyal, smart, and loving dogs...

Wow. That's almost self-condemning, isn't it? It's almost like you're saying, "If you're afraid of my pit bull, he can sense it and will probably attack you. And when he does, it's actually your fault."


This does not make me feel any better about pit bulls. Sorry.

[tones]

Omaha Rocks -- I was thinking the same thing when reading samaras_mommi's post. Not only does her response admit that you have to walk on eggshells around a pitbull, but it is indicitive of some of the other observations made about pitbull owners in earlier posts. Specifically, the observation that pitbull owners get some sort of validation of self worth for being one of the "good" pitbull owners, and the apparent thrill they get from owning an animal that other people have to be cautious around. Obviously, if/when the day ever comes that Samaras_mommi's dog's medula-oblongata triggers an attack frenzy, she will be one those owner's interviewed who says, "I never saw it coming. (,,,while banjo music from the movie Deliverance plays in the background)."