are pit bulls illegal in orlando? (insurance, homes, purchase)
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Pit Bulls may be be delightful pets, but on the off chance something sets them off or they feel threatened, they can kill. Our Beagle would be hard pressed to do the same. Why anyone with kids would put their children around a dog that is capable of that level of destruction is beyond me. There's nothing so overwhelmingly "better" about a Pit Bull over other breed choices to justify the risk. It's not about the size, or even the jaw strength, it's the fact that dogs were bred for different purposes and those genetics run deep. Pure-bred Pits are 66 times more likely to kill than a Labrador Retriever, a dog with a large size and stature and possessing sufficient strength and mass to kill a child, just without the genetics baggage of their questionable breeding history.
Pit bulls can be wonderful pets if placed in the hands of the right people
So can any other breed and no other breed has a more noted track record and physical capability to devastate a life, although some will give it a run for the money. Look, I know it's rare and I don't mean to overstate the likelihood that a well-bred and well-treated Pit Bull can or would attack. In fact, I'd be more than willing to say that in terms of yippiness and snappy biting, dogs like Chihuahuas are more aggressive than a Pit Bull, but the major difference is, if you Chihuahua wigs out and attacks, you're looking at a tetanus shot and a few stitches worst case. If your Pit Bull attacks, well....
Pit Bulls may be be delightful pets, but on the off chance something sets them off or they feel threatened, they can kill. Our Beagle would be hard pressed to do the same. Why anyone with kids would put their children around a dog that is capable of that level of destruction is beyond me. There's nothing so overwhelmingly "better" about a Pit Bull over other breed choices to justify the risk. It's not about the size, or even the jaw strength, it's the fact that dogs were bred for different purposes and those genetics run deep. Pure-bred Pits are 66 times more likely to kill than a Labrador Retriever, a dog with a large size and stature and possessing sufficient strength and mass to kill a child, just without the genetics baggage of their questionable breeding history.
Absolutely well stated. I'm a dog lover all my life but Pit bulls are like having a recovering drug addict around the house and your children, (no offense to any recovering addicts but my example is valid and no one knows it better then you) they may go off the rails anytime and the end result may be unacceptable, tragic and completely avoidable.. I might also add that they are plenty strong enough to kill an adult too in the right circumstances, they have on several occasions.
So can any other breed and no other breed has a more noted track record and physical capability to devastate a life, although some will give it a run for the money. Look, I know it's rare and I don't mean to overstate the likelihood that a well-bred and well-treated Pit Bull can or would attack. In fact, I'd be more than willing to say that in terms of yippiness and snappy biting, dogs like Chihuahuas are more aggressive than a Pit Bull, but the major difference is, if you Chihuahua wigs out and attacks, you're looking at a tetanus shot and a few stitches worst case. If your Pit Bull attacks, well....
Yes and for example it's because of the lack of responsible people who do the right thing and how to identify them that we can't even buy Pseudophed unrestricted the way we used to when we need it.. By that I mean in the case of Pit bulls it's really impossible to regulate half way..
Pit Bulls may be be delightful pets, but on the off chance something sets them off or they feel threatened, they can kill. Our Beagle would be hard pressed to do the same. Why anyone with kids would put their children around a dog that is capable of that level of destruction is beyond me. There's nothing so overwhelmingly "better" about a Pit Bull over other breed choices to justify the risk. It's not about the size, or even the jaw strength, it's the fact that dogs were bred for different purposes and those genetics run deep. Pure-bred Pits are 66 times more likely to kill than a Labrador Retriever, a dog with a large size and stature and possessing sufficient strength and mass to kill a child, just without the genetics baggage of their questionable breeding history.
I wish more people would understand this...
There are over a hundred dog breeds out there, and even more if you start mixing them
We love dogs.... we own four of them... I would not want to put a Pit Bull down if it truly was a loving and well adjusted pet....
However, my personal feeling is that future breeding of Pit Bulls should be outlawed.... As 4powells remarked: "There's nothing so overwhelmingly "better" about a Pit Bull over other breed choices to justify the risk"
Pit Bulls may be be delightful pets, but on the off chance something sets them off or they feel threatened, they can kill. Our Beagle would be hard pressed to do the same. Why anyone with kids would put their children around a dog that is capable of that level of destruction is beyond me. There's nothing so overwhelmingly "better" about a Pit Bull over other breed choices to justify the risk. It's not about the size, or even the jaw strength, it's the fact that dogs were bred for different purposes and those genetics run deep. Pure-bred Pits are 66 times more likely to kill than a Labrador Retriever, a dog with a large size and stature and possessing sufficient strength and mass to kill a child, just without the genetics baggage of their questionable breeding history.
Pit Bulls may be be delightful pets, but on the off chance something sets them off or they feel threatened, they can kill. Our Beagle would be hard pressed to do the same. Why anyone with kids would put their children around a dog that is capable of that level of destruction is beyond me. There's nothing so overwhelmingly "better" about a Pit Bull over other breed choices to justify the risk. It's not about the size, or even the jaw strength, it's the fact that dogs were bred for different purposes and those genetics run deep. Pure-bred Pits are 66 times more likely to kill than a Labrador Retriever, a dog with a large size and stature and possessing sufficient strength and mass to kill a child, just without the genetics baggage of their questionable breeding history.
Please provide factual evidence that says pure-bred pits are 66 times more likely to kill than a lab. The fact that you wouldn't get a pitbull, doesn't mean others should not. Why get a corvette when it's 66 times more likely to speed than a minivan? Most attacks on people are done by mixed dogs that people just automatically label as pitbulls. Pits are aggressive towards other animals by nature, but it's the owners that should know what they're doing. If it's about size ban mastiffs, if it's about aggressiveness ban rottweilers, and the list goes on. A chihuahua is more likely to attack/bite a child than a pitbull and THAT'S A FACT. I would be all about making stricter laws against negligent owners of ANY breed. But banning a certain breed is like banning guns or banning fast cars or banning 40oz cokes or banning what time you can purchase alcohol, or banning your freedom altogether.
These posts demonstrate the amount of trash that must live in Orlando. Pit bulls are bad dogs only because they are owned by trash who want a vicious dog. Guess what? You can make any dog into a vicious dog if you so choose. But if you want to look big and bad, you're not going to have a vicious Maltese, right?
The bottom line is that a pit bull raised by a loving family is one of the LEAST LIKELY breeds to attack a human. My pit bull welcomes every strange into the house with a wagging tail and a sweet face.
Don't believe me? Ask any vet or shelter worker. But perhaps not in Orlando, where the breed apparently has been totally hijacked by a large population of trash.
My local shelter in suburban New York adopts out dozens of pit bulls every year, with no problems. Why? Because trash in not welcome at the shelter.
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