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There was another story about a year ago where a baby boy in a stroller was left in the living room with the family pit bull. The pit bull attacked the boy ripping his genitalia off.
I would have no problem giving these parents 30 years behind bars!
Dad: Dog That Killed Baby 'Very Loving' - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville (http://www.news4jax.com/news/25516673/detail.html - broken link)
So sad!
And in a separate attack on Monday, a 5 yr. old Florida boy was attacked by a pit bull who then was shot after charging at police officers.
I know that even if 10 children were fatally attacked by pit bulls in Florida on the same day, there are those people who would continue to say, "It's all about how you raise them."
Yet, as the number of children severely wounded or killed by this particular breed continues to rise, those words sound more hollow.
Perhaps they were wrong.
There are many breeds of dogs and I guess I do not understand why someone would choose a pit bull, given thier history.
You should have to go through training to buy one, they should be registered, and its the owners responsibility to make sure they are kept in a safe place.
Dogs are wolves, and as such can just snap for any reason. Sure, a basset hound isn't likely to kill someone, but its possible.
Pitbulls are just a more dangerous breed. Its not the breed itself, its the owners who didn't train the dog properly.
This is so true Memphis. I had two pits. They are loving animals. I've never had a problem with my dogs. One died and I replaced it with another pitbull.
It's the owner of any dog. My stepson was attacked by a chow once. The dog had attacked several children is the past. The dog was put down.
Pitbulls are stylish and the new thing to buy. You have so many people raising these animals searching for the aggressive quality and to attack. It's the owner's fault. Maybe those dogs should be put down after attacking, but the owner should be charged as well.
When I had mine, it wasn't too much talk and news about the breed.
Newsflash, many large breeds and medium dog breeds are on the "aggressive breed list" by insurance companies, including your examples of labs and goldens.
1. AIREDALE TERRIER
2. AKBASH
3. AKITA
4. ALAPAHA BLUE BLOOD BULLDOG
5. ALASKAN MALAMUTE
6. ALSATIAN SHEPHERD
7. AMERICAN BULLDOG
8. AMERICAN HUSKY
9. AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER
10. AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER
11. AMERICAN WOLFDOG
12. ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD
13. ARIKARA DOG
14. AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG
15. AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD
16. BELGIAN MALINOIS
17. BELGIAN SHEEPDOG
18. BELGIAN TURVUREN
19. BLUE HEELER
20. BOERBUL
21. BORZOI
22. BOSTON TERRIER
23. BOUVIER DES FLANDRES
24. BOXER
25. BULLDOG
26. BULL TERRIER
27. BULL MASTIFF
28. CANE CORSO
29. CATAHOULA LEOPARD DOG
30. CAUCASIAN SHEPHERD
31. CHINESE SHAR PEI
32. CHOW-CHOW
33. COLORADO DOG
34. DOBERMAN PINSCHER
35. DOGO DE ARGENTINO
36. DOGUE DE BORDEAUX
37. ENGLISH MASTIFFS
38. ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL
39. ESKIMO DOG
40. ESTRELA MOUNTAIN DOG
41. FILA BRASILIERO
42. FOX TERRIER
43. FRENCH BULLDOG
44. GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG
45. GOLDEN RETRIEVER
46. GREENLAND HUSKY
47. GREAT DANE
48. GREAT PYRANEES
49. ITALIAN MASTIFF
50. KANGAL DOG
51. KEESHOND
52. KOMONDOR
53. KOTEZEBUE HUSKY
54. KUVAZ
55. LABRADOR RETRIEVER
56. LEONBERGER
57. MASTIFF
58. NEOPOLITAN MASTIFF
59. NEWFOUNDLAND
60. OTTERHOUND
61. PRESA DE CANARIO
62. PRESA DE MALLORQUIN
63. PUG
64. ROTTWEILER
65. SAARLOOS WOLFHOND
66. SAINT BERNARD
67. SAMOYED
68. SCOTTISH DEERHOUND
69. SIBERIAN HUSKY
70. SPANISH MASTIFF
71. STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER
72. TIMBER SHEPHERD
73. TOSA INU
74. TUNDRA SHEPHERD
75. WOLF SPITZ
That is a ridiculous list. Malamutes are not aggressive and Golden Retrievers??? A Great Pyranees generally won't take food out of your hand when you offer it to them, you have to place it on the floor before they'll take it. Some of the dogs on that list are pathetic as watchdogs because they're so friendly to everyone.
What race, as a percentage of the whole, commits more violent crimes in our society? Would it be cool to call for their extinction?
Strawman argument, thus worthless as a debating point. A dog doesn't have the reasoning power of a human being and thus cannot be held responsible for its own actions.
What sells more papers? Pit Bull kills child or Chihuahua kills child? Enough said...
How many dog attacks are actually documented? Only the ones in which someone is seriously hurt or killed. Not if the dog kills another dog, cat, etc. Plus, some states have very strict dog bite laws yet most don't. I find it interesting that so many responses are all about attacking a breed, yet who is putting the blame where it really needs to be directed? To the irresponsible parents. If someone had found the baby unattended, they would be charged with neglect yet the dog killing their baby appears to have saved them from that.
Dogs are not babysitters!!!
Not all dogs are intelligent enough to know what a baby is or that it's a member of the family. The pit bull probably thought the baby was a piece of meat or even an intruder. And some male dogs will kill puppies for some reason. Especially unneutered male dogs and they say most killer dogs are unneutered males.
Not all dogs are intelligent enough to know what a baby is or that it's a member of the family. The pit bull probably thought the baby was a piece of meat or even an intruder. And some male dogs will kill puppies for some reason. Especially unneutered male dogs and they say most killer dogs are unneutered males.
That's true. I'd rather see laws requiring spay/neutering than breed specific bans that don't work. That alone would solve many problems in addition to pet overpopulation.
As awful as this is. Why do people not start threads about other breeds of dogs that kill or harm someone?
Any dog can bite or harm its about how they are raised. I know many pits that never bite a single person their entire life. Why arent people starting threads about them?
Because "random mutt kills toddler" isn't as sensational.
The fact of the matter is that you are about as likely to be killed by lightening as a dog. Not just a pitbull, but any dog period. These unimaginative posters are creating a phony crisis.
That is a ridiculous list. Malamutes are not aggressive and Golden Retrievers??? A Great Pyranees generally won't take food out of your hand when you offer it to them, you have to place it on the floor before they'll take it. Some of the dogs on that list are pathetic as watchdogs because they're so friendly to everyone.
I got a kick out of that list too. Pugs and Fox Terriers are on the list as well.
Did the kid provoke the dog? Just a question... It's very sad a child lost his life, but why weren't the parents supervising the child with the dog? I have a 5 year old JRT and a 4 year old son. My dog, Dusty, can be grumpy at times and snap at me, my son, sister, etc. if he feels threatened and/or bothered. My dog is the most loving animal - he sits in your lap, constantly licks, likes to play, etc. but as a RESPONSIBLE parent, I always supervise my child when he's around my dog. Dogs are animals, not people. They don't understand things as we humans do.
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