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I think the problem with pit bulls is their size and power. If they do become aggressive, it's not likely to be a little nip and may easily become life threatening situation.
It's like carrying a loaded gun. The gun itself is not inherently bad but there are a lot of people who have no business carrying one.
For a lot of people, a pit is a status symbol that conveys "I'm a bad*ss", especially down here in the redneck riviera of Northern Florida. Jacked up pick ups with confederate flags and a pit bull left unattended in the back is what I see every day. Our local shelters are always almost completely full of surrendered pits.
My personal experience with the breed has not been good. Last year, a construction worker was attacked in the middle of the street in my neighborhood, completely unprovoked. he was lying there bleeding and covering his head while they still attacked. It took three brave men to get the dog off that guy.
My old neighbors had two pit bulls. They dug under the fence, chewed through the screen to my porch and both got there jaws on my beloved cat. With much kicking and screaming, my husband was able to save my cat who would have been torn to shreds in a few more seconds.
I know other breeds can be vicious too, but at least in this area, the majority of attacks are by pit bulls.
I think the problem with pit bulls is their size and power. If they do become aggressive, it's not likely to be a little nip and may easily become life threatening situation.
It's like carrying a loaded gun. The gun itself is not inherently bad but there are a lot of people who have no business carrying one.
For a lot of people, a pit is a status symbol that conveys "I'm a bad*ss", especially down here in the redneck riviera of Northern Florida. Jacked up pick ups with confederate flags and a pit bull left unattended in the back is what I see every day. Our local shelters are always almost completely full of surrendered pits.
My personal experience with the breed has not been good. Last year, a construction worker was attacked in the middle of the street in my neighborhood, completely unprovoked. he was lying there bleeding and covering his head while they still attacked. It took three brave men to get the dog off that guy.
My old neighbors had two pit bulls. They dug under the fence, chewed through the screen to my porch and both got there jaws on my beloved cat. With much kicking and screaming, my husband was able to save my cat who would have been torn to shreds in a few more seconds.
I know other breeds can be vicious too, but at least in this area, the majority of attacks are by pit bulls.
Great post! I see no need to have one of these savage, obviously hard to train and control, baby eaters except for making a point. A dangerous and stupid POINT!
As if there are no other breeds. Incompetent dog owners???YES, so they should get a golden retriever or Yorkie....something that doesn't KILL if neglected or ill-trained.
I feel badly for the breed. For some reason, many of the people that raise these dogs have raised them poorly and mistreated them. This pooch didn't even attack the man who was abducting the woman, he merely gave her an opportunity to escape. Obviously the woman that raised this one did a very respectable job and it shows what this breed is really all about when raised properly.
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Incompetent dog owners???YES, so they should get a golden retriever or Yorkie....something that doesn't KILL if neglected or ill-trained.
