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Anonymous
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11894933/Toddler-loses-half-smile-savaged-rescue-pup-ate-face.html
A little girl's mouth was half eaten |
Anonymous
| OMG this has to stop. Mom was told the dog was a Lab-Retriever mix.....that looks a lot like a pitbull mix. |
Anonymous
| People are insane. Just a pitty. Ugh. |
Anonymous
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A horrible story. But "another" attack? This was in the UK. Do you go searching for these stories?
I have had pits. So have my parents and friends. Not one has bitten or attacked. But I have been bitten by a poodle on the face. I nearly escaped being mauled by a dalmation. And I've known at least 2 boxers who have bitten people. |
Anonymous
The issue is not that other breeds bite. Any dog can bite. Many dogs do bite, as you know first-hand. The issue is that pit bull anatomy, the shape of its face and jaw, is such that a pit bull bite is more damaging than bites of other breeds, generally. Data on the PSI (pounds per square inch) of bites of different breeds vary, and some breeds are believed to have more PSI, basically bite pressure, than pit bulls. But the shape of the pit bull face and the tenacity with which they can hold on make their bites especially dangerous. (Their jaws do NOT "lock" though--that's a myth.) So if a "good" pit bull who is well socialized and gentle and loves kids etc. gets startled or feels it has to defend something, and bites just ONE time in its life -- that one bite has a higher chance of being damaging or fatal than the bites of other breeds. This is the part that pit lovers don't seem to acknowledge. Yes, there are well-behaved pit bulls, but any dog, the best behaved, best trained, most affectionate, can be startled or baited into a bite. If that dog is a pit bull, that one bad bite from a good dog is just anatomically likelier to be dangerous. The problem with pits is about something that cannot be trained or loved out of them--it's about their bone structure. |
Anonymous
Re: the bold -- you did not read the article, did you? The family is an American family in Louisiana. The article is from a UK publication, but "this" was not "in the UK." It undermines your credibility when you base even some of your criticism on your lack of knowledge about the example OP is giving. Oh, but please don't confuse this story with another one out of Louisiana: In January, a "mixed breed" dog (identifed later as a pit bull terrier mix) killed a seven-year-old girl. Not even her family's pet; it was a neighbor's uncontrolled dog that came into the yard where the girl was. Why, yes, I did "go searching for these stories" because some of us don't want to bury our heads in the sand and pretend that "pitties" are just misunderstood. |
Anonymous
I am not blaming the mom but if she'd had even the most passing acquaintance with dogs, she might have known that the dog in the photos wasn't a Lab, even in a "mix." The person who sold or gave her the dog should be prosecuted for misrepresentation at the very least. I wish that were possible but it's unlikely since law enforcement will just shrug and say, oh well, dog bites girl isn't a crime. But so many lies told to cover the fact people are breeding and selling pit bulls. |
Anonymous
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strange no one posted about this
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11881975/Two-Great-Danes-Pennsylvania-maul-woman-death-son.html |
Anonymous
| Horrific. When will people learn and take these dogs seriously? |
Anonymous
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I'm not in DC but where I live, the shelters and rescue orgs are full of pit mixes. That's pretty much all they have, but they are all "marketed" as lab mixes, mixed breed, etc. That shouldn't be allowed.
I've had a pit mix before. He was the best dog ever: sweet, cuddly, playful, never the slightest hint of aggression. But with little kids now in the mix, I just don't want to take the risk, and will likely have to use a breeder. |
Anonymous
| The arguments that Pit Bull owners use to defend the breed: (1) "Most Pit Bulls don't bite"; (2) "They're fine if they're socialized"; (3) "We let ours play with our baby, and he loves her"; (4) "It's racist to say Pit Bulls are more dangerous than Golden Retrievers." And yet, if you see a loose Pit Bull running around, and you can get to a safe place, you will. If you see a loose (basically any other dog), you'll probably pet it. Pit Bulls are dangerous, predatory animals bred to fight, and people intuitively understand this. They have a long track record of killing and maiming, particularly of children. It is immoral to breed them, and irresponsible to own them. They should be banned. |
Anonymous
FWIW I think it's totally fair to post attacks from other breeds, too. People shouldn't think these other big breeds are completely harmless either. But LOL at the statistics from a pitbull website. |
Anonymous
| I agree that they should be banned. Rescues should automatically put down any pits or pit mixes that come in. And they should be fined or shut down if it turns out that they sold or gave a pit mix to someone. |
Anonymous
| OMG, what idiots. That dog is CLEARLY a Pit. Pits should not be allowed in the homes of families with children. |
Anonymous
Sincere question here: How do you think "pit mix" should be defined and determined under your proposed policy? |