Pit bull owners?

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Anonymous wrote:I've got State Farm and when I called to let them know about the dog we adopted, they said it didn't matter what breed the dog was, our rates would remain the same.

Good for State Farm. Most other insurance companies disagree. Same for German Shepards.

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Anonymous wrote:What if you call is a Staffordshire Terrier or a mixed breed? Who knows that you have a pure-blood pit?

OMG!!!! Seriously! I would certainly care as your neighbor and pitch a holly hell if I found out.

As my neighbor, you would not know the difference between a Pit Bull or a Stafforshire Terrier. Google them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What if you call is a Staffordshire Terrier or a mixed breed? Who knows that you have a pure-blood pit?

OMG!!!! Seriously! I would certainly care as your neighbor and pitch a holly hell if I found out.

As my neighbor, you would not know the difference between a Pit Bull or a Stafforshire Terrier. Google them.

I'm not sure it would matter once your "rescue" tore someone to pieces and you got sued.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What if you call is a Staffordshire Terrier or a mixed breed? Who knows that you have a pure-blood pit?

OMG!!!! Seriously! I would certainly care as your neighbor and pitch a holly hell if I found out.

As my neighbor, you would not know the difference between a Pit Bull or a Stafforshire Terrier. Google them.

I'm not sure it would matter once your "rescue" tore someone to pieces and you got sued.

My point exactly. It doesn't matter what kind of dog you have. Any breed could potentially be dangerous.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What if you call is a Staffordshire Terrier or a mixed breed? Who knows that you have a pure-blood pit?

OMG!!!! Seriously! I would certainly care as your neighbor and pitch a holly hell if I found out.

As my neighbor, you would not know the difference between a Pit Bull or a Stafforshire Terrier. Google them.

I'm not sure it would matter once your "rescue" tore someone to pieces and you got sued.

My point exactly. It doesn't matter what kind of dog you have. Any breed could potentially be dangerous.

Statistically though, a poodle is simply not going to be able to do as much damage as a pit bull. Seriously, don't really know what it will take for people to understand this. I don't care that you love your dog. Your life = your problem. However, I can totally see why PG said no to them.

[Anonymous]

Oh I can't believe this argument is starting up again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh I can't believe this argument is starting up again.

Well people keep asking the same stupid question.

[Anonymous]

Mastiffs or Rottweilers could cause more damage to a human than a pit bull. If you are afraid of a dog's potential to cause damage, then you must treat all large and powerful dogs as you would a pit bull.

"Regardless of speculation on temperament of the American Pit Bull Terrier throughout the years, the breed recently has consistently received acceptable scores from the American Temperament Testing Society, scoring 86.8% as of February 2013. The average passing rate for all breeds tested is 83%"

source: http://atts.org/breed-statistics/statistics-page1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What if you call is a Staffordshire Terrier or a mixed breed? Who knows that you have a pure-blood pit?

OMG!!!! Seriously! I would certainly care as your neighbor and pitch a holly hell if I found out.

To whom? You would not know the difference. Are you going to get a dna test on the dog?

I would toss you right off my front porch, ignoramus.

[Anonymous]

Regarding the original question: PG County bans pits.

All of Maryland is hard for pit owners, because of a 2012 court decision that imposed increased liability on the owners of pit bulls and the landlords of people who have pit bulls.

If you own your own place, and you have a nice doggie, then the court ruling shouldn't make things any more difficult for you than if you had any other dog.

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Anonymous wrote:What if you call is a Staffordshire Terrier or a mixed breed? Who knows that you have a pure-blood pit?

OMG!!!! Seriously! I would certainly care as your neighbor and pitch a holly hell if I found out.

As my neighbor, you would not know the difference between a Pit Bull or a Stafforshire Terrier. Google them.

I'm not sure it would matter once your "rescue" tore someone to pieces and you got sued.

My point exactly. It doesn't matter what kind of dog you have. Any breed could potentially be dangerous.

Statistically though, a poodle is simply not going to be able to do as much damage as a pit bull. Seriously, don't really know what it will take for people to understand this. I don't care that you love your dog. Your life = your problem. However, I can totally see why PG said no to them.

I don't understand why people have such a difficult time comprehending that there is a difference between being attacked by a 20 pound dog and an 80 pound dog with a stronger bite. Some breeds have much stronger bites. Wolves have much stronger bites than dogs, which is why wolf-dog hybrids are potentially more dangerous.

Any dog can bite. But some breeds are capable of much more damage in a short period of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mastiffs or Rottweilers could cause more damage to a human than a pit bull. If you are afraid of a dog's potential to cause damage, then you must treat all large and powerful dogs as you would a pit bull.

"Regardless of speculation on temperament of the American Pit Bull Terrier throughout the years, the breed recently has consistently received acceptable scores from the American Temperament Testing Society, scoring 86.8% as of February 2013. The average passing rate for all breeds tested is 83%"

source: http://atts.org/breed-statistics/statistics-page1

I agree that all large and powerful dogs need to be treated with caution. But what makes a pit bull different from some other large dogs is breeding. pit bulls were bred for fighting. the terrier in them was bred into them to get them to latch on to something with tenacity and not let go. That trait makes a pit bull more dangerous than some other larger breeds, like bernese mountain dogs. I think Rottweillers are also considered bully breeds. So I'm not sure anyone is going to argue that Rottweilers don't present similar issues.

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Anonymous wrote:What if you call is a Staffordshire Terrier or a mixed breed? Who knows that you have a pure-blood pit?

OMG!!!! Seriously! I would certainly care as your neighbor and pitch a holly hell if I found out.

As my neighbor, you would not know the difference between a Pit Bull or a Stafforshire Terrier. Google them.

I'm not sure it would matter once your "rescue" tore someone to pieces and you got sued.

My point exactly. It doesn't matter what kind of dog you have. Any breed could potentially be dangerous.

And realistically speaking, it can be easier to defend yourself against a smaller breed dog than a large pit bull or even a staffordshire terrier.

So while any breed can be dangerous, some breeds can do more harm and are harder to fight off.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Mastiffs or Rottweilers could cause more damage to a human than a pit bull. If you are afraid of a dog's potential to cause damage, then you must treat all large and powerful dogs as you would a pit bull.

"Regardless of speculation on temperament of the American Pit Bull Terrier throughout the years, the breed recently has consistently received acceptable scores from the American Temperament Testing Society, scoring 86.8% as of February 2013. The average passing rate for all breeds tested is 83%"

source: http://atts.org/breed-statistics/statistics-page1

I agree that all large and powerful dogs need to be treated with caution. But what makes a pit bull different from some other large dogs is breeding. pit bulls were bred for fighting. the terrier in them was bred into them to get them to latch on to something with tenacity and not let go. That trait makes a pit bull more dangerous than some other larger breeds, like bernese mountain dogs. I think Rottweillers are also considered bully breeds. So I'm not sure anyone is going to argue that Rottweilers don't present similar issues.

Please provide a source. Just because thugs often use pit bulls for fighting does not indicate o history of being "bred" for fighting.

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Anonymous wrote:What if you call is a Staffordshire Terrier or a mixed breed? Who knows that you have a pure-blood pit?

OMG!!!! Seriously! I would certainly care as your neighbor and pitch a holly hell if I found out.

As my neighbor, you would not know the difference between a Pit Bull or a Stafforshire Terrier. Google them.

I'm not sure it would matter once your "rescue" tore someone to pieces and you got sued.

My point exactly. It doesn't matter what kind of dog you have. Any breed could potentially be dangerous.

Statistically though, a poodle is simply not going to be able to do as much damage as a pit bull. Seriously, don't really know what it will take for people to understand this. I don't care that you love your dog. Your life = your problem. However, I can totally see why PG said no to them.

What kind of pits are the making there in Maryland, mine only weighs 65 pounds.

I don't understand why people have such a difficult time comprehending that there is a difference between being attacked by a 20 pound dog and an 80 pound dog with a stronger bite. Some breeds have much stronger bites. Wolves have much stronger bites than dogs, which is why wolf-dog hybrids are potentially more dangerous.

Any dog can bite. But some breeds are capable of much more damage in a short period of time.