My neighbors are getting a rescue pit bull

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Anonymous wrote:My neighbors dog was killed quickly by one who escaped from its owner. She was walking her small dog on leash and the pitt charged and killed her dog so fast no one had time to do anything. It was horrific. The pitt owner was horrified and put down the dog. What a menace. The guy had no idea what he was getting into with that pitt and it is true of so many of these dog owners.

I believe it is only one t in "pit" and also we should clarify which pit it was because there are five distinct varieties:

American Bully, American pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Staffordshire bull terrier and lastly American bulldog

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Why say Queen Elizabeth? I don't get the insult

I think it's because someone took the time to correct the spelling of "pit".

And is the Queen notorious for this?

Sounds kind of snobbish.

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I would be upset also op. There are so many reports of sweet pit bull that kill. I would not let my kids go to their house either.

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Anonymous wrote:I have known pit bulls that I trusted 100% and ones that I wouldn't go near. The same can be said for several chihuahuas. I've only ever been bitten by a chihuahua and the owner acted like it was no big deal because of the size of the dog. I don't agree with that. Any dog that bites needs professional intervention and training and if it's a second bite I understand why most counties put the dog down.

Do what you feel comfortable with, OP--build a fence, don't let your kids interact with the dog.

chihuahua bite vs. pit bull bite…hmmm…

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Anonymous wrote:So you haven’t met the dog? You’re assuming these people that you normally like I assume because your kids play together, would rescue a dog that is going to attack their/your children? You need to take a breathe and relax.

No way. I’ve posted on other threads before but my neighbors rescued a pit bull that was supposed to be very sweet and family oriented. It was, until it randomly bit their 9 year old in the face by the end of week 1.

I also worked at a bank as a teller in college and had a 20 something year old guy come in one day with a half torso cast with his right arm propped up on a stilt attached to his chest. His pit randomly attacked him. Who knows - maybe he trained fight dogs. But he seemed nice and all I can do is take his story at face value.

I feel for pits, think they’re great looking dogs and am sure most are great as pets. But I don’t trust them around kids and certainly not a rescue.

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our otherwise normal and kind neighbors have a pit and I just don't get it.

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Anonymous wrote:our otherwise normal and kind neighbors have a pit and I just don't get it.

If most are mix what percentage would make you "get it?" I don't get people who have 7 children either!

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Anonymous wrote:our otherwise normal and kind neighbors have a pit and I just don't get it.

If most are mix what percentage would make you "get it?" I don't get people who have 7 children either!

I really don't get the apples to oranges comparison here. I grew up in a large family - we may have been loud on occasion, but we were never responsible for a mauling.

What I don't get: history of attacks, possible liability. Nearly every dog attack - mauling - I ever hear/read about involves a pit bull and can't imagine they haven't read the same. These folks are also pretty risk averse so that's also puzzling. This is an apartment building - the dogs are in the elevator along with small children, etc. So that's what I don't get.

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Anonymous wrote:our otherwise normal and kind neighbors have a pit and I just don't get it.

If most are mix what percentage would make you "get it?" I don't get people who have 7 children either!

I really don't get the apples to oranges comparison here. I grew up in a large family - we may have been loud on occasion, but we were never responsible for a mauling.

What I don't get: history of attacks, possible liability. Nearly every dog attack - mauling - I ever hear/read about involves a pit bull and can't imagine they haven't read the same. These folks are also pretty risk averse so that's also puzzling. This is an apartment building - the dogs are in the elevator along with small children, etc. So that's what I don't get.

Are you willing to give an approximate location? Many apartment complexes have a long list of banned dogs and pit bulls are usually on that list. I'm surprised that the liability alone wouldn't make a difference to the management of the building.

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Anonymous[b wrote:]The same people who get pit bulls are the same people who don’t believe in vaccinations, think Dog the Bounty hunter is real, have excessive tattoos, and used to date abusive drug addicts. [/b]They don’t get that a pitbull is genetically a ticking time bomb. I’ve known nice pit bulls, but that doesn’t mean they won’t snap in a second and rip your fking arm off.

So not true. I believe in vaccinations ( just got boosted) have zero tattoos, don't know dog the bounty hunter and never dated abusive drug addicts.

The pit lovers are more likely woke urban dwellers who believe no one, or no dog, could ever do harm if they do, it’s not their fault, it’s society’s. They have been vaxed and boosted and are sure to virtue signal every chance they get.

Yes, the pit bull lovers fit the liberal agenda more. The every dog/person is the same and they can do no harm. Lets not ban them it's not fair agenda.

I think the opposite especially as I lived in England. The people I saw with Pits were skin heads who were members of right wing parties that wanted to make the UK all white. Thinking about it, I've never seen a "minority" person with a Pit. I'm sure there must be one somewhere with a Pit but I've never met them.

Michael Vick had more than a few.

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Anonymous[b wrote:]The same people who get pit bulls are the same people who don’t believe in vaccinations, think Dog the Bounty hunter is real, have excessive tattoos, and used to date abusive drug addicts. [/b]They don’t get that a pitbull is genetically a ticking time bomb. I’ve known nice pit bulls, but that doesn’t mean they won’t snap in a second and rip your fking arm off.

So not true. I believe in vaccinations ( just got boosted) have zero tattoos, don't know dog the bounty hunter and never dated abusive drug addicts.

The pit lovers are more likely woke urban dwellers who believe no one, or no dog, could ever do harm if they do, it’s not their fault, it’s society’s. They have been vaxed and boosted and are sure to virtue signal every chance they get.

Yes, the pit bull lovers fit the liberal agenda more. The every dog/person is the same and they can do no harm. Lets not ban them it's not fair agenda.

I think the opposite especially as I lived in England. The people I saw with Pits were skin heads who were members of right wing parties that wanted to make the UK all white. Thinking about it, I've never seen a "minority" person with a Pit. I'm sure there must be one somewhere with a Pit but I've never met them.

Michael Vick had more than a few.

Funny you mention Michael Vick because those dogs were made to fight and yet they found that many were "failures" and didn't want to fight

Interesting story: the last of his pit bulls died but this is about all of them
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129989424

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This is something I would never ever never never ever do with any pit bull dog, not even one I believed I knew well. Frankly this isn’t a wise thing to do with most dogs, unless you really really really really know the dog’s temperament over a very long time. That said I do it will my border collie mix who I recently learned is part APBT, but even though she’s incredibly sweet tempered and mostly led by her border collie genes, I recognize this is a risky behavior.

It troubles me to see a photo like this attached to a story about rehabilitation of rescued previously abused pit bull fighting dogs. This pose is high risk in general (anyone know enough about canine behavior and body language to articulate why?) and it’s alarming to see it normalized with a pit bull of sketchy origin/background. Yikes.

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This is something I would never ever never never ever do with any pit bull dog, not even one I believed I knew well. Frankly this isn’t a wise thing to do with most dogs, unless you really really really really know the dog’s temperament over a very long time. That said I do it will my border collie mix who I recently learned is part APBT, but even though she’s incredibly sweet tempered and mostly led by her border collie genes, I recognize this is a risky behavior.

It troubles me to see a photo like this attached to a story about rehabilitation of rescued previously abused pit bull fighting dogs. This pose is high risk in general (anyone know enough about canine behavior and body language to articulate why?) and it’s alarming to see it normalized with a pit bull of sketchy origin/background. Yikes.

The dog's body language doesn't look aggressive to me

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Anonymous wrote:So you haven’t met the dog? You’re assuming these people that you normally like I assume because your kids play together, would rescue a dog that is going to attack their/your children? You need to take a breathe and relax.

I'm not a huge fan of the family for several small petty reasons but this definitely is the nail in the coffin of our relationship. It just suvms for my kids.

Getting a pitbull is irrational and irresponsible, particularly as a parent to young children. I can guarantee that I won't be the only one that will stop allowing my children to play at their house on account of the dog.

Pitbulls might be fine and sweet until they're not. They have a unique ability to maim and kill due to their jaws. And the inbreeding/generations of poor care and training.

I sure hope their kids will survive the new dog.

Op I totally get it and would feel the same in your situation. Just protect your kids. It’s all you can do.

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This is something I would never ever never never ever do with any pit bull dog, not even one I believed I knew well. Frankly this isn’t a wise thing to do with most dogs, unless you really really really really know the dog’s temperament over a very long time. That said I do it will my border collie mix who I recently learned is part APBT, but even though she’s incredibly sweet tempered and mostly led by her border collie genes, I recognize this is a risky behavior.

It troubles me to see a photo like this attached to a story about rehabilitation of rescued previously abused pit bull fighting dogs. This pose is high risk in general (anyone know enough about canine behavior and body language to articulate why?) and it’s alarming to see it normalized with a pit bull of sketchy origin/background. Yikes.

That body language isn't the least bit troublesome. That's Roo Yori and Hector the dog. Roo first got famous with another rescue pit bull who became a champion athlete and had a hit book written about him:

Roo himself is an American Ninja Warrior regular.

Hector was a gentle, sweet, loving, loved pet from the day he went to live with Rori and his wife until the day he died. You have no idea how much evaluation and training Hector and the other Vick dogs went through before they were allowed to live with families. They were the test case for whether dogs rescued from fighting could live safely - and they proved that yes, they could. Each one of those dogs proved that.

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Anonymous wrote:OP you need to check your facts, the things you have posted are based on rumors and maybe some google. A pit bull has the exact same jaws as any other dog. They do not “ lock” it’s ignorance like this that jerks the stereotypes going…….. give the dog a chance..

Right, “just the genetic potential to bite down hard and not want to let go because pit bulls are descended from dogs in England who were bred as many as 1,000 years ago to bait and hold bulls, bears, and other large animals around the face and head.Piit bulls are genetically encoded with the potential to fight. And not only to fight but to stay in the game, to have the will to finish what they start. In fact, they were bred to withstand crushing injuries even as they continued at their task.”