Anonymous wrote:A news story today about a family Rottie killing a 10 month old...

An enormous Rottweiler walks his owner around my block every morning and evening. Thankfully the family has no young children.

A news story today about a family Rottie killing a 10 month old...

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the record, no child should be near any dog's food bowl. My kid grew up with a Rottweiler mix and a pit mix and had no problems but was bit by a small fluffy dog at a friend's house. Some small dogs are aggressive because they're more likely to be feel threatened and after a chihuahua attacked my pit mix I will never trust them.

At any rate, I love dogs but you shouldn't take chances with any of them -- large or small -- regardless of breed.

Kids should leave dogs bowl alone. However, for the record, a dog that lives in a household, (especially one with children), should be able to tolerate a child walking near it while it is eating, at least long enough for a parent to pick up the child. These are not dogs giving a warning bite or snapping at a kid, this thread it talking about dogs mauling children and adults to death.

Yeah seriously. Anyone who hears that story and thinks, "Well the kid shouldn't be near the dogs bowl" is a piece of human garbage.

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/dog-bites-2-year-old-child-during-neighbor-dispute


The owner left his pitbull chained in a garage, and then left the garage door open. A 3 year old boy wandered in, and the pitbull mauled the child's stomach, hands, and face. The police already happened to be in the area, as they had been called out to investigate the pitbull and an incident where it had attacked a puppy the day before. Maybe the owner didn't have kids or pets, but it didn't protect that little boy and the puppy.

Anonymous wrote:For the record, no child should be near any dog's food bowl. My kid grew up with a Rottweiler mix and a pit mix and had no problems but was bit by a small fluffy dog at a friend's house. Some small dogs are aggressive because they're more likely to be feel threatened and after a chihuahua attacked my pit mix I will never trust them.

At any rate, I love dogs but you shouldn't take chances with any of them -- large or small -- regardless of breed.

Kids should leave dogs bowl alone. However, for the record, a dog that lives in a household, (especially one with children), should be able to tolerate a child walking near it while it is eating, at least long enough for a parent to pick up the child. These are not dogs giving a warning bite or snapping at a kid, this thread it talking about dogs mauling children and adults to death.

go to liveleak.com and search for pitbull, these are awful animals and should be illegal

https://smnewsnet.com/archives/491247/audio-two-injured-after-dog-attack-in-lexington-park-one-transported-to-trauma-center/


2 adult males attacked and mauled by a pitbull mix. One man had to be hospitalized for his injuries, with serious injuries to his upper body. The second man was transported to the hospital for minor injuries.

For the record, no child should be near any dog's food bowl. My kid grew up with a Rottweiler mix and a pit mix and had no problems but was bit by a small fluffy dog at a friend's house. Some small dogs are aggressive because they're more likely to be feel threatened and after a chihuahua attacked my pit mix I will never trust them.

At any rate, I love dogs but you shouldn't take chances with any of them -- large or small -- regardless of breed.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We adopted a shelter puppy and were told it was a lab mix. We did wisdom panel which suggested 50% american staffordshire terrier (which I think is a type of pit). It's completely not agressive, wonderful with children, and I could take food out of its mouth. We've had it for nearly two year without any incident.

But I am also in the camp of no pit is safe. We're unlikely to get rid of the dog, but I can't help being a bit worried. What would you do?

We also have a Pitt mix who is totally not aggressive with food or people. He gets scared of some people so like any dog you need to read his mood and put him someplace safe if he is stressed.

And that is the problem with pitbulls, they are "fine" until they are not. However, when they finally display problem behaviors, it isn't a snap to the face that requires a few stitches (which is bad enough anyway). https://www.wral.com/garner-police-chief-denies-dangerous-dog-permit-for-pair-that-killed-child-injured-mother/19693375/ In the video with this news article, there are pictures of the little girl playing with her neighbor's pitbulls. Later on, they mauled her to death, they "loved" her until she triggered an aggressive response by falling down at the wrong time. That sweet, innocent kid didn't deserve that, and the owners of the dogs still are fighting to get them back and keep them as pets. These dogs, and all of these bully type breeds, are dangerous and have no place in society. Even though the owners have an adult only household, those animals still managed to kill a little girl.

Anonymous wrote:We adopted a shelter puppy and were told it was a lab mix. We did wisdom panel which suggested 50% american staffordshire terrier (which I think is a type of pit). It's completely not agressive, wonderful with children, and I could take food out of its mouth. We've had it for nearly two year without any incident.

But I am also in the camp of no pit is safe. We're unlikely to get rid of the dog, but I can't help being a bit worried. What would you do?

We also have a Pitt mix who is totally not aggressive with food or people. He gets scared of some people so like any dog you need to read his mood and put him someplace safe if he is stressed.

Anonymous wrote:https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/seized-dogs-attack-shelter-worker-volunteers/article_b805caa8-ba3b-11eb-a892-938368379dac.html

3 pitbulls each attack a different shelter worker, on different days. The shelter determined the dogs attacked without provocation from either humans, or other dogs. These dogs were euthanized, but part of a larger seizure that the shelter made, due to a hoarding situation.

Yes, and this: Yarbrough said she is also cautious about dogs that come from Out of the Box, which is known for rescuing dogs deemed for euthanasia due to aggressive or biting behavior.

“Knowing the reputation, that plays into it,” she said.

So, this goes towards the Dog Laundering we've seen with "No-Kill" shelters. You have a bunch of dangerous dogs with bite histories who get passed around and their histories erased to get them adopted at all costs, even human lives. This place (above) takes in dogs even the shelters can't handle because they're deemed dangerous enough to be put down and looks to re-habilitate? Listen, I love dogs. And probably the rescue and shelter workers do too! If people say this one needs to go, it is the ultimate hubris to think you know otherwise. I guess they pay for that hubris with injuries.

https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/seized-dogs-attack-shelter-worker-volunteers/article_b805caa8-ba3b-11eb-a892-938368379dac.html

3 pitbulls each attack a different shelter worker, on different days. The shelter determined the dogs attacked without provocation from either humans, or other dogs. These dogs were euthanized, but part of a larger seizure that the shelter made, due to a hoarding situation.

https://www.the-journal.com/articles/woman-attacked-by-dogs-on-montezuma-avenue/




A 60 year old woman was attacked by 2 pitbulls, during her regular walk in her neighborhood. The dogs knocked her to the ground and bit her, only letting go when a passerby stopped his car, chased them off, and helped her into this car. The victim had to go to the emergency room. The dogs are unlicensed

I always carry bear spray nowadays, that takes them down.

Anonymous wrote:So what is the appeal of these dog for the average family person? They don’t even look cute.

They want to adopt a shelter dog because it's the liberal thing to do, and the shelters are full of pitbulls.