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Anonymous wrote:My mom is 76 with an 8 year old pit mix she’s had since she got her from a shelter as a puppy. I’ll have to check for hidden tattoos and signs of lawlessness next time I see her. Who knows what things that woman has done during the pandemic! I told her to stop being so friendly and hanging out with all those parolees, that it could only lead to having a pit bull.

It is so f u c king dangerous for a weak older woman owning a pit. They overpower them on walks and that pit could end up killing a dog or child.

Ridiculous! Rip a dog from a woman has had since a puppy that gets her out of the house for exercise, provides social interaction, probably lowers her blood pressure. My husband was bitten in the face as a child by a Golden. My cousin was bitten on the leg by a Westie. Dog owners need to be responsible around children regardless of breed. And how do you know how big the dog is? It could be a pocket-pittie mix.

NP. Does your husband still has a face? Clearly the dog wasn't a pit bull.

According to the American Temperament Test Society (ATTS), Pit Bulls have a naturally gentle temperament and scored within the same ranks as Golden Retrievers. ... This means that 86.4% of the pits tested had a good temperament. In fact, many of America's “favorite” dog breeds scored significantly lower than pits.Apr 19, 2016

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Anonymous wrote:My mom is 76 with an 8 year old pit mix she’s had since she got her from a shelter as a puppy. I’ll have to check for hidden tattoos and signs of lawlessness next time I see her. Who knows what things that woman has done during the pandemic! I told her to stop being so friendly and hanging out with all those parolees, that it could only lead to having a pit bull.

It is so f u c king dangerous for a weak older woman owning a pit. They overpower them on walks and that pit could end up killing a dog or child.

Ridiculous! Rip a dog from a woman has had since a puppy that gets her out of the house for exercise, provides social interaction, probably lowers her blood pressure. My husband was bitten in the face as a child by a Golden. My cousin was bitten on the leg by a Westie. Dog owners need to be responsible around children regardless of breed. And how do you know how big the dog is? It could be a pocket-pittie mix.

NP. Does your husband still has a face? Clearly the dog wasn't a pit bull.

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Anonymous wrote:My mom is 76 with an 8 year old pit mix she’s had since she got her from a shelter as a puppy. I’ll have to check for hidden tattoos and signs of lawlessness next time I see her. Who knows what things that woman has done during the pandemic! I told her to stop being so friendly and hanging out with all those parolees, that it could only lead to having a pit bull.

It is so f u c king dangerous for a weak older woman owning a pit. They overpower them on walks and that pit could end up killing a dog or child.

Ridiculous! Rip a dog from a woman has had since a puppy that gets her out of the house for exercise, provides social interaction, probably lowers her blood pressure. My husband was bitten in the face as a child by a Golden. My cousin was bitten on the leg by a Westie. Dog owners need to be responsible around children regardless of breed. And how do you know how big the dog is? It could be a pocket-pittie mix.

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NP. Does your husband still has a face? Clearly the dog wasn't a pit bull.

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Anonymous wrote:My mom is 76 with an 8 year old pit mix she’s had since she got her from a shelter as a puppy. I’ll have to check for hidden tattoos and signs of lawlessness next time I see her. Who knows what things that woman has done during the pandemic! I told her to stop being so friendly and hanging out with all those parolees, that it could only lead to having a pit bull.

It is so f u c king dangerous for a weak older woman owning a pit. They overpower them on walks and that pit could end up killing a dog or child.

Ridiculous! Rip a dog from a woman has had since a puppy that gets her out of the house for exercise, provides social interaction, probably lowers her blood pressure. My husband was bitten in the face as a child by a Golden. My cousin was bitten on the leg by a Westie. Dog owners need to be responsible around children regardless of breed. And how do you know how big the dog is? It could be a pocket-pittie mix.

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Conversely, my shelter dog who for 10 years I believed to be a 'pit bull' (not actually a breed) is actually a 75/25 boxer-bulldog mix. All dogs are individuals. I've met Goldens who would rather bite a stranger's hand off than be pet by them, it just depends on the dog's early exposures and current management in combination with their genetic temperament.

This is such a disingenuous argument, everyone knows what a person means by "pit bull", just like everyone knows what you mean by "chihuahua", or "Old English Sheep Dog" or "Collie". However, if you want to pick this term apart, you can refer to "Pit Bull Type" dogs, which typically refers to four very closely related dog breeds: the American Pit Bull Terrier, the American Staffordshire Terrier, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and the American Bully. The APBT and the Staffi are so closely related, they can be dual registered as AmStaff with AKC and APBT with UKC. Your anecdotal evidence of knowing a couple Golden Retrievers that would bite someone's hand does not change the fact that "Pit Bull Type" dogs commit most of the severe dog maulings and fatal attacks in this country. It is highly dependent on the dog's genetic temperament, and love does not change this. Pit Bull Type dogs are genetically prone to aggression. All dogs are not simply individuals, they are members of a breed that has certain physical and behavior characteristics. That is why you cannot teach a blood hound to guard sheep, or a Boston Terrier to herd cows.

This whole argument is based on the premise that all dogs are intentionally bred, which for most mutts is just so obviously not true. And even if it were - if there were a massive underground operation breeding pit bull mixes to fill suburban shelters - do you know how many dogs a dog fighter has to produce to end up with a handful that can/will fight?! Hundreds! And that is a human being specifically trying to create the most 'dangerous' pit bulls. I'm not going to argue with you that bully-type dogs are very strong; that many have high prey drives; and that their prevalence in shelters means that many of them are problematically under-socialized. But those are correlative, not causative, and could apply to any large-breed dog. Many rescues across the country are seeing a resurgence in problematic German Shepherds as those have become the 'protection' dogs of choice; personally, I don't trust GSDs around children. But I also believe that should problems occur, it is the fault of the owner/handler.

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Conversely, my shelter dog who for 10 years I believed to be a 'pit bull' (not actually a breed) is actually a 75/25 boxer-bulldog mix. All dogs are individuals. I've met Goldens who would rather bite a stranger's hand off than be pet by them, it just depends on the dog's early exposures and current management in combination with their genetic temperament.

This is such a disingenuous argument, everyone knows what a person means by "pit bull", just like everyone knows what you mean by "chihuahua", or "Old English Sheep Dog" or "Collie". However, if you want to pick this term apart, you can refer to "Pit Bull Type" dogs, which typically refers to four very closely related dog breeds: the American Pit Bull Terrier, the American Staffordshire Terrier, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and the American Bully. The APBT and the Staffi are so closely related, they can be dual registered as AmStaff with AKC and APBT with UKC. Your anecdotal evidence of knowing a couple Golden Retrievers that would bite someone's hand does not change the fact that "Pit Bull Type" dogs commit most of the severe dog maulings and fatal attacks in this country. It is highly dependent on the dog's genetic temperament, and love does not change this. Pit Bull Type dogs are genetically prone to aggression. All dogs are not simply individuals, they are members of a breed that has certain physical and behavior characteristics. That is why you cannot teach a blood hound to guard sheep, or a Boston Terrier to herd cows.

Anonymous wrote:People who get pit bulls are antisocial so most likely don't make good dog owners anyway. I keep my kids the hell away from them.

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Anonymous wrote:My mom is 76 with an 8 year old pit mix she’s had since she got her from a shelter as a puppy. I’ll have to check for hidden tattoos and signs of lawlessness next time I see her. Who knows what things that woman has done during the pandemic! I told her to stop being so friendly and hanging out with all those parolees, that it could only lead to having a pit bull.

It is so f u c king dangerous for a weak older woman owning a pit. They overpower them on walks and that pit could end up killing a dog or child.

Anonymous wrote:And nice way to blame the owners for the natural traits of her dogs. Yes she should have mitigated in a hundred ways and didn't. But it still proves the point that some dogs are loaded guns.