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Posted on 03/24/2010 9:57:20 AM PDT by Chet 99
What to do when a pit bull attacks
March 24, 2010
News of pit bull attacks just keeps coming.
In March alone, an Indianapolis cop was bitten on a knee while looking for someone for questioning. Another officer shot and killed one of two of dogs that attacked a man while he carried out trash. The dog, by the way, had been at a Humane Society shelter and adopted out months earlier.
The stories are worse farther from Indianapolis. A girl’s jaw torn off in England. Three children mauled in California by a roaming pack of five. A woman’s arm nearly ripped away during a two-minute-long frenzy in Australia.
There were nearly 300 pit bull attacks in Indianapolis last year. Police spokesman Jeff Duhamell expects activity to pick up again as the weather warms and more people resume jogging, bicycling and other outdoor activity.
“They are an extremely vicious breed, and they always have been. They’ll come after you,” Duhamell says. “The more you pull way from them, the more they’ll lock down and start ripping skin and muscle.”
Pit bull owners say the bad rap comes from unrestrained animals or those trained to be mean. It doesn’t help that the breed is favored by drug dealers and other folks who don’t like attention, aficionados say. Treat the dogs responsibly and train them to be passive, and they’re fine.
(If pit bulls can be trained to be unaggressive, can labs be trained not to fetch? Just asking.)
Mayor Greg Ballard and the City-County Council have been reluctant to single out the breed for special regulation.
So what’s a person to do?
Duhamell says pit bulls running loose are the most dangerous, because they’re aggressively territorial. Stay away from them, and get inside a car or house if you feel threatened, he recommends. Or shout “No!” or “Down!” in the hope they’re educated. Other dogs set them off, so leave yours at home.
A Taser might work if you’re accurate enough to get the probes on the dog, he says. And Mace might help.
Duhamell muses about the potential of pepper spray designed to ward off grizzly bears. The spray, which hunters are required to carry in areas of Wyoming, squirts 30 feet from a small canister.
If all else fails, Web sites focused on dog attacks recommend curling up in a fetal position and protecting the head and face—areas where plastic surgery is harder to hide with clothing.
What are your thoughts about pit bulls? Are they maligned? Any ideas for preventing attacks you can share?
yet another reason why we need CCWs, pitbulls and pitbull owners.
Put it on a high speed rail to the nearest town with a crooked cop.
Your advice seems sound, but everyone should also know that pit bulls have an extraordinary ability to withstand pain.
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Just. Damn.
Those liberals seems to know everything, huh?
absolutely FALSE !
A friend since elementary school had one and once I was renting a room from him. He had a 8 year old girl.
One morning as i was going to work , i opened the door to my truck and it attacked. As it gave warning growl crouched and ran at me, I turned around grabbed a shovel from the back of my truck and as it clamped on the back of my leg I jabbed the dog in the neck with a downward poke to the rear of me giving it a 1-1/2 inch deep cut and it released, I chased it around the yard trying to kill it , but it was too fast. I had a deep bruise and slight cut in the back of my leg and it ripped my jeans all the way down . Just as I had it cornered and was going in for the kill with the shovel, my freind came out and said "what are you doing....stop".
he took it to the vet and got it stitches and wanted me to pay ! I told him I would not pay and will kill the dog at the first opportunity. This led to an arguement and I moved out a few days later.
Oh yeah, pit-bull neck snapping is, well, a snap!
We have a pit bull and a cat, who has made the dog bleed several times.
Last week a homeless kitten came to our house and we’ve been taking care of it. It got through the baby gate and into the kitchen with the dog who started to chase it. The kitten hissed and drew back it’s little paw to scratch the dog’s nose. The Pit Bull stopped so fast he slid, looked at me with a “what do I do now” look and proceeded to pee on the floor.
Mean dog, that one.
I would agree with this, although 'gameness' varies between individuals. A good owner acknowledges that you can never trust your bull dog not to fight another dog. But you can channel a dog's interest in different directions; herding dogs excell at flyball. Labs excell at fetching balls, beers, slippers, etc. Pit bulls excell at pulling. You just have to be willing to invest time in your dog.
A pit bull not on a leash comes in my yard with my kids and my Shelties will be shot on sight. No hesitation. No guilt.
Is this satire? Has to be.
It’s part of his PACK!
Watch what happens the first time the neighbor’s 6-year old tries to pet your cute little kitten.
Don't forget to reload just to be prepared - the first clip may not have been enough.
Excellent approach to dealing with this dog.
LOL - love it.
My lab insists on fetching a duck whether the duck is amenable to such action or not.
However, he lacks the returning to owner and laying at feet gene.
Don’t confuse these people with facts.
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Why does catsup and mustard come out of the barrel of that gun?
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