Posted on 09/29/2013 3:23:21 PM PDT by Arthurio
My wife’s brother and his wife got a Pitbull. We informed them we would not be coming around. Of course we got the
“ don’t be stupid” speech. Their Pitbull and another pit bull got into it and he tore his rotator cuff separating them and his wife had to have stiches. After that their Pitbull got out and attacked a neigbors Shih-tzu. Dog lived.... $1500.00 vet bill. Brother-in-law got rid of the Pitbull. Still have to control myself and keep a tight rein on my gloat-a-rometer!!!
>>Brother-in-law got rid of the Pitbull. Still have to control myself and keep a tight rein on my gloat-a-rometer!!!<<
You have more control than I.
I would have opened ever conversation with Sister and/or BIL with “so, how is that Pit Bull you loved so much! Oh wait, I forgot, he MAULED YOU AND YOU HAD HIM DESTROYED! Whoops! My Bad! So how about them {Dodgers/Cardinals/Yankees}....”
If you leave a 2 YO outside by the pool you are an armature as a parent. But this is a pit bull thread.
You’re making it very hard for me to maintain family cohesion. Sometimes the urge is sooooo......!!!
>>If you leave a 2 YO outside by the pool you are an armature as a parent. <<
Or maybe a fresco...
>>But this is a pit bull thread.<<
And maybe you misunderstood my analogy...?
Maybe you could do the “Animal House” cough: *PITBULL* *PITBULL*
;)
I just blew my coffee all over my keyboard!!!!
>>If you leave a 2 YO outside by the pool you are an armature as a parent.<<
On second look, it seems spell check has left me bereft.
But spell check hasn’t maimed a child nor left one in danger has it?
You obviously didn’t believe my post. I am in total control of my pit bull. I spend 90% of my time with him. The other 10% has him locked inside my house. While outside, he has 22,500 sq ft area to run and exercise in with a 6 ft privacy fence. Most of the time he spends at my feet staring at me wanting me to pet him. He will only interact with others if they compromise my privacy.
>>You obviously didn’t believe my post. I am in total control of my pit bull. I spend 90% of my time with him. The other 10% has him locked inside my house. While outside, he has 22,500 sq ft area to run and exercise in with a 6 ft privacy fence. Most of the time he spends at my feet staring at me wanting me to pet him. He will only interact with others if they compromise my privacy.<<
Seems like a lot of work.
Sort of like fighting terrorists. They only have to win once.
Why do you own something that requires NSA-level observation?
It makes no sense unless you are in fact keeping them as terror weapons against intruders.
An no human being has had total control of any wild animal ever. Ask Seigfeld and Roy.
My prayer tonight is I never have a chance to say “I told you so” to you.
But the probabilities say otherwise.
>>Put aside your hatred for the dogs a moment and address the responsibility of the adults in these situations. Please.<<
That was my point, sans spell-check error.
Having a dangerous weapon with no safety catch which is constantly targeted at all living things around it is criminal negligence and, should it go off, said adult should be prosecuted as manslaughter in the least.
And said “adult” should be condemned to hell when the attack occurs (like a motorcycle, it isn’t “if” it is “when”) and a child suffers or dies.
I didn’t think you could answer without showing prejudice. Whether you believe it or not, there are some wonderful pit bull dogs in this world that are owned by responsible people. I have one and I am one. Nothing in life is one size fits all. Get my analogy?
>>I didn’t think you could answer without showing prejudice. Whether you believe it or not, there are some wonderful pit bull dogs in this world that are owned by responsible people. I have one and I am one. Nothing in life is one size fits all. Get my analogy?<<
Yep.
Your ego exceeds your desire to protect your children.
You already described your control of your weapons as keeping terrorists at bay.
By your own definition, you need 100% control.
They only need a .000001% break in that control before tragedy ensues.
But I pray my extrapolation will never become reality.
whatever.
>>Terrorists? This is a pit bull thread. You know not of what you speak.<<
I repeated back to you your own terms about 100% control.
>>Only 50%. The pit already does the other 50%. <<
Op cit.
>>My youngest child is 27 and no longer lives here. You know not of what you speak.
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The thread was about children — if you let your grandchildren (if any) into the danger zone, the same applies.
As a pit bull owner, I do recognize there are bad dogs and bad owners. You can’t seem to realize there are some really great dogs and responsible owners out here. We don’t make the headlines but we’re here. I honestly hope your blinders fall off one day.
Screw the top back on, then hold the nozzle firmly, while you have the handle depressed, against an air pressure hose nozzle and briefly charge it. Usually you can hold it for up to a 100 psi, takes but a second.
Now, simply keep it handy, and when the dog charges, give it a blast.
has a 5 to 6 foot pattern, shoots about 25 feet, and discharges in about 1/2 second. The dog gets hit with a wall of liquid, takes the wind right out of it's sails.
When used on car chasers, usually one blast cures the urge.
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