Apparently safer than a pit bull, but it won't fetch a stick
Posted on 04/16/2023 1:32:40 PM PDT by Tipllub
BRUNSWICK, Md. - Authorities say a two-year-old Virginia boy died after being bitten by a pit bull-mastiff mix at a family gathering in Maryland.
The child's family says the 2-year-old lives in Fauquier County and was in Maryland for a birthday celebration for his grandmother.
The boy had been playing with the dog all day long, and as the family was getting ready to leave, the dog, which belonged to the grandmother, attacked the boy.
The boy’s family told FOX 5 the dog was not provoked, and it’s unclear why exactly it bit the child.
"We don’t know. He just attacked him, so. And the dog is very lovable too, so we just don’t know what happened," said Tammy Crawford, the victim’s aunt.
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The dog worship in our society is through the roof, and still growing more pathetic everyday. Dog owners need to take responsibility for their animals regardless of the breed.
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So true. The dog worshippers also spend multiple thousands on their sick dogs while outfits trying to save our nation and cure human diseases are begging for funds. Our enemies must be laughing at us.
Apparently safer than a pit bull, but it won't fetch a stick
We have a 12 year old female tri colored Pembroke Welsh Corgi. We got her when she was 8 weeks old. Mackenzie has often been surrounded by small children under 5 years old. She has had children pull her ears, grab her nose, hug and kiss her, try to ride her, and violate her personal space. She has never growled or snapped at anyone ever. The story is the same for other Corgis we’ve known. Not all dogs or breeds are dangerous with small children.
And he is such a good boy too. Just getting his life back together and aspiring to be a neurosurgeon too.
Never mind, wrong species and wrong color. They seem so similar though.
I think they said that about Goering.
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Caption: “Mostly Loving” /mostly peaceful
I don’t care what breed it is, never, never, NEVER leave a child alone with a strange dog.
This is on the parents and the ignoramus owner(s).
Not all dogs. Mostly pit bulls.
that’s so true — seen it with a few rescues
“What a disconnect in thinking! The dog killed a two-year old. The dog is very lovable!”
Yes. And he had just turned his life around, and was getting ready to go to college.
Pits are ghetto dogs. Leave them in the damned ghetto and avoid them like they are liquid nitroglycerine.
I’ll say it again.
Truth is, this hardly ever really happens. Except with certain types.
You can bet most kids are behaving these ways. Yet we don’t see millions of reports of dog attacks/maulings/killings.
First off, “pit-bull terrier” is a TYPE, not a breed. There are MANY breeds that fall under this type - some that officially no longer do, and are no longer “fighters”. Boston Terriers e.g., and Bull Terriers are mostly reliable.
As far as breeding - the best bet is to go by what breeds are unreliable, and after that, only rely on (conformation) show lines. Anything else is questionable and likely unknown at best. Safer to cull all those.
Oh there is too much “dog” (and all pets) worship. (Americans never really USED dogs for real work besides “hunting” - they don’t respect the dog, just “love” them.)
But PBTs are the black people of the dog world - they’re so misunderstood, so abused, so neglected, that is why they’re so thuggish.
You won’t get much more sycophant than this.
Drew, I’m liking you more and more every thread.
Agreed. It’s not wise to allow kids to do “anything” with any animal, and they really must be taught about respect, but it’s simply not true that every dog is a serious danger to every kid because they “kiss them, hug them, nestle in with them”, etc. I already mentioned my German Shepherds.
Again, always be careful. But there is no excuse for PBTs. They simply ARE that way. Trigger-happy.
It’s the parents’ fault. Bottom line.
We’ve never had a dog that wasn’t a breed you could ‘trust’. We always introduced the child to the dog and taught the child how to pet the dog and made sure that the first time we were there talking to our dog so they felt safe. We also started very young training our dogs for things kids might do. We gently pulled their tales and ears. Hugged them a little too tightly. Went face to face with them, and my wife would do her best child squeal. We also taught them to take food and treats gently.
Even then we never intentionally left a young child with one of our dogs one on one.
Interesting that your FR handle spelled backwards is Bullpit ==> pitbull...
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