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Horrified Dog Owner Returns Home to Find Two Pit Bulls Killed Three of her Beloved Pets
Daily Mail ^ | 4/8/2014 | By ASSOCIATED PRESS and ALEXANDRA KLAUSNER

Posted on 04/07/2014 8:27:42 AM PDT by Bon of Babble

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Sorry to post something so sad. I have a shih-tzu who protects our home with his little life, and cannot imagine the grief...


1 posted on 04/07/2014 8:27:42 AM PDT by Bon of Babble
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To: Bon of Babble

http://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics-fatalities-2013.php


2 posted on 04/07/2014 8:29:04 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Bon of Babble

In before the it’s not the breed it’s the owners.

BTW, If that happened to my pets, the pit bulls would have been euthanized on the spot.


3 posted on 04/07/2014 8:29:35 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Obamacare: You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.)
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To: Bon of Babble

The problem with pit bulls is that they are like bengal tigers. They make great pets, until they don’t. And when they turn, it’s not the same as a weiner dog turning. It’s a little more impactive to all concerned.

Not that I’m against the dogs. I would just like to see the owners made legally responsible for what they do. And I believe that is already the case.


4 posted on 04/07/2014 8:30:01 AM PDT by cuban leaf
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To: Jeff Chandler

DH said the same thing...about the owners of the dog...


5 posted on 04/07/2014 8:30:21 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (The dogs bark; the caravan moves on!)
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To: Bon of Babble

Pit Bulls are sweet and well-behaved dogs. You do hear about the problem dogs.

The media never reports on owners who never have a problem with their pit bulls. This is Gresham’s Law applied to reporting on animals: bad news drives out good news.

Its unfair to tarnish all pit bulls as being a menace based on the actions of a few rogue dogs.


6 posted on 04/07/2014 8:31:55 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Bon of Babble

Pit bulls in the news today:

http://www.abc3340.com/story/25176424/st-clair-county-child-killed-in-dog-attack


7 posted on 04/07/2014 8:32:14 AM PDT by Will88
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>>The pit bulls could be euthanized if a judge orders it.

They should have been euthanized already, and regardless of a judge’s order.

If someone’s dog did this to my dog, I would kill their dog immediately. If my own dog did this to another person’s dogs, I would kill my own dog immediately. There is no grey area in my view. Killer dogs have no place.


8 posted on 04/07/2014 8:34:21 AM PDT by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: Will88

This was a dog allowed to run loose. Its the owner who should be responsible for the death of the child.

I have a German Shepherd and I never allow her off leash and certainly do not allow her to roam.

Sad to say, there are irresponsible dog owners out there.


9 posted on 04/07/2014 8:35:40 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Bon of Babble
I suppose this is not a good time to comment on "situational awareness," which a rational person would accept as a given first and foremost around one's home.

If I had neighbors who own aggressive unsocialized pit bulls next door. A doggy door would be the last thing I would provide to make a disaster not only possible, but likely.
A shotgun would be my first investment.

No further comments would be useful. I am biting my tongue. It could have been worse.

10 posted on 04/07/2014 8:35:55 AM PDT by publius911 ( At least Nixon had the good g race to resign!)
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To: Bon of Babble

This whole thing defies logic and has been in defiance of logic for a long, long time.


11 posted on 04/07/2014 8:36:58 AM PDT by davisfh
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To: MarineBrat

I will not own a dog that bites.

That said, no pit bulls. Not now not ever

And dog doors are a bad idea


12 posted on 04/07/2014 8:37:33 AM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: MarineBrat

Agreed.

With dog ownership comes great responsibility and you are liable and may be held criminally responsible if your dog injures or kills someone.

I love my dog but I know well enough this is a powerful animal.


13 posted on 04/07/2014 8:38:00 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

I have never heard of shih-tzus attacking and killing other dogs. Or attacking and killing children. Or attacking and killing senior citizens. I have, however, heard of Pitbulls doing this on a regular basis.

Sorry, but it IS tghe breed and the instincts that are bred into them.

Just like a retriever will retrieve with little encouragement, a pitbull will kill with little encouragement or training, it is what their instincts tell them to do.


14 posted on 04/07/2014 8:38:38 AM PDT by wrench
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To: Bon of Babble

ayep! them doggie doors sure area a blessing! what could possibly go wrong? (burglars, skunks, etc...


15 posted on 04/07/2014 8:39:28 AM PDT by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

From your link:

32 U.S. dog bite-related fatalities occurred in 2013. Despite being regulated in Military Housing areas and over 700 U.S. cities, pit bulls contributed to 78% (25) of these deaths. Pit bulls make up about 6% of the total U.S. dog population.


16 posted on 04/07/2014 8:39:34 AM PDT by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: goldstategop

I see a pit bull not on a leash and I shoot him dead on the spot


17 posted on 04/07/2014 8:40:40 AM PDT by advertising guy ( <------------- lotta white in here ------------>)
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To: yldstrk

All dogs bite. They are carnivores descended from wolves.

We humans must always be the alpha and set strict limits and teach our dogs not to bite.

Its not the breed - its how to owner socializes and trains the dog to be a good canine citizen.


18 posted on 04/07/2014 8:40:43 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

Did you read the article, or excerpt, even?


19 posted on 04/07/2014 8:40:47 AM PDT by NEMDF
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To: goldstategop

Since you can’t tell for sure which ones are going to turn vicious, that’s a reasonable response.


20 posted on 04/07/2014 8:41:05 AM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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