Posted on 04/05/2005 6:22:36 AM PDT by Dan from Michigan
"All right, yet another media hype story about the dangerous pit bull..."
Yup. Those cuddly pit bulls killed the child of their owner. Nice doggie....
That's funny.
<Million Mom> Just like owning a gun is. </Million Mom>
Au' contraire! It is a GREAT dog. It is absolutely fearless and will defend you until the death (Incidentally, with all the negative notoriety about ASBTs, you never hear about one attacking the person it recognizes as its MASTER, that is because it is a one-person dog!)...it is also the "Mike Tyson" of dogs!
Now, having said that, you must understand what it is like to be the manager of a "Mike Tyson"; (one reason why the police don't use them, usually opting for Shepherds, Rotties, or Dobes instead). Specifically, the dog MUST be socialized to its environment/
Thanks for brining some sense to this thread.
You took what I said out of context.
Next I said, "But why would you risk having pit bulls around your kids?"
That is what I am saying. Pitbulls in most cases are no more likely to attack a human than a small dog, but the reason they are dangerous is because they are so powerful. This is the same thing that makes them a great dog if trained properly.
..it is also the "Mike Tyson" of dogs!
Well, excuse me, but that just doesn't seem like much of a selling point, now does it? Comparing your favorite breed of dog to a pathologically violent sociopath who's done hard time for rape...
Thanks. I try.
I know people who own pit bulls, rotweilers and german sheperds -- all supposedly vicious dogs, yet their owners have never had problems with them. The pit bull especially is a sweetheart...rolls over on her back and likes to have her belly rubbed.
With children, it's important to supervise them constantly when around any animals, even seemingly harmless pets. And the children should be taught never to pull the tail or otherwise do anything that might provoke the pet.
Get to know the dog before flaming it...click on site:
http://www.akc.org/breeds/american_staffordshire_terrier/did_you_know.cfm
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Media Hype? A six year old girl was mauled to death.
In the Cow world, SUV means Scary Udder Vacuum.
Hope you've brushed up on your firearm skills! ;-) What a "first time I ever shot a gun" story!
Glad things turned out relatively OK in the end. Sounds like there were a couple near misses where maybe your guardian angel was really earning his pay that day!
By the way, I wonder if they are any relation to Derek Jeter. Isn't he from Kalamazoo?
My sister & her family live next door to one, with a low fence in between the yards. I had thoughts of removing the dog (painlessly of course) till I noticed it was crippled with arthritis & old age. I guess I should be concerned that they'd want another after this one kicks, though.
There really is something wrong with dogs who would kill a child they have always known. Perhaps they should be kept in a gun safe.
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