As pit bull owners, it is our responsibility to understand our dogs, put them in a position to succeed, and keep them safe.
However you will need a force free trainer to help you muzzle train your dog 2: It is YOUR duty
as a pit bull owner to ensure that your dog is safely contained in your garden / yard at all times.
As a pit bull owner, or just a dog owner, one must recognize that their good dog is neither the rule or the exception, and that all dogs are flawed, as all people are flawed.
As a pit bull owner it is difficult to read the title of this and not start to feel defensive, but I do appreciate that you took the time to mention that responsible ownership will turn out sweet, safe dogs and that many dogs deviate from the «breed standard.»
As a pit bull owner, I was astounded to read about United's policy, so I checked it out myself on their website.
I really appreciate this article
as a pit bull owner with a leash aggressive pit bull.
I love stories like this,
as a pit bull owner I try my best to be an advocate for them when I can.
Not exact matches
The
pit bull owners provided the same environment
as the other breed adopters.
The Bully dogs, such
as the American Staffordshire Terrier and the
Pit Bull, also make great companions but their
owners should be prepared for dog aggression.
Prospective
pit bull owners can get more information on raising
pit bulls on websites such
as BadRap.org, PBRC.org and AnimalFarmFoundation.org.
I myself LOVE
pit bulls and once when I get one on my own I will be one of the dedicated
pit bull owners who
pit bull is
as loving
as it can be.
And
as a bystander with children and pets, I'd like to add that the reason anti-
pit bull groups are gaining favor and becoming more widely known is because the attacks by
pit bulls and their
owners are happening all over the country at an alarming rate.
Media reports
as well
as actions of reckless
owners have led to a grossly distorted image of
pit -
bulls.
Governments that have adopted BSL — such
as the Montreal City Council, led by Mayor Denis Coderre — target specific breeds (primarily «
pit bull - type» dogs) by imposing restrictions on
owners or simply banning them outright.
After four year old Ayen Chol was killed by a dog (characterised
as a
Pit Bull, but probably a large cross breed) in August of 2011, Victoria's State Government responded to public outcry and rushed through legislation which made it an offense for an
owner to keep a restricted breed dog which not comply with the following conditions:
The proposed law, which would have required all
pit bull owners to muzzle their dogs and confine them in locked kennels, was not passed — but those who own and love
pit bull type dogs took it
as a warning.
Unfortunately many of the
pit bulls and
pit bull mixes you would come across in city shelters or similar locations, have been bred, kept and trained
as fighting dogs, or were kept
as guard dogs by drug dealers to be aggressive to any humans other than their
owners.
At the APBR we develop and provide an umbrella of programs, resources, services and opportunities to wrap around our members needs to help give our members an «Ongoing Positive Experience» and support
as purebred
Pit Bull dog
owners.
At the APBR we develop and cater an umbrella of programs, resources, services and opportunities to wrap around our members needs to help give our members an «Ongoing Positive Experience» and support
as purebred
Pit Bull dog
owners.
Although the plaintiffs and their experts claim that the ordinance does not give them enough guidance to enable
owners to determine whether their dogs fall within its scope, the evidence established that the plaintiffs themselves often use the term «
pit bull»
as a shorthand method of referring to their dogs.
And although
pit bulls attack and kill strangers like Claudia Gallardo, 38 (killed by a
pit bull in the front yard of its
owner's house in Stockton, California) and Pamela Devitt, 63 (killed by 4
pit bulls running at large
as she took a walk in Antelope Valley, California), the usual victims are our children, parents and guests.
More ppl are bitten by small dogs than big ones the problem is down to not being reported getting nipped of a small dog happens more but isn't reported larger dogs tend to leave or do more damage But this is the fault of the
owner not knowing how to train a big dog u have to break the dog early then they see u
as the alpha male then u can bend the dog to our will I've just had two dogs non
pit bull taken from me by a copper who hasn't started shaving yet who said they look like
pit bulls one was twelve week old the other two yr old they haven't stopped growing yet how the fuck can this nimrod have the ability to tell breeds are one thing or another b4 their full grown this is state sanctioned destruction of life
The
pit bulls involved in these cases were identified
as pit bulls or
pit bull - mixes by animal control, law enforcement,
owners, victims, neighbors, etc. and they know more about what the dogs were than YOU do because YOU weren \» t there.
Michael Armalavage, 44, was arrested after he accidentally slashed another dog
owner while trying to protect himself and his Australian shepherd from an attack by another dog, described
as a
pit bull - Rhodesian ridgeback mix.
«A study by Dr Randall Lockwood of the US Humane Society found that
pit bulls are more likely to break restraints to attack someone and that
pit bulls are more likely to attack their
owners, possibly
as a result of
owners trying to separate their dogs from victims.»
«I'm a dog
owner myself, so seeing pets suffer just breaks my heart,» said Anze Kopitar, center and Stanley Cup MVP
as he petted Charles, a six year old adoptable black
pit bull mix available for adoption from Best Friends in Mission Hills.
City spokesperson Gonzalo Nunez said city employees contacted people who's applications were incomplete before the letters went out, but Montreal
pit bull owners affected are arguing that the letters came suddenly and
as a surprise, many in cases where they thought they were well in compliance.
As the conversations developed, I learned that there were some barriers placed in the way of adoption — from policies that prohibited first - time dog
owners and families with children from adopting
pit bulls to special applications, special hold times, higher adoption fees and even required home visits.
This has fractured supportive services to
Pit Bull owners and over the years has worked to severely diminish the value of the
Pit Bull breed
as a whole.
But when sex advice columnist Dan Savage, who writes numerous posts about pitbulls behaving badly with titles like, «
Pit Bulls Should be Boiled Alive like Lobsters and Fed to Their Idiot
Owners,» and compares these domesticated canines with wild tigers, he's doing the exact same thing
as Drudge.
Since they wanted to leave themselves room to seize dangerous dogs that mandate suggests that animal control officers «verify...
owner's claim that their
pit bull is qualified
as service animal».
Previously owned
pit bulls are allowed to stay with their
owners as long
as the permit is acquired by Dec. 31, but no new
pit bulls are permitted to enter city bounds.
On April 5th, 2011, the Director of Animal Care and Control for Denver mandated that moving forward, officers «will not immediately impound a
pit bull that is identified
as a service animal by the
owner.»
2904, 115 L.Ed.2 d 1067 (1991)(harboring a «dog commonly known
as a
pit bull dog» is prima facie evidence of ownership of a vicious dog); City of Richardson v. Responsible Dog
Owners of Texas, 794 S.W. 2d 17 (Tex. 1990); Greenwood v. North Salt Lake City, 817 P. 2d 816, 821 (Utah 1991)(
pit bull dogs «are known for a unique combination of strength, agility, tolerance for pain, ․ aggressiveness ․ were historically bred for fighting and killing, ․ have experienced a proportionately higher number of bites and attacks ․ [and] that Animal Control treats
pit bull dogs differently than other breeds»); American Dog
Owners Assoc. v. City of Yakima, 113 Wash. 2d 213, 217, 777 P. 2d 1046, 1048 (1989); Dog Federation of Wisconsin, Inc. v. City of South Milwaukee, 178 Wis. 2d 353, 367, 504 N.W. 2d 375, 381 (Wis.Ct.App.)
The meetup began
as a place where
pit bull owners in the community could coordinate walks, attend fundraisers, and meet other
pit bulls in the area.
Unfortunately for those
pit bull heritage dogs (
as well
as those who are mislabeled
as such), adoption rates plummet,
as many apartment buildings and lease
owners will not allow tenants to have any Pitbull - type dogs on the premises.
District of Maple Ridge staff are recommending a new dog bylaw that singles out
pit bulls as «aggressive» and would charge their
owners a licensing fee four times that of other breeds.
Three of these were in British Columbia, including the mauling of two sisters by an 80 pound Rottweiler cross which resulted in one of the women being taken to hospital in critical condition after suffering more than 100 bites, there was the death of an elderly native woman due to a dog attack, and in downtown Vancouver, a dog described
as a
pit bull cross attacked and killed a five - month - old puppy, who was on leash, while its
owner watched in horror.
Because
pit bulls are restricted, some
owners may be labeling their dogs
as other breeds or mixes, so they would not have to comply with the regulations.
More than 50
pit bulls, Rottweilers, Dobermans, Dachshunds and even Shih Tzus took to the streets of downtown Maple Ridge with their
owners Sunday afternoon to protest a proposed bylaw that would single out certain breeds
as aggressive.
Instead, if we want to keep these breeds
as pets and avoid further bans in the country, how about we all try to show
pit bulls for what they are — a non-aggressive dog breed for any
owner.
Owners of
pit bull - type dogs deal with a strong breed stigma, however controlled studies have not identified this breed group
as disproportionately dangerous....
It is our goal to help advocate, educate, and rescue
Pit Bulls in our area
as well
as be a resource for
Pit Bull owners in the Greater Houston and surrounding areas.
The authors note that the prevalence of «
pit bull - type dogs» in «the... number of cases that resulted in very severe injuries or fatalities» may be accounted for in large part because of «the popularity of the breed in the victim's community, reporting biases and the dog's treatment by its
owner (e.g., use
as fighting dogs — note 21).»
«Since
pit bulls have a strong fighting background, we recommend that pet
owners also have a breaking stick
as a precaution, even if they don \» t plan to use it in an illegal context.
Three
pit bull dogs, two of which mauled a 9 - year - old Port St. John girl last month, should be used
as guard dogs in a prison or destroyed, a Brevard animal control official decided Wednesday.Xan Rawls, director of animal control, made her decision after an emotional hearing before the Animal Control Advisory Board, during which Marilyn Lanthorne described her daughter's attack by «vicious animals» and the
owner of the dogs described her pets
as «lovable.
Unfortunately, even today many
owners breed them to be aggressive dogs, making public opinion mistakenly label any
Pit Bull as dangerous.
What is important here is not the feelings of
pit bull owners who feel
as if their dog has been misunderstood, but the actual lives of dogs and people.
In response to Logan Jenkins» column «Blaming the breed would be a misdeed, says
owner of Petey, a smart, gentle
pit bull» (Local, June 27): I fully understand those who fear and loathe this breed, but
as it is so clearly pointed out in Jenkins» article, the fault lies with those who utilize the breed to create that horrible and irresponsible aura.
A
pit bull owners herself, Sherrill is against breed specific legislation, such
as that passed in Ohio, Denver and numerous other jurisdictions.