Many of the stories about attacks by pit bulls don't even end up being pit bulls and that is what is so unfair.
Not exact matches
To dog - eat - dog entrepreneurs like Kevin O'Leary, any startup trying to
do more than serve customers and generate profits is being run
by labradoodles playing among the
pit bulls of commerce.
So
by your logic if Honey Boo Boo's mom decides to bring «go - go» juice (red
bull mixed with Mountain Dew) and pageant crack (pixie sticks) to class to celebrate and uses her own money, the only thing other parents can
do is hope their children are trained like
pit bulls to «just say no,» homeschool, or send them to a private school.
If you're bitten
by a poodle it's unlikely to be news, but a
pit bull «attack» still sells papers in much the same way shark attacks
do (one paper called
pits «sharks on paws»).
Out of the 82 original dogs in the study, seven inflicted bites - one caused
by a
pit bull (
did not break the skin), two
by the other dog breeds (that
did not break the skin) and four from the other dog breed (
did break the skin).
Answer
by Tim I got a
pit bull around the same age the best thing to
do is to buy can dog food real meaty and you can give him bread with an egg and buttermilk makes em shiny and fat.
We have come a long way in busting the myths of breed discrimination, but there is a lot of misinformation and education to be
done and
by simply marking «
pit bull» you have eliminated adopters from some communities, put a potential adopter in jeopardy of losing their home insurance, and limited the number of potential adopters.
The term «
pit bull» doesn't refer to an individual breed of dog that is recognized
by the American Kennel Club, but instead refers to several breeds that are considered to be part
pit bull.
The men who match
pit bulls in fights today
do not bother with such formalities; they refer to their animals as bulldogs — a nickname which should not confuse
pit bulls with the pug - faced and bowlegged English bulldog, a distant relative, or the bullterrier, another relation whose bloodline was softened long ago
by crossbreeding with the English Terrier.
When one
does actual research on the subject, it is revealed that
pit bulls were never very popular in the past: http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/06/03/howpopularwerepitBulls03.06.htm Here's an article written in 1911
by a
pit bull breeder urging people to see the
pit bull as more than killing machines: http://books.google.com/books?id=T57mAAAAMAAJ&vq=%22A%20Good%20Word%20for%20the%20
Pit%20Dog%22&pg=RA3-PA13#v=onepage&q&f=false Why would «America's favorite dog» need such articles written about it?
DID YOU KNOW my son Dax was the 358th (U.S. & Canadian combined DBRF)(Dog Bite Related Fatality) American killed
by a
PIT BULL in recorded history?
I don't really care if you believe my sons
pit bull survival story because people like you will never believe that these attacks accure
by family
pit bulls.
The oft - quoted myth
by pro-
pit bull groups that
pit bulls «
do not bite more than other breeds» is categorically false.
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 writer didn't make the
pit bull or
pit ~
bull type dogs the most dangerous breed, humans
did that hundreds of years ago
by selectively breeding them for
bull baiting, ratting, dog fighting and whatever other blood sport put money in their pockets.
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.
One of the major problems encountered
by pet - parents has to
do with breed restrictions, given that many apartments are not
pit bull friendly rentals or large breed dog friendly apartments.
Don't diss all
pit bulls for actions of a few The Sentinel editorial «Pit - bull attack» on June 13 is flawed by faulty logic; the issue is proper control of anima
pit bulls for actions of a few The Sentinel editorial «
Pit - bull attack» on June 13 is flawed by faulty logic; the issue is proper control of anima
Pit -
bull attack» on June 13 is flawed
by faulty logic; the issue is proper control of animals.
A letter sent
by the City of Montreal dated August 21, 2017 gave 520
pit bull owners, who either failed to comply with all the requirements to register their dog or didn't complete all requirements for registration, four weeks to either get rid of their or face legal action.
An attack
by two
pit bulls on a young mother jogging outside Eustis prompted me to observe that
pit -
bull owners don't ever seem to learn that their «pets» can't be trusted.
Pit bull enthusiasts say that the dogs are happy, sometimes goofy tail - waggers that have been given a bad rap
by the press, and when the dog
does lash out, it's the result of abusive ownership, not an inherently brutal breed.
In 1898, a man
by the name of Chauncy Bennet formed the United Kennel Club (UKC) for the sole purpose of registering «
Pit Bull Terriers» as the American Kennel Club wanted nothing to
do with them.
«I support
pit bull rescue, but there has to be a group that goes farther and hits at the root of the problem. That is what we are
doing by putting leaders in the dogfighting criminal underworld out of business.
This is an often perpetuated myth
by registries and those in the humane care community that
do not support the
Pit Bull breed and others that
do not understand the
Pit Bull's well established history as a pure breed or what it takes to meet the standard of a pure breed line.
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The most important thing people should be prepared to
do when they adopt a
Pit Bull is to be responsible dog guardians - with any breed, training and public representation are very important but this is especially so for
Pit Bull type dogs because of the burdens put upon them
by ridiculous myths and media misrepresentation.
Maryland's highest court had just declared
pit bulls «inherently dangerous,» stipulating that owners and landlords can, without a showing of fault, be held financially liable for damage
done by the animals.
Your personal experience with your good (so far)
pit bull does not cancel out my personal experience of being brutally attacked and nearly killed
by a
pit bull while I was traveling the public sidewalk in my power wheelchair.
I was fortunate that my dog didn't die, but my
Pit Bull mix was diagnosed with that this week and we were told if we hadn't gotten her to the vet when when we
did she would have been dead
by morning.
In one study, conducted
by an impressive array of veterinarians at the University of Florida and Michigan State University, the vets came up with the startling result that more than half of the dogs identified as
pit bulls by staff at four different Florida shelters
did not qualify as even one - quarter
pit bull or staffie, according to their DNA markers.
Ms. Cisneros found that while Dexter may have some
pit bull traits, he
does not «display -LSB--RSB- Â the majority of the physical traits of» those breeds or «exhibit -LSB--RSB- those distinguishing characteristics which substantially conform to the standards established»
by the AKC or UKC for any of the
pit bull breeds.
However, just like Boxers,
by the public here they're often called a
Pit Bull, there is a need for rescue, and we
do bring them into our program as well, when one is in need.
Pit bull type dogs can and do attack people and other animals, but not every dog attack is caused by a Pit Bull and not every Pit Bull will att
bull type dogs can and
do attack people and other animals, but not every dog attack is caused
by a
Pit Bull and not every Pit Bull will att
Bull and not every
Pit Bull will att
Bull will attack.
Pit bull owners must show common sense
by ensuring that they don't set their dogs up to fail
by putting them in inappropriate situations.
Doing so is deceiving to adopters, and may be the reason for an adoption return in the future when the adopter is suddenly made aware
by his or her veterinarian, local Animal Control, insurance carrier, or landlord that the dog is a
pit bull.
People with dogs deemed a «
pit bull» will be allowed to keep them so long as they do various things, including muzzling in public, keeping the dogs in an «enclosure» while in their own home, and posting a large sign on their home that is «at least eight inches by ten inches in rectangular dimensions and shall contain only the words «PIT BULL DOG» in lettering not less than two inches in height.&raq
pit bull» will be allowed to keep them so long as they do various things, including muzzling in public, keeping the dogs in an «enclosure» while in their own home, and posting a large sign on their home that is «at least eight inches by ten inches in rectangular dimensions and shall contain only the words «PIT BULL DOG» in lettering not less than two inches in height.&ra
bull» will be allowed to keep them so long as they
do various things, including muzzling in public, keeping the dogs in an «enclosure» while in their own home, and posting a large sign on their home that is «at least eight inches
by ten inches in rectangular dimensions and shall contain only the words «
PIT BULL DOG» in lettering not less than two inches in height.&raq
PIT BULL DOG» in lettering not less than two inches in height.&ra
BULL DOG» in lettering not less than two inches in height.»
Many people are attracted
by the
Pit Bull's beauty but don't know anything else about them.
AURORA, Colorado; RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. ---- What
did pit bull advocates
do after losing their attempt to repeal the
pit bull ban in Aurora, Colorado,
by a 30 % margin?
Daisy Davis started
by the inspiration of one dog, and even though we are a very small and new group, we are proud of the work we are
doing and look forward to helping change the image of America's most misunderstood breed: the American
Pit Bull Terrier.
The study also concluded that the evidence
does not sustain the view that
pit bulls are a uniquely dangerous breed, and breed - specific laws aimed to control it have not been demonstrated
by authorities to be justified
by its attack record.
The Australian Veterinary Association
did not support mandatory reporting of restricted breeds
by Veterinarians, saying it is not possible to definitively identify a
pit bull and stated the recommendations could discourage owners from seeking care for their animals leading them to suffer needlessly.
Why are humans so invested in categorizing dogs
by breed, and when it comes to your own
pit bull - type dog, what
do you say to people who ask?
i have been to a so called shelter they kill animals every day of the week i just happend to be there giving donations i found out they where going to kill a small skin and bone rat terrier i asked will they give her to me they
did i have hade her for 14 years they
did not even give her a chance to be adopted im glad i was there that day she went to heaven 4 yrs ago going toa shelter is a death sentance thats the way i see it i
do not hide behind a no kill banner i have a
pit bull they wood kill here as soon as she hit the shelter
by the way she is a rescueand as sweet as she can be
We specialize in American Staffordshire Terriers («Am Staffs»), Staffordshire
Bull Terriers («Staffy's»), and American
Pit Bull Terriers, but will
do our best to help all breeds, often
by referral to other local rescues that specialize in that type of dog.
Meanwhile, U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson deliberated for months over what to
do with the dogs impounded from Vick: 66 in all, 48 of whom remained in custody after 13 dogs other than
pit bulls were rehomed
by local humane societies, one dog believed to be a
pit bull but later officially called «not a
pit bull» was returned to an owner who was not charged in the case, and five
pit bulls either died or were euthanized due to dangerous behavior.
I bought the doggy DNA test and got the results back and sure enough he's half Siberian husky half
pit bull, but I don't regret a thing,
by far the most loyal, friendly, smart, obedient, quirky pup!
Things don't always end this way: A month ago a woman called and told me that she had to «get rid» of her
pit bull by lunch time.
To my knowledge, no such study has been
done, meaning that labeling
pit bull - type dogs «genetically aggressive» is not backed
by scientific research.
Montreal's new rules run counter to an early August report
by a provincially appointed advisory panel, which
did not recommend banning
pit bulls.
Pit bull adoption bans
do not reduce dog bites or dog severity, but they
do kill a lot of dogs (and, according to an article in the Washington Post, are likely motivated
by racism).