Additionally, I could not locate a single case in the US of a person above the age of 6 - years - old who was ever dismembered, eviscerated or scalped by any dog
other than a pit bull - type.
By 1998 adoption demand for puppies
other than pit bulls had long since exceeded intake throughout California.
But dogs
other than pit bulls almost never fight to the death, and re-gripping to achieve a lock bite is typical only of pit bulls; other dogs re-grip mostly in games of tug, being careful at all times not to let their teeth touch the opposing tugger, let alone injure the playmate.
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.
Not exact matches
If you think that's as it should be because
pit bulls are bred to fight, or because their jaws exert more pressure
than other dogs, or because they have aggressive temperaments, think again.
The reason that your insurance will increase in cost is because
pit bulls have a reputation for being aggressive dogs and, as a result, are seen as having a greater insurance risk
than other dogs.
And what's worse, is that they tend to stay in shelters longer
than any
other animal population because of the aforementioned restrictions that make so it hard, if not impossible, to have an American
Pit Bull Terrier as a companion animal.
I'm here to tell you, though, that a
pit bull is no more likely to unpredictably attack
than any
other breed.
The results of the study showed that the
pit bull dogs were no more aggressive
than the
other breeds.
There's been some recent debate about the inherent natures of
pit bulls in particular, but again, there's no evidence to show that
pit bulls are more likely to cause harm to humans
than any
other breed.
For instance, American
Pit Bull Terriers and Akitas were reported by owners to be more aggressive
than average, but only towards
other dogs.
Pit bulls are more dangerous
than other dogs.
Except for one: Some people are still perpetuating the myth that «
pit bull» dogs bite differently
than other dogs.
Since adult
pit bulls can take longer to place
than other breeds, we look for foster homes that are patient, stable and realistic about what they're getting into.
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.
Animal control departments in at least 25 U.S. states report that
pit bulls are biting more
than all
other dog breeds.
Since in many places
pit bulls make up 30 - 50 % of the shelter population, and are less likely to be considered for placement
than any
other breed, guessing that 25 % of those dogs killed is a reasonable estimate.
It doesn \» t matter if: - their jaws don \» t lock - someone once called them nanny dogs - your dog has never bitten anyone - your small dog bites but your staffy doesn \» t - this type of dog doesn \» t have the strongest jaw - they are loyal to you - the type of staffy or
pit bull that killed or maimed isn \» t the type you own or is a cross-breed What matters is that Staffy - type dogs kill and maim more
than any
other breeds.
Despite its record licencing rate of 90 % — four times higher
than the average in
other cities — Calgary area
pit bull attacks have more
than tripled: from 58 in 2009 to 201 in 2012.
The
Pit Bull has a purebred registration history longer
than most
other breeds in existence.
The odds of a
Pit Bull in Bexar County causing a bite were 5 times greater
than the odds for all
other breeds combined, at 4.9 to 1.
Loew adds, «The
pit bull does seem to respond more
than other dogs to people trying to bring out aggressiveness.
while some dogs do have a higher chance to bite a person, i compleatly disaggree with this list, i mean chiwawa's arnt even listed and they have a higher chance to bite
than a rott or a
pit bull... after all if raised correctly both rots and
pits are very freindly, however, people think those dogs have to be mean, so they raise them to be mean...
other dogs like a doberman can also be very friendly, but due to the immense inbreeding they suffure from brain issues which drive them insane and violent....
Many purebred
Pit Bulls have had their unregistered records kept meticulously within their family for generations,
others have fallen out of the process simply due to breeders not following through with registrations and
other Pit Bulls have been targeted and excluded from registration by some registries for no
other reason
than their coat or eye color.
There is no evidence to show that
Pit Bulls actually bite people more
than any
other breed.
The chief dog warden of Lucas County testified that: (1) when
pit bulls attack, they are more likely to inflict severe damage to their victim
than other breeds of dogs; (2)
pit bulls have killed more Ohioans
than any
other breed of dog; (3) Toledo police officers fire their weapons in the line of duty at
pit bulls more often
than they fire weapons at people and all
other breeds of dogs combined; (4)
pit bulls are frequently shot during drug raids because
pit bulls are encountered more frequently in drug raids
than any
other dog breed....
BOB JOHNSTONE, Cincinnati, OH city attorney We have amassed what I consider an overwhelming amount of information that demonstrates to me that
pit bulls are, by far, responsible for more fatal or serious attacks
than any
other breed.
Pit bulls are not more popular
than other dogs, but they represent up to 80 % of abandoned and stray dogs in shelters at any given time.
His city's assertion that «
pit bulls are more dangerous
than other breeds of dog» has withstood legal challenges, he said.
The adoption failure rate for
pit bulls 1 year or older is about 50 % per year — about 10 times higher
than the failure rate for all
other breed types combined.
The San Bernardino County ordinance said
pit bull breeds account for about 20 percent of the dogs at animal shelters and are put down more often
than any
other breed.
Staffordshire and
pit bull terriers kill and maim more people
than any
other breeds.
The oft - quoted myth by pro-
pit bull groups that
pit bulls «do not bite more
than other breeds» is categorically false.
With all that activity, American
Pit Bull Terriers tend to sweat more often
than any
other dog breed.
Therefore — it is at least a HALF MILLION TIMES MORE LIKELY that a
pit bull will be killed by a HUMAN
than the
other way around.
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 injuries these dogs inflict are more serious
than other breeds because they go for the deep musculature and don't release; they hold and shake,» says Sheryl Blair of the Tufts Veterinary School, in North Grafton, Mass., which last year held a symposium entitled Animal Agression: Dog Bites and the
Pit Bull Terrier.
The Colorado Dog Fanciers trial court made this clear, stating that, while it could not be proven that
pit bulls bite more than other dogs, there was «credible evidence that Pit Bull dog attacks are more severe and more likely to result in fatalities.&raq
pit bulls bite more
than other dogs, there was «credible evidence that
Pit Bull dog attacks are more severe and more likely to result in fatalities.&raq
Pit Bull dog attacks are more severe and more likely to result in fatalities.»
On the
other hand, a dog that is raised in an abusive or unstable environment will certainly be more inclined to display acts of aggression; this does not mean that a
Pit Bull is more like to «turn» on their guardian more
than any
other dog, however.
SHERYL BLAIR, Tufts Veterinary School symposium — Animal Aggression: Dog Bites and the
Pit Bull Terrier The injuries these dogs inflict are more serious
than other breeds because they go for the deep musculature and don't release; they hold and shake.
These groups often assert that
Pit Bulls are responsible for more bite - related fatalities
than any
other breed.
Ann Cipriani Woody's Self - Serve Dog Wash & Boutique 5843 Brownsville Road, Unit 1 South Park, PA 15236 ----------------------- The Black Goughnuts Several weeks ago I purchased this product hoping that I was getting something that would last longer
than the «
other» toys we had been using for our serious chewing 110 lb
Pit Bull Bear.
What's interesting though is the APBT and
other pit bull type breeds are actually more related with those dogs
than with terrier type breeds, so there definitely is some common history there.
However, when it comes to dog attacks, the probability of being attacked by a
pit bull, and that attack being fatal, is lower
than being attacked by
other breeds of dogs.
Yes, there have been
pit bull attacks, and in all honesty, there have been more fatalities with from
pit bull attacks
than from any
other breed of dog.
Supporters also maintain that
pit bulls are more dangerous
than other breeds, and point to numerous serious and even deadly attacks on people by
pit bulls.
The
Pit Bull in fact has a lineage that goes back further
than most
other considered pure breeds in existence today.
Owners of safe breeds who insure with State Farm and the
other companies covering
pit bulls, in particular, are paying correspondingly higher premiums, if all
other factors are equal,
than they would if insuring with one of at least 13 major U.S. insurance groups that do not cover
pit bulls.
A
pit bull with these genes can no more control itself
than can a rooster control its strutting and attacking any
other rooster it sees as a threat to its harem.
Unfortunately in the Oakland area we have a high population of
pit bulls and their chances in shelters are lower
than that of
other breeds.