Sentences with phrase «other than pit bulls»

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.

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.

By 1998 adoption demand for puppies other than pit bulls had long since exceeded intake throughout California.

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.

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.&raqpit 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.&raqPit 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.