Sentences with phrase «pit type dogs»

Pitbulls are the most popular dog to breed in the US, yet it is estimated that nearly 1 million Pitbulls, Pit crosses, and Pit types dogs are euthanized each year.

Not exact matches

BSL has not prevented dog attacks, nor has it eradicated the Pit Bull in the UK despite having devastating consequences for some breed - types.

Conversely, dogs lacking any genetic evidence of relevant breeds were labeled as pit bull - type dogs from 0 to 48 percent of the time, the researchers reported.

Those subjects also rated how aggressive they considered different breeds of dogs to be, from cocker spaniels to pit bulls, and chose which type they'd most like to own.

Interestingly, the ban on certain breeds (e.g., pit - bull types in the United Kingdom in the 1990s), invariably fails to lower the number of dog bites, which keeps rising.

The difference between pit bull types, Akitas, Huskies, or other powerful dogs, and breeds who are, in fact, more likely to bite (like Cocker Spaniels and Chihuahuas among others) is in the consequences, which increase in severity and mortality proportionally to the size and strength of the dog.

``... Controlled studies have not identified this breed group [pit bull - type dogs] as disproportionately dangerous.»

Because the term has become associated with such a genetically diverse group of canines, Mr. Cleary demonstrated that there is no basis for making behavioral predictions that could consistently to apply to every pit bull - type dog.

However, the pit bull is a type of dog, not a specific breed, and includes breeds like the American Staffordshire Terrier, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and the American Pit Bull Terripit bull is a type of dog, not a specific breed, and includes breeds like the American Staffordshire Terrier, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, and the American Pit Bull TerriPit Bull Terrier.

Several surveys have been done, thousands of dogs have been evaluated, and pit bull type dogs are some of the best - tempered dogs.

If none of those terms was used by the assessors, that dog was coded as not being of the «pit bull type.»

Because «pit bull» is not a breed of dog but a type of dog, a number of breed terms and their mixes were included as «pit bull types» for purposes of the study.

Chealsea and Brenna put together an amazing project for their multimedia, journalism portfolio class that highlights a couple of our Adopt - A-Bulls, volunteers and speaks to exactly why Love - A-Bull exist... to educate and advocate for pit bull type dogs.

my wife and i have owned mixed breeds of all types, a Field Lab, a Bull Mastiff, Catahoulas, a German Shepherd, Austrailian Cattle Dogs, a Rottie, a Doberman, Jack Russell Terrier, and finally a rescued pit Bull who lived 17 years.

A little more than one hundred years after his fateful encounter with a young soldier on the streets of New Haven, Connecticut, the animated film Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero tells the tale of Stubby, a brindle and white pit bull - type dog, and Robert Conroy, the soldier who found him scrounging for scraps near a military camp.

According to another friend, Mary O'Connor - Shaver of Columbus Top Dogs and Ban Ohio Dog Auctions, «Ohio law mandates that anyone who owns a Pit Bull - type companion to have at least $ 100,000 in liability insurance that would provide coverage if their companion would cause damage to a person's body or a person's death.»

By simply accessing the app while you walk your pups you are helping us to improve the image and lives of pit bull type dogs.

Compared with distributions in the general hospital population, Chihuahuas, German Shepherd Dogs, pit bull — type dogs, and males were overrepresenDogs, pit bull — type dogs, and males were overrepresendogs, and males were overrepresented.

Unfounded claims persist about the severity and nature of incidents involving «pit bull» dogs versus other types of dogs.

Pit bull - type dogs were reported to be no less well behaved compared with all other breeds combined.

The definition of a «pit bull type dog» was just too vague and broad.

While we adopted Zephy, that left the other pit bull type dog, Lola, without an adopter.

On Wednesday, October 5, 2016, Quebec Superior Court Justice Louis Gouin granted the Montréal SPCA's request for a suspension of the sections of the animal bylaw passed September 27, 2016, pertaining to «pit bull type dogs.»

The top 5 breeds of highest intake Looking at our latest data, we again find that dogs labeled as «pit type» continue to be the breed or breed mix of highest intake.

The sharp, and I mean sharp, drop for the next breed type of 9 % for Labradors is compelling, and points to an urgent need for continued innovation and live outcome opportunities for those pit - type dogs who simply need rehoming.

Residents in the Montana town of Libby can legally welcome pit bull type dogs into their homes now that a longtime ban of the breed has been lifted.

There are clearly adopters who want to adopt dogs labeled as pit - type — and yet there are many barriers to adoption!

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.

And no type of dog is more misunderstood than Pit Bulls.

Ohio State Laws mandate that «pit bull» type dogs be covered by a minimum of $ 100,000 liability insurance.

Pit bull type dogs were used in dog fighting and pit bull type dogs found themselves having to handled by multiple kinds of people in late 1800's when they were put into these violence situations and fighPit bull type dogs were used in dog fighting and pit bull type dogs found themselves having to handled by multiple kinds of people in late 1800's when they were put into these violence situations and fighpit bull type dogs found themselves having to handled by multiple kinds of people in late 1800's when they were put into these violence situations and fights.

The US organisation Maddie's Fund financed a study into breed identification by shelter staff, specifically looking at the ability to identify Pit Bull type dogs.

When we peek at the adoptions, pit - type dogs remain ranked as the second most common breed type adopted, and make up 15 % of the total dog adoptions, a slight uptick of 1 % from the year previous.

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.

Out of those attacks, 11 different breeds were cited, and not one was reported to be a pit bull or a pit bull - type dog.

Unlike pit - bull - type dogs, non-fighting dogs usually only bite defensively.

«Despite these limitations and concerns (about identifying the exact «breed» of pit bull type dog responsible for a killing), the data indicate that Rottweilers and pit bull - type dogs accounted for 67 % of human DBRF in the United States between 1997 and 1998.

In order to promote sales and adoptions, many shelters hide the breed of pit bull type dogs, rename them as other breeds or call them «mixed breed».

They do what they are and a pit bull type dog is a mauling violent killer that has been bred to be a land shark, nothing you do can change that, even if you have them from birth.

Heading the website is this statement: «In the 3 - year period from 2006 to 2008, pit bull type dogs killed 52 Americans and accounted for 59 % of all fatal attacks.

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.

There should be mandatory Spay / Neuter programs for all breeds but clearly the one that needs it the most and where the most change would be effected would be with the Pit Bull type dog.

I go to my local dog park every single day and already this year there have been four other dogs and two human injured by Pits (and no other types of dogs).

Obviously you won't have a fire extinguisher handy in the normal course of a day's outdoors activities, but in the U.S., of 123 fatal or maiming attacks on children in 2013 so far (120 of them by pit bull type dogs), 47 occurred on public streets, but 49 of them occurred at home.

Pit bull type dogs represent 3000 % the actuarial risk compared to other types of dogs.

During this time, she saw firsthand the struggles pit bull type dogs were facing in her community as well as a need for more adoption awareness and responsible dog ownership education.

The vet bill for stitching up Arlo's neck and shoulder — $ 3600 — tells us that what will be officially recorded as «bites» were in fact the mauling typically associated with pit - bull - type dogs.

Border Collies herd, Labrador Retrievers retrieve, pit bull type dogs kill.

Many dog behaviourists (and I) call the cluster of breeds imbued with a genetically - endowed propensity for impulsive aggression — such as the mastiff, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentina and others — «pit bull type dogs.».

Behaviourists (and I) call the cluster of breeds imbued with a genetically - endowed propensity for impulsive aggression — such as the mastiff, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentina and others — «pit bull type dogs.».