Pit Bulls?

[Karen]

Re: Pit Bulls????

Pit bulls are as good or as bad as the people that raise them. My 23yr. old has opened my eyes to this. She wears tshirts that say things like "Punish the Deed, Not the Breed" and I do believe I heartily agree,and am starting to wake up to this.

[kamuelakea]

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I agree with the loaded gun in the home comment. Pit Bulls and the other killer breeds have been BRED to attack and kill for hundreds, maybe thousands of years. Just as weapons have their place, so do attack dogs. But to keep them as pets, and especially as pets around children, I think is insane.

I don't know exactly what it says about the personality of the owners of vicious attack dogs but it must mean something is missing or different.

Just yesterday, a Florida woman was killed by her very own nice, gentle, friendly, wouldn't hurt a fly pit bulls.

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbc...044/1086/rss07

Bottom line is that I think all dog owners should have to have insurance against damage that their dog might cause. Insurance companies are in it for profit so they will set premiums based upon risk. All of you who claim that pit bulls, rottwielers, bull mastiffs, etc are being discriminated against will see in dollars the truth. Pit bull insurance would be sky high. Not because they bite the most because all dogs bite, but because they injure, maim and kill the most often.

Junk yard security dog? Great. But family pet? Irresponsible.

I dare you attack dog supporters to Google Pit Bull Kills and thumb through the first 10 pages. The stories are endless. Then try poodle kills, or dalmation kills or golden retriever kills. Very different search results.

[na alii]

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As the saying goes "There is no such thing as a bad dog, just bad owners."

[kamuelakea]

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As the saying goes "There is no such thing as a bad dog, just bad owners."

You probably right. The owners have been bred badly for 1000 years as well.

All pit bull owners who have a pet at home and not a guard dog are bad owners to me.

Good thing is that owners are going to jail nowadays for the acts of their vicious dogs.

[CranBeree]

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our home insurance never went up due to us having a rottie or pit.
i think part of the reason for it is that our agent is a dog owner.

even when we were renting previously and we told the landlord we had a rottie, she was fine with it. everyone will have a perception on these type of dogs be it good or bad, but unless you have lived with one and raised them right , you truly wouldn't know how good they can be.

pit bulls and rotties get a bad rap due to irresponsible owners.

and then there's also this

http://www.understand-a-bull.com/BSL...ty/WrongId.htm

something to chew on: http://www.understand-a-bull.com/Pit...banlegends.htm

but take a look at this too.
http://www.understand-a-bull.com/Her...oicPitties.htm

[SusieMisajon]

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The Pit Bill....a young man's phallic extension.

[kamuelakea]

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pit bulls and rotties get a bad rap due to irresponsible owners.

Then how come the irresponsible owners of poodles and chihuahuas never seem to be able to trigger their dogs into murderous rages?

ANSWER: Because it aint genetically bred into those animals. It is genetically bred into the attack dogs. They may not express that gene 99.9% of the time, but when they do, your neck or the neck of a child is going to have a locked jaw clamping down on the jugulars.

Also, the famous description by people AFTER dogs attack is that they were the nicest, gentlest creatures in the world,........... prior to killing the neighbor.

There are 1000s of dog breeds. No reason to allow killer dog breeds into homes and communities. I still say these owners have some internal psychological weakness that they are trying to compensate for. Funny thing is that I've never been able to put my finger on it. Vicious dog owners appear externally to be as diverse as any other group of dog owners. They do remind me of the little guys who need to own the monster trucks that require a ladder to enter.

[kamuelakea]

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The Pit Bill....a young man's phallic extension.

While that is the obvious psych explanation, I haven't found it to be true. I know of as many female vicious dog owners as male. Many of the females very feminine and "normal".

[kamuelakea]

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our home insurance never went up due to us having a rottie or pit.

Insurance people might correct me on this but I don't think they look at dogs when it comes to home owners insurance.

What I am suggesting is DOG INSURANCE. If mandated by law, guaranz the attack dog insurance would be many times more than the rest of the breeds.

[CranBeree]

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Insurance people might correct me on this but I don't think they look at dogs when it comes to home owners insurance.

What I am suggesting is DOG INSURANCE. If mandated by law, guaranz the attack dog insurance would be many times more than the rest of the breeds.

um, when getting our home insurance, our agent asked us if we had dogs and we told them yes and what breed.

we found out later that most homeowner's insurance will not cover if they have certain breeds of dogs, namely the rottweiler and pit bull. i don't have a link for you but hey try calling any insurance company and ask them if its true.

we have had pet insurance through our vet and the payments were the same as if he was a chihuahua.

[CranBeree]

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Then how come the irresponsible owners of poodles and chihuahuas never seem to be able to trigger their dogs into murderous rages?

ANSWER: Because it aint genetically bred into those animals. It is genetically bred into the attack dogs. They may not express that gene 99.9% of the time, but when they do, your neck or the neck of a child is going to have a locked jaw clamping down on the jugulars.

Also, the famous description by people AFTER dogs attack is that they were the nicest, gentlest creatures in the world,........... prior to killing the neighbor.

There are 1000s of dog breeds. No reason to allow killer dog breeds into homes and communities. I still say these owners have some internal psychological weakness that they are trying to compensate for. Funny thing is that I've never been able to put my finger on it. Vicious dog owners appear externally to be as diverse as any other group of dog owners. They do remind me of the little guys who need to own the monster trucks that require a ladder to enter.

http://www.understand-a-bull.com/Pit...banlegends.htm

[sinjin]

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I must mention that a guy convicted of domestic abuse, aggravated assualt and/or other assorted violent crimes cannot own a handgun but may own a half dozen pit bulls. Somehow I wouldn't be troubled if his passion were for pomeranians.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/dogbreeds.pdf

[CranBeree]

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I must mention that a guy convicted of domestic abuse, aggravated assualt and/or other assorted violent crimes cannot own a handgun but may own a half dozen pit bulls. Somehow I wouldn't be troubled if his passion were for pomeranians.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/dogbreeds.pdf

just because he can own them doesn't mean he's a RESPONSIBLE owner.

[sinjin]

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just because he can own them doesn't mean he's a RESPONSIBLE owner.

So what to do?

[SusieMisajon]

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So what to do?

Ban them completely and let the breed die out.