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- baalzebub, on 10/12/2007, -8/+82right on grampa!!!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -23/+86No.
Banning Pit Bulls is like trying to ban snakes and sharks. They are an animal, they know no evil.
It's the idiot owners who need to be banned.
You need a license (in most places) to own a snake, the same should be enforced to those wanting to own a deadly species of dog. - lupinus, on 10/12/2007, -7/+62Grampa is Jack Bauer's mentor! As well as my new personal hero.
Can't wait to get old! - RuffRidr, on 10/12/2007, -1/+55Yes Chihuahuas are mean. And if they get free they often team up and form packs. If you'd been attacked by a roving pack of Chihuahuas you'd be lucky to tell your story.
- Arramol, on 10/12/2007, -3/+52It's no mystery he was able to take down the dog: "A Conroe man wasn't about to let a neighbor's pit bull attack him."
See? Being powered by a Core 2 must give him lightning fast reflexes. - zachlutz, on 10/12/2007, -4/+48Awesome. I could only hope to do the same. By no means do I advocate violence towards animals, but this appears entirely justified. Unfortunately, in many cases, animal's behavior is more a reflection of their owners.
- Chompy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+39"In a strange twist, police say there is the possibility the owners could face charges."
How is that a strange twist? *Of course* they should be facing charges. - pnutbutr, on 10/12/2007, -11/+48I, for one, welcome our new dog killing grandparent overlords...
- DoctaStooge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+34what the hell is wrong with you?
- nepawoods, on 10/12/2007, -0/+32Article says: "In a strange twist, police say there is the possibility the owners could face charges."
Why is that strange? - cuoops, on 10/12/2007, -1/+32Chihuahuas are mean little bastards...very protective.
- SoupsMan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+28"I SAID GET OFF MY LAWN!"
- dshPls, on 10/12/2007, -7/+30Wtf, how many people have been killed by snakes, let alone sharks?
- Schik, on 10/12/2007, -11/+34Judge the deed, not the breed.
Seriously. It's ***** owners who *want* their dogs to be vicious that are the problem. And bad breeders who try to breed them mean, because that's what many pit bull owners want. I know a couple people who have pit bulls, and they're the nicest dogs, because their owners know how to train them. - TheTaoOfBill, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19Chihuahuas are ***** insane. My friend had one and it was barking at me and growling and I just laughed at it because it was so tiny and I didn't think it could hurt me. Next thing I know the dog jumps up onto the back end of a couch and dives through the air and bites me in the neck! Seriously those dogs may be tiny but don't underestimate them. They are ***** insane.
- zenlunatic, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20lmao. did you guys see this blurb after the article:
"We have some numbers on dog attacks in Harris County and pit bulls are at the top. In 2006, there were 244 pit bull attacks. Labradors were involved in 164 attacks, followed by German shepherds, Chihuahuas and chows with 55 attacks. Harris County tells us it has seen an increase in the number of pit bulls it's taken in."
Chihuahuas! they can't be serious. anyone ever been attacked by one of those beasts? - ShrimpCrackers, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19Yea Nepawoods, but did you stop to think what a roving pack of 101 Chihuahuas can do? Thats right! Both shoes untied, unable to walk, stripped half naked. They'll take your dignity away in seconds. And it can happen any moment, anytime.
- Jaybob, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15"a roving pack of Chihuahuas" LMAO
That killed me. - GoneSouth, on 10/12/2007, -7/+21What a crock of *****. Every "dog kills toddler" story I've ever read involves either a pit bull or a rottweiler. When's the last time you read "collie / poodle / lab kills toddler" ? Never. And every pit bull owner spews the same nonsense when it happens, "he was the nicest dog, he was always great with kids, yada yada". No, pit bulls aren't evil - they're just bred for aggression. They can't help themselves.
p.s. .... and your "come near my dog and I'll put a 45 round in your forehead" comment just reinforces with the rest of us, that pit bull owners are not quite right in the head. - celestial, on 10/12/2007, -6/+20was this guy hulk hogan by any chance
- iceperson, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16"164 labrador attacks proves that the owner makes the dog. Labs are the sweetest, nicest dogs out there. Pitbull attacks are more frequent because violent idiots always buy a pitbull to compensate for their inferior genitals."
So you show that a breed that represents a smaller % of the population has a higher chance of attacking and fail to see that pit bulls are more prone to attacks. Talk about not seeing the forest through the trees... - Thuktun, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14"By no means do I advocate violence towards animals ..."
I do, if it's in self-defense. I'd like to hope PETA and *SPCA members would agree, but who knows? - nepawoods, on 10/12/2007, -5/+17Number of attacks is one thing, severity of the attack is something else. A chihuahua isn't going to do much more than tear the cuff on your pants, maybe untie a shoe lace.
- CraigB12, on 10/12/2007, -10/+21Thats like saying we should outlaw kids. The owner is responsible for the behavior of the dog, so all you can do it go after the owner.
- JasonPrini, on 10/12/2007, -15/+26No.
there is no genetic difference between a pit bull {which is not even a breed} and a Chihuahua.
How would you propose to determine if a dog is a pit-bull when it's impossible to determine genetically?
Chows, German Shepards, and even Golden Retrievers all have more bites reported than bull terrier or Staffordshire bull terriers.
Bad dog owners should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. If you raise an aggressive dog, you're responsible for it's actions as an owner. When it bites, it should be considered that the owner committed the assault.
Dog ownership is a responsibility. - nepawoods, on 10/12/2007, -7/+17But not any dog has quite that potential to be deadly if it does attack.
- Cozmcphish, on 10/12/2007, -10/+20"Wtf, how many people have been killed by snakes, let alone sharks?"
Well I know at least one person that was killed by a stingray.
Was that still too soon? - digitizit, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11That's such an ignorant statement. I'm not saying you are ignorant, but that your statement was. Any animal has the capacity to be violent. It's all in how they are raised and trained. Unfortunately, many people will buy pit bulls and other breeds for the reputation that precedes them, and the way they raise the dog fosters that reputation. At that point, it becomes a self fulfilling prophesy. If you think a breed of dog is a good watch dog, and you raise it to be aggressive and mean....guess what? It's going to behave that way. Dogs need to be socialized, just like people, so they know how to behave around people.
I had a Rottweiler that, at her peak, weighed 150 pounds. It was all muscle. She was just a big dog. When I would take her for a walk, people would scatter and go back into their homes. The ironic thing is that she was the biggest baby I had ever met. She was so gentle around everyone, and we had small kids at the time. She was very cautious around them, as if she knew she could hurt them if she wasn't careful. My wife had a Chihuahua at that little bas**rd would bite anyone and everyone. When he did, be brought blood. I socialized my dog when she was a puppy, but my wife didn't socialize hers. Granted, the Chihuahua would be hard pressed to kill you as compared to the Rott, but that just goes to show that how you raise a dog will determine how that dog behaves when it's older. - Humptydank, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Either way, that dog is going to have to put up with such crap from the other Pit Bulls in Pit Bull Heaven.
"Hey look out Bob, George Burns is coming, you might get your ass kicked!"
"Oh, don't give him a hard time guys, it must have been Obi Wan Kenobi. Wait, he's fictional? Uh oh..."
"Hey Bob, Golden Girls is on, protect your throat! Protect your throat!" - Thuktun, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9"there is no genetic difference between a pit bull {which is not even a breed} and a Chihuahua."
As we understand genetics, there *must* be a difference between those two, otherwise they'd be born identical, modulo any environmental differences /in utero/.
Perhaps you meant to say we don't currently know of a way to genetically differentiate between members of different breeds of /canis lupis familiaris/. That may not be true for long, as researchers have been digging into the genetic code of breeds to determine when they diverged from wolves and were domesticated. - Recusant, on 10/12/2007, -12/+20Glad to hear the guy is alright, but hearing people say "Pit bulls should be banned." or "Pit bulls should be put to death." just disgust me. Pit bulls make great pets and are great around people IF YOU RAISE THEM PROPERLY. ANY dog will attack if abused, much less TRAIN it to attack animals/people.
- majortom1981, on 10/12/2007, -11/+18bishopdc and thats why people like you should not own a pit bull. Right away you go for killing a person.
- keenada, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9@matthendrix
Ontario banned pit bulls. Due not only to the enormously high rate of attacks, but their ferocity. My own anecdotal evidence leads me to believe this is a good ban. I know several people who have been attacked by those dogs, and have the scars to prove it.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2005/03/01/pit-bull-ban050301.html - Homunculiheaded, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I think dshPls's tiger analogy is a good one. I have relatives who own a pitbull, and it is a very sweet dog, but it is also exceptionally dangerous. I remember when they used to bring it over my uncle had to make absolutely sure that it didn't get loose for a second or it would go after our cats and kill them. Even the sweetest animals make mistakes, but if the animal is strong enough it becomes an inherent danger. My cat bites me now and again, no big deal, but if I had a pet tiger I would be dead or seriously injured even if it had the exact same temperament. But it doesn't even have to be as extreme as a tiger, there are other large cats that are much closer in size to large dogs, but their sale is regulated because they can be very dangerous
Pitbulls aren't evil animals but I think they are too powerful for their ownership to not be regulated like similar dangerous animals. I don't think all pitbulls should be killed or anything like that, but they have a high potential to be dangerous and destructive,and should be treated accordingly. - soulonice, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Yeah, no kidding. I have no idea why that would seem strange. Seems par for the course if you ask me.
It's a terribly written article. TV reporters should refrain from using the written word. - armbar, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9"But not any dog has quite that potential to be deadly if it does attack."
Bzzzt! Wrong. If you ban pitbulls, you also have to ban: Akitas, Bloodhounds, Chow Chows, Dobermans, Dalmatians, German Shepherds, Greyhounds, Mastiffs, Newfoundlands, Standard Poodles, and Rottweilers, all of which are bigger or more powerful that "pitbulls". - 3RNC77, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Back in my day we had to drag 2 dogs home and strangle them! And it was uphill and in the snow AND WE LIKED IT!
- member57, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7All I got to say to you A-holes "defending" your lethal animal with guns, is that I too am armed, and I WILL put a bullet in your or anybody else's dog that even remotely threatens me or my family. And if you have a really big issue with that, don't let your dog loose in MY neighborhood. Kill yourself or your own children with those dangerous and unpredictable, don't come around me or my family with it. Personally, owning a pit or a rott is like having an unexploded bomb in your yard and allowing your children to play with it, it's friendly fluffy bunny time, until BAM, blood, arms and legs flying everywhere...
- tyho, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7This guy is awesome. Unfortunately pit bulls often appeal to the wrong kind of people. People that buy one to appear tough or to scare people are the ***** that shouldn't own a dog. I don't blame the breed.
- Petrarch1603, on 10/12/2007, -11/+17its chuck norris' father
- Humptydank, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7This gives me an idea for a new Superbowl halftime show...
- LogicBomB, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Quite frankly I'm glad. Pitbull owners are all the same - "It never bit anyone before! It must have been you!" or "How was I supposed to know it could jump the fence?". Now if you want to own a pitbull that's fine, but know how to bloody care for one and protect others from them.
If a dog bit me I'd kill it with a swift kick or knee-drop, call the police and sue the owner for every penny I could get. Good for this guy. - diktator279, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8Pit bull owners are the same as Suburban drivers and Yankees fans in Boston- It pisses off the everyone around them and they feel self righteous for "going against the grain"
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -10/+15Pit Bulls are bad only because of the types of owners that are drawn to them. With that being said I dont know which way I fall on this topic. They are so dangerous when they get out of hand. They are so much more powerful than other dogs. Pit Bulls can make great pets and I would hate to see them outlawed, but because of the jerks in society who train them to be agressive it might be the best thing.
- pkulak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I love it when people are so desperate to conform the world to their views that they just walk around making ***** up.
Labs: 26 bites since 1982
Pitts: 1110 bites since 1982
http://www.dogbitelaw.com/Dog%20Attacks%201982%20to%202006%20Clifton.pdf
Also keep in mind that Labradors are the _most_ popular dog breed, and are still absolutely dwarfed by pitts in attacks. - Hassassin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6I own a pit bull and he's the biggest baby in the world. I've had him since he was a puppy and raised him in a loving environment. It's all about how these dogs are raised. I was attacked once by a dog... A golden retriever! So don't tell me it's the breed, it's not. They need to get rid of these ghetto ass losers that raise these dogs, and fight them.
- yasth, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Dual cores mean Twice the killing power!!!
- 8177, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5They are agressive because they are beaten *****.
- stevenb, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Wow...
All the misinformation in this thread bothers me. :|
I raised pitbulls for a living for about 15 years. We sold them to only qualified owners, at least as good as we could tell. We wouldn't sell to those who were grimey and looked like they'd abuse the dog, or fight it. We turned down a lot of sales because the potential buyer didn't appear to be someone who genuinely wanted to own the dog.. not the bad potential.
That being said.. when I was 12 my dog bubba (a pitbul duh).. attacked the bike I was riding by our house. He knocked me off the bike, and started biting the front wheel and pulling it away from me. Because my leg was pinned under it and I was on top of it... it wasn't getting away from me. So he grabbed my foot with his mouth and started pulling me away. I required several stitches in my foot to repair the damage he had done trying to pull me away. There were evangelist ***** ass reporters all over me in the emergency room trying to get me to recall my "attack"... to which I told them all pretty much to ***** off. I got my stitches, and bubba went to doggy prison for a week to be monitored for rabies. After a week, he came home, and we lived together for the rest of his life. That was my one "attack" and it was only because he was trying to protect me from my bike.. however odd that seems.
If you sit around and think about it.. there are serious cases where other dogs attack humans... but they're not even publicized.... but as soon as a pitbull, or pitbull looking dog attacks someone.. it's all over the media. It's downright wrong the image that the media portrays of this dog. :( There have been multiple cases where the news will report a dog attack as a pitbull attack.. and later be confronted and proved wrong that it wasn't a pitbull.. but they still won't renounce / change their story. I'm thinking of a case in california where a "pitbull" attacked someone.. and they reported it as such.. but as soon as the owner and all the witnesses started saying it wasn't a pitbull.. the media didn't care.. they still ran the story as a pitbull attack. It's wrong.
Punish the deed, not the breed. I think the owner of this dog should be facing assault charges at the very least. I think with more stringent laws on dog owner's you'd start seeing less attacks. *shrug*.. I'll probably be dugg down.. but that's a part of the story most of you guys don't want to hear. - ArizonaKid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I have no problem with people owning a Pit; however, I believe that any owner should be held criminally liable for any harm that a dog would inflict in a attack.
Pit Bulls may not be any more aggressive than other dogs, but what they certainly are able to do in inflict a great deal of damage. That being known, a owner should accept the additional responsibility of a Pit Bull attack should one occur. Having the right to own whatever dog you want should not be an issue, but failing to understand certain breeds put you at a greater risk for potential prosecution so be inherently understood. -
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