Another pit bull attack, link inside....

[darlak]

I would. Why is some kid entering your fenced yard? Opening your gate?

CR, dog attacks happen. They happen sometimes even when the dog owner is responsible and even when the person did nothing to provoke it.

I can understand your starting and bumping your own thread to put the positive facts about pit bulls out there for general information. What I cannot understand is how you can't see how reprehensible it is to come onto a thread about a child who has been attacked by a pit bull and trying to blame that child/victim.

 

[TCPluto]

CR, dog attacks happen.

What I cannot understand is how you can't see how reprehensible it is to come onto a thread about a child who has been attacked by a pit bull and trying to blame that child/victim.

Great point.

Why in the world is this so personal to this person??? Very weird....

 

[CathrynRose]

CR, dog attacks happen. They happen sometimes even when the dog owner is responsible and even when the person did nothing to provoke it.

I can understand your starting and bumping your own thread to put the positive facts about pit bulls out there for general information. What I cannot understand is how you can't see how reprehensible it is to come onto a thread about a child who has been attacked by a pit bull and trying to blame that child/victim.

In this case - it *is* the kid (or at least the one that opened the gate)'s fault. Add to that the fact that they had been tormenting and antagonizing this dog. Even more so...

You can shake that little blue head, all you want. That my opinion.

And - as previously mentioned - Pits can rip your face off. As far as Im concerned, this appears to be 'nippy'. That dog could have done far worse.

 

[CathrynRose]

Great point.

Why in the world is this so personal to this person??? Very weird....

Oh, I dont know.....


Lets not consider it 'personal' (although the slew of recent Pit Bull threads could counter that) - lets consider it passionate.

 

[sha_lyn]

can understand your starting and bumping your own thread to put the positive facts about pit bulls out there for general information. What I cannot understand is how you can't see how reprehensible it is to come onto a thread about a child who has been attacked by a pit bull and trying to blame that child/victim.

Why is it OK to blame the breed, as many posters have done?
that IMHO is what is reprehensible. They are the ones who changed this from talking about the one incident, into an attack on the breed. Why is that OK, but pointing out how that is flawed is not?

ETA...then who's fault is it? The dog was in a fenced in yard. The kids trespassed and one girl opened the gate. Does she not bear any responsibility in this?
Don't give the "kids being kids" BS unless you are capable of accepting that the dog was being a dog and was protecting its self and its home. not only had the kids tormented the dog, but the dog felt under "attack" when the ball came into its territory.

 

[rotlex]

In this case - it *is* the kid (or at least the one that opened the gate)'s fault. Add to that the fact that they had been tormenting and antagonizing this dog. Even more so...

You can shake that little blue head, all you want. That my opinion.

And - as previously mentioned - Pits can rip your face off. As far as Im concerned, this appears to be 'nippy'. That dog could have done far worse.

Wow, just wow.

Of course the dog could have "ripped his face off". And you know what? The dog should be put down whether it was a nip, or an all out attack. ANY dog that behaves this way towards a human being is no good. I don't care if it's a pit bull or a poodle. It is absolutely ridiculous for anyone to keep a dog that is aggressive to this degree.

I owned, God rest her soul, a female rotty that I can honestly say would have probably done nothing more than sit and beg for a treat if someone had ever even broken into our home. You know what? That was fine with me. I'm a true dog lover, but I cannot deal with aggression from an animal in any way shape or form.

 

[sha_lyn]

Of course the dog could have "ripped his face off". And you know what? The dog should be put down whether it was a nip, or an all out attack. ANY dog that behaves this way towards a human being is no good. I don't care if it's a pit bull or a poodle. It is absolutely ridiculous for anyone to keep a dog that is aggressive to this degree.

Then I guess 99% of the dog population should be put down. It is a dogs natural instinct to defend itself and its territory. The dog didn't "attack" unprovoked

 

[TCPluto]

Oh, I dont know.....


Lets not consider it 'personal' (although the slew of recent Pit Bull threads could counter that) - lets consider it passionate.

It's definately personal, but you can mask it with whatever adjective you want.
Why not drop it and walk away? You're convincing no one, and no one will convince you.

Those that believe pits are a violent breed, me included, will not be convinced by you or anyone else. I have to many personal expereinces to believe they are anything but an inherently aggressive and ultimately uncontrollable breed of dog, a dangerous animal. You, and others, disagree. That's great.

But to bring your view point, which we all know, to this thread is very rude.

 

[darlak]

CR, I realize that you probably aren't going to understand this, because for whatever reason, you do seem to think that these threads are only started as a direct threat or challenge to you, but all I'm saying here is that threads like this one are not the place to defend the breed.

This simply is not about you. As another poster said, I don't understand why you seem to think it is.

 

[CathrynRose]

But to bring your view point, which we all know, to this thread is very rude.

Weekly pitbull news snippets to rile up the pit bull owner is IMO, also very rude.

CR, I realize that you probably aren't going to understand this, because for whatever reason, you do seem to think that these threads are only started as a direct threat or challenge to you, but all I'm saying here is that threads like this one are not the place to defend the breed.

This simply is not about you. As another poster said, I don't understand why you seem to think it is.

Nice!!!

Because I havent seen ONE thread in the 2 1/2 years Ive been here regarding any other dog bite NOR have I seen ONE thread previous to my adopting Charley about Pit Bull bites.

Perhaps its just a huge co-inky-dink?? Sure - we can go with that.

 

[TCPluto]

CR, I realize that you probably aren't going to understand this, because for whatever reason, you do seem to think that these threads are only started as a direct threat or challenge to you, but all I'm saying here is that threads like this one are not the place to defend the breed.

This simply is not about you. As another poster said, I don't understand why you seem to think it is.

This seems to be another amazingly acccurate observation. And also one that I simply don't get. Seems to be a need for attention.

 

[Chipmunk89]

You think it should be the homeowner if they are incompliance with local law?

Did I say that? No, I did not. But I do believe a homeowner/dogowner needs to be sure there are safeguards in place to prevent accidents from happening.

A lock on the gate would have prevented this incident. I don't see why any dog owner wouldn't have a lock on the gate.

 

[mickeyboat]

All sarcasm aside, don't you think the media would go ballistic if yorkies started ripping peoples' faces off?

I agree there is a media bias against pits - but is it undeserved? I googled pit bull attacks, and I can't believe some of the stuff I read. I really can't.

 

[CathrynRose]

This seems to be another amazingly acccurate observation. And also one that I simply don't get. Seems to be a need for attention.

Yes - okay.

Thats what it is. Thanks for the analysis of me. I appreciate it.

 

[CathrynRose]

After reading this entire thread, I am appalled that anyone could support such a horrid animal breed and advocate for them.

I have heard that it works wonders to soak some meat in radiator fluid and throw it over the fence of the offensive breed to radically reduce their ability to harm children or others when they decide it's time to attack.

Absolutely disgusting - new poster. Disgusting.

You guys have fun. Advocating abuse that these, and many other animals suffer each and every day, is positively disgusting.

 

[darlak]

Weekly pitbull news snippets to rile up the pit bull owner is IMO, also very rude.



Nice!!!

Because I havent seen ONE thread in the 2 1/2 years Ive been here regarding any other dog bite NOR have I seen ONE thread previous to my adopting Charley about Pit Bull bites.

Perhaps its just a huge co-inky-dink?? Sure - we can go with that.

You really do believe that these threads are started to "rile up the pit bull owner"? So you believe that all the other Dis'ers are just sitting around trying to think up ways to irritate you?


Regarding the other comment...now let's not highlight just one portion of my sentence to try and make it look like I was saying you aren't capable of understanding anything. That's not very nice.

 

[Chipmunk89]

After reading this entire thread, I am appalled that anyone could support such a horrid animal breed and advocate for them.

I have heard that it works wonders to soak some meat in radiator fluid and throw it over the fence of the offensive breed to radically reduce their ability to harm children or others when they decide it's time to attack.

While I absolutely hate pit bulls, I find them ugly and vicious, I would NEVER advocate poisoning a dog. There are better ways to eradicate the bred.

 

[CathrynRose]

You put it out there and there are surprised with the results? Interesting...

Sure I did.

 

[CathrynRose]

You really do believe that these threads are started to "rile up the pit bull owner"? So you believe that all the other Dis'ers are just sitting around trying to think up ways to irritate you?


Regarding the other comment...now let's not highlight just one portion of my sentence to try and make it look like I was saying you aren't capable of understanding anything. That's not very nice.

At this point: yes: Read again, please...thank you!

Because I havent seen ONE thread in the 2 1/2 years Ive been here regarding any other dog bite NOR have I seen ONE thread previous to my adopting Charley about Pit Bull bites.

Perhaps its just a huge co-inky-dink?? Sure - we can go with that.

And youre right - it sure isnt very nice, Darlack...sure isnt.

 

[Va-bear]

In this case - it *is* the kid (or at least the one that opened the gate)'s fault. Add to that the fact that they had been tormenting and antagonizing this dog. Even more so...

You can shake that little blue head, all you want. That my opinion.

And - as previously mentioned - Pits can rip your face off. As far as Im concerned, this appears to be 'nippy'. That dog could have done far worse.

I agree that this dog wasn't really trying to hurt the child and was probably giving it a warning or back-off sign and I agree that the children shouldnt have opened the gate. Any tormented or mistreated dog might bite in this case. But, as you've seen posted a million times, it is the damage that can and HAS been done in other caese that worries so many. It is like going to a zoo and all of the animal escape - I would rather be standing near the giraffe section instead of the polar bear section..... TYPICALLY giraffes are pretty calm (but true, I might be near the possessed wack-o giraffe.....) and polar bears TYPICALLY are quite vicous when cornered (but I might be near the near sighted, tooth-less one...) Point is, when choosing, why not choose the animal LESS likely to cause harm to others, even though we know its not a fool-proof decision.