Another pit bull attack, link inside....

[Chipmunk89]

There are no bad dogs, just bad dog owners.

and...

There are no bad kids, just bad parents who don't teach their children to respect other peoples' property, leave gates closed and leave dogs alone.

OP, you seem to have an "issue" with pit bulls, since you post every attack story here on the DIS.

I find that interesting.....

I did a search of the OP. This was the only post about pitbulls I found. Does one post make you have "issues"?

 

[doxdogy]

As much as I don't like pits, the kids share some responsibility. Yes, maybe the gate should have been locked and and a beware of dog sign posted. The parents should also teach their children to respect the property of others and not enter into a yard without permission. However, if they did tease and taunt the dog they were wrong in their actions. Our shepherd/lab mix was a wonderful easy going mutt. Until she thought her territory was threatened. Friend of ours (whom she knew very well) decided to sneak in the yard to "test" her. She darn near knocked him over until he shouted her name and she stopped. Like some previous posters, I was taught you do not enter a yard with a dog in it without the permission of the owner.

 

[Kathi OD]

What ever....so I gues thatthe police depts that use dogs from lawdogusa (or other facilites that train pits) are just unaware that they are using the wrong breed.

Now you're missing the point and putting words in my mouth. Nowhere did I say that those police departments were using the wrong dogs. I only said, and purposefully bolded the part on my post, that stated German Shepherds were the most commonly used breed of dog used in law enforcement.

 

[NYBlue1]

I think we should just agree to disagree on this one NYBlue1. Hope your afternoon is great as well.

BYW and completely OT, what kind of dog is that little brown one in the picture?

Sounds good to me, I cant explain myself like I would like to unfortunately

The puppy is a doxie, Isabella is the color, now as an adult she looks like a wieneramer with its legs cut off LOL

 

[darlak]

look back and read the posts on this thread and others. Several of us can say the same things that CR says, very often saying it numerous times before she joins the thread. However she is the only one "called out by name". that pretty much says it all. While it might not be the intention of some OPs that start threads about pits, it certainly is the intention of some posters.

None of that speaks to my point of how inappropriate it is to come onto threads like this one to fight your personal battles for pit bulls.

This just isn't the right place to do that.

 

[colleenlynn]

Colleen, follow these posts and you'll see that there was discussion of the most popular breed of police dog. Also, following these two posts, one right after the other, and you should agree that I did not miss the point.

actually, kathi od, go back and look at the thread. tc's response started from a post by me. the post didn't have anything to do with percentages of police dog breeds. it was used to illustrate the point that pit bulls are not inherently dangerous.

 

[sha_lyn]

None of that speaks to my point of how inappropriate it is to come onto threads like this one to fight your personal battles for pit bulls.

This just isn't the right place to do that

Well it does speak to your other point.... nice try at trying to deflect.

How about the point I already brought up?
Why is it OK for the anti-pit crowd to make it all about their position instead of just letting the topic be about the one incident? Once they make it aqbout their adenda, what is worng about offering an oposing POV?
If you were only against people making it about somethign it isn't, then you would have jumped upon those posters, and not just CR.
If it were just about posting a pro-pit POV, then why not jump on others who posted pro-pit POVs.
The above facts make it pretty clear. You aren't against anyone posting ther POV as long as it isn't coming from CR

 

[NYBlue1]

What does this mean?

It means I think that was a rediculous thing to say

 

[It's A Happy Day]

There are no bad dogs, just bad dog owners.

and...

There are no bad kids, just bad parents who don't teach their children to respect other peoples' property, leave gates closed and leave dogs alone.

OP, you seem to have an "issue" with pit bulls, since you post every attack story here on the DIS.

I find that interesting.....

I will quote myself from page 12

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kathi OD
I'm curious....Just how many pitbull attack threads has the OP started?

Search it.

I do not know the intent of the OP but I was curious as it seems you are implying that the OP is/has repetitively made negative comments against pit bulls. After searching both the OP's posts and the term "pit bull", this is the ONLY thread that the OP started regarding pit bulls or even posted about pit bulls

 

[Disney Doll]

What does this mean?



Yes, they're only kids. Yes, it's only a dog. But the owner is supposed to be a responsible adult.

Why is putting a lock on your gate so offensive to people? I would hope that the lock would prevent your dog from getting lost or injured.

Why is teaching your kid not to go where he doesn't belong so offensive to people?
And if I put a lock on my gate and the kid climbs the fence, what then?

 

[Kathi OD]

actually, kathi od, go back and look at the thread. tc's response started from a post by me. the post didn't have anything to do with percentages of police dog breeds. it was used to illustrate the point that pit bulls are not inherently dangerous.

i do see what you mean. but while they may be used by some agencies, the fact that they are not as widely used as some other breeds, begs the question why? (i have no clue...just wondering).

 

[luvmy3]

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.

First of all the dog did not bite the child who opened the fence.
Secondly, the owner stated that neighborhood kids torment the dog. Nowhere in that article does it say this particular kid was tormenting it.

 

[darlak]

Well it does speak to your other point.... nice try at trying to deflect.

How about the point I already brought up?
Why is it OK for the anti-pit crowd to make it all about their position instead of just letting the topic be about the one incident? Once they make it aqbout their adenda, what is worng about offering an oposing POV?
If you were only against people making it about somethign it isn't, then you would have jumped upon those posters, and not just CR.
If it were just about posting a pro-pit POV, then why not jump on others who posted pro-pit POVs.
The above facts make it pretty clear. You aren't against anyone posting ther POV as long as it isn't coming from CR

Had to read that one twice and still not sure I really get your point. Sorry, but "the above facts" really don't "make it pretty clear".

Let's see, there has only been one main point in any of my posts and that is the inappropriateness of championing the pit bull breed on a thread like this one. I suppose one could offer a valid argument that a secondary point I've made may have been that CR seems to think that all posts about pit bull attacks are started just to "rile her", to use her own words. While others have defended the breed, no one else has suggested that all threads about pit bulls are started only to annoy them.

Nice try at deflection on your part though.

 

[sha_lyn]

Why is teaching your kid not to go where he doesn't belong so offensive to people?
And if I put a lock on my gate and the kid climbs the fence, what then?

Don't you know, that would be your fault too. You didn't build the fence high enough, you didn't install a security system, you had some sort of attractive nuisance, You should have known that children lived in the neighborhood, so you had no right in moving there etc.
It is never the fault of the perfect parents or their perfect children. Someone else is always to blame.

 

[darlak]

The puppy is a doxie, Isabella is the color, now as an adult she looks like a wieneramer with its legs cut off LOL

I thought so. I have two red dachshunds, but I would love to have an Isabella tan. I think they're beautiful.

 

[colleenlynn]

i do see what you mean. but while they may be used by some agencies, the fact that they are not as widely used as some other breeds, begs the question why? (i have no clue...just wondering).

probably b/c of the negative media attention they are given. shortly after ww2, german shepherds were almost banned. no one until recently have started rescuing and breeding pit bulls for service. since they have been introduced they have consitently won awards for service. i believe that in the future you'll find that pit bulls are used more and more as service dogs. in wa state they are used primarily as narcotics and bomb detection.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Ugh..I leave to go shelve books in the library for a couple of hours, come back, and this is still going on and on. When oh when will I learn to leave my ignore feature ON???

Exit, stage left.....

 

[disneyfav4ever]

I think it's the kids fault, if they hadn't opened the fence nothing would've happened.

 

[Lureen]

I think there should be a sub-forum on this site for pit bull threads.

Some of you are sadly obsessed with them, and I'm not talking about anyone who owns one.

 

[sha_lyn]

I think there should be a sub-forum on this site for pit bull threads.

Some of you are sadly obsessed with them, and I'm not talking about anyone who owns one.