OMG 2 pit bull just terrorized my development. Updated 7/24

[OceanAnnie]

What a terrible thing to happen. Thank goodness for the 1991 Dangerous dogs Act here in the UK. The act bans the breeding and sale or exchange of four kinds of dog, one of them being the American pit bull terrier. Under the act, a dog classed as being "dangerously out of control in a public place" can be destroyed. and the owner can be fined and imprisoned for up to six months. :

Maggs

Never heard of that! Learn something new every day.

What are the other 3 kinds of dogs?

 

[Darsa]

Wow, I am SO sorry you've had to deal with that, it must have been terrifying And I really really hope that the Yorkie is okay!!

My daughter was bitten by our own sweet Cupcake when she was 9 years old; completely provoked, however, because Cupcake had a turkey wing she stole from the trash can, and DD went to take it from her. That one bite on the hand was enough to teach DD a valuable lesson. I truly cannot imagine having to deal with what you did, Orchid. How is your daughter now?

 

[meandmytwogirls]

Did you really shoot the dog?

If any dogs attacks my child, I'd also shoot it in a heartbeat!

 

[JPN4265]

some person made those dogs mean. and that is what really gets me. animals aren't born with meanness like that. thats a human trait.

i feel really bad for your neighbor's dogs. and i'm glad everyone had the presence of mind to act the way they did. i hope no more dogs get loose in your neighborhood.

when i was younger i remember the dogs that got loose were rottweilers, and my mom wouldn't let me go outside. i didn't really understand why until i was older.

Boy did you miss the mark. Pit Bulls are born aggressive. You can't trust them. They can and will turn on you or someone else at a bat of the eye. They can't be trusted......period.

 

[agnes!]

Thanks guys for the support. Man, last night was horrible. of course my dh had to work the night shift, so all night long I'm dreaming of "dogs gone wild"

Anyway,
My neighbor was at the vet all night. I didn't get a chance to talk to her but she stuck a message in my mailbox simply thanking the neighbors for the help. Police called animal control and found the owners of the dogs. I don't know why the dogs were loose. Cheri (her yorkie) is at the University of Pennsylvania's vet clinic. He was hurt pretty badly so our local vet sent her there, we live in South Jersey maybe 20 minutes from Center city, Philadelphia.
Cops did leave a card in her door and she will be talking with them today.

I really appreciate the good thoughts.

P.S. Police officer also gave us a gentle reprimand, on how running after 2 pitbulls even with bats and shovels may not have been the smartest thing to do. point taken.

Maybe not technically the 'smartest thing to do'?... but running after those dogs like that might have saved some other dogs and/or people from being mauled or even being killed.

agnes!

 

[JR6ooo4]

Edit: The only time she would ever growl is if you would try and take her squeaky toy away. Then again, almost every dog does that..

Our dogs do not. they know I am the boss so is DW.

I can pull their food away, I can stick my fingers in their mouth while they are chewing and they will not bite.


I hope there is news, soon, that the two pits have been extinguished.


Mikeeee

 

[NeverlandClub23]

I hope the Yorkie is ok too

My brother had his ear completely ripped off by a Chow when he was 11. I was with him (7 at the time) but we were alone (walking around a relative's neighborhood). I do know people with very sweet Pits and Chows but you never know what any dog will do, especially the more aggressive breeds. I never let my dog out in our fenced in yard unsupervised and when I take her for our daily 3 mile walk I never let bigger dogs (any breed) come up to her to say "hello" or "greet" her. All it would take with her little 8 lbs. is for some dog to grab her by the neck and it would be over in a second.

This situation would be my worst nightmare

 

[doxdogy]

I am so sorry that you had to witness the attack of the Yorkie. I sincerely hope the poor baby will be okay. The personality of a dog can be attributed at times to both nature and nurture. However, there are some breeds that just can't seem to overcome nature without some type of intervention from careful breeding. Years ago Doberman's and Rottie's had a reputation almost the same as the Pit. However through years of careful breeding by responsible owners, your very rarely hear of any Doberman or Rottie attacks. There are only one breed of dog that I would not own and that is a Pit. The dog is just to unpredictable in personality.

While it is true that any breed of dog can be vicious in nature, a lot of time this is attributed to the way the dog is raised or trained. I know that there are fans of the breed that will swear up and down that my Pit would never attack anyone, and I hope that it never happens.

 

[sbell111]

Boy did you miss the mark. Pit Bulls are born aggressive. You can't trust them. They can and will turn on you or someone else at a bat of the eye. They can't be trusted......period.

That's not true, but believe whatever you wish.

 

[luvwinnie]

It is always a human's fault if two dogs are roaming around free! How did they get out? My dog is NEVER OUT ALONE. We have a 6 foot locked vinyl fence and he is also never out alone. It's called being responsible.

 

[sbell111]

Our dogs do not. they know I am the boss so is DW.

I can pull their food away, I can stick my fingers in their mouth while they are chewing and they will not bite.


I hope there is news, soon, that the two pits have been extinguished.

The same is true with every dog that we've ever owned. In fact, some of the tests that we use during training is to first pet the dog while he is eating. Next, be able to reach down and pick up the food bowl while he is eating. Finally, to actually reach into his mouth and remove the food that he is eating. A properly socialized dog will allow his owners to take these actions without so much as a blink. Of course, then they will generally beg or pout until you give the food back.

... Years ago Doberman's and Rottie's had a reputation almost the same as the Pit. However through years of careful breeding by responsible owners, your very rarely hear of any Doberman or Rottie attacks. ...

It wasn't breeding that changed the public's perception of the doberman, rottweiler, german shep, and others. It was the fickle nature of the public.

 

[sbell111]

It is always a human's fault if two dogs are roaming around free! How did they get out? My dog is NEVER OUT ALONE. We have a 6 foot locked vinyl fence and he is also never out alone. It's called being responsible.

Agreed.

News that dogs with poor owners attacked someone is horrible, but the cause of the problem is the bad owners.

 

[Hercules10]

I wonder if this thread would've been started had a mutt got out and attacked the yorkie. All dogs are territorial. And this happens quite a bit. The only time the issue gets raised is when alarmist hear "Pitbull"

 

[mlynn]

My BIL had a Pit Bull . Well this dog was LOVED. Was raised with cats and another dog. My 2 year old nephew was standing at the back door waiting for his mom to take him out. The dog walked up to him and bit his face.He wasn't provoked wasn't trained to be this way.He just snapped. Well he was put to sleep. He was a big baby before that. Just like everybody else was saying there dog would never do this.Well you don't know they can just snap!!! They thought they knew their dog too. My nephew is now 13 and still has the scars on his face.

I'm sorry something has happened to these dogs over the years. Breed to close?I really think their brains are damaged. I know people love their dogs and all dogs have teeth and can bite.But for some reason it is always the pit bull mauling a child, or another animal you hear about. They are WAY over breed and this is what I think caused the brain damage. Breed to close something in the breed has been damaged down the breed line and they can snap at anytime.

 

[squirrlygirl]

wow. we have a dog issue in our neighborhood, and the neighbors have deliberately let him out loose saying "see? he's a sweetheart!"

The school bus stop is by this home. I was going to let my kids walk to the bus stop by themselves this year; I think I'll be driving them. I don't care if it's the breed of the dog or the owner, the dog is a danger.

There was just a Monsterquest on the other night about dogs. They briefly talked about the two people in our area that were mauled to death by loose dogs. It was interesting to hear some professional opinions on this. While the offending dogs were owned (but not cared for), most of the episode focused on wild dogs.

 

[luvsJack]

Maybe not technically the 'smartest thing to do'?... but running after those dogs like that might have saved some other dogs and/or people from being mauled or even being killed.

agnes!

Well, I think what he may have meant was that if the dogs had turned and attacked the bat may not have helped any. Don't know about all pits but ds's can jump very high and very long, so the dog could have turned and jumped at the person without being within reach of the bat.


TheOrchid: I am so sorry your daughter had to go through that, how awful it must have been. I can certainly understand you wanting to shoot the dog, I would have had a hard, hard time convincing dh not to and don't know that I would have tried.

DH has always told anyone that if their dog (pit, german shephard, rotweiler, mutt, whatever) shows any agression to anyone or anything in our yard; he will call them one time, the second time he will do something about it. If a dog trys to or does attack my child, I have no qualms at all about dh shooting the animal.


To be fair: Yes a pitt can snap and attack. So can a Doberman, a German Shephard, a collie or a mutt. The incident that someone desribed happening to their 2 year old nephew; almost the same thing happened to one of my sons' cousins. It was just a mixed breed hound dog. No one ever figured out any rhyme or reason to that dog biting and almost killing that child.

 

[MOMTOMOOTOO]

wow. we have a dog issue in our neighborhood, and the neighbors have deliberately let him out loose saying "see? he's a sweetheart!"

The school bus stop is by this home. I was going to let my kids walk to the bus stop by themselves this year; I think I'll be driving them.

That is just so wrong. You can bet I would be calling animal control and the police if that happened here. No dog, vicious or not should be "tested" out in the neighborhood.

As far as pits are concerened, I am a hopeless dog lover, but they scare me to death. I firmly believe it is in their nature to be attack dogs. They are all time bombs waiting to explode.

 

[karibritt01]

My brother had his ear completely ripped off by a Chow when he was 11. I was with him (7 at the time) but we were alone (walking around a relative's neighborhood). I do know people with very sweet Pits and Chows but you never know what any dog will do, especially the more aggressive breeds.

We got our dog from a rescue when she was 10 weeks old. Her father was a black lab, and mom was a yellow lab mix. She looks like a black lab. About the time she turned 1, we noticed a purple spots appearing on her tongue. We would have never gotten her had we known that she had Chow in her because they can be dangerous, and my kids were 7 and 2 at the time. She is the sweetest, most laid-back dog I have ever met. But in the back of my mind always lurks that fear that she could snap. We never allow the kids to play with her in a provoking manner. We also have trained her to be completely submissive to everyone in the family.

wow. we have a dog issue in our neighborhood, and the neighbors have deliberately let him out loose saying "see? he's a sweetheart!"

The school bus stop is by this home. I was going to let my kids walk to the bus stop by themselves this year; I think I'll be driving them. I don't care if it's the breed of the dog or the owner, the dog is a danger.

Tell your neighbor that you are not comfortable with the dog running around loose, even if it is a big baby. If they do not comply, call animal control and let them handle it.

 

[mkel34]

Boy did you miss the mark. Pit Bulls are born aggressive. You can't trust them. They can and will turn on you or someone else at a bat of the eye. They can't be trusted......period.

Couldn't agree more. I for one would love to the see the United States pass a law similar to that of the uk banning dangerous breeds.

 

[luvsJack]

Boy did you miss the mark. Pit Bulls are born aggressive. You can't trust them. They can and will turn on you or someone else at a bat of the eye. They can't be trusted......period.

This is not true. You cannot say that all pitts (or any other breed) WILL turn on someone. Some may but not all of them. Some of any breed will attack someone. Pitts just happen to be the one that makes the news right now.

I watched an episode of "Breed All About It" the other night and was surprised to learn that the #1 dog known for biting/attacking is German Shephards. Funny how these attacks don't make the news. Oh, and it also said that shephards have that very strong jaw that will do major damage when it bites too.