For all Those Wanting to Beat on the Pit Bull Breed...

[Cletus_Vandam]

Fairfax County has required owners of "dangerous" dogs to have their dogs names published on the net as well as having them muzzled if taken out in the public (among other things).

More information can be found on the story at:

http://www.nbc4.com/news/4577418/de...tml=dc_12pm&tmi=dc_12pm_1_10500106072005&ts=H

Click on the links that take to FFC's list. It will surprise you.....

Thirty-nine dogs on the list so far. ONLY FOUR ARE PITS!!!!

Looks like husky’s take the lead by a long shot as being the most dangerous breed. Why isn’t that breed talked about when you talk of banning or eradicating a breed?

 

[jwwb2000]

I will have to say from personal experience.....I like the pits and pit mixes I have been around a lot more then a particular ankle bitter (a lhasa aposa)!!!! Didn't do anything to this dog and tore my leg up.....still bruised

 

[Pete]

This one time at Lhasa apso camp..........

 

[Lenny]

Thirty-nine dogs on the list so far. ONLY FOUR ARE PITS!!!!

Looks to me like there are awful lot of "Human" listed here too.

 

[tomchamp]

Pete, you crack me up. your AV just fits your humor so good!

 

[jwwb2000]

This one time at Lhasa apso camp..........

 

[Triggerfish]

Are pitbulls really more aggressive than other breeds? I don't know if this is correct but I read that most of pitbull attacks occur because that particular dog has been trained to attack humans. Pitbulls if I remember correctly were breed to fight other dogs. Maybe they're infamous because they have very strong bites and when they bite they tend to not let go and tear the fresh.

My mom in Fla has a pit bull. It barks a lot and is energetic but not aggressive at all and very affectionate.

 

[Triggerfish]

Pete, you crack me up. your AV just fits your humor so good!

Black Wizard from Final Fantasy games.

 

[thakidistight]

Beagle “Frankie”,.....oh really? Has anyone ever know a beagle to be dangerous? IMO i think a dangerous dog should be something that could potentially do some damage, not something that you could punt like a football.....and I also feel for people who live on this road.....1190 Balls hill Rd

 

[jljonsn]

There's biting and there's BITING. PBs may not be the most bite-prone, but because of the structure of the breed's jaws, they are able to inflict the most severe bites - locking on a set of very powerful jaws and using their muscular neck to shake and so some real damage.

Besides, It's not the animals that are the problem, it's some of the evil thugs (note - I said SOME) and stupid people that breed and abuse them to make them viscous. When they put a dog down for being viscous, they ought to issue a restraining order to prevent the owner from ever having or associating with dogs ever again.

 

[Mikeinsmd]

Looks like husky’s take the lead by a long shot as being the most dangerous breed. Why isn’t that breed talked about when you talk of banning or eradicating a breed?

Hey Cletus, instead of twisting a story, why don't you present facts?? How many times do you have to read something before you believe it?? This is from the CDC. Here we go again!!

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cach...duip/dogbreeds.pdf+pit+bull+attacks+cdc&hl=en

During 1997 and 1998, at least 27 people died of dog bite attacks (18 in 1997 and 9 in 1998). Atleast 25 breeds of dogs have been involved in 238 human DBRF during the past 20 years. Pit bull-type dogs and Rottweilers were involved in more than half of these deaths.

The breeds most often involved in fatal attacks are Rottweilers and Pit bulls.

In the United States, pit bulls make up one to three per cent of the overall dog population and cause more than 50 per cent of serious attacks.

Rotties now top Pitts in fatal attacks but by a small margin.

 

[mAlice]

Pete, you crack me up. your AV just fits your humor so good!

It suits him perfectly. I love it.

 

[Ken King]

Besides, It's not the animals that are the problem, it's some of the evil thugs (note - I said SOME) and stupid people that breed and abuse them to make them viscous. When they put a dog down for being viscous, they ought to issue a restraining order to prevent the owner from ever having or associating with dogs ever again.

So what does thick, sticky, or tacky have to do with these dogs or is it possible that you mean vicious?

 

[BadGirl]

I will have to say from personal experience.....I like the pits and pit mixes I have been around a lot more then a particular ankle bitter (a lhasa aposa)!!!! Didn't do anything to this dog and tore my leg up.....still bruised

I'm so sorry.

 

[Cletus_Vandam]

Hey Cletus, instead of twisting a story, why don't you present facts?? How many times do you have to read something before you believe it?? This is from the CDC. Here we go again!!

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cach...duip/dogbreeds.pdf+pit+bull+attacks+cdc&hl=en


The breeds most often involved in fatal attacks are Rottweilers and Pit bulls.

Rotties now top Pitts in fatal attacks but by a small margin.

What did I twist? I provided a link that shows in Fairfax County of the thirty nine dogs that they wish to label as "dangerous", four of them are pits. Three of them bit humans, the fourth bite an animal.

Eleven of the dogs that are on Fairfax County's list are husky/malamute.

The point I'm making is that if anyone wants to direct hate and anger at a certain breed of dog for it being so prone for biting or attacking, they need to look at all of the breeds before leaching onto the Pit Bull.

I have three terrier breeds right now-1 bull terrier, 1 am staff, and 1 pit mix. They have never bitten anyone or another animal. It gets me going to hear people bad mouth an entire breed based on what they see on the news or read about on the net. Right now the Pit seems to be the breed that’s on the front page (so to speak) of all the news stories. They are getting all the bad press for their biting and attacks. Do you think that local news is going to do a story about there being 11 husky/malamutes on Fairfax County’s list, and mentioning there are only four pits? I doubt it; it wouldn’t get your attention and invoke the fear of the pit breed that seems to the media’s SOP. But I guarantee you, if the list had been published and over 25% of the dogs on the list were pits, you would have heard about that in a special report that would have lasted all week on all of the local news channels. Can you tell me I’m wrong?

 

[Mikeinsmd]

What did I twist? This~~>Looks like husky’s take the lead by a long shot as being the most dangerous breed.

They are getting all the bad press for their biting and attacks. Do you think that local news is going to do a story about there being 11 husky/malamutes on Fairfax County’s list, and mentioning there are only four pits? They did do a report....you posted it here...

they need to look at all of the breeds before leaching onto the Pit Bull. I definately looked at all breeds. Looking at your list, out of 10 Huskies, only 2 bit humans. That's 20%. But 3 of the 4 Pitts bit humans (75%)!! My links and facts show the reasons Pitts (and Rotties) get the bad press. They are 1-3% of all dog breeds, yet they are responsible for over 50% of the vicious attacks.

Not attacking you Cletus, just presenting the facts why these guys get the bad press....

 

[Ken King]

Mike,

You know how some people spell lightening instead of lightning, well it is vicious and not viscious. The reason the pit type attacks are more severe (which is what I think you are getting at) is because they are a larger and stronger animal. I have seen some real vicious super-small dogs that just didn’t have the ass to do any damage. Doesn’t make them any less vicious now does it?

More then 5 million people get bit by dogs each year . Of those about 1 million have to seek medical attention. About 1/3 of those are serious enough to require emergency room visits. And there is one fatality for every ¼ to ½ million bites. This is pretty much it as to what’s going on with dogs, is it really a problem?

 

[Kain99]

I hate Pitbulls! They scare me... I must admit that when I saw Jameo last week... she looked like someone had beat the holy living shiat outta her!

She said Deino's little ankle biter tore her to shreds. Now, I think I hate all dogs. :sad:

 

[FromTexas]

ONLY FOUR ARE PITS!!!!

Looks like husky’s take the lead by a long shot as being the most dangerous breed. Why isn’t that breed talked about when you talk of banning or eradicating a breed?

Huskies/malamutes are dominant towards other animals, typically. Pit Bulls act dominate across the board -- human and animal.

Huskie's are not easily contained (typically must always be leashed or they take off) and will hunt small animals more than most dogs.

On the list, the Husky/Malamute attacks are aimed at animals for the most part. The pit bulls are aimed at humans. Which dangerous would you prefer? The one that is chasing down the neighbors cat (which Huskies are known to kill) or the one chasing down your toddler (btw - huskies are better with small children than most dogs)?

 

[virgovictoria]

Huskies/malamutes are dominant towards other animals, typically. Pit Bulls act dominate across the board -- human and animal.

Huskie's are not easily contained (typically must always be leashed or they take off) and will hunt small animals more than most dogs.

On the list, the Husky/Malamute attacks are aimed at animals for the most part. The pit bulls are aimed at humans. Which dangerous would you prefer? The one that is chasing down the neighbors cat (which Huskies are known to kill) or the one chasing down your toddler (btw - huskies are better with small children than most dogs)?

Huskies and Malamutes also were bred to hunt for their own food while on their treks... hence the instinctual drive for the chase of small animals.. HOWEVER, this can be trained against - but maybe not ever fully trusted.

Read most books and they'll tell you that these guys don't and won't make good guard or attack dogs cause they don't have it in them to attack humans instinctively - UNLESS of course mistreated, abused and/or trained to do so, like any other.

:shrug: