Pitbulls for rehoming

vraiblonde

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I think people choose dogs with the same rational thought they use when choosing a mate. Which is to say, none.

Oh, isn't he cute?? I think I'll take him home with me! Pretty sure I can fix that unpleasant destructive trait he keeps demonstrating. All he needs is the love of a good woman to make him stop peeing on the rug...
 

ICit

Jam out with ur clam out
I think people choose dogs with the same rational thought they use when choosing a mate. Which is to say, none.

Oh, isn't he cute?? I think I'll take him home with me! Pretty sure I can fix that unpleasant destructive trait he keeps demonstrating. All he needs is the love of a good woman to make him stop peeing on the rug...

:nono:

I brought home my last dog.... she does have a destructive side...

only when she is bored and DOES not get the chance to work off her energy.


When she entered the shelter they didn’t have much hope for her as she was very withdrawn and didn’t want any human contact. She was very fearful but I’m lucky that someone saw something in her and took the time with her.

she is very amazing and is smarter THAN MOST KIDS I KNOW. She is very willing to please and learn more things. She loves human attention and would love nothing more than to be by my side 24/7.

I may get mad and joke about her being crazy and get really mad when she tears something up.... but when it comes down to it... IT IS MY FAULT... I was the one that didn’t work her, did challenge her mind, run the energy off of her.

NONE of my dogs are couch taters... (except the yorkie).... they all need attention and something to do. And I as a good pet owner makes sure they get that.


Your dog is only as good as what you put into them.
 

Baja28

Obama destroyed America
Oh JFC! So it's the OWNERS fault that this known killer breed suddenly snapped after 4 years of sleeping on the bed with them. Pit people will say the funniest things! :killingme
 

Larry Gude

Strung Out
Oh JFC! So it's the OWNERS fault that this known killer breed suddenly snapped after 4 years of sleeping on the bed with them. Pit people will say the funniest things! :killingme

This is exactly the anti gun argument; Ban them! They kill!

The simple fact is that if pit bulls were anywhere near as dangerous, given their numbers, same as the massive number of guns in private hands in this nation, there would be blood in the streets, dozens, maybe 100's, in SOMD alone, every single day.

There is not. How can this be if pits are these murderous, hi capacity, uncontrollable, scary looking things? Like the rather rare mass murder, a pit mauling grandma to death is RARE. That makes it no less horrible but, using the same argument as anti second amendment types isn't helpful.

Of course, a pit is not a gun but, it is not far from it and like a gun, it is subject to misuse. The Four Rules of Gun Safety address the uncontrollable part of shooting; what happens after you let a round go. If handled properly, an assault weapon is no more dangerous than a stapler. If handled properly, same thing goes for pits.

Let's focus, please, on the humans and not hunks of steel or an animal. There should be a LOT less pits in private hands not because they are dangerous but, because MOST people do not have the appropriate environment for them. Focusing on those issues is more productive. Focusing on what a pit CAN do is exactly like focusing on what a scary looking rifle can do.

:tap:
 

Larry Gude

Strung Out
she is very amazing and is smarter THAN MOST KIDS I KNOW. .

No, she's not. Not even close. I get your point, but, let's not go overboard. She is just a dog, not a human being. It is awesome what you are doing with her but, that is very much about YOU.

:buddies:
 

mAlice

professional daydreamer
This is exactly the anti gun argument; Ban them! They kill!

The simple fact is that if pit bulls were anywhere near as dangerous, given their numbers, same as the massive number of guns in private hands in this nation, there would be blood in the streets, dozens, maybe 100's, in SOMD alone, every single day.

There is not. How can this be if pits are these murderous, hi capacity, uncontrollable, scary looking things? Like the rather rare mass murder, a pit mauling grandma to death is RARE. That makes it no less horrible but, using the same argument as anti second amendment types isn't helpful.

Of course, a pit is not a gun but, it is not far from it and like a gun, it is subject to misuse. The Four Rules of Gun Safety address the uncontrollable part of shooting; what happens after you let a round go. If handled properly, an assault weapon is no more dangerous than a stapler. If handled properly, same thing goes for pits.

Let's focus, please, on the humans and not hunks of steel or an animal. There should be a LOT less pits in private hands not because they are dangerous but, because MOST people do not have the appropriate environment for them. Focusing on those issues is more productive. Focusing on what a pit CAN do is exactly like focusing on what a scary looking rifle can do.

:tap:


No, it is not the same. Guns don't jump fences and roam. They don't get out of their secure enclosures unless someone lets them out. They don't 'bite' until someone pulls the trigger. Not the same at all.
 

Baja28

Obama destroyed America
This is exactly the anti gun argument; Ban them! They kill!

The simple fact is that if pit bulls were anywhere near as dangerous, given their numbers, same as the massive number of guns in private hands in this nation, there would be blood in the streets, dozens, maybe 100's, in SOMD alone, every single day.

There is not. How can this be if pits are these murderous, hi capacity, uncontrollable, scary looking things? Like the rather rare mass murder, a pit mauling grandma to death is RARE. That makes it no less horrible but, using the same argument as anti second amendment types isn't helpful.

Of course, a pit is not a gun but, it is not far from it and like a gun, it is subject to misuse. The Four Rules of Gun Safety address the uncontrollable part of shooting; what happens after you let a round go. If handled properly, an assault weapon is no more dangerous than a stapler. If handled properly, same thing goes for pits.

Let's focus, please, on the humans and not hunks of steel or an animal. There should be a LOT less pits in private hands not because they are dangerous but, because MOST people do not have the appropriate environment for them. Focusing on those issues is more productive. Focusing on what a pit CAN do is exactly like focusing on what a scary looking rifle can do.

:tap:
:killingme I lub you man! :killingme

So we're comparing a living, breathing, thinking, killer breed dog to an inanimate object. Gotcha!

I guess they didn't let him sleep on the side of the bed HE wanted
or
he wanted a sleep number mattress and they said no.

His revenge, Granny must die!
 

Chris0nllyn

Well-Known Member
:killingme I lub you man! :killingme

So we're comparing a living, breathing, thinking, killer breed dog to an inanimate object. Gotcha!

I guess they didn't let him sleep on the side of the bed HE wanted
or
he wanted a sleep number mattress and they said no.

His revenge, Granny must die!

I don't see Larry comparing dogs to guns.

What I see is him comapring the same irrational, fear based argument that the anti-gun crowd has to the irrational fear that anti-pitbull folks have.

Anti-gun crowd sees shooting in the news, and thinks it happens all the time. When, in fact, it's pretty rare.

The same thing happens when an anti-pitbull person (as you self proclaim) sees a story in the news.
 

Larry Gude

Strung Out
No, it is not the same. Guns don't jump fences and roam. They don't get out of their secure enclosures unless someone lets them out. They don't 'bite' until someone pulls the trigger. Not the same at all.

I agree they don't 'jump' fences but, if you leave a gun laying around in the back yard of a neighborhood, it may well 'jump' the fence. You can't have a pit the way you can just have some lap dog and you can't have a machine gun the way you can just have a shotgun.

And, you are defeating your own argument; "They don't get out of their secure enclosures unless someone lets them out." If treated properly, pits are not murderous menaces OR there would be a LOT more injuries and dead people.

I am ALL for treating pits with more licensing and regulation than a 'regular' dog. I am NOT for demonizing them any more than I am for demonizing guns.

Very much the same thing going on here.

:buddies:
 

Larry Gude

Strung Out
:killingme I lub you man! :killingme

So we're comparing a living, breathing, thinking, killer breed dog to an inanimate object. Gotcha!

I guess they didn't let him sleep on the side of the bed HE wanted
or
he wanted a sleep number mattress and they said no.

His revenge, Granny must die!

Pits are dangerous. So is a full auto AK 47. If properly handled, neither is a threat to grandma. If mishandled, grandma gets shot or mauled. If pits were these killers, where are all the bodies in relation to their numbers?

:popcorn:
 

mAlice

professional daydreamer
I agree they don't 'jump' fences but, if you leave a gun laying around in the back yard of a neighborhood, it may well 'jump' the fence. You can't have a pit the way you can just have some lap dog and you can't have a machine gun the way you can just have a shotgun.

And, you are defeating your own argument; "They don't get out of their secure enclosures unless someone lets them out." If treated properly, pits are not murderous menaces OR there would be a LOT more injuries and dead people.

I am ALL for treating pits with more licensing and regulation than a 'regular' dog. I am NOT for demonizing them any more than I am for demonizing guns.

Very much the same thing going on here.

:buddies:

No. You're wrong.
 

itsbob

I bowl overhand
I think people choose dogs with the same rational thought they use when choosing a mate. Which is to say, none.

Oh, isn't he cute?? I think I'll take him home with me! Pretty sure I can fix that unpleasant destructive trait he keeps demonstrating. All he needs is the love of a good woman to make him stop peeing on the rug...

I still pee on the rug.....
 

vraiblonde

Board Mommy
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No. You are.

:neener:
No, it's you.

If you want to compare the pitbull with the gun owner, NOW you have an argument.

Pitbulls have generated fear based on what they might do themselves; guns are feared because of what the person in possession of it might do. Two very different inputs.
 

Larry Gude

Strung Out
No, it's you.

If you want to compare the pitbull with the gun owner, NOW you have an argument.

Pitbulls have generated fear based on what they might do themselves; guns are feared because of what the person in possession of it might do. Two very different inputs.

So, now, dogs are people, too? :lol:

A pit bull, an animal, is not equivalent to a person. This goes for lions, tigers and bears as well.

Your dog breed, a bunch of dog breeds, bite more frequently than pits. That's just a fact. The issue here is how much damage a pit can do compared to Apollo. Agreed?

Just like a machine gun, I am ALL for tighter licensing and regulation of pits based on the damage they CAN cause. What I am not for is irrational arguments that guns, in and of themselves, are a danger. They are a problem when they are mishandled. Same thing goes for put bulls.

Again, if they were so inherently dangerous, the hospitals would be full of their victims. As it is, a bad pit attack is like our gun problem; the result of irresponsible PEOPLE.

Check.

:popcorn:
 

vraiblonde

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Larry, are you by any chance following the conversation about quantum mechanics that your friend is leading on his FB?
 
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