Pitt Bull Mix attacks 5 year old

[Lugnut]

Good. Then pick your attacker.

You seem rational in your arguments in other threads I've read. :shrug:

I don't understand your position on this. Are you against a specific breed(s) dogs? Against large dogs? You quoted me asking my opinion on liability and challenged me on what I would have done with a dog that behaved in a vicious fashion. In both instances we share the same opinion. What specifically did I post that you have a problem with? I don't get it. Was it my tongue in cheek The sky is falling reply's at the beginning of the thread?

I have yet to defend a vicious dog in any of my posts. My stand has been, and continues to be, that ANY dog can be dangerous it is NOT a breed specific problem but an OWNERSHIP problem. Whether the owner has malevolent intentions in training, or is simply ignorant and does not realize what they are unconciously teaching/reinforcing with regard to a dogs behaviour. Agression in dogs can be brought about more easily by coddling and spoiling than anything other than specific training.

Your question above is just plain silly "If you must be attacked..." it's a leading question and can only have one reasonable response which would of course be "the smallest dog possible"

Here's my version of a leading question:

If you MUST choose between a rottweiler with ATTS and Assistance Dog certifications (proving a sound TEMPERAMENT) sitting next to you and a border collie that's known to draw blood from every guest who enters the house, which one would you choose?

I don't really care one way or the other about specific BREEDS of dogs as long as they have stable temperaments


"Down with doggy racism!!!"

 

[cattitude]

Crud..I knew what I was trying to type but my fingers didn't.

 

[Agee]

Adnauseam...

This is the 65 th thread about or containing numerous mentions of Pit Bulls.



Maybe it needs its own category?

PTI, back to

 

[Chasey_Lane]

My mom was attacked by her cat last week. True story. :shrug:

 

[Masey]

Ok Hitler.

Ok, omniscient.

 

[BuddyLee]

My mom was attacked by her cat last week. True story. :shrug:

I was feeding my goldfish the other day and upon delivering the flaky delight it jumped up and tried to bite my hand off, as if it were a pirana. Luckily I have great reflexes.

 

[camily]

My mom was attacked by her cat last week. True story. :shrug:

OMG! Those little bastages have killer claws! Ouch!

 

[Pandora]

Crud..I knew what I was trying to type but my fingers didn't.

I hate when that happens.

 

[camily]

I was feeding my goldfish the other day and upon delivering the flaky delight it jumped up and tried to bite my hand off, as if it were a pirana. Luckily I have great reflexes.

See, this proves our point. Goldfish are not typically thought of as a power breed. Fancy goldfish, on the other hand, have been known to cause serious damage.

 

[vraiblonde]

You seem rational in your arguments in other threads I've read.

I'm rational in this argument, too.

Some people in this thread say that small breeds are more likely to bite than large breeds, and presumably more dangerous. I asked a simple question: which one would you rather be attacked by - a small dog or a large muscular one?

The argument is not which breed bites more, but which will cause more damage.

I can attack you with a table fork and I can attack you with a gun - which do you think you'd have a better chance against?

I can't put it any plainer than that. :shrug:

 

[Chasey_Lane]

OMG! Those little bastages have killer claws! Ouch!

She was bitten; not clawed. She even had to go to the emergency clinic in Waldorf, and now she's on antibiotics and the cat is quarantined for 10 ten days. All she did was pick him up. :shrug:

 

[nomoney]

See, this proves our point. Goldfish are not typically thought of as a power breed. Fancy goldfish, on the other hand, have been known to cause serious damage.

I have 3 of those fancy biatches. I hope they don't ban them

 

[camily]

She was bitten; not clawed. She even had to go to the emergency clinic in Waldorf, and now she's on antibiotics and the cat is quarantined for 10 ten days. All she did was pick him up. :shrug:

Wow! Who's cat was it? Was it up to date on shots?

 

[Chasey_Lane]

Wow! Who's cat was it? Was it up to date on shots?

It's her cat and she's had him for many years. Guess he was just in a grumpy mood. :shrug:

 

[camily]

I have 3 of those fancy biatches. I hope they don't ban them

I have a saltwater tank, if they ban the fancies, it's just a matter of time before I must surrender my Clowns.

 

[Chasey_Lane]

I have 3 of those fancy biatches. I hope they don't ban them

Dude, you should see this killer spider that's been roaming our yard. As if his leather jacket wasn't intimidating enough, he actually killed an insect...in broad daylight.

 

[camily]

It's her cat and she's had him for many years. Guess he was just in a grumpy mood. :shrug:

That is crazy! Is she typically......temperamental?

 

[camily]

Dude, you should see this killer spider that's been roaming our yard. As if his leather jacket wasn't intimidating enough, he actually killed an insect...in broad daylight.

 

[vraiblonde]

it is NOT a breed specific problem but an OWNERSHIP problem.

I disagree. You are trying to say that all dog breeds are the same, and only the dog's owner makes a difference in its temperament.

This is wrong and any dog trainer will tell you that.

I don't understand your position on this. Are you against a specific breed(s) dogs? Against large dogs?

I am against irresponsible pet ownership, period. I think that if your dog bites someone, you should be fined extensively for harboring a dangerous animal. If your dog kills or maims someone, you should get the death penalty. (This is "you" figuratively, not "you" personally)

It's disturbing to me that when a child is victim of a dog attack, the first thing the dogmaniacs on here say is, "The kid was probably teasing the dog - it was the kid's fault." It shouldn't matter if the kid was beating the dog with a stick - at some point the adult humans need to step in and either remove the kid or the dog to prevent disaster. A little kid doesn't know any better, but an adult dog should be smart enough to avoid the little kid rather than ripping its throat out.

We had a thread on here not long ago where a jogger was attacked by a dog, and he booted the dog a good one, injuring him fairly seriously (maybe even killing the dog, I can't remember). You should have heard the animal-nutties on here, saying how horrible this jogger was for defending himself against an attacking dog!

It's just crazy.

 

[Chasey_Lane]

That is crazy! Is she typically......temperamental?

He's not the most social cat (hides from people) but she's never had any problems with him. He always cuddles with my mom.