Pitt Bull Mix attacks 5 year old

[Softballkid]

Your little ankle biter......

POMERANIAN 32 24 8 75.0%

That was out of 32 dogs tested, the Rotti's have over 4600.....So lay off of them...they are better than your dog

 

[camily]

ROTTWEILER 4650 3,834 816 82.5%

Thats better than a Chesapeake Bay Ret. , ALL the wiener dogs, and many more household dogs, and the American PitBull, 83 %....So Pixie has a point, your stats are OLD....

I have a Chessie and I and say for sure that he is territorial, but tolerant. When I have fostered, we introduced slowly and it was fine. He is fine with our terrier. My sister brought her Pit over and Jake wanted to eat him (an unaltered male). He definitely lets us know when someone is NEAR the yard. He is a great dog though but I keep an eye on him. He came from the pound and was 18 months when we got him. Chessie's are known for this though and we know it. I have taken him through obedience and have cunsulted with local Chessie groups and got all the info I could find on how to handle him and it has worked beautifully! He is a great dog now.

 

[Softballkid]

I have a Chessie and I and say for sure that he is territorial, but tolerant. When I have fostered, we introduced slowly and it was fine. He is fine with our terrier. My sister brought her Pit over and Jake wanted to eat him (an unaltered male). He definitely lets us know when someone is NEAR the yard. He is a great dog though but I keep an eye on him. He came from the pound and was 18 months when we got him. Chessie's are known for this though and we know it. I have taken him through obedience and have cunsulted with local Chessie groups and got all the info I could find on how to handle him and it has worked beautifully! He is a great dog now.

glad to hear it... just dont let the "dog haters" get near him, he weighs over 10lbs, he's a murderer waiting to happen

 

[camily]

glad to hear it... just dont let the "dog haters" get near him, he weighs over 10lbs, he's a murderer waiting to happen

I know! Education is key. The reason Pit's and Rottie's have a bad rep is because morons in the ghetto think it's cool to have a vicious dog that is horribly bred (or inbred) to walk the hood with. The breed them for size, not temperment, then purposely make them fighters. Pisses me off.

 

[happyappygirl]

the issue is, the small dogs aren't lethal. big dogs are. and very often breed is misidentified. ROTTWEILER mix (mixed with lab) or PIT BULL mix (mixed with poodle) grabs more headlines POODLE mix (mixed with rottweiler) or LAB (mixed with pit bull)

sensationalism at it's best.

 

[camily]

the issue is, the small dogs aren't lethal. big dogs are. and very often breed is misidentified. ROTTWEILER mix (mixed with lab) or PIT BULL mix (mixed with poodle) grabs more headlines POODLE mix (mixed with rottweiler) or LAB (mixed with pit bull)

sensationalism at it's best.

Very true! BTW, how are those cute little babies doing? Killed anyone yet? JK!!!!!

 

[Ecphora]

I don't own a dog right now. But I've always had big dogs. Growing up I had a German Shepherd. She did bite the little boy next door once but that was because he would ride his bike back and forth along the fence with a stick teasing her.

 

[vraiblonde]

the issue is, the small dogs aren't lethal. big dogs are.

Why is it that people have a hard time comprehending that simple fact?

Who gets a Chihuahua or a Shi Tzu for home protection? Anyone? And why do you suppose that is?

 

[Softballkid]

I know! Education is key. The reason Pit's and Rottie's have a bad rep is because morons in the ghetto think it's cool to have a vicious dog that is horribly bred (or inbred) to walk the hood with. The breed them for size, not temperment, then purposely make them fighters. Pisses me off.

 

[Softballkid]

Why is it that people have a hard time comprehending that simple fact?

Who gets a Chihuahua or a Shi Tzu for home protection? Anyone? And why do you suppose that is?

They should, the Chi - CHIHUAHUA 35 25 10 71.4%
The Shi Tzu - SHIH TZU 39 30 9 76.9%

They have lower temperments than Rotts, and Pits.....

 

[Lugnut]

....Part of my job now is a risk manager...

You call me an idiot for not wanting to accept the risks associated with owning a pit bull and then babble on about being a risk manager implying that the risk is acceptable -- WRONG! The statistics are stacked up against your position.

The dogs responsible for the bulk of the homicides are pit bulls and Rottweilers:

"Studies indicate that pit bull-type dogs were involved in approximately a third of human DBRF (i.e., dog bite related fatalities) reported during the 12-year period from 1981 through1992, and Rottweilers were responsible for about half of human DBRF reported during the 4 years from 1993 through 1996....[T]he data indicate that Rottweilers and pit bull-type dogs accounted for 67% of human DBRF in the United States between 1997 and 1998. It is extremely unlikely that they accounted for anywhere near 60% of dogs in the United States during that same period and, thus, there appears to be a breed-specific problem with fatalities." (Sacks JJ, Sinclair L, Gilchrist J, Golab GC, Lockwood R. Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998. JAVMA 2000;217:836-840.)

A little research would have turned up the fact that the Sacks et al. study was prompted by a lawsuit. ie. the study was financially motivated. In addition, buried DEEP in the actual report is this little gem...

"Although fatal attacks on humans appear to be a breed-specific problem (pit bull-type dogs and Rottweilers), other breeds may bite and cause fatalities at higher rates."

 

[Pandora]

I know! Education is key. The reason Pit's and Rottie's have a bad rep is because morons in the ghetto think it's cool to have a vicious dog that is horribly bred (or inbred) to walk the hood with. The breed them for size, not temperment, then purposely make them fighters. Pisses me off.

I watched animal control bring some pits into the shelter last year that they made EVERYONE leave the building until they got them caged. The intent was that they were going to be euthanized.

I knew those pits were bred only for the sole purpose of protecting drugs supplies. I thought the owner should have been in an adjacent cage to be euthanized as well.

Made me sick.

 

[Lugnut]

the issue is, the small dogs aren't lethal. big dogs are.

Welllll, that isn't exactly accurate, see my previous post about the Pomeranian. I can post other incidents of "toy" or "Non-Sporting" breeds severly mauling or killing as well.

It is true that on a one for one basis, an attack by a large dog is more likely to do severe damage or to be fatal. But consider that the vast majority of dog attacks are made against children. It doesn't take a large dog to severely injure a child. ANY dog can be dangerous regardless of breed.

Again training (whether purposeful or unconcious) and environment have greater bearing on whether or not a dog is dangerous than almost any other variable.

According to the HSUS, dog bite statistics by breed follow breed popularity statistics VERY closely.

You may also want to keep in mind that the dog bite fatality "statistics" are using samples of 10-20 fatalities per year with a licensed dog population numbering approx 70,000,000. Not exactly in the realm of statistically significant...

When dog bite (as opposed to dog bite FATALITY) statistics are looked at the "Toy", "Non-Sporting" and "herding" (i.e. "Family") dogs are responsible for a large percentage of the total number of attacks. I used to have actual numbers for this compiled from ASPCA, HSUS, AVMA, and other sources but it's been a LONG time since I've trained dogs as a source of income and some of these books have made their way into other people hands over the years.

I think this has become a futile effort falling on deaf ears. :shrug: Oh well.

 

[Lugnut]

[RED] Pitt Bull Mix attacks 5... 05-01-2006 06:44 PM Pitts & Rotts are evil. Do some research!! It's everywhere. Masey is correct!!

[RED] Pitt Bull Mix attacks 5... 05-01-2006 01:47 PM GFY

 

[vraiblonde]

They should, the Chi - CHIHUAHUA 35 25 10 71.4%
The Shi Tzu - SHIH TZU 39 30 9 76.9%

They have lower temperments than Rotts, and Pits.....

Let's play a game, then.

You MUST be attacked by a dog.

Choose the breed you would prefer to fend off.

 

[vraiblonde]

ANY dog can be dangerous regardless of breed.

Good. Then pick your attacker.

 

[Nickel]

Let's play a game, then.

You MUST be attacked by a dog.

Choose the breed you would prefer to fend off.

That sounds like a fun game.

 

[mAlice]

They should, the Chi - CHIHUAHUA 35 25 10 71.4%
The Shi Tzu - SHIH TZU 39 30 9 76.9%

They have lower temperments than Rotts, and Pits.....

The numbers are skewed. Did you look at the total number of each breed that were tested?

 

[Softballkid]

Let's play a game, then.

You MUST be attacked by a dog.

Choose the breed you would prefer to fend off.

It may sound crazy, but it is the bigger dogs, Ive been around them my whole life, Ive learned how to pin them, and keep them from biting you, how to dominate them and make them give up, its them lil bastards that bite and run, and you cant catch them

 

[Softballkid]

The numbers are skewed. Did you look at the total number of each breed that were tested?

Yes, the first number is dogs tested, the 2nd is number that passed, 3rd is failed, last is the % rate...