Rest In Peace.

[AlaskanRanger]

sorry for your loss

 

[Defective]

I am very sorry about your dog.

My black lab just busted into my neighbors house and attacked our other neighbors dog who was over there. They have a history and have fought 3 or 4 times now. When we first moved in this other dog attacked mine and ever since, mine will not allow it off it's chain around other people. He becomes obsessed and unless locked in the basement will eventually sneek by us and get him. My dog is peaceful and playfull all other times and has never fought or shown true aggression towards other dogs or neighbors. In fact, he loves our neighbors. That's the problem here, he thinks he's protecting them. Without me there to shout commands, they had to mace him this time.


The fact that we have these different types of dogs is because man has bred them into existance. This did not happen in nature. Dog breeds are created out of need/want for certain genetic and instictual characteristics. I don't know what pit bulls were created specifically to do, but something tells me it wasn't to be a family lapdog. You can not defend this dog by saying it's just doing natural things. You can say thats why he did it, but you are not defending him by doing so.

There was a very similar case here local a week or two ago. The scene was cought on tape too. A pitbul chased a cat back and fourth and finally cought the cat and killed it. He was put down too. This animal had a history of terrorizing the neighborhood animals apparently though.

BTW, I hate cats that roam the neighborhood. They crap and piss under porches and in gardens and such. Eventually, with nothing to kill them, you get what has happened at my mother's house. Stray cats all over the damn place. They multiply like crazy.

 

[philS]

Unbelievable

This is ridiculous. I was bitten by a Pit once, and I have cats too, but I would never call for this against a dog that took down a cat.

 

[fastford04]

i guess you should of had ur dog caged up better!....
none the less why the heck did the city kill ur dog? did they see it kill the cat?

 

[Redneckryder]

I don't know what pit bulls were created specifically to do, but something tells me it wasn't to be a family lapdog.

they are a cross between an American Staffordshire Terrier and an American Bulldog. they were bred to fight back when dogfights were still legal.

they are not by far a lap dog due to size, but they are IN MY OPINION the best family dog you can find. get one emotionally attached to a child and they will kill themselves protecting said child

 

[TrucksGetDirty]

they are a cross between an American Staffordshire Terrier and an American Bulldog. they were bred to fight back when dogfights were still legal.

they are not by far a lap dog due to size, but they are IN MY OPINION the best family dog you can find. get one emotionally attached to a child and they will kill themselves protecting said child

Wrong, the American Pit Bull Terrier was created with exteint breeds. The APBT was not just a fighting dog, this breed could(and can) do anything. And FYI the "pit" in the name did not come from dog fighting it came from when the breed was put in a pit with a bunch of rats, which they killed. The American Staffordshire Terrier came from the APBT it's name was changed because the AKC didn't want "pit bull" in the dog's name. The APBT and AST are no longer the same breed.
Ugh, I know way to much about this breed.

 

[fordman49450]

I hate people who judge a dog just because it's a pit-bull, they get a bad rap because of all of the owners out there who abuse them and make them a mean animal. I know several people who own pitbulls and they were raised in a good home and wouldnt hurt a flea. that was a beautiful dog, sorry to hear that. I do believe it was put down just because of the breed, if it was a terrior or lab you would have gotten a warning or something imo.

 

[86ford]

i currently own a dog that is not friendly with children who is sitting on my bed next to me right now but ya know what he respects grown people of larger size than himself and knows his limits. he realizes who is in charge and what he can and cant do when he is out in public.A few people on this site with standing no one could guess what kind of dog i can let free in a suburb of a major city without a leash who would defend me at a moments notice and still sleeps in my bed. he does not cause problems for the 14 or so kids under 14 who live on my dead end street when he is under my supervision but would attempt to kill the first person who he felt threatened me or one of my family members. he is the best dog i know of and i will happily move as far as possible to save his life of some SOB wants him dead over there stupid cat.

86

 

[Redneckryder]

Wrong, the American Pit Bull Terrier was created with exteint breeds. The APBT was not just a fighting dog, this breed could(and can) do anything. And FYI the "pit" in the name did not come from dog fighting it came from when the breed was put in a pit with a bunch of rats, which they killed. The American Staffordshire Terrier came from the APBT it's name was changed because the AKC didn't want "pit bull" in the dog's name. The APBT and AST are no longer the same breed.
Ugh, I know way to much about this breed.

wow---i dont remember where i read that, but i guess one of you is wrong. guess i need to do more reading.......

 

[rickcdewitt]

Wrong, the American Pit Bull Terrier was created with exteint breeds. The APBT was not just a fighting dog, this breed could(and can) do anything.

i've herded sheep with mine,not near as bloodthirsty as the sheep dogs(actually hes not bloodthirsty at all).

those bastards killed her because shes a pit.or she got out before?

you have to remember that pits are a high energy dog(terrier= yap dog)they need a yard with a very good fence and lots of attention.i've learned from experience if you leave them in the house all day they get bored and will chew holes through walls and doors and chase the neighbors cats.

the dangerous thing about pits is their ability coupled with their high energy temperments.you have to spend a lot of time channeling their energy into good activities.i think the only reason mine is so chill was being able to let him be a shop dog at the various places i've worked so he had constant supervision and exposure to new people and animals.

people see a loaded gun in the hands of a mental hanicap when they see pits loose,it makes them uneasy.couple that with the fact a large portion of people don't have a clue how to raise a dog(it should be a crime to raise an energetic dog in an apartment),and you can see how the general consensus came about.

i'de be raging if i was in your shoes but i don't think young people are the best to be getting dogs.you can't usually spend as much time as is needed and still have a life.and we don't have the money or stable environment for the dog most of the time.did she spend the days inside?

i'm very sorry about your girl,you descibed one of my worst nightmares of my boy. but remember that pits are a big responsibility,you can't just treat them like a labrador.for the most part i have to protect my dog grumpy from the world,there have been times where a lab came out of nowhere and started a fight with my dog. the first thing i do is grab the other dog and make sure the owner doesn't overreact and beat my dog(though their dog probably needs it).people always side against the vicious looking dog and i can't blame them.i just let him be a normal dog as much as i can and watch out for the wacko's

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

This is ridiculous. I was bitten by a Pit once, and I have cats too, but I would never call for this against a dog that took down a cat.

I wouldn't call this in either, save the tax payers money and hassle by using a single 20ga shell. Same rule applies for foxes, racoons and other cats that try to hurt my cat on my property... plus if they are gunning for a cat then they would be for chickens too (which we also have). If I saw my dog doing that to someone elses property/family he could expect the same medicine. They don't know if it is a cat or rabbit, and frankly don't care, if they did it once and you can't control them, they will probably do it again.

Last week here in Omaha a pitt atacked two women pulling their toddlers in wagons, drug the lady walking it across the street and pulled the kids out of the wagons tearing them up pretty good and then took on the mother's as they tried to beat it off... with the owner still trying to pull it off with the leash. Pulled the scalp off of a 15mo old girl and minor injuries to a 17mo old.

 

[koda6966]

Last week here in Omaha a pitt atacked two women pulling their toddlers in wagons, drug the lady walking it across the street and pulled the kids out of the wagons tearing them up pretty good and then took on the mother's as they tried to beat it off... with the owner still trying to pull it off with the leash. Pulled the scalp off of a 15mo old girl and minor injuries to a 17mo old.

Was the owner a 10 year old kid or an 80 old lady? Because I know for a fact that if I had a dog on a leash that was attacking a baby, let alone another person/animal, I would yank on that damn leash so hard the bastard would go flying.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Was the owner a 10 year old kid or an 80 old lady? Because I know for a fact that if I had a dog on a leash that was attacking a baby, let alone another person/animal, I would yank on that damn leash so hard the bastard would go flying.

It was a lady, I don't know how old. Dog was 2 years old so it was still not full grown.

 

[rickcdewitt]

It was a lady, I don't know how old. Dog was 2 years old so it was still not full grown.

she should be shot for taking that dog out in public,or at least brought up on charges.its the stupid fucks like her who give fighting dogs a bad name.theres no way you woulden't know that dog was way too agressive to take out in public if you were smart enough to even own one.

many people blind themselves by anthropomorphising ( falsely giving human emotions/traits to animals) and don't take an honest assesment of their dogs training and behavior.some are just idiots. unfortunately this has very bad results with breeds capable of such damage,where the vast quantity of foul mannered labradors or other breeds go under the radar(all the fights my dog has been in were started by some spoiled f-n fifi).

they are all bred from wolves people need to remember that, not baby talk to their dog.