WHAT would make people want to own PITBULLS??

With a terrible owner, any dog can become hostile...
I would suggest that there is a correlation between nasty pit bulls and their owners being stupid ugly red necks or some other Ameritrash.

I have met pit bulls that were sweeter than malteses before...

Yeah, its their owners.....
5 pits killed a 52 year old on the beach in Ecuador last week. The locals burned the dogs to death. The day before, my nephew went to pet a very young pit and it grabbed his shorts, and would not let go, just growling and shaking its head, finally after about a minute, the owner came and smacked the dog and it let go. Vicious, worthless dogs.........

Wrong... A mouthing puppy will chew on anything, but they aren't viscious. Who ever owned 5 of them and let them run together was getting into more than they could handle. They require lots of training and time, just like other dogs. I have a German Shepherd. I have seen a lot of mean ones, but if you take time with them, they turn out like a member of the family...

Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer
can 'rehabilitate' any dog, his
secret ? Re-train the owners, lol


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"WHAT would make people want to own PITBULLS??"

Fear.

They are so cute when they are puppies. My cousin once brought a cute little pup on his way home and when he told me that it was pitbull I could not believe him :).

And one other thing I thought of to mention....
Dogs are very awesome percievers of fear. A large muscular dog that everyone has been conditioned to fear will obviously have more incidents of detecting fear and acting on it.
My GSD, which is young, will try to pounce on other dogs, kids, and people who are afraid of him.
Personally, I don't think they can tell a difference between pharamones and vibes that are released from fear and those that are released out of anger or defense...

Yes. Dogs are predators and sense fear very easily.

here in cali it's all about being an asshole gang member, redneck paranoid, nazi run amock. they think it's like having a legal loaded gun on the street. sad sick fucks make a bad dog.
akitas, chows, rotts, dobies too. and i've bred and raised dobermans since 1984. my 3 year old Jesse is laying at my feet as i type this.
the owner determines all this.

IT STARTED WITH BLACK RAP VIDEOS AND BECAME AN OBSESSION WITH SEXUALLY DYSFUNCTIONAL WHITES USING THE DOGS AS A PENIS EXTENSION AND FEAR GENERATION WHICH CAN BE MISTAKEN FOR SEXUAL AROUSAL IF YOU GET BITTEN HARD ENOUGH IN THE RIGHT SPOT.

Sounds like a personal experience....
Maybe they just like pitbulls....

Pitbulls are amazing IF THEY ARE BROUGHT UP RIGHT. if they are bread to be attack dogs, they will attack, very smart dogs, just too much energy

My parents owned a pit bull, sweetest most loving dog in the world, loved kids. It's the stupid owners who create the bad dogs in the world.

Small Penises

Because everyone else in the ghetto does of course.. Plus what are you gonna do with those worthless puppies? You can just put em in a bag and throw them in a river!!!

But the statistics say it is Geman Shepards who are the bad biters?

Hmmmm...



I think it is probably a little of breed and a little of treatment, wouldn't you say?

I have seen these dogs though, and they look very strong, maybe a little too strong for one with children.

People need to STOP buying into the media and assuming that it was a pitbull that mauled, killed, or bit an individual. People who take the sterotypes of pitbulls and incorporate these biases into their lives are simply ignorant or uneducated about the breed. Know the facts before speculating the attack was made by a pitbull. Educate yourself before you make these assumptions. Majority of the assumptions that a "Pitbull bit a person or a pitbull mauled, or killed someone" is in fact (through an immense amount of research) not a pitbull. I understand that since the breed has established a bad reputation via irresponsible owners, it is easy to point the finger and say the short black haired, muscular dog is a pitbull. When in fact it may be a bull terrier, presa canario, labrador, staffordshire, canary dog, argentina, etc. However, I am no way advocating that a pitbull never bites or attacks innocent people. Because it does happen. Without the appropriate attention, training, and unconditional love to ANY dog breed, THEY WILL BITE. And it may sound redundant, but it is in fact irresponsible owners and thugs who reinforce the negativity of this beautiful breed. Pitbulls are not for everyone and should require an intense background check. Ownership and breeding should also require certification to own and reproduce. Many people own pitbulls for all the wrong reasons. One specific example of this is: "Being the cool person with the intimidating muscular dog." FAIL! Then you have individuals who love the strong-willed, high energetic, great security, exceptionally well with people, overwhelmingly affectionate and game companionship. Educate yourself before you become another stereotype.

I have one and she's far from aggressive towards anything that's not in her food bowl. I also have a mix and she's never been anything but sweet. And you are wrong on the breed that is the most aggressive.
That honor goes to Chihuahua and sausage dogs.

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Also whatever stat you're looking at for serious bites is a combination of Pits, Rottweilers, presa canarios. It's not just one specific breed. It also depends on how you raise them. Keeping them "intact" is a mistake... most agression comes from sex (pursuit of or marking ones territory).Ours are treated like the family, they are raised in a structured, loving manner, they are all fixed. The jack asses down the street trying to get his dog to bite other dogs... they are the problem. It's not the breed, it's the owner.

Because it's like owning a shark with legs.

These animals are for dirty people...

Pitbulls taste delicious. MY chinese neighbors are always on the look out for stray PitBulls. When they catch one, they always invite me over for dinner. When prepared right it is one of the greatest dishes ever served.

They're amazing dogs. That's all I had growing up. Some of which, were rescued from fighting rings. They are loyal and protective. Never turned on anyone in the family. But, you have to know the dog. The dogs aren't the problem, it's irresponsible owners that are. They, like many breeds are not a dog that should ever run loose. If you can't control the dog, then you shouldn't have it. What people don't understand is that even though dogs have been domesticated for thousands of years, they are still animals and have instincts. If you walk into someone's yard with a pit and that dog attacks it's because you are in their territory. And, I happen to agree with the dog, if I don't know you, you shouldn't be in my yard, but seeing as how people don't have respect for other's property these days things happen. Now in defense of the dog, the dog doesn't realize their territory ends at the side walk, so there for I would say the owner isn't doing a very good job of keeping their dog contained if something were to happen.

Also, the jaw strength of a pit is amazing, so if they bite the damage is a lot worse than say a golden retriever. All you have to do is look at their head to see this.

There are plenty of breeds that are just as, if not more aggressive than a Pit. What about Presa Canarios, Chow Chow's, Rottweilers, etc, I could go on and on with that list. My Chihuahua that I have now is more aggressive than any Pit Bull I ever had.

As far as kids being bit, kids naturally love dogs, unless they have had a bad experience with one. children should always be taught to NEVER pet a dog without first asking the owner if it's ok. ANY dog will bite. If someone asks, "does your dog bite," I always say she never has before. The point is, they are animals, and no matter how well trained they are, they're are always exceptions to the rule.

The same people who don't like people carrying or having guns don't like pit bulls. What they are really against is people making themselves a hard target. (think cop here)

Someone mentioned they don't like that little kids have these dogs to protect them...hmmmm

I tell you what, you stay away from my dogs and off my property and you have no worries. They're well trained to rip your throat out, only if you need it.

Do we understand each other?

i have a giant breed, english mastiff and live downtown in the city. we are out three times a day, everyday, and encounter hundreds of breeds at the parks and beaches... and only once have i had a problem with pitts. (most of the time they run because poe will eat them). haha actually it's little poodles and chihuahua's (alphas) that set off my boy. but perhaps the most telling part about society with a giant breed? nine times out of ten, it's the towering muscular man who crosses the street in fear of my dog... yet little old ladies walk right up and hug him around the neck.

The Pitbullshitters jump in almost as quickly and as viciously as Isriots into threads raising questions on that issue.

Truth is, Pits are a POTENTIALLY dangerous breed, in the same way that the .45 automatic is a POTENTIALLY dangerous weapon. Any asshole can own one and use it irresponsibly; the difference is, a gun cannot leap the fence and chew the face off of the neighbor's baby without help.

The more important question is why would someone bump such a stupid ass thread from 2006?

Census workers.

My Chinese neighbors want to know where you live?

potrait of most pit bull owners----> :african: