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Re: Pit Bull vs. Porcupine
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Originally Posted by commonsense
Exactly.
Our city has enacted some strict guidelines (insurance, training etc) due to all of the children attacked and the severe damage done.
There may be other breeds that are dangerous but they sure don't make the "news".
I think that may be the case.
Last edited by rgcraig; 11-20-2009 at 11:41 AM.
Reason: fixed quote
Pit bulls, Rottweilers, Presa Canarios, and their mixes account for 74% of attacks and 65% of deaths.
How many times do we hear about someone who has a pit and it just snaps and kills a child. The people stand there with awe on their face saying, "He never acted like this before."
There are some breeds of cats people shouldn't own either. I wouldn't want my neighbor to have a mountain lion is his back yard.
I agree Baron, and that is the type of distinction that I was trying to make. We recognize that not every breed of cat is suitable or ideal for domestication and introduction to the general population. I don't think that just because an animal is a dog, it is automatically suitable to live in neighborhoods.
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In Salina, we have a city ordinance that it is against the law to have a pit bull. If you do, you have to jump through so many hoops to get to keep it. It is a pain..I do not like pit bull from a personal experience..when I was 4-5 my dad raised pure blood registered pit bulls...(yes he fought them) I went out one day to feed the dog and poured the "scraps" in the bowl and then leaned up and realized that there were more in the bowl and leaned back down to pour the rest in the bowl and I guess he thought I was going to take the food away and he reached around and bit me in the stomach right over my tummy button..I still have scars...Luckily he didn't do what they normally did, and clamp down...they have like 500 lbs of pressure in their jaws, it could have been fatal..
Anyways, needless to say, my dad was outside feeding the chickens and horses and happened to hear me scream, came running and I was bleeding EVERYWHERE!!! He almost died right there, he picked me up, took me into the house where my mom was and gave me to her and told her to wait a minute before taking me to the hospital, got the gun, loaded it, went out and shot the dog. This was like a $5000 dog, back 35 years ago...lots of money, but he wouldn't have a dog on the place that would do that....so, he got rid of all his pit bulls.
I, for one, am thankful..they can be good pets, but you just never know when they might snap and do something awful..I know any dog can do that, but they sure the rep and statistics...
More like about 250 lbs of jaw pressure, German Shepherds have about 300 and Rotts 350. Shepherds are actually the #1 biter(found this out after owning 4 over the years with no incidents), but I guess it must be one bite and done, whereas the pit bull likes to hold on and shake its head around. The agression you experienced was due more to the fact that your dad abused his dogs(no other word for it), than the fact they were a certain breed. I think the fact that pits and rotts and other "tough guy" dogs are overrepresented when it comes to attacks is because the typical owner of such breeds is often a thug with something to prove, so he mistreats his animals or outright encourages bad behavior in them.
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I guess I just don't have the patience it takes to be a dog owner, whether it be any kind of breed. We never had any pets growing up (fish excluded) but I always wanted to have a Lab. A few months ago I saw on Craigslist where this person was giving a 4 month old black Lab away for free. Well, the dog ended up being 50 pounds although she was still technically a puppy. With puppy energy.
I was laying on the couch on the phone, and this dog went to the end of the hallway, took off running and jumped on top of me. Then she did it again! She wouldn't listen, she was being very aggressive towards my son, and my house still smelled like dog days after I got rid of her (to a good home). I definitely didn't love her enough to stick it out and properly train her. Nope, I'll stick with fish.
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