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I just stopped a Pit Bull attack . . .

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Originally posted by: James3shin
i don't know if pits are aggresive by nature but i think it has more to do with owner conditioning, no? I think just about any dog can be "trained" to be viscious or feral.
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Pit Bulls are aggressive by nature, but the natural instinct is aggression toward dogs. They were bred for dog fighting in the 1800s, and if they had the slightest bit of aggression toward humans they were shot on sight. Somewhere along the way since then it has become fashionable to use them as guard dogs and the like so the aggression toward humans is not always discouraged any more.

I have a pit/black lab mix. We are fortunate that she has no aggression toward humans whatsoever. However, we had to go through a lot of training to curb her aggression toward other dogs, and even now it's a struggle.

edited because I'm confused 🙂
 
Originally posted by: jamautosound
Updated. 😀
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Dude I have two daughters myself & I just want to say that you really are a hero.. I'd do the same thing myself & I can only hope sombody like you is around if somthing similar ever happens to my girls!

To you! :thumbsup: :beer:
 
The breed is cute. People own them, since they are cute. Well, go look at them in pictures. They have no place living in most neighborhoods among children who can be attacked by them. WTF are we thinking, allowing such a fscked up, unpredictable animal to live among our kids?
Very soon, you will see a ban on them nationwide, I hope.

Great job, BTW. I'm grateful you intervened, while equally pissed that such savages were allowed to be out, to inflict the damage and human suffering that they did. 🙁
 
I can't believe that the animal control officer is using a leash to handle this dog instead of a control pole.

BTW Great job
 
Awesome job! My neighbors have pitbulls, but keep them inside or fenced the the back. This, although, isn't 100% secure.
 
Again ... nice work OP. It is good read stories like this ... they don't make the news nearly as much as they should. :beer:
 
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
The breed is cute. People own them, since they are cute. Well, go look at them in pictures. They have no place living in most neighborhoods among children who can be attacked by them. WTF are we thinking, allowing such a fscked up, unpredictable animal to live among our kids?
Very soon, you will see a ban on them nationwide, I hope.

Great job, BTW. I'm grateful you intervened, while equally pissed that such savages were allowed to be out, to inflict the damage and human suffering that they did. 🙁
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It will be fascinating to see how the Interstate Commerce Clause is twisted to support nonsense like that should it happen. :roll:
 
Originally posted by: moshquerade
"fcuk you to all the pitt haters" ?

grow up. it's not pitt bulls, it's ones like this one who are dangerous.
show me one that won't bite my head off and i'm fine with it.
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come over to my place and meet the female pitt that I am fostering. She is a sweet little mush and would not bite you. This pitt-hysteria should stop already. They are great dogs with a bad rep.

I did not read the entire thread, but the OP did the right thing and has big stones to have done it. That big male is very scary looking. What was his problem? Did animal control put him down? How are the girls?
 
Great, I read this thread and then what do I see wandering loose across the street where new renters have been living for a few weeks yesterday. Yup, a Pit Bull.

It's a long story, but suffice it to say I made it a point to introduce myself along with another neighbor yesterday and we made it clear we were concerned about the dogs (4 of them there now) wandering loose since there are so many small children in our neighborhood. Next time the Pit Bull is seen loose I am calling Animal Control.

Oh, and jamautosound, DUDE, you are awesome!! Great job!
 
good job... I have never really faced a "life or death" situation and my first thought in that scenario would probably be to punch or kick the dog on the side as hard as possible... no thought for what would happen next. 😉
 
Holy !@#$ that male is built like a tank. You either have balls of steel or are crazy 😉

Good thing the second dog was just a spectator or that could have gotten extremely ugly for everyone there. Knowing there were 2 dogs on the scene, I don't think I could have charged in like that without some kind of weapon at least. That's a heroic thing you did, you deserve to at least get a mention on the local news. 🙂
 
Wow...I just read your third update and I am sort of speechless with a bit of a tear welling up in my eyes. That gift they brought you was OUTSTANDING I think🙂

Gift for them? Some sort of keepsake item that will make them both smile when they see it and remember the nice man who saved the day. Something that will effectively block out the bad of that day and in its place produce a happy calm feeling for them.🙂
 
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
The breed is cute. People own them, since they are cute. Well, go look at them in pictures. They have no place living in most neighborhoods among children who can be attacked by them. WTF are we thinking, allowing such a fscked up, unpredictable animal to live among our kids?
Very soon, you will see a ban on them nationwide, I hope.

Great job, BTW. I'm grateful you intervened, while equally pissed that such savages were allowed to be out, to inflict the damage and human suffering that they did. 🙁
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It's not an unpredictable breed. Agressive breed? Yes. But not unpredictable. Plenty of breeds are aggressive.
 
Also, the girl's mother and the older girl came by my house just now and dropped off this Gift. I can't even begin to say how truely touched I am by this. I asked the older girl if her younger sister was doing OK, and she says "Yes, better than me." The older girl was clearly limping when she walked away.
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Whoa! What a cool gift and how fitting. I say you don't get anything in return. For the most part I am all for etiquette but you don't need to return the favor when it's a thank you gift. I think that's sort of cheesy. Then after you give them a gift, do they give you one to thank you for your thank you for their thank you?
 
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: Anubis
kudos to the op for helping out

fcuk you to all the pitt haters

and from the pics that make is HUGE, my sister has a 70lb male pitt and his neck isnt enywhere close to that thick, his nose is also kinda short, could be a mix
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"fcuk you to all the pitt haters" ?

grow up. it's not pitt bulls, it's ones like this one who are dangerous.
show me one that won't bite my head off and i'm fine with it.
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Ok, I'm heading home this weekend. Come up to Detroit and I'll pick you up on the way.

- M4H
 
Originally posted by: sygyzy
Also, the girl's mother and the older girl came by my house just now and dropped off this Gift. I can't even begin to say how truely touched I am by this. I asked the older girl if her younger sister was doing OK, and she says "Yes, better than me." The older girl was clearly limping when she walked away.
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Whoa! What a cool gift and how fitting. I say you don't get anything in return. For the most part I am all for etiquette but you don't need to return the favor when it's a thank you gift. I think that's sort of cheesy. Then after you give them a gift, do they give you one to thank you for your thank you for their thank you?
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Agreed, a gift was already given, you (OP) saved them. 🙂
 
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