Pit Bulls...

[Ulfwald]

I own 2 dogs,

1 is a pure bred black lab named Chance that I found in a dumpster at 14 months (estimated by the vet) old. He was beaten and abused, left to die. Now he is the gentlest and most obidient dog I have ever seen. Extremly intelligent too.

Then there is Missy, my little turbo mut. I have no idea of her lienage, looks like a black fox stands a little more than a foot tall, 25 lbs, and has a curled tail. Loves kids to no end, wants to play all the time. She also loves to be snuggled. She will pick on Chance until he plays. To watch these 2 together you would think that they are in a fight, but they just play rough. Love them both, wouldn't trade there companionship for the world.

 

[Tominator]

tagej
I've got a Siberian Husky. You are right! Great family pet..except for a never ending battle with hair. Professionally given 'treatments,' that is baths and brushings help but don't eliminate. Most awesome looking dog I've ever seen! I've had a German Shephard as well. Our Husky is at least as smart. With people, Noah is a 'pussy cat.' Other dogs better watch out because he is an 'Alpha Male' and will remind another dog with extreme prejudice!

We 'rescued' him about a year ago. He was at a shelter and had been abused.

Isla
I aplogise if my title was taken as bashing the breed or dogs in general. Too many get dogs and have some kind of dream to have one to boss around and do not realise it needs love as well as training. Rotts were bread to fight. Pittbulls are, in many cases bread to fight as well. Even ones with proper documentation can be dangerous. They are just SO strong!

My post was meant to illuminate an incidence where severa folks are very thankful someone had a handgun. Most gun laws are SUCK!

 

[Isla]

Kabudakon

Yes, I would get injured, but a mother protecting her child can also be a fearsome thing. I would punch the nose, stomp on the back, pretty much get medieval on the beasts. I wouldn't feel any pain.... I'd be in freak mode. I've never had to do this because I have been able to deflect attacking dogs before they even start... Body language and fearsome shouting works pretty good. I am a very strong and solid woman... a bit of an Amazon, I'm afraid. Dogs run loose down here a lot.

Tominator

Thanks... I was so afraid I had crapped on your thread, and felt terrible. Let me know if they do charge the gun owner and I will write a searing editorial!

tagej

Dogs are way cool. I'd have several more if I could. I bet yours are lovely!

 

[bigvince]

some of you may know that i am from chicago and i was watching this story on the local news and they said that before the man had shot the dogs that the woman and lillte girl sustained minimal injuries. i don't blame that guy for shooting the dog...i think i would have done the same but the kicker is this, the guy with the gun had his weapon registerd with the state and had his FOID to prove it but got arrested any way for UUW (Unlawful use of a weapon). so that means that even if you do things leagly and register your gun you can still get aressted for saveing someones life....does any body else think this is just STUPID!

 

[Isla]

I think we should bombard those stupid officials with e-mail, letters, and phone calls.

Anyone have the addies?

 

[bigvince]

ISLA

ask and you shall recive Mayor richard daley

this is our benevolent mayors email addy please complain to him...

 

[Blain]

A friend of mine had two dogs. One was a Pit Bull. He also had two children. Everytime his mother-in-law would read or hear about a Pit Bull attacking someone, she would tell him to get rid of that dog.
His little girl was not gentle with the Pit Bull. But that dog loved her and would let her do just about anything without a peep. She would pull on the dogs ears, and the dog wouldn't do a thing. In fact everytime I visited him, the dog would be very friendly. Of course I didn't try to hit my friend or anything like that, I'm not stupid.

The thing that my friends mother-in-law didn't know about was all the times that his Yorkie had biten his little girl!

Join me, to help in the banning of Yorkie ownership! We must get these killers off our streets and out of our neighborhoods!

 

[Isla]

LOL Blain

True, true! I hated when I had to work with Yorkies.... mean little rats with long hair!

In defense of all dogs, for every breed with a bad reputation, I can say I knew at least one with a good temperment. I can also say that I have never been bitten by a dog because I am able to speak their language.... kind of a 'Dog Whisperer'. You have to make the effort to understand the animal.

The problem is mostly in the people that breed the dogs... the genetic characteristics start to get exaggerated and before you know it, you end up with incontinent Cockers and dysplasic Rottweilers. Werk knows.... every breed is known for some inherited problem of some sort, but it is the breeders who do this.

There are few things sadder than seeing a family who has fallen in love with a dog only to have to put it down due to an inherited disease, or a family who gets a dog without knowing what the dog's characteristics are and then finding out through tragedy.

 

[Blain]

Are there any foods, supliments or other things that can combat Hip Dysplasia?

I ask because I've got a Lab/G.Retriever/Weimaraner, mix. He's a fairly large dog (85-90lb.). I want to do all that I can to prevent this condition (if possible).

 

[Stifko]

Pits are great dogs, my bitch is half pit and half pointer (German shorthair).
I would get a pit in the future and want a female with a brindle coat.
They just have a bad rep. Stratfordshire terriers are beautiful, but so are American Pits

 

[cxim]

Blain,

hip dysplasia is genetic & is how the bones of the hip socket grow.

no food or vitamins or exercises, etc has any effect.

If the dog has dysplasia the only thing that works is surgery before about 9 mo to a yrs age. The surgery corrects some of the angles involved & so a normal hip socket is formed.

This is quite expensive & only a vet that specializes in this disorder does this type of surgery.

The same types of surgery are also done on human children for the same problem ( the cause is not exactly the same but the functional result for the hip is )