If you have a pet or "are" an animal lover then please read.

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Originally Posted by Mike

Yeah, people have incredibly stupid and misinformed opinions about pit bulls. I think only the second one in the first attachment is a pit bull, but my vision isn't that great right now. Maybe the third, too?

EDIT: Also, a lot of times, people look at a boxer and go, "Oh, look at the pit bull!" It's crazy. Note that boxers are great dogs, too.

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The only American Pit Bull Terrier in those pictures is in the small set and all the way on the left or the first dog.

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Originally Posted by Hubbitron

http://www.pethelp.net/pits.html

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This is the kind of information that is scary, they are %100 wrong in many aspects of that page.

The American Pit Bull Terrier is not a breed?

The Pit Bull is recognized by the UKC ( http://www.ukcdogs.com/breeds/terrie...rier.std.shtml ) as being a breed of dog just as a Beagle is, yes the Pit Bull was derrived from several other breeds of dog in the past but the same can be said about every breed known today.

Saying otherwise is absolutely absurd, and the fact that they display this on the page as fact is laughable in every sense, and truly shows that whoever wrote it is very uneducated on the matter.


One thing they did get correct is this paragraph below.

" Media reports lead the public to believe that packs of roaming Pit Bulls are more likely to bite than the neighborhood dog on his leash. Over 80% of dog bites occur when the dog is with his owner or ON his owner's property. A large number of small children are bitten by dogs they know while visiting the dog's home. Because stories of Pit Bulls stimulate fear, the media is likely to report all cases of biting pit dogs or pit mixes but not stories of injury by poodles and spaniels (which used to be the most frequently reported bites). In addition, the media reports "attacks" when a guarding breed barks at or chases someone even when no one is injured. This adds to the public perception that this type of dog is more dangerous than any other dog. Some statistics lump several breeds into one category and report that "Pit Bulls" cause more serious bites than any other breed. This would be similar to counting all the bites inflicted by Retrievers (Goldens, Duck Tolling, Flat Coats, Labradors, Chesapeake Bays...) and comparing that total to bites inflicted by Miniature Wirehaired Daschunds. It would appear that Retrievers are much more dangerous than Daschunds. But are Flat Coated Retrievers more dangerous than Mini Wirehaired Daschunds? "

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n most cases it has been proven that the attacking animal was in fact NOT A Pit Bull at all, as many breeds look like pit bulls its more dramatic and will get more looks for the paper or news cast if it is labeled a Pit Bull but do we ever get a rebuttle.. of course not, it did however happen here near Tampa which was nice.

For example, can you tell me which of the dogs pictured below are Pit Bulls?

If you can then you have a better trained eye then some "experts" and therefore should have known better then to make the ignorant comment you did.

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Well, if it's misreported very often then I apologize... but even so, I'd say Pit Bulls (or Rottweilers or Dobermans or what have you) shouldn't be considered by people that have kids or live near many of them. I understand that a lot of those dogs turn out to be great and that the troublemakers are a small percentage, but all the same, you have to admit an entire breed couldn't get the reputation for attacks wholly by accident. Why take the chance when you can get a dog that doesn't have a strong association with negative stuff like that? I don't care for the "I gotta have a dog that represents me, and I'm tough" attitude that seems to make dogs like that so popular.

After reviewing that page again (because certainly these people arent that dumb) I think your post back fired on you in a way.

I think that perhaps they didnt mean that a Pit Bull is not a breed in the sense I was thinking but that the term pit bull as it used by the media is incorrect.

American Pit Bull Terrier is the full breeds name or Pit Bull for short, the media seems to have taken up using the term pit bull in general which has caused a great mis education about the breed in the the publics minds.

I now believe this is what they were trying to say..

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Originally Posted by Bacon McShig

Well, if it's misreported very often then I apologize... but even so, I'd say Pit Bulls shouldn't be considered by people that have kids or live near many of them. I understand that a lot of those dogs turn out to be great and that the troublemakers are a small percentage, but all the same, you have to admit an entire breed couldn't get the reputation for attacks wholly by accident. Why take the chance when you can get a dog that doesn't have a strong association with negative stuff like that? I don't care for the "I gotta have a dog that represents me, and I'm tough" attitude that seems to make dogs like that so popular.

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I have two small children and grew up with Pit Bulls, the problem is that "thugs" get these dogs and beat, tie up and abuse these animals to a great extent.. they want the dog to be unsociable and mean.

The thing is though.. its a fad atm.. you saw the same stigma around Dobermans in the 70's and 80's and before that it was Rotts.

But yeah, my pooch sure is mean..

I've heard things about the minds of many Pit Bulls deteriorating after 7 or 8 years and their owners losing control over them. *shrugs*

A big dog is like anything else nowadays (i.e. stupid people should not be allowed to own them).

Most of the time it's a shitty owner that doesn't know how to raise a dog. Like when 101 Dalmations came out and dumb ass people ran out to get one after their kids saw the movie. 4 months later they come to realize a) they don't want/can't care for a dog in the first place b) don't know how to train it and they can't control the dog.

I can't go into mall pet stores. It bothers the hell out of me seeing those dogs in the little cages with people tapping on the glass all day. Horrible conditions.

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Originally Posted by OmniGear

I've heard things about the minds of many Pit Bulls deteriorating after 7 or 8 years and their owners losing control over them. *shrugs*

A big dog is like anything else nowadays (i.e. stupid people should not be allowed to own them).

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Its just like the "thing" you hear about Pit Bulls having locking jaws or super high psi to their bites.

They are urban legends....

A APBT is a dominant dog like any Mastiff or Terrier breed and therefore should only have a certain kind of owner who knows how to raise one properly.

The key is to make sure the dog realizes that you are the head of the pack, these breeds are very pack oriented.

Yeah, so the first post in this thread is some seriously sad shit.

Thanks for making me want to kill myself.

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Originally Posted by Revoltor

ATTN: Jmet

Your girlfriend or mother is fucking around with your TNL account. You really need to clear your cookies after your done posting for the day.

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:lol:

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Originally Posted by Mike

[Long story about fucktard not taking care of pets]

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Light the bitch on fire.

yeah thats some fucked up shit mike, you might have to restrain your girl friend from kicking the 'friend's' ass... though on the other hand, chick fight!

My dog has hip displacement and is in a shit load of pain, I'm thinking my parents are cotemplating putting him down, so anything to do with animals breaks me into tears.