When I was younger a friend of mine owned a pitbul, it was trained well and treated well.... a *sweet* dog.
It jumped the fence and attacked a 8 year old boy on the street for no reason.
When I was young I was attacked by a Saint Bernard and then 3 years ago my brothers Dog (a Dalmatian in the woods) almost ripped my face off. He was on a chain and it was inches.
I have know 2 Pit Bulls (maybe Mix) that were wonderful dogs, but I also knew the owners (one owner was about 75 years old) I have also called the police on other Pits that have attempted to jump a 8 foot fence when I am walking my dogs. (and reported a chain hanging from a tree, which I'm sure was to "Train" the poor dog.)
The thing that worries me the most is that their jaws lock and there is no release. (I did hear that you can stick you finger or an object up their butt and they will release (I'm wondering if this is true?)
Either way... I will not walk my dogs alone, because I am only one person and there are not that many pick up trucks parked on the street that I can throw them into the back of .
Kind of got off the subject there, sorry.
They scare me too, but only because of the owners.
That's awful Dahlia Yeah I always avoid certain streets or houses because I know the dogs there are viscious, I swear some of them are going to clear the fence one day...
I've never heard of the butt thing... could be true!
That's why I asked their reasons behind wanting one
The problem with a Pit Bull attack is that once it crosses into the red zone and attacks, its going to be very hard to stop the attack. It would not take much of an attack for a Pit to kill or seriously injure a small child or even an adult if that was the object of the attack. Is it worth risking? I don't think so but I also don't believe in banning a dog just because it is a certain breed, or killing it because it is a certain breed. I rescued my bully from my brother who just wanted to breed her. I talked him into letting me get her fixed and taking over her care and she is a really great dog. She is so sweet and fun and playful. Very friendly dog too. She loves everyone. I think most dangerous Pits Bulls are the result of bad training.
I don't believe in putting an animal down because it has attacked someone, I believe the animal needs to possibly be rehomed and have better supervision and training.
We don't put down people because they are mentally unstable or abusive. But we do place them in a safe location away from things they can cause harm too.
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