Pit Bull and Other Dog Attacks.
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Loyal dog guards owner's body for three days after park attack
RICHARD ELIAS
POLICE have confirmed that a man whose body was guarded by his pet dog for three days had been murdered.
Chico, a Staffordshire bull cross, loyally stayed at his master's side after he was fatally attacked in a north Glasgow park a week ago.
http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1181722007
RICHARD ELIAS
POLICE have confirmed that a man whose body was guarded by his pet dog for three days had been murdered.
Chico, a Staffordshire bull cross, loyally stayed at his master's side after he was fatally attacked in a north Glasgow park a week ago.
http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1181722007
a bit o/t, but is about dog attacks :
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We had a couple of pitbulls growing up. One was such a wonderful dog the whole family loved it so much. It turned on us children and my father had to shoot it. So out of character we could not understand.
The next was very loving and frisky. It loved to play fight with rope or a ball. But then it got so we would feed it and it would snap at us. From there it started killing the other animals and going between sweet and mean with us. My brother had to have him put down. These dogs were treated as the others, we had acres for them to roam and be free on, gave them lots of love and yet they turned. Never were they mistreated. Only spoiled with treats and love. We also raised chow chows and I can tell you they are very loyal but will bite people outside the family.
The next was very loving and frisky. It loved to play fight with rope or a ball. But then it got so we would feed it and it would snap at us. From there it started killing the other animals and going between sweet and mean with us. My brother had to have him put down. These dogs were treated as the others, we had acres for them to roam and be free on, gave them lots of love and yet they turned. Never were they mistreated. Only spoiled with treats and love. We also raised chow chows and I can tell you they are very loyal but will bite people outside the family.
WOW! Thank you
This is the reason for the debate on pit bulls. I can see a pit that was trained to be aggressive or a fighter tearing someone up. But, the ones that have always know love and been with the same family since a puppy that turns on it's owners, well what is the reason? Is it already wired in the dogs brain to snap? Some never snap and how can you predict that?
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It was reported on our local news today that a 6-year-old boy was attacked and killed by their pet dog, a pit bull, while he was trying to feed him.
The breed itself should not be rendered extinct. It has good qualities. But to bring this breed back to stability is going to take YEARS of selective breeding by only the most responsible breeders. It CAN be done!! There may be many pits who will pay the price for this by being destroyed by madate. But the future of the breed depends on what is done now.
Historically Danes were bred to hunt, and guard. They were in the past an aggressive dog. Once there was no need for those qualities in the dog, selective breeding produced the "modern" Dane. I couldn't imagine owning a 160lb Dane that was capable of making a meal out me with the chance it might snap! Mine can't even figure out how to get dog food out of the bag...so much for hunting qualities. :doh:
Historically Danes were bred to hunt, and guard. They were in the past an aggressive dog. Once there was no need for those qualities in the dog, selective breeding produced the "modern" Dane. I couldn't imagine owning a 160lb Dane that was capable of making a meal out me with the chance it might snap! Mine can't even figure out how to get dog food out of the bag...so much for hunting qualities. :doh:
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Wish us luck we are going to look at some blue pitbull pups tonight or tomorrow. I really wanted a smaller dog but my husband says he only wants a pitbull or a Huskey. My aunt has a Huskey that is meaner than all get out, he has bit my son twice. I know they are not all bad but I can't get the image out of my head so off on a pit puppy search it is. My son is still crying a little bit about Lola so hopefully this will cheer him up a bit.
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humans kill more than pit bulls in ratio to their respectve population totals.
Some pit bulls snap, some don't.
Some humans snap, others don't.
you can have the best family in the world and be a killer.
You can have wonderful, loving owners and still have an attack dog.
I don't think the breed is any more dangerous than human beings are.
Some pit bulls snap, some don't.
Some humans snap, others don't.
you can have the best family in the world and be a killer.
You can have wonderful, loving owners and still have an attack dog.
I don't think the breed is any more dangerous than human beings are.
Oh good luck! I am leaning towards a Boston.
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That was probably the problem right there. Pits who have freedom apart from their human family will develop a pack mentality, they will begin to see themselves as separate from the family unit.
For a pit to remain docile, it needs to be handled with a very determined hand; the owner and EVERY OTHER HUMAN must be "alpha" dog in the pit's mind. This is most easily accomplished when the pit is an indoor dog, never subjected to chaining or allowed to run free.
So sorry about your experience with your dogs. It is hard to have a dog you've loved turn on you.
BTW, my dad had two chows who turned on family. Beautiful, beautiful dogs----love those black tongues!---they started out so friendly and loveable, although as you say, strangers better beware. Then one day, the first dog turned on one of us kids. (These dogs knew my mom and dad were alpha, but had failed to learn that us kids should've been alpha, too) Shortly after that, the second dog began growling and snapping, and had to be put down, too. So, so sad.
True by the numbers Maura. But we are distinguished from animals in that we can reason through our thought processes. I don't know of any animal that has killed for sexual gratification, or financial gain thorugh insurance, robbery or fraud. Killers like that plan murder, dogs don't.
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I'm scared of all big dogs.
Guess that's why I've got chihuahuas.
I'm a :chicken: .
Guess that's why I've got chihuahuas.
I'm a :chicken: .
Police: Caretaker Found Dead After Dog Mauling At Actor's Home
LOS ANGELES -- A man working as a caretaker at a residence owned by actor Ving Rhames was found dead on the property Friday morning after being mauled by two dogs, authorities said.
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"Both those dogs are mastiffs; they're rather large," Lombardo said. "Normally we understand they are pretty friendly dogs. But, you know, there are occasions where dogs will turn on their owners or their caretakers, and this looks like a tragic accident."
http://www.knbc.com/entertainment/13815373/detail.html
LOS ANGELES -- A man working as a caretaker at a residence owned by actor Ving Rhames was found dead on the property Friday morning after being mauled by two dogs, authorities said.
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"Both those dogs are mastiffs; they're rather large," Lombardo said. "Normally we understand they are pretty friendly dogs. But, you know, there are occasions where dogs will turn on their owners or their caretakers, and this looks like a tragic accident."
http://www.knbc.com/entertainment/13815373/detail.html
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How horrible!
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Breaking News: Man mauled to death at Ving Rhames house--Two mastiffs killed him--Mastiffs are the biggest dogs in the world, and helped the tiny Spaniard Army to defeat the Aztec Empire in the 1500's--Ving Rhames is a well-respected black actor in many films the last ten years
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