Recent content by curlytone

I do not want this to turn into the heated debate that the last one did so I am not going to talk about breed or anything like that, but the following paper gives really good information and considerations that we should make in our communities to reduce any dog bite injuries. It is long, and to...

So what changed? Did the dogs all have a conference and say, "in 2005, lets start our attack"? Aren't there more pit bull bans now then in 2001? SEAMS LIKE THE BANS ARE WORKING GREAT!

In the neighborhoods where dog fighting is prevalent, the majority of the dogs are pit bulls (back yard bred). My friend who lived in one such neighborhood estimated that the population of dogs was 95% pit bulls. When I say neigheborhood, I mean an entire subsection of the city. He said that...

Doesn't prove your point at all, it proves mine, but I am glad you read it. Also from this statement "In recent years, pit bulls have gained more than just a foothold in the public awareness. Unscrupulous breeding and negative media attention have resulted in many apartment complexes...

Great solution. So should we get rid of kids so that they can't be abused and neglected?

I think that it just gives people comfort to have something to point at and something that they think is easy to get rid of. It is much scarier to realize that the problem is not cut and dry and that their lab might be considered a target if it is vicious.

Did you warn yourself for telling me to "back the hell up"?

From your study: 21% of 431 deaths = 91 deaths from pit bulls over the 36 year period from 1965 to 2001 91 divided by 36 years = 2.5 pit bull deaths per year on average (between 1965-2001). The average number of dog death per year (more up to date than the 2001 study) is 17. So use your...

You missed the whole point. Go back to the plane analogy and fill in any instance of the word plane with "widget". The point is using the media gives you a skewed view. Go back to the car analogy and fill in "widget 1" for Ford, "widget 2" for toyota and so on. I was trying to show what can be...

STATEMENT ABOUT PIT BULLS FROM THE ASPCA: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=cruelty_pitbull

Yeah, I have tried this one on them. They just say that they don't agree with what fails the dogs. You have to remember, they read the news, so they are experts.

Here is the statement from the ASPCA: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=cruelty_pitbull They do have to kill more pit bulls, but you have come across evidence of one of my points: a pit bull is more likely to be abused and neglected, which results in an unsuitable pet. When you...

My personal belief is that any of the breeds that you listed can inflict an equally horrific bite. Have you ever seen an angry lab? I would not put myself infront of it for anything. I would not choose any large dog (or any dog) to inflict a bite on a toddler. If a big dog bites the face of a...

I think that a moderator telling someone to "back the he[double hockey sticks] up" and hoping that I "get bit in the a$$" is absolutely deplorable. It also seems that you are threatening me. That is certainly not allowed on this forum. Before I was a pit bull owner, I had similar notions to...

You assume that PBs are time bombs based on what? The media again? Sorry, does't describe 99.99% of the dogs. I am not sure what you are asking when you say, "SO did their owners have less error when they got into an accident?"