Pit Bull and Other Dog Attacks.

[SadieMae]

Change Dane to Pit and it's the same story. I think that holds true for any dog. Socialization is the key to a happy, well rounded animal.

Yes...but so many of these pits were socialized family pets that the family had since a puppy. They have attacked their owners, or owner's children. It was claimed to be a gentle dog then snaps. The Danes I was referring to at the rescue were severly abused dogs all their life before coming into rescue. The majority get over their past life...from my experience 97% of the ones I've had knowledge of. They get right back into the Dane personality of being friendly and gentle, it's the main breed character. A VERY few just can not trust enough to get over the aggressive behavior because they have been so severly emotionally damaged.

ETA: One was just place that would cry, pee herself and tremble just hearing a male voice she was so afraid. She was beaten and neglected by her former male owner. But she never showed any aggression toward males. She was adopted to a female household and has been doing great.

 

[Indy Gal]

My mom just told me there was a show on animal planet yesterday about truths and myths of animals. One of them was about pits and rots being bad family pets. They said this was a myth. They showed them playing with kids and said they are very good mannered pets when raised by good people. I believe that we hear more about pit attacks then any other dog from the media and some of those dogs aren't even pits, maybe just resemble one such as a boxer or bull terrier. The thing is they are so over bred and bad owners end up with them. I think that people should have to have a license to own a pit and renew it every year. If you don't have one then you should be fined. I think this would keep people that can't really afford them from having them. Has anyone ever seen the dog whisperer. He is a big advocate for powerful breeds. He once had a lady who was scared to death of pits so he threw her a pitbul party and she ended up making him a pic of his pit popeye who lost an eye in a fight because he was so sweet to her. She now likes pits and is no longer fearful.

My favorite is Daddy!!!!

 

[JBean]

This was in our news today:

Man Saves Neighbor From Vicious Dog Attack

KOTV - 7/21/2007 3:54 PM - Updated 7/21/2007 7:37 PM
A Tulsa man will be honored this week for saving another man's life. Back in April, Michael Cook came to the rescue when a pitbull attacked his neighbor. The News On 6’s Chris Wright reports Cook will receive the Citizen Appreciation Award from Tulsa police on Tuesday, an honor his neighbor says he more than deserves.
Marvin Battle walks with a cane these days, but says considering what happen to him on April 25th, he can live with the limp.

http://www.kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=132022


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I googled dog attack news and in the first 10 or so articles for current brutal dog attacks the offenders were:
German Shepherd
Boxer
Lab mix
collie mix
rott
pit bull
pit bull mix
mastiff
I do not underestimate ANY breed. They all have the potential to be viscious. I am afraid that by many of us only focusing on pit bulls we are missing the bigger picture. When my kids were little I assumed any strange dog could harm my child. So I kept them away from unfamiliar dogs of any breed unless I knew them personally.
It's not just pit bulls.

 

[SadieMae]

I googled dog attack news and in the first 10 or so articles for current brutal dog attacks the offenders were:
German Shepherd
Boxer
Lab mix
collie mix
rott
pit bull
pit bull mix
mastiff
I do not underestimate ANY breed. They all have the potential to be viscious. I am afraid that by many of us only focusing on pit bulls we are missing the bigger picture. When my kids were little I assumed any strange dog could harm my child. So I kept them away from unfamiliar dogs of any breed unless I knew them personally.
It's not just pit bulls.

I agree JBean...ANY unfamiliar dog is not safe. Especially one running loose of any breed.

 

[JBean]

I agree JBean...ANY unfamiliar dog is not safe. Especially one running loose of any breed.

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I love dogs. But we still have to make determinations based on all the factors, not just breed, IMO. There are a lot of variables.

 

[imthemom]

My favorite is Daddy!!!!

I love Daddy too, I love it when people are scared of him and then they see how gentle he is and obedient. There was one show where Cezar says he trusts Rots to look out for his family. He said that if you leave them with a rot they will be there safe when you come back.

 

[SeriouslySearching]

This was in our news today:

Man Saves Neighbor From Vicious Dog Attack

KOTV - 7/21/2007 3:54 PM - Updated 7/21/2007 7:37 PM
A Tulsa man will be honored this week for saving another man's life. Back in April, Michael Cook came to the rescue when a pitbull attacked his neighbor. The News On 6’s Chris Wright reports Cook will receive the Citizen Appreciation Award from Tulsa police on Tuesday, an honor his neighbor says he more than deserves.
Marvin Battle walks with a cane these days, but says considering what happen to him on April 25th, he can live with the limp.

http://www.kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=132022


EDITED BY ADMIN DUE TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

Could someone tell me what I did wrong? Why was this a copyright infringement? It has me worried now!!! Ack!

 

[JBean]

Could someone tell me what I did wrong? Why was this a copyright infringement? It has me worried now!!! Ack!

I didn't see it, but I would guess you posted more than 10% of the article. That's a no no.

 

[SeriouslySearching]

Oh..didn't know. I better go look at my other posts! Ack! Learn something new everyday. Thanks!

 

[concernedperson]

I have only known one person to be attacked by a dog. It was a German Shepard and he took a chunk out of my friends thigh.She is also a lottery winner so she has strange odds.

I have also read about so many people being attacked and murdered by pit bulls that I have to give it credence. I know I have a fear of Rottweilers. I see them in the back of pickup trucks in Georgia and they have evil eyes. They are posed to an extent. That is my personal fear not a reality as I have never been attacked.

I kinda like the lap dogs, the small ones but I had Scooter for many years. He was huge and a mix and he bit the UPS guy and another child and I had to send him to a farm in south Georgia as he wasn't fit to live in suburbia. He didn't attack but bit. He was neutered but it didn't make a difference. It was his nature.

 

[JBean]

Oh..didn't know. I better go look at my other posts! Ack! Learn something new everyday. Thanks!

oh no worries. People forget all the time.

 

[dellemma]

Eaten alive? Didn't see that in your original post.
However, I do agree that being killed by any breed is not a reasonable statement and I stand corrected. To clarify my point, I think one can document attacks/bites aggressive behavior by most breeds.


ETA:
The Temperament Of The Yorkshire Terrier

So we know how Yorkies look, but what about their personalities? Well like any breed of Terrier, they can be a little aggressive at times and often antisocial when it comes to conversing with other dogs. Although personalities differ from dog to dog, most Yorkshire Terrier puppies will tend to have some form of aggression in their nature. In fact it’s not strange to see a Yorkie attack a dog that’s much larger than itself!
There are of course ways to lower the aggression level in your Yorkshire Terrier and one of these ways is to interact it with other dogs from an early age. This will give it an opportunity to grow and be shaped by its environment instead of allowing the dogs genetics to take over. More than likely the most aggressive Yorkshire Terriers are the ones that have been kept isolated from contact with any other dogs for most of its life.
EVEN WORSE:​

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmb6Seu3RHM​

Jelly! You're killin' me with that video!


My oldest (3 pound Yorkie) chased two Rottweilers? Scared the crap out of me when my Emma saw the dogs and they all started running towards each other. I ran to try and save my doggie however I needn't have worried, the two Rottweilers skidded to a dead stop and literally looked at each other all confused and turned around and ran off. The Rottweilers owners were laughing because my Yorkie was trying to attack their dogs! It was all my fault and I would have had to place the blame on myself if something did happen to my dog. I should not have let my dog outside to go potty when the property (I was on vacation) had no fences.


And here just a few days ago my other Yorkie Della (2 pounds) tried to attack a dog that we had found and were keeping until we could find the owners....My dog literally went up to the big dog and latched onto him and tried to take a piece out of him. Sad thing is -- my Yorkies have been around other dogs but they are very territorial and hate it when another dog gets any affection from my husband or I.

Here's the dog we found - 35 pounds

and here's my attack Yorkie - 2 pounds

 

[JBean]

Jelly! You're killin' me with that video!


My oldest (3 pound Yorkie) chased two Rottweilers? Scared the crap out of me when my Emma saw the dogs and they all started running towards each other. I ran to try and save my doggie however I needn't have worried, the two Rottweilers skidded to a dead stop and literally looked at each other all confused and turned around and ran off. The Rottweilers owners were laughing because my Yorkie was trying to attack their dogs! It was all my fault and I would have had to place the blame on myself if something did happen to my dog. I should not have let my dog outside to go potty when the property (I was on vacation) had no fences.


And here just a few days ago my other Yorkie Della (2 pounds) tried to attack a dog that we had found and were keeping until we could find the owners....My dog literally went up to the big dog and latched onto him and tried to take a piece out of him. Sad thing is -- my Yorkies have been around other dogs but they are very territorial and hate it when another dog gets any affection from my husband or I.

Here's the dog we found - 35 pounds

and here's my attack Yorkie - 2 pounds

heehee dellemma I posted that youtube with YOU in mind. I was waiting for you to stumble upon it. FINALLY!
heehehehehee

 

[LinasK]

POSTED: 3:21 pm PDT July 22, 2007

ALAMEDA CO. -- Police have tracked down the owner of a pack of pit bulls that allegedly attacked a man and his son in Garin Regional Park in Alameda County on July 14.
It was about 5 p.m. and Shauna Clark, a 50-year-old Hayward resident, was reportedly walking her five pit bulls near the Tamarack Drive entrance to the park when three of the animals broke loose and set upon the man and his son, East Bay Regional Parks police reported.
The man, Luis Diaz, was able to partially shield his 3-year-old son Jose by holding him above his shoulders, but both sustained moderate injuries to their legs and lower backs, police reported.

Diaz later told park police that the three of the five dogs had gotten away from their owner and attacked him. The woman, who is believed to be Clark, was able to keep the two remaining dogs under control on their leashes.

According to park police, Clark may have been violating a park district ordinance that prohibits taking dangerous dogs to the park and requires those walking four to six dogs to have a permit from the district.
more at link:http://www.ktvu.com/news/13732697/detail.html

 

[txsvicki]

I googled dog attack news and in the first 10 or so articles for current brutal dog attacks the offenders were:
German Shepherd
Boxer
Lab mix
collie mix
rott
pit bull
pit bull mix
mastiff
I do not underestimate ANY breed. They all have the potential to be viscious. I am afraid that by many of us only focusing on pit bulls we are missing the bigger picture. When my kids were little I assumed any strange dog could harm my child. So I kept them away from unfamiliar dogs of any breed unless I knew them personally.
It's not just pit bulls.

Wow, I'm shocked to see a Collie mix placed higher on the list than a pit bull or rotweiller. I wonder if it's the mix that causes the problem. I've never read any reports in the news of a Collie killing anyone and after researching larger dogs before I had internet, I got a Collie based on less aggressiveness and being less likely to try and escape and roam. I do know of one person with a scar from a little chihuaha bite though.

 

[angelmom]

Good article with both sides from the AJC...of course this is a hot topic around here! I have known some sweet pits. But I would never trust one, never want to be around one, never allow one near my kids. Just b/c there is no way to research a dog's breeding or analyze its rearing before you pet it. Not sure what I think of the law. I hate legislating common sense, but it does seem to be a major problem with this particular breed or mix.

http://www.ajc.com/search/content/opinion/stories/2007/07/22/pitbullsis.html

The American pit bull terrier: spawn of Satan or lovable lunk?

The city of Denver and the province of Ontario have banned pit bull ownership since 2005. Lawrenceville requires that pit bull owners get special licenses; Kansas City requires that pit bulls be neutered.

Pit bulls killed 104 people and maimed 608 in the United States and Canada from 1982 through 2006, according to a tally of dog bites by the editor of Animal People magazine. No other breed came close to that level of violence, according to the tally, which is based on the magazine's review of press accounts in which an authority identified the breed of the attacking dog.

But you won't convince Amanda Conrad that pit bulls are bad dogs. She says that many of the dogs identified as "pit bulls" involved in attacks are not pit bulls at all but members of 35 other breeds that bear some resemblance to the "pit."

more at link...

 

[feddup]

[QUOTEPit bulls killed 104 people and maimed 608 in the United States and Canada from 1982 through 2006, according to a tally of dog bites by the editor of Animal People magazine. No other breed came close to that level of violence, according to the tally, which is based on the magazine's review of press accounts in which an authority identified the breed of the attacking dog.][/QUOTE]

yes, as far as that list, I would like to see exactly how many German Shepherds maimed and killed people. I see a HUGE difference between GSD's and Pits and pit mixes.
WHAT theyre bred for is one.......
I am referring to the list someone put on here about most dangerous dogs.......
Pits and mixes are a HUGE problem. You should see what a Pit bull did to my husbands friends hip (tore up pretty bad) had to put 3 shots into it to kill it and it is true, once theyre attacking, unlike other breeds, they dont let go.
The lady walking 5 of them (which kicks up a pack mentality) should be fined heavily.
There is NO way she couldve controlled that situation, what a dummy.

 

[SadieMae]

She was walking FIVE of them and thought she could control them? I can understand her thinking..."they would never hurt anyone". <sarcasm> She had no business walking that many in a PARK where children are playing. That's what I don't understand...what made them snap? It seems it takes very little, they didn't even have to be provoked. That's what's so scary about them.

 

[dingo]

5 of any breed would be uncontrolable to walk together.
There was a story on our local news where a man had went to his neighbours house to complain about his pittbull escaping their yard........while he was there complaining the pitty attacked the mans scrotum and left him needing 30 stitches in the area.

 

[feddup]

We (Tampa Bay Area) just had a near fatal attack on a 5 yr old boy today by a pit, actually 2. Neighbors were shocked, said the owners were nice people. They boy was not a stranger to the dogs, his parents were friends of the family. The dogs have been turned over to ac and will be PTS. Little boy had like 100 stitches in his face and lost alot of blood. Said he is lucky to be alive. Enough is enough. this is sheer insanity and craziness about keeping this kind of dog. Period. There have been too many serious attacks.
These were "family pets".