The Pitt Bulll in the shelter?

Question

The Pitt Bull in the shelter awaiting his fait what do u think he is sweet and loving and people want to adopt him and they wont let them because they think he will be a danger to the community but he is nice.

I think it is wrong to put such a nice loving dog to sleep the long sleep.

What do u think?

he was not seized from the fighting ring he is not a fighting dog tehy found him on the streets with a chain around his neck and the man at the shelter said put him down but theres people at the shelter who want him and that have gone to court to get him the judge is making his desision i want the dog to live he is sweet and careing.

What do you think?

Answer 1

It's the deed not the breed. People train dogs to be vicious, they aren't born that way. Try spreading the word about this by asking your local shelter to post flyers on the subject.

Answer 2

I think that Pits have a undeserved bad reputation. As an officer I had to impound a lot of friendly pits that may never see the light of day again. Still, if I left them out there, getting hit by a car or getting into trouble because of someone else doing something dumb, were high chances. Sadly, people still want to use pitbulls as fighting dogs and that makes their situation even worse. Once a pit has been a fighter long enough (and that isn't very long) it can't be saved. Here is a link on dogfighting for education.
http://www.hsus.org/hsus_field/animal_fighting_the_final_round/dogfighting_fact_sheet/index.html

ADDED: I just want to add that the idea of a dogs brain outgrowing its skull is a total MYTH. The post right above mine has excellent information on pits as well. It has alot to do with how long each bloodline was trained to fight. Not all pitbulls are dangerous.

The dog that has inflicted the most bites in the US is the Cocker Spaniel, the German Shepherd is number two.

Answer 3

I think there's not enough info here. If they siezed the dog from a fighting ring, they HAVE to put him down. There's not a lot of chance for him to blend into a home, and who wants to take the risk of him turning on someone?

If the shelter obtained him off the streets, as a stray, and he shows any sign of food aggression, dog aggression or kid aggression, he has to be put down. Imagine a little kid not knowing any better, taking the dog's chew toy away..... all it takes is one bite from a PB to maul a child.

If the dog came from a BYB (backyard breeder) especially in or around Detroit (where I live) there's a chance at 18 mos, he will turn on his owner, as most of the PB stock here is fight quality, not show dog or breed standard quality. IF a PB is going to turn, he starts showing signs at 18 mos here in the city.

If the dog came from a family who socialized him well, he has no issues with people touching him, hugging him, no dog/cat/kid issues, no bunny/squirrel killing on his record, then YES it WOULD BE UNFAIR to put a GOOD DOG LIKE THAT DOWN!!

Unfortunately, there's precious few shelters who ask those kinds of questions, and precious few people willing to part with the last category of GOOD DOGS anyhow (thank goodness).

It's a shame, they get such an undeserved reputation, but it's really the people who have been breeding them and using them for fighting that really ruined the breed for the families out there looking for a good family dog.

Answer 4

It's a terrible shame that people stereo-type particular breeds of dogs as bad! If a dog is bad it's because a person trained it to be. I don't believe dogs of any breed are mean by nature. I also want to add that I've worked with dogs for years and find that the little ones are usually the ones to watch out for (probably because they feel a greater need to defend themselves). Maybe I've just been lucky but I've never had a bad experience with a pit. I've actually been bit by quite a few dogs and some of them include dogs that most people consider really great dogs such as a golden retriever or a basset hound.

Answer 5

ANY dog, regardless of breed, can be sweet and loving or dangerous. It depends on how the dog was raised, if it was neglected or mistreated, etc. I raised a full blood pit that was the sweetest thing you'd ever meet. Its a shame nowadays how people mistreat animals. It's awful that people get animals that they cannot or don't care enough to take care of. In this situation it depends on why the dog is being put down. Is it sick or does it have a history of violent behavior? If an animal is very old or ill then yes it is in the best interest of the animal to be put down.

Anyone who can stereotype an animal as dangerous simply by their breed needs to wake up and realize their ignorance.

Answer 6

I hate to think of the dog being killed just because its a pit. Here is a true story. There was a man who owned a pit in on my street. I went out to move my trash cans back in and saw the dog tied to the fence with its ears cut off. I ask what happen and the owner told me that another he was fighting grab a hold of its ear and the figth was called off because they couldn't get the other dog to stop doing and he was mad because he had not won money because the fight did not happen, so he cut of the dogs ears so it wouldn't happen again. After he accendenly ran into my fist several times I called ASPCA. They came and got the dog and the owner was arrested. The man who picked up the dog fell in love and took him home. I am glad to say Chico, the name the dog was given, died this year of old age and loved by a family. It goes to show that even fighters can sometime have a happy ending

Answer 7

I think they have been bred to be aggressive and that although they appear "nice" they probably still have their natural instincts and those can be dangerous. Its simply not worth the chance. Its to bad and really sad but the fact is that there are to many attacks. Just a few weeks ago I watched a piece of news about a 80 year old woman that was walking to her apartment and the pitt bull that had never been a problem before rushed out the door and attacked her. She almost died. Sorry.

Answer 8

i think that pit bulls get a bad rep. yes i know that some of them are mean, but not all of them are. i have one and it's the sweetest. he gets along great with both the other dogs i have and even is protective of my little one :) i think it's mean they won't let him be adopted b/c of his breed, everyone should be given a fair chance.

Answer 9

Pitbulls are great pets if you raise them as a pet. My pits are playful children. They couldn't hurt a fly. But they do love to chew on sticks.

Answer 10

they need to give the dog a chance,but to people that are experienced with the breed..all dogs deserve a good home..