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I'm asking these question becasue a good frieng of mine lives where they have banned pit bulls and ask me if I can take his so he's not killed. If banning them don't work why are they doing it. I live in Vegas so I can take him and my pit just died so I'm happy to get him. If only crimnals will be the only ones to keep thier pits, and it is uselly a dog owned by someone like that are the ones that do most of tthe attacks. How is banning doing any good

I missed spelled some words sorry I'm taking pian killers becasue the little sh! dog next door rip my leg open and i need 50 stiches

Answer 1

I live in Las Vegas to my heart goes out to your friend but he as someone to help. I do not understand how all this baning=ng is happening too. As people given up thinking

Answer 2

The children need to be educated about respecting the animals. By reaching them, we have a chance to stop the way dogs and animals are treated. People have bred this dog for fighting and they are fought still to this day and those unfortunate ones lead short and horribly abused lives. By stopping this behavior in people first will the problem begin to be solved. The meanest are bred and so making this breed even more unstable. These dogs should not be around children or other animals or even people who cannot defend themselves in case of any unexpected attacks.

I have seen a monster of a pit bull who was brought into the shelter here along with it's son who had been repeatedly beaten by his owner but he never attacked any human. He killed another dog. He was frightening to look at due to the size of his head, but he was very mild tempered and cowered when threatened. Yet this dog protected and loved it's son. Both had been brought in several times that year because the owner would not keep them in his yard. The dog was put down due to neglect of the owner. He could have been a good dog in the right hands. But in that situation he didn't turn into a viscious monster like people expect pit bulls to behave, he was still very mild for an abused animal.

Banning a breed will do nothing to help the dogs themselves. Making the entire breed suffer for a few instabilities is unjust. Just those who have them must be responsible and able to handle their dogs and keep them from harming themselves, and anyone else in a worst case scenario. And they must be able to handle the consequences if it does attack anyone or their pet.

Answer 3

I hear ya on this one. I worked in an animal shelter, and Pitts are the most misunderstood of all dogs. You seem to understand this very clearly. It's the other people and the law that needs to be informed about this. I've seen a Pit bull come into the shelter, looking to rip apart anybody in sight. But with a few months with the proper behavioral training, we were able to hand feed this particular (95lb) dog. And now she's the biggest mush and all she wanted was so attention.

Answer 4

One thing that such bans don't take into account is temperment. After all, the dog from "The Little Rascals" was a pit bull, and I know of a chocolate lab that was put down because he bit two people quit badly. If bans could focus on temperment instead of breed, then they would do much better.

Answer 5

The issue with breed bans, whether they be Pits, Rotties or Dobes is this -- all animal owners are in jeopardy when animals are regulated or banned based on misinformation, political expediency, and fear. Breed-specific laws fail because they do not take into consideration the reality that any dog, regardless of its physical characteristics, must be raised, trained and socialized properly to become a good pet and canine good citizen. Breed bans undermine responsible dog ownership by diverting attention from the real issue, which is the need for dog owners to educate themselves about their dogs' behavioral needs and to provide proper socialization and training that goes with those needs. Dog owners who understand this produce good dogs regardless of the breed or mix.

Likewise, dog owners who do not understand this produce nasty dogs prone to biting, regardless of breed or mix.

Answer 6

I can see both sides of the story on banning dogs with bad reputations, unfortunately, I have to say that most dogs who behaving agressively do so because they have been trained that way, or have been mistreated or perhaps not given proper training. This to me suggests it's a people problem, not a dog problem. I'm not saying that all aggressive dogs have a people problem, as some just have an aggressive nature, but it does seem silly to categorise a breed based on human misconceptions.

Answer 7

Banning them isnt doing any good. Its not the dog its the owner and how he/she trains and treats the dog. Even little dogs can be as mean as a pitbull if the owner treats it badly.

Answer 8

I don't understand it either. I have a Pitt and he is so sweet. It depends on how they are raised. I think they need to focus on banning the owners who breed them for fighting. The dogs are just doing as told by their owners, it is not their fault. I blame the owners who use them as killing machines, not the dogs!
BAN THE MIS-TREATING OWNERS, NOT THE DOGS!

Answer 9

Get a cat