How many people actually know what a Pittbull is (to see one)?

Question

I live in Ontario and our Government doesn't know and nether does most of the Animal Control people. I know a show dog which is a Pit bull and people think she is a Lab mix when she is walked in public. I’m against the ban of a breed especially when people aren't even educated on the different breeds. Many reported attacks weren’t even Pit bulls. That’s also thanks to the media who loves to lie to exaggerate a story. I do believe in controlling aggressive dogs but the owner has to be held responsible. Banning a breed in my opinion is racist and we should stand up for man’s best friend which can’t speak for themselves. I don’t have a Pit Bull myself but I care for them and this has to stop before more breeds (maybe yours) are added to the list.

Answer 1

I agree completely. on march 3rd my 8yr old son was attacked by a dog SEVERELY!! He needed plastic surgery to reconstruct his face. over 2 1/2 hours of surgery and over 3000 stitches in his face. when i tell people what happened they automatically assume that it was a pit bull or Rottweiler, when actually it was a Japanese Akita which is also an aggressive dog. My friend has pit bulls and they are the nicest dogs i have ever been around. it is all about how the dog is raised and treated, not what kind of breed it is. any kind of dog will be agressive if mistreated.

Answer 2

Once again, ignorance shines through. There is the stupid " locking jaw" again . There is the " I`ve never owned a PIT BULL but they are killers and should be banned . And these minimum wage shelter workers that can identify a pure bred from a mix and tell you what that mix is!!! NO ONE CAN TELL WHETHER A DOG IS PURE JUST BY LOOKING AT IT!!! Better check your stats , if a dog attacks and is similar to an APBT then whatever moron makes up a report is going to label it as such. Why don`t they include whether the act was by a registered dog or not ? Ignorance.

Answer 3

I have never had a pure breed pit, but have had a pit mix. I didnt know at the time I pick her up that she was a pit mix. I was told by the lady that I got her from she was cocker/shar-pei mix. The vet I took her to said she was pit/shar mix. I had two very young children and because of the rep this breed had I tried to get rid of her, no body wanted her either.
Well needless to say I was stuck with a dog I didn't want.

But you know what? This dog, who we named HEIDI, died of old age in my back yard under her favorite shade tree and turned out to be, by far , the best dog we have ever had the pleasure of owning. She was great with children and adult all the same. Not once did she snap or growl.
I would do anything to have her with us today.

Answer 4

I can't see how anyone can confuse a lab and a pitt they obviosly do't know alot about dogs if they do.Well first it isn't stopping the breed, its stopping non AKC registered people and pets from breeding them.Pay 80$ bucks and you can keep your dog.Fact is they were breed to be aggresive, not as pets.they were used in bear and dog fight.A grizzly agisnt four dogs.Pits were often used cause they are strong and agresive.And its not helping them that the coolest thing now is to be all tough, so people don't want a lap dog they want a fighting dog.People don't know that and breed they're dog with this one and get nutcases.My dad worked as a cop, all the dog attacks he saw were pits, except for one that was a chow.He had to shoot a pit because it was litteraly tring to eat a old lady.He shot it in the head and it kept on going.They had to trangulize it and have people hold it down while it was being euthanised.The dog went through being shot in the head and trangulized and was still truckin before it was euthanised.The only other dog attack i've heard on the news besides pits was one great dane and one rottie.Two days ago a mother who left her 12yrd son with there pitt who was mauled to death was on trial for endangering her son.I know someone who was attcked by, you quessed it a pitt.My niegjbors almost had a rescue greyhound killed by two pitts.A dog was killed on my yard by a pitt.Not all of them are bad but they have it in them, because theyre mom and dad may have been good but they're ancestors wern't.I am not saying all are bad but a large group are.If they need to have a ban to protect people from other idiots who are trying to make killer dogs(not breed making them pul racks to get stronger and fighting) then good.As long as I am safe and my family and my friends are safe I am happy.

" I don’t have a Pit Bull myself but I care for them and this has to stop before more breeds (maybe yours) are added to the list."

And backyard breeders have to stop before someone you know is added to the list of those mauled.

Yet agin I am okay with pitts if they are breed from responsible ACK breeders but i wouldn't leave a kid alone with a backyard breeders dog.The ban is trying to protect people from idiots who think being in a gang and having a phyco dog is cool.


"if they keep putting them to sleep they will soon be an extinct breed or very few will be around. "

Have you read the bill?Its stopping people from breeding them they arnt taking them away to be put down and any dog that is AKC registered is aloud to breed.The breed will not die.

Answer 5

I belive that an aggressive dog is only aggressive if it is taught to be that way. I have two pit bulls and both of them are very friendly to other dogs and people. My male, which weighs 95 pounds, is aggresive at times but only with other dogs that are aggressive with him, but come on if another dog was do that to a poodle dont you think that a poodle would do the same thing? I think that the media has blown this matter way out of proportion.

Answer 6

I like the way California handles it. They are tough on ALL reported dog bites, and have no, nor do they allow, breed specific laws.

BUT, this is why from a govenment site concering deaths by dog bite.>>
The most commonly reported dog breeds involved were pit bulls (24 deaths), followed by rottweilers (16 deaths), and German shepherds (10 deaths). The authors point out that many breeds, however, are involved in the problem.

Here are stats from another gov health site>>
The most common victims of dog bites are children, especially in incidents that prove fatal. Almost one half of all reported cases of dog bites involve an animal owned by the victim's family or the victim's neighbors. Most victims are involved in normal, nonprovoking activities before the dog attacks. For example, neonatal deaths resulting from a dog bite most often involve a sleeping baby.

Several dog breeds have been identified for their role in fatal dog bite attacks, including pit bull breeds, malamutes, chows, Rottweilers, huskies, German shepherds and wolf hybrids. From 1979 to 1988, pit bull breeds accounted for more than 41 percent of dog bite­related fatalities, three times as many as German shepherds.
THIS ONE FROM THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL 2002.
At least 25 breeds of dogs have been involved in 238
human DBRF during the past 20 years. Pit bull-type
dogs and Rottweilers were involved in more than half of
these deaths.

Source(s):
dog breeder since 1968

Answer 7

Pit bulls are really nice dogs, I love them, the problem is that this type of dog loses the smelling sense a bit, specially when they get older and then they can not recognize their owner, or sense fear in any situation and tend to attack. When they attack their jaw is different from other dogs, because once it is closed it get stucked, possibly killing or really hurting bad. Similar to Rodwillers. It doesn´t matter how well trained or how softly raised this dog is, it is in their nature to lose the sense of smell and become dangerous without warning.That´s why in other countries these dogs are even used as fighting dogs for gam bling and that´s even worse than what your government is doing.

Answer 8

The messed up thing is that, almost all dog attacks on humans are usually mixed breeds, Mixed breed attacks just aren't as interesting to people. It's easier to have a specific breed to target.
DURING WWI the pit was the US symbol of strength on propaganda posters and such. They were considered great with kids and was one of America's most loved breeds. Now we fear them, Very sad.

Answer 9

I know a Pitt when I see one..We have to quarentine them on regular basis at the shelter where I work because of them attacking people...This makes it bad for the really sweet Pits who come in.The ones that bite I Think have been used for fighting or are wearing a 50 lb chain(This is abuse IMO) Theybreed these unstable dogs and make it bad for the good Pit owners...I'm tired Of Euthanizing Dogs just because they are Pitts! We get really sweeties in But Our county will not let us adopt them out..I trust rotties alot less.I had a Rottie bite me with no warning..No signs..Just Chomp ..My hand being mangled in his mouth! If people would quit fighting them all would be OK

Answer 10

fortunately, you are actually right, most people who are in the position to enforce a breed ban, wouldn't know a Pit from a Poodle! Hopefully we will be able to convince everyone of the ludicrousy of the breed bans...before they figure it out!