Do you love Pit Bulls?

Question

Do you like them. Personally I love them to death and would love to own one. This ban is dumb. I would love to have a pit bull you meet be able to give you a kiss, and not through a mussel. I was around 2 pit bulls yesterday that were really friendly. I work with a dog rescue. They gave a lot of kisses and would never think about hurting anyone.

If you feel the same way I do, post how you feel or your experiences with these guys. Please don't say anything mean about these dogs!

Answer 1

Way to go!!!! You have the influence working in a shelter to encourage these dogs to get adopted. They are THE BEST DOGS ever. I owuld be sooo lost without my baby =) Thanks

Answer 2

I own my own kennel (visit my 360 page!), and to say that I LOVE this breed is an understatement! I am getting tired of educating the ignorant on this magnificent breed that they shun without ever even meeting one. 99% of people that say that they do not like pits have never had personal contact with one owned by a loving and responsible owner, tehy just hear about them on the news, and 9 out of 10 times the dogs are classified as pits but are often a mixed breed or something different altogether. The truth of the matter is that some owners are irrisponsible and cruel, and teach their dogs negative behavior. Any dog can become vicious under the wrong ownership, but pits are powerful dogs and when in the wrong hands they can do damage. Truth be told many of America's favorite breeds are well below the pit on the temperment list, therefore have far more greater potentional for danger than a pit ever would, but that isn't stopping them from buying labs and dalmations instead of a pit. In fact American Staffordshire Terriers (once was classified the same as a pit), was voted teh #1 family dog, as they were extreamly protective and loyal, easily trained, and extreamly tolerant of children! But the stories of their attributes and triumphs, and stories of them saving people, etc. never seem to make the front page or any other page for that matter!

Answer 3

I'm always amazed by people who think that most if not all aggressive dogs can be rehabilitated. It goes right along with people that say a dogs behavior is fine 90% of the time; its just 10% that a problem - he's only bad around men, strangers, when you take his food away, children etc. If you run a shelter, you have a responsibility to protect the public from harm. An aggressive dog is a liability risk to a shelter - both its staff and the public who might consider it for adoption. The shelter staff and volunteers have to handle it, train it, exercise it, and clean the kennel. Each of these activities potentially risky to the workers who have to handle this dog. While the staff have some training, a large aggressive dog in a confined space is a risk. And a kennel environment is an extremely difficult if not impossible place to rehab an aggressive dog. And it takes months or years and there is a high probability you won't succeed. And it takes a highly trained person to do it and lots of money. What shelter has resources like that? None I know. This individual is not realistic - and is putting the pubic and his staff at risk to save aggressive dogs when there are so many perfectly balanced, dogs with good temperament dying in shelters every day. She is not running a shelter - she's running a hospice or sanctuary for unadoptable aggressive dogs. Personally I don't think this serves the dogs or the public in the long run. To the person who says that dogs with aggression problems need experienced owners should spend some time at a shelter. Experienced owners are not walking in the door asking for these dogs. No one wants them and they languish in kennels for months and years.

Answer 4

Honestly, I have never met a mean pit-bull. I also work in rescue and we have almost more pit mixes than any other breed and not one has been a problem. The only issue I have seen with any of them is dog aggression, but this occurs in just about every breed, not just pit-bulls.
I personally have 2 Dobermans, and there is the same issue with them. My homeowners insurance is $200 a month more expensive because I have a "problem breed" yet they are total sweethearts. What makes me really mad is the Lab down the street is meaner than all get out, but their insurance company is fine with him!!! Ignorance is really frusterating, isn't it? Meanness as well as sweetness is not breed specific, and there are gems in every breed! It is how a dog is raised and treated that makes the biggest difference. I have met pit-bulls that I would trust alone in a room with my children and poodles I wouldn't want near any human being. People need to wise up and realize that pits can be great dogs.

Answer 5

I love pit bulls. They're very sweet and very gentle. And playful, too! It is definitely the fault of the owner if they have an aggressive pit bull. I can't believe some of the things people to do their dogs. Of course the dog is going to be mean if you abuse it! Would a human just sit there getting smacked in the head and not do anything about it? No! Ugh it makes me so mad. Pit bulls have a bad rep. It really isn't fair. I love them.

Answer 6

i love the pit and hate that they get such bad reps or are bred and bought by irresponsible people. in ohio, the state i live in the made it law that an pit or any dog that resembles a pit is deemed a vicious dog. it has nothing to do with temperament or if it's trained well, they don't care. that's 20+ breeds! it's ridiculous and it makes it a lot harder for responsible pit owners who have great dogs.

these's dogs weren't bred for any kind of human aggression even back in the dog fighting days. so it isn't fair to impose a ban on them. my boy couldn't be more gentle and that includes other dogs. i spent a lot of time socializing him and taking him to obedience class. he's alert when a strange dog is close but he doesn't do anything but look. no growling, no barking or running to get it. just looking.

not one person on my block could say that about my neighbors chihuahua! that things barks at a blowing leaf! and he's a biter. as long as these dogs are bred and raised right, like any other dog, they make perfect companions

Answer 7

I have to admit, I did fall into all the hype that the media portrayed the Pit Bull to be .. until I met one. The Pit Bull I met was timid, skinny and neglected. Today, Titan is a healthy, happy, kind, fun-loving, beautiful boy ... and he's mine. I ask anyone who has doubts in regards to Pit Bulls ... come and meet Tytin, you'll change your view on Pit Bulls ... guaranteed.

In response to your question ... There is no other dog on the face of this earth that would compare to Pit Bulls ... they are the most beautiful dogs I have ever encountered. I love them!! :)

Answer 8

Pit bulls are one of my favorite breeds. I've been working with the breed for a decade now and every dog that I worked with have had awesome dispositions, even if they've been through some things that would make me hate people.

They are great at so many things; therapy dogs, Search and Rescue, Agility, Wheelchair Assistance. People really need to educate themselves and need to stop believing all these stupid urban legends. It's not the breed's fault that backyard breeders are trying to make a quick buck off of them.

Answer 9

yes

There are many urban legends surrounding the pit bull, mostly based on the idea that the dogs are somehow physiologically different from other breeds of dog.

A Pit Bull's jaw.
Many sources propagate the myth that pit bulls have a "locking jaw" mechanism, and that the dog cannot let go once it has bitten. This is untrue. Dr. I. Brisbin of the University of Georgia states:



Positive press
Although negative information about pit bulls is widespread and, when a negative news story occurs, highly publicized, there are also many positive stories. Some work in hospitals and care facilities as certified therapy dogs, many are well-loved family pets, and some have even saved people's lives. There are many incidences of pit bulls being productively employed by U.S. Customs , as police K9s.
Often pit bulls have been reported to "adopt" other species of animals (such as kittens or squirrels), earning the breed the nickname "nanny dog".
A rescued pit bull called Popsicle is a United States Customs dog, and is famous for sniffing out one of the biggest cocaine busts in history.
In February, 2006, New Yorker magazine writer Malcolm Gladwell published an article surveying the research on pit bulls which concluded that legal attempts to ban the breed were both crude and unnecessary.
In February 2007 a pit bull named "Chief" rescued his family of humans from a spitting cobra by dashing in front of the attacking snake and taking the deadly bite himself. Chief subdued the snake but died of the venom 30 minutes later.
In April 2007, columnist John Canzano of The Oregonian newspaper wrote a favorable piece on Hollywood, the pit bull that formerly belonged to NBA player Qyntel Woods. Hollywood, renamed Stella, was adopted by a loving owner and reformed from a fighting dog to a lap dog.
News reports of injuries and fatal attacks
News media stories of pit bull attacks involving disfiguring injury to humans and other animals, the latter very often also fatally, ranging in size from smaller nonpitbull dogs to horses can be found globally. The pit bulls involved were not always loose and off the owner's property, but sometimes were inside the home of the owner, who, or a family member or visitor, was the victim of the aggression. Fatal pit bull attacks to children and adults have been reported by the English-language news media in the United States and United kingdom.

Actress Jessica Alba has a pit bull named Jim Bowie.
Actress Jessica Biel owns three pit bulls.
Rapper Big Boi from hip-hop duo Outkast is a registered pit bull breeder.
Actors Adam Brody and Rachel Bilson have a pit bull named Penny Lane.
Actor Michael J. Fox owns a pit bull named Burnaby.
Radio host Ira Glass has a pit bull.
West Coast Chopper owner Jesse G. James owns three pit bulls; he named his 50's style burger stand after Cisco.
Jin Joo Lee (Korean Singer) has two pitbulls.[citation needed]
Good Charlotte twins Joel and Benji Madden own a Blue pit bull named Easy.[citation needed]
Daddy is a "pack member" of Cesar Millan's Dog Psychology Center. Hip hop artist Redman, Daddy’s original owner, gave the four-month-old puppy to Cesar.
TV cook Rachael Ray has two pit bulls.
Actress Alicia Silverstone has a rescued pit bull.
Comedian Jon Stewart has pit bulls.
Author Andrew Vachss, a vocal opponent of pit bull fighting and breed-specific bans, has a pit bull named Honey.

Answer 10

I had one once, and she was the sweetest, most gentle creature you could imagine. Properly introduced, that is... In all the time I had her, I never heard her bark. I'm sure she would have let an intruder into the yard, but God help him if he tried to leave. Best dog I ever had! Very protective of the kids and had no "issues" at all.

Answer 11

I LOVE DOGS, but I personally think some species have been bred to be more aggressive than others. And this should only be recognized and steps taken to stop anything serious from happening... but I can also add that 99.99999% of all dogs become the product of the training and love they have been given by their owners in their young years.