Stupid people

[slammedscion]

I have a Red nose pit bull. I know my dogs breed reputation. I can go walk any of my other 4 dogs 2 yellow labs,golden retriever, and german shorthair and no one looks at me like a gangster. I have tattoos all over my arms,back and neck. Most people even know im a correction officer since I am from a small town. Every time i walk my pit bull people stare and talk Sh*t. I just wish people would do some research on the enter net(happypitbull.com has very good info on them but they never listen, if they did they would see how unlikely (sp) it is for a pit to attack. I walk him in the park 2 times a day and ill have many dogs bark at him and people call him horible names. All he does is just sit there or keep walking depending on the comand i give him. I have friends who Breed pits. They have breed over 3500 pits in the past few years, not one of those dogs has ever attacked anyone. I have many kids over all the time, and they play rough with all my dogs and my friends dogs and not one of them even growls at the kids. I live right across the street from a school and kids walk through my yard and play with my dog i just wish people would stop treating him like hes some dangerous animal (yes all animals can beocome dangerous). I know that many cruel owners make thier dogs aggresive and sorry but i just had to vent.

[skibum1111]

I agree with you. I've had more problems with small dogs than mid size or large dogs. My younger daughter had an incident with a small dog (poodle) at a friend's house. The dog thought she was a threat, snapped at my daughter and nicked her nose. My daughter then bit the small dog back. Another of my friends has a rottweiler, dog is awesome with kids and very well behaved, does what you tell her to do and loves to play, but doesn't get aggressive with kids at all. Why do people have to say certain dogs are aggressive and others are not?

[slammedscion]

Finally someone who understands. I guess most ppl believe anything they hear. Like pits have a locking jaw, they actually dont. There jaws are really powerful and it is hard to get them to release. They were used in war times,as therapedic dogs, for law enforcement. They were originally bred for rounding up animals,and for rodeos to distract bulls and all sorts of good uses. I cant remember where i read it but it was a very reliable source that most dog bites are from small dogs and retrievers(labs,golden retrievers,and short hairs). Dogs just need the right disipline,love and exercise and they will turn out friendly and obediant. Its just those cruel ppl who have to fight big breeds of dogs who give them bad names its not the dogs fault its the owners. I cant stand it when places ban dogs like pits, rotts, and dovermans. I mean ppl are stupid and stab and shot ppl should we ban guns and knives? No, they have many good purposes just as do large breeds of dogs.

[Oz]

slammedscion, it's all about the dog's temperament right? Attitiude, personality, food schedules, socialisation, care and attention? It sounds like you're a very responsible pet owner, same as I am. Good on ya.

As for people looking at you when you walk down the street with your dog covered in tattoos and piercings, come on, get real. Appearances count for a _lot_ and if you didn't like the attention why did you get them done?

[vinnym86]

let them be scared, let them talk shit. let them think whatever they want, you have to play off of it to enjoy life a little. next time someone stares and looks frightened or something, just wink at them and smile, lol. You can't change the fact that you've got a pitbull, and you can't change the fact that you've got ink. i mean, you could wear a jacket and give your dog a muzzle, but i'm sure you don't want to, and you sure as hell don't need to. so i'll say it again, fuck them.




Kirby's a fat, huge rotty. Very friendly (but completely unbehaved... that spoiled crybaby)
He looks very intimidating most of the time, but he wouldn't hurt a fly (probably because he'd be scared of it and run away)
people are judgemental, you'll just have to live with that.

[slammedscion]

I love art work thats why i got my tattoos i drew every single one of my tattoos. I didnt get them for the attention 80% of them you cant see when i have a shirt on but its just to hot to wear one on a walk lately. Any way im thinking about moving a few miles outside of town so i can just let him play in the country.Ill post a pic of my pit in a while i mean hes still very small because he's only 6-7 months old he doesnt look mean at all he's still got his tail and his ears are not cropped.

[WickedNYCowboy]

If your not going to breed cut the balls now if you haven't already. Dont need any "accidents", plus its better to do when they are young. But you know your dog(s) strangers dont. I had the same problem with my horse in my avatar. When coming across people on trail they'd be terrified to go by because when he was undersaddle he had his ears pinned back(sign that he is ready to attack) but he wouldn't hurt anything that didn't attack him first.

[ghostrx7]

i have a pit, shes 2 1/2 years old. biggest baby you'd ever meet. same here, live next to a school, people stop and wanna pet (paws), and she loves it. only way she'd hurt someone is if she scratches them cause shes excited to see someone. she never barks unless someone knocks on my door and im sleeping or whatever......

[pickle]

My friend had a red nose pit and a new born baby. No problems with the dog around the baby what so ever. Such a cute dog too.

[-Jayson-]

well ill agree that any animal can be dangerous, and 99% of the time a dog is dangerous its the owner or how it was raised. But that 1% is something i would never want to chance with a pitbull. Its not the dog thats the problem, its background is the problem. The dog was bread as a fighter, large muscle mass and a locking jaw. Its in its nature, while the dog is tame and calm, it will always have that background of being a fighter, and thats what makes the dog so dangerous when it does attack. Its relentless, its powerful, and its got a jaw like a steel trap. No matter how well you train a dog and no matter how tame the animal appears, its still an animal and a dangerous animal at that if something sets it off.

Its a known fact that when any living animals, humans included are under stress or duress they revert back to there basic instincts. There mind and thinking process actually reverts back in age. For example people cry, fight, argue, get angry, all emotions and actions deeply ruited in our anciestory past. I wouldnt want an animal that if stressed out could revert back to being a vicious fighting dog with a locking jaw.

[slammedscion]

Actually jayson pit bulls dont have locking jaws there have been a few studies done and all of them show that pit bulls jaws dont actually lock. They do seem like they lock but it is only because they are a large breed with very strong jaws. I have a 10 yr old sister,8yr old niece, 4 and 3 yr old nephew and if i thought any dog was a vicious dog i would not own that breed. I have let my nephews play with 50-60 of my friends pit bulls in there back yards. My friends have breed a couple thousand pit bulls and they ask for feed back over the years from the purchasers of their dogs and not one of them have ever bit them or an animal. Most of thier dogs are used in shows and for security companies.

[BP2K2Max]

people are stupid. my buddies got a pit named cocoa, she's the sweetest dog you'll ever come across. it's all about how the dog is raised, not the breed.

[Igovert500]

I can understand too. People are just scared of some dogs, and take other dogs too lightly. It's not about the breed, it's about the owner. We had a little american eskimo (mini siberian husky) we got it at the spca. It was great around kids and women, but it's previous owner abused it and so it was fearful of tall male strangers.

It attacked a guy 2x, idiot didn't learn the first time, and still tried to go in our backyard before checking to make sure hte dog was inside. After it nicks him the 2nd time, he threatens to sue unless we put the dog down. I wanted to kill the guy...he is a stranger to the dog, comes into the dog's territory without one of us, and then is suprised that hte dog chases him. People suck, end of story.

[Officer Redneck]

My mom and dad have three dogs. A Chihuahua (sp) Dink, a Beagle Basset Bailey, and a Rotwieller (sp), Pit bull mix Rayler. Dink and Bailey are always growling at people and Dink will snap if you get to close. Rayler is much bigger then either of the other dogs and at 2.5 years has never growled or snapped at anyone. Though she does think she is a lap dog.

[C2Z06]

I'm a huge fan of "The Dog Whisperer" and believe he's right. The dog's behavior is dependant upon the owner. If you treat a dog like a person instead of a dog and you're not calm and assertive with them then there will be problems.

I'm of the personal belief that the reason small dogs bite more is because 1) they lead and not the owners, 2) they get spoiled 3) it leads to insecurities, so being smaller, when a stranger aproaches, they get aggresive out of fear.

I think bigger dogs realise that they have more power and are treated more like dogs than a toy or human. A friend of mine has had 2 different rotweillers. The first was awesome. Her name was lacey (she died at just over 18yrs old). Quiet, checked out ever person who came to his automotive shop. If she didn't know you, she stood between you and him and you couldn't get closer than 10' or she would attack (he trained her for that). He'd say, "It's OK Lacey" and she'd let you by but wouldn't attack and but would hang around as security. She was always gentle with kids and would run the property (6 acres) but never cross the unmarked property line etc. If he told her to "Go lay down" she would and would never block you from approaching him again.

The second one, Cole, he was more active. Didn't always listen and was a bigger dog. He treated those two dogs differently. I convinced him to treat her like he did Lacey and Cole changed. He actually acts like Lacey now.

I'm a huge dog lover. I have my favorite breeds. When I was little I saw a male pit kill a female boxer that he was trying to mate with. She turned and bit him, he clamped on her throat...I feared pits for years until recently. I've come to understand that it's not about the breed of dog but about the owner and how they treat their dogs. A good owner stays calm, exerts constant control and never lets a dog be their equal. A good owner will also give dogs plenty of excercise and only give effection when they're showing signs of submission.