Because guns don't kill people.
Because guns don't kill people.
Loads of people were defending Lewandowski and he is a Pomeranian.
Pit bulls have become "woke" dogs. It is now cool to "rescue" a pit bill and claim that people who claim that pits are bread for violence are like racists who claim blacks are genetically inferior to whites. People down the street from me who live in a $1 mil+ house "rescued" a pit. It attacked another dog while they were walking it on a leash. The dog got reported and they had to buy insurance for the dog and keep it on a muzzle in public. They took the dog to the local dog whisperer/dog trainer and spent tons of money on behavior and socialization. Then, when they were coming home one day, the dog bolted through the front gate, ran across the street and killed a dog that was out on a walking with its owner.
Once upon a time, pits were the all American dog. Buster Brown's dog was a pit and so was the dog on the Little Rascals. In the 1980s and 90s, the dogs became popular with drug gangs and on dog fighting circuits. Huge puppy farms were set up to breed champion fighters. Illicit breeders would select from hundreds of dogs to find the ones who were must willing to fight and were "game" (able to bite and hold regardless of how much pain was being inflicted on the dog). The result has been that the breed has been infiltrated with hyper aggressive dogs and no one can tell which pits are good and which are bad until it is too late.
The idea that pits have no inherited violent tendencies is silly. My border collie comes from a long line of herding dogs that worked cattle. On the dogs that were "biddable" (i.e. strong herding instincts that could be harnessed by the owner) were bred. My border collie has herded cars since she was a puppy. The same thing happened with pits. Most pits do not want to fight other dogs. Illicit breeders go through dozens of dogs in order to find one that will fight. Then, they breed that dog like crazy and so on until they get a lineage of pits who will reliably fight.
Pits and rotts freaking terrify me when I’m out for a run. I like don’t want to turn my back on them
Dogfighting is rooted in the same part of the country as chicken fighting.
There is no doubt that pit bulls were bred to kill each other, and regardless of any other redeeming qualities you're always going to run the risk that they will go berserk.
So what's the real question here? The real question is what kind of chicken is analogous to the pit bull. Is there a breed of mean rooster the beta farmers keep in their yard to project toughness?
Two types of people get pit bulls:
1) Ones who want to project that they are tough (and unfortunately some of them fight those dogs)
2) Those who want to rescue a dog who needs a home. Pitbulls are by far the most common dog in shelters, and there are a lot of people who just want to save them. Noble, but Pitbulls are for sure not for everyone. I do not plan to ever own one. I will say though that my brother-in-law had a pit bull mix that was really mostly Pitbull (if not all Pitbull), and she was a very sweet dog.
Bad Wigins, there was a rooster recently that killed its owner after some kind of set up for rooster fighting. I don't think it was mean though, it was just frightened.
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krispy kremlin._._._._. wrote:
Poor (dumb) people with large dogs are going to do stupid things - by definition, a lot of what they do in life is dumb/stupid - that's why they are poor. Dogs, cars, finance decision, substance abuse - don't blame everyone for the acts of the lower end of society.
White racist BS at it's best.
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krispy kremlin._._._._. wrote:
Pit bulls are awesome.
With the right owner and the right training, they are wonderful pets.
While jogging various parks/open areas, I've never been intimidated by a pit bull or their owner. One of two things are always the case: either the dog is on a short leash with an attentive in-control walker or the dog is completely off-leash and walking directly behind the owner and doesn't even look up (a perfectly trained dog).
The dogs that I do have trouble with/intimidated by are the off-leash, "my dog can do no harm" Golden Retrievers/Labradors/Border Collies/small-dogs that run towards me barking and grueling while the owner shouts some combinations of "come back Lassie" and "don't worry he's friendly". I have been known to kick, throw rocks at, and/or hit with sticks, dogs that approach me in this manner. Then when the owner gets upset, I cuss them out for not having the dog on a leash and not being in control of their pet.
People with larger/stronger/intimidating dogs tend to have them better trained or in 100% short-leash control. People with smaller/weaker dogs tend to have a "let them run free" attitude and those dogs are rarely trained at all (but they still bite).
German Shepherds are another good example of a large/strong/intimidating dog that I frequently see in one of two states: 1. short leashed, perfectly in step with owner or 2. off-leash, following owner, perfectly trained.
Poor (dumb) people with large dogs are going to do stupid things - by definition, a lot of what they do in life is dumb/stupid - that's why they are poor. Dogs, cars, finance decision, substance abuse - don't blame everyone for the acts of the lower end of society.
LMAO at this pure pitbull cope. Most dogs are relatively safe without having to hope for a good owner and training combination. Your sh*tty breed should be banned.
1) "Pit bull" isn't a breed. It's a catch-all that covers a several breeds and a whole lot of mutts.
2) Pit bulls are not naturally highly aggressive dogs. Fighting comes from basically three sources with dogs. There's excessive dominance (definitely not a pit bull trait, though obviously there's variation between individuals). There's fear (this is almost entirely due to upbringing and socialization, and a lot of rescue pit bulls have this baggage). And there's the prey instinct, usually to go after smaller animals (pit bulls have this, but not to an unusual degree).
3) Pit bulls are naturally highly affectionate and sensitive dogs. They are playful, and they stick like glue to their owners. Unfortunately, sensitive dogs are also easily damaged by a violent upbringing, which increases the risk of fear-based aggression.
4) Pit bulls are unquestionably a dangerous breed, but that's due to their bodies, not their minds. Pit bulls have extraordinarily strong jaws, and their bit reflex is to hang on. Most dogs can be easily subdued by an adult, but not pit bulls. This is the reason they require expert training and the reason I wouldn't want to have a pit bull around kids. Not because pit bulls are inherently violent.