Pitbulls

Holy shit! I hate pit bulls they freak me out. I think they should be categorized differently than other dogs. That sounds like a harrowing experience. If its locking jaws had clamped down on you, you would have been in serious trouble. They are definitely meaner than the rest of the dog breeds.

That is totally freaky. I hope you know where it lives so you can sue their asses.

Try carrying bear spray (not pepper spray). It's more powerful and effective.

yeah man, right before thanksgiving last year i was bitten by a pitbull on a run. i was running a loop offcampus in a residental that i had run many, many times before. as i was going up a hill i saw a dog run out over a front lawn toward me. i figured this dog, as many other had done before, would merely bark at me as i ran past (you know, a territorial thing or whatever). however, as i approached further, i noticed he came off the lawn and into the street---straight at me.

now this was probably my own naivity, but i still thought that he wouldn't attack me. as i came up toward him i put my head down and sped up, hoping to just run past him. he darted behind me and i lost sight of him. then he lunged up and sank his teeth into my upper-right calf. luckily he didn't hold on. my leg kick may have disabled him from getting a good hold on me, but im not sure.

my first thought was, "can i keep going?" then i looked down and saw two huge gaping puncture wounds in my leg. i was sort of in shock, because i simply ignored the dog after that. he circled around me, growling, then left me alone. a woman mowing her lawn saw the whole thing happen and helped me to medical assistance.

i had to take anti-bacterial medication and get rabies shots (because the dog was not medically certified by its owner). while i now have a cool scar to show off to people, whenever im running and i hear a dog bark or see a loose dog nearby, my head turns on a swivel and i my heart jumps rather intensely.

this pitbull obviously could have inflicted some serious damage if he wanted to, but for whatever reason, it was one and done. apparently, he is normally chained up in the back yard, but he somehow got loose that day.

pitbulls are great dogs. I've been a vet tech for years and was more leary of chihuahuas then pitbulls. As with all dogs. It's the people that own them that need to be beaten not the dog. Yes I've had dogs run up to me when I run. work on the body language you are projecting

yeah, but the difference is when a pit bull bites you it causes serious damage whereas a little dog does a whole lot less damage.

what type of body language are you refering to, other than running with a stick? any legitimate advice would be appreciated.

not a pit bull fan wrote:

Holy shit! I hate pit bulls they freak me out. I think they should be categorized differently than other dogs. That sounds like a harrowing experience. If its locking jaws had clamped down on you, you would have been in serious trouble. They are definitely meaner than the rest of the dog breeds.

Locking jaws?!!.......wow, you couldn't be more of tool could you? You must know alot about dogs, actually you just sound like an idiot. There is no such things as "locking jaws" not in Pit Bulls, not in any dog. Call your local vet, see it they don't laugh at you. Seriously do you have any proof about Pits being "meaner" than other breeds? Oh, btw if you've ever heard of a show that was on a long time ago called "Little Rascals" you might remember a dog called "Petey". FYI, full-blooded AKC registered Pit Bull.

Well they still suck. They are mean dogs bred to fight and kill. They kill many children and bite innocent runners for no reason and they should be exterminated or at least confined to one or two red states.

i agree, pitbulls are great dogs, just like all dogs, the problems come when stupid people watch hip-hop videos and think pitbulls needs to kill people. some people are just studpid and take it out on the poor dogs. the message of the story, dont listen to 50 cent. but you already knew that.

Statistics of dog attacks by breed shows that pitbulls and rottweilers are far, far more likely to cause serious injury than typical breeds. Granted, it's probably true that those statistics are skewed somewhat because some of the dog owners attracted to those breeds are going to encourage aggressive behavior. It's also true that if you mistreat a dog of any other breed, then that dog is likely to be dangerous as a result. However, it's nonsense to say that pitbulls only have a bad rap because of their owners. It's not an accident that these dogs have a reputation for being vicious and aggressive. There are plenty of cases of supposedly docile pitbulls attacking.

And while there may be plenty of dog owners that know how to take care of these animals, and will never have any problems, there might just as well be folks out there who know how to take care of wolves, but I wouldn't suggest that such a thing be allowed in populated areas.

girlygirl wrote:

pitbulls are great dogs.

I agree entirely. Unless raised irresponsibly, pits are one of the most consistently people-friendly dog breeds. Actually, that's why they make lousy guard dogs--because they generally love people, all people.

Vicious pit bulls:

You would have to be very brave or really stupid to let one of those things that close to a child!

Why do people have these dogs? They're not pets; they're bred to fight.

over here one ripped the face off a toddler a few weeks ago

In the UK these dogs are generally the property of what Billy Connoly described as 'Tattood F***wits'

Q: What's the difference between a Pit Bull humping your leg and a Poodle humping your leg?

A: You let the Pit Bull finish!

Man, I'd need some tissue after that meeting! I run in some areas where the owners let dogs run free near a metro park, and since I run solo most of the time, I've started carrying Pepper spray. I'll have to look into picking up some Bear Spray.

I agree that pits and rotties are great dogs, but you definitely have to be careful with them and watch them. My brother-in-law was a breeder of rotties, and a very responsible one. He would always have a few that he kept as pets around the house (he lived on a huge piece of property in the country) and one day his neice was rolling around in the leaves by the house playing when one of them attacked her head. It was horrible. It locked on (I guess thinking she was a rodent or something) and caused serious damage. When my b-in-law got to her the dog had let her go and was showing obvious signs of remorse, but he had to put it down. These breeds are amazingly loyal, strong, and diligent, but you have to remember that they come from centuries of breeding to be warriors. The Romans would have entire platoons of "war dogs" that would attack enemy camps (usually a type of mastiff or rottweiler). As a side note, the girl is okay now, after years of plastic surgery, but there are still scars from the attack. I'm not saying no one should own either a pit or rottie, but you just have to be very responsible and know what you are getting. I honestly do not know what I would do if I encountered an aggressive pit bull on a run. I would definitely not run away to trigger the prey instinct (but that's easy to say now). To the OP, consider yourself lucky, I think if that dog had been raised to fight, you might not be able to type right now.

Pit bull owners are idiots.

They always claim that pit bulls are loyal, loving, docile, blah, blah, blah...totally ignoring the fact that ALL dogs have these traits.

Pit bulls are responsible for one-third of all dog-related deaths in America. Why would anyone risk owning one?

SC Slim wrote:

Pit bull owners are idiots.

They always claim that pit bulls are loyal, loving, docile, blah, blah, blah...totally ignoring the fact that ALL dogs have these traits.

Pit bulls are responsible for one-third of all dog-related deaths in America. Why would anyone risk owning one?

Sometimes I run down by the beach. There are a lot of dog owners there. They like to have conversations with each other while their dogs strain and snort to get at each other. It's some kind of a power trip. Virtually all of the defenses made on behalf of pit bulls or rotty's can be made for handguns. 'it's the people that own the gun not the gun. Difference guns are controlled a lot more and have harsh penalties for misuse.

Before getting any dog you should have to sign a waiver agreeing that if your dog ever bites anyone a shotgun will be placed in your mouth and your head blown off. ANyone who still wants to get a dog after that law is enacted; fine. Let the 'he won't hurt anyone' s put their money where their mouth is. In many cities the dog thing is out of control ignoring leash laws. I almost punched a guy out who brought his dog in the Starbucks I was in. Clueless. Unlike the general 1% of cyclists, drivers etc are bad I'd say for dog owners it's like 40% tool rate.

Many civilized cities have outright bans on pit bulls.