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In reply to the discussion: And people wonder why I hate pit bulls? [View all]emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)32. The problem is that many animal care and control shelters are not well-run either because they
lack the resources or those in charge are politically appointed and do not carry out the care part
of the mission or even, effectively, the control. Behavioral assessment is often cursory and carried out by people without the qualifications to do the job.
Everything you say is 100 percent true, point by point.
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The problem is that many animal care and control shelters are not well-run either because they
emmaverybo
Jul 2019
#32
there is behavioral training available at multiple levels, from basic to PhD-level
hlthe2b
Jul 2019
#86
"small breeds also are capable of the same thing as ANY other breed. "
SouthernProgressive
Jul 2019
#4
"It is hard to be "inaccurate" when you have personally worked with dogs most of your life."
SouthernProgressive
Jul 2019
#9
Your reality involves the possibility of two Bichon's killing twenty-nine cats.
SouthernProgressive
Jul 2019
#14
I appreciate that you are changing your wording to more accurately reflect reality.
SouthernProgressive
Jul 2019
#16
Small breeds are capable of inflicting damage when they bite and can, as larger breeds, be
emmaverybo
Jul 2019
#40
..but with small breeds you can basically pick them up by the scruff of the neck to seperate them..
samnsara
Jul 2019
#52
The only times I have ever been bitten, other then by my own dog, was by smaller dogs.
SouthernProgressive
Jul 2019
#55
That isn't in line with reality. Small dogs are capable of biting, but their bites
pnwmom
Jul 2019
#7
don't think these are pit bulls, but another horror story about dogs killing other animals.....
a kennedy
Jul 2019
#5
Put your hate where it belongs....on people. I don't hate any animal...I feel bad for you. nt
UniteFightBack
Jul 2019
#6
Most dogs do not like cats unless they have been socialized to be around them
standingtall
Jul 2019
#17
A friend called me and asked if he could put his two pits in my fenced in yard.
zackymilly
Jul 2019
#23
If insurance agencies reject them, it's because they've got solid data....
lindysalsagal
Jul 2019
#27
I was stalked by a neighbor's pit bull once, in my own yard. I called the police.
lindysalsagal
Jul 2019
#26
Again their equipment is outdated of course there was not an incident like that there before
standingtall
Jul 2019
#48
Even if cats got out of their cages in a shelter and killed some birds, you wouldn't have to worry
LisaL
Jul 2019
#46
And yet most healthy dogs wouldn't have entertained themselves by killing 29 cats,
pnwmom
Jul 2019
#109
A high percentage of dogs in rescues are pit bull mixes because they are the ones
pnwmom
Jul 2019
#113
It condemns itself. Just read the website. Any researcher could tell you that a self-selected
pnwmom
Jul 2019
#119
They are unpredictable. Insurance companies covering rentals will cancel your insurance for pits.
58Sunliner
Jul 2019
#51
That's sad. My Grandson and his wife have a Pit. He's the sweetest loving dog I have seen.
Autumn
Jul 2019
#74
Dogsbite.org is not an objectice source that site is propaganda and has been debunked many times
standingtall
Jul 2019
#89
The pit bulls knew that the cats were zero danger to them, but they killed them anyway
Polybius
Jul 2019
#88
Cue the, "but muh sweet pittie wouldn't hurt a fly. I leave him alone with my babies," people
Politicub
Jul 2019
#93
Our thirty pound dog was attacked from behind by a pit-bull mix and a German Shepard.
pnwmom
Jul 2019
#101
It's not the breed, it is the owners who train them to be vicious. Mankind is its own enemy!
akbacchus_BC
Jul 2019
#116