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hollysmom

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22. I used to volunteer at a shelter teaching dogs not to bite -

Wed May 15, 2013, 05:04 PM

May 2013

Most just want attention and you can teach them pretty easily, the problem is I wanted to take each of them home. Anyway, it was sad/glad when the biters finally got adopted.
I was warned that my Holly was a vicious dog and a biter, but she would just grab my hand to get attention, she never bit down. It turned out that she is a hunting dog who was bred to have a soft mouth and she can't really eat anything hard. She can't chew on raw hide, or anything like that, Even stale bread is too hard for her to bite on. Some vicious biting dog, huh?

Next time you have a biting dog, please just spring for a trainer or ask friends/neighbors for help training.

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Horror as 80-year-old double amputee killed by FOUR pit bulls in savage attack which pulled him out [View all] newmember May 2013 OP

I wish those vicious creatures could be banned. Nye Bevan May 2013 #1

Or a beagle. It would just sniff the person like crazy, MineralMan May 2013 #3

Sib got a beagle because we grew up with The Best Beagle ever. He ended up being a biter and had to uppityperson May 2013 #8

That's unfortunate. Sorry that happened. MineralMan May 2013 #10

It was. The Best Beagle ever had such soft ears and easy disposition. Wonderful kid dog uppityperson May 2013 #12

Yah, adult dogs have histories we don't always know. MineralMan May 2013 #16

I meant when sib was an adult, the beagle was a puppy. uppityperson May 2013 #18

I used to volunteer at a shelter teaching dogs not to bite - hollysmom May 2013 #22

All the pit bulls I've ever met have been sweethearts Warpy May 2013 #39

I agree wholeheartedly OwnedByCats May 2013 #62

Now, replace "pit bull" with "gun" and we have the right's argument joeglow3 May 2013 #66

the only dog I have ever been bitten by is a Cocker Spaniel notadmblnd May 2013 #42

Oh FFS, when will the myths ever end Wednesdays May 2013 #72

That's like posting a picture of someone safely using a semiautomatic weapon Nye Bevan May 2013 #73

When mine mauls or maims somebody, I'll let you know. Wednesdays May 2013 #90

I've got an asshole neighbor Le Taz Hot May 2013 #87

Awful, awful, awful. MannyGoldstein May 2013 #2

reading this just makes me cringe newmember May 2013 #4

the linked article zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #70

Comes from ignorant owners and breeders Marrah_G May 2013 #17

I'm speechless. Had those dogs been properly restrained MineralMan May 2013 #5

It's not normal for most breeds to attack and act like this , something got to give here.. newmember May 2013 #9

I have zero tolerance for loose pit bulls. Zero. MineralMan May 2013 #19

good for you, I would have done the same thing newmember May 2013 #20

I have zero tolerance for loose dogs period hollysmom May 2013 #29

Husky ? newmember May 2013 #32

holly is a hollysmom May 2013 #38

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #91

trust me, when I do it, she is. hollysmom May 2013 #92

The story said Politicalboi May 2013 #37

The interesting part of that is this: Chan790 May 2013 #54

I know someone who has a Lab/Boxer mix OwnedByCats May 2013 #63

did you catch this from the article? zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #67

These dogs prey on the weakest - the old and infirm, or the very young. Dangerous stuff. n/t cigsandcoffee May 2013 #6

That is how any predator behaves. MillennialDem May 2013 #7

Rethuglicans included. lpbk2713 May 2013 #11

Domesticated family pets aren't supposed to act like predators newmember May 2013 #13

Depends how hungry the animal is and who it views as members of the tribe/pack/etc MillennialDem May 2013 #23

I understand all that newmember May 2013 #36

Pit Bulls are predators, wild animals. Dawson Leery May 2013 #14

Packs of big dogs are a bad idea unless you are Caesar Milan! Marrah_G May 2013 #15

Something needs to happen , I don't hate the breed , I don't hate any dogs newmember May 2013 #21

"three of the dogs belonged to the victim�s relative 61-year-old Barbara Goodwin" FarCenter May 2013 #24

Why just Pits? dbackjon May 2013 #44

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Any breed in a pack can inflict damage dbackjon May 2013 #68

Your chances of surviving a pack of Bichon Fris� is better than surviving a pack of Pit Bulls. FarCenter May 2013 #75

Many animal control officers are unprepared to deal with pits and their owners KurtNYC May 2013 #74

They should be armed -- no reason that they should jeopardize their own safety for a dog. FarCenter May 2013 #76

just wanted to add about the child pulled out of the swing and eaten hollysmom May 2013 #25

Dogs don't kill people. Owners kill people. Or...something like that. randome May 2013 #26

If only everyone was armed with a pit bull.....nt msanthrope May 2013 #28

Or if only pit bulls were armed. randome May 2013 #33

Ya gotta love the internet--I bet you ran that search and had thousands of msanthrope May 2013 #35

4 dogs running loose = pack magical thyme May 2013 #27

We had a pack of family-type dogs--all breeds--running loose at the more rural end of our valley. Common Sense Party May 2013 #30

They won't. Ever. Wishing for people to behave better will not make them do so. randome May 2013 #34

no, but holding them legally liable will. nt magical thyme May 2013 #41

Well said!!!! hamsterjill May 2013 #45

Rubbish. Boudica the Lyoness May 2013 #46

"...watched hundreds of videos...." baldguy May 2013 #77

I can't stand those dogs. TheCowsCameHome May 2013 #31

My parents next door neighbor own 2 pit bulls Catherine Vincent May 2013 #40

Isn't this the second death by pitbull mauling flamingdem May 2013 #43

Yes " a few days ago four pits tore apart a 60 year old female jogger newmember May 2013 #53

Not all deaths are equal. Bonobo May 2013 #47

Parents tried for 17 years to have a baby. Boudica the Lyoness May 2013 #48

I am so glad flvegan May 2013 #50

I like to be informed. Boudica the Lyoness May 2013 #56

Since you want to be informed LostOne4Ever May 2013 #61

People who want to indiscriminately ban Pit Bulls are just as bad as the people who abuse them. baldguy May 2013 #81

Repeating it over and over again doesn't make it true XemaSab May 2013 #82

You realize Reply # 56 has been posted about 1000 times, right? baldguy May 2013 #83

Ignorance and random YouTube = informed? Wow, okay. flvegan May 2013 #89

wow .....so sad newmember May 2013 #52

I love "Pit Bull Week" on DU. flvegan May 2013 #49

I have a theory on why there are so many Pit attacks Marrah_G May 2013 #51

Thank you for asking. flvegan May 2013 #55

No man " they were more popular and sought after in the early 1900's newmember May 2013 #60

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Something happened in the last 75 to 100 years newmember May 2013 #58

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I don't know what the answer is newmember May 2013 #84

Four PD Turk May 2013 #59

No doubt all these videos some find on YouTube OwnedByCats May 2013 #64

Ted Bundy was a totally nice guy more than 99% of the time XemaSab May 2013 #69

I hate to tell you, but that works with every living thing. OwnedByCats May 2013 #86

don't forget warrprayer May 2013 #78

In a nod to Pit owners Trajan May 2013 #79

Yep. All dog owners should be required to go through training & get licensed. baldguy May 2013 #80

And even if all the requirements are followed whatchamacallit May 2013 #85

Posts like this are only posted here to stir shit. Apophis May 2013 #88