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Dorian Gray

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52. Pits are

Thu May 16, 2013, 06:31 AM

May 2013

strong, no doubt. But they can be very sweet and loyal dogs. There are many in my neighborhood. Lots of people rescue them from shelters and provide them with good and happy lives. And train them well. But, they also tend to muzzle them when walking them outside. (There are a LOT of kids in my neighborhood in Brooklyn, too.) It's okay to love pits. But it's good to be aware of what they can potentially do and take precaution, too.

There is middle ground.

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All hail Baby! Heroic pit bull saves family, 5 dogs from fire [View all] magical thyme May 2013 OP

Good Doggie! Marrah_G May 2013 #1

are you sure it was a pit bull . . . all the experts here claim there is really no such thing DrDan May 2013 #2

Well if the owner claims she's a pit bull OwnedByCats May 2013 #65

Hope the pit haters take notice nt newfie11 May 2013 #3

yeah, like my neighbor who had her 5 y/o son killed by the family "pet" pitt bull. retired rooster May 2013 #13

Give it a rest newfie11 May 2013 #24

I'll give it a rest when you quit trying to tell me what wonderful pets pit bulls make. retired rooster May 2013 #25

Of course...because all members of the breed are exactly the same. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #41

retired rooster, people kill people for sport. do we hate all people? roguevalley May 2013 #46

you need to take a course in logic, you're mixing apples and automobiles retired rooster May 2013 #63

Why pretend? Bonobo May 2013 #42

I will let my cousin's neighbor know. Maybe her 4 year old's dick will grow back. joeglow3 May 2013 #35

See post 58. Nt newfie11 May 2013 #59

lots of dogs will bark and wake you galileoreloaded May 2013 #4

try reading the article magical thyme May 2013 #6

You do realize that there are no "bad" dogs only bad owners, right? Vincardog May 2013 #7

no. i believe dogs have inherent traits, oh like water dogs, and herding dogs. galileoreloaded May 2013 #10

You know nothing secondvariety May 2013 #12

Opinions are like a$$holes, everybody has one Vincardog May 2013 #22

That's not quite true. They have inherent traits, but "born to kill" isn't a trait. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #39

humans are the worst predators on this planet. I am getting to prefer dogs. roguevalley May 2013 #47

Pits are Dorian Gray May 2013 #52

You do realize that pits were never bred to OwnedByCats May 2013 #61

There are no bad guns only bad owners. Union Scribe May 2013 #43

Back it up, poster. flvegan May 2013 #49

Great! Yet another in the Great DU Pit Bull Posting War!!! longship May 2013 #5

The dog haters usually stay away from "good news" stories, they're too interested in seeing blood. baldguy May 2013 #29

Exactly! nt pecwae May 2013 #50

I have never owned a pitbull LostOne4Ever May 2013 #57

And just 20-22 of those were pit bulls, pit bull "type" OwnedByCats May 2013 #62

Actually, the number deaths attributed to Pit Bulls is 2. Not 22. baldguy May 2013 #66

Well I'm not going to argue with you there OwnedByCats May 2013 #81

And then he ate them flamingdem May 2013 #8

Awww. Good Baby! Good doggie! tblue May 2013 #9

Most Pit Bulls are wonderful, loyal, gental, loving pets. Auntie Bush May 2013 #11

Pit Bull... Probably started the fire MattBaggins May 2013 #14

LOL! nt redwitch May 2013 #16

Or mauled a few firefighters on the scene NightWatcher May 2013 #23

hah Dorian Gray May 2013 #53

Yeah, so she could get her mouth on each family member, including the other dogs. Jamastiene May 2013 #55

That's great. Meanwhile here are some of the people killed by pit bulls this year. Nine May 2013 #15

You got everything correct, yet you still keep posting anti-dog shit like this. baldguy May 2013 #30

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #36

Translation: anyone saying pitbulls are dangerous can't be trusted joeglow3 May 2013 #37

It's easy to condemn a whole breed newfie11 May 2013 #58

But, I am talking statistics, not anecdotes joeglow3 May 2013 #67

It's easy to lie with statistics. Especially if you ignore the actual facts & fiddle w/ the numbers. baldguy May 2013 #69

I am not talking about just deaths joeglow3 May 2013 #71

If you're bitten by a dog & don't want it to happen again, baldguy May 2013 #75

Yep. We are all stupid and lazy. joeglow3 May 2013 #76

Only dog haters who blame every dog bite that happens on Pit Bulls. baldguy May 2013 #77

I am not questioning the propensity to bite joeglow3 May 2013 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author newfie11 May 2013 #80

DNA testing Orrex May 2013 #78

Many times the gun nuts type newfie11 May 2013 #70

And do you have the same views regarding guns? joeglow3 May 2013 #72

Huh? newfie11 May 2013 #74

I think many dogs ARE misidentified as pits. Most people don't know what a pit looks like. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #40

Very very true nt newfie11 May 2013 #73

That site's own statistics dont support its conclusion LostOne4Ever May 2013 #56

Cool! Great! Now be so kind as to have those dogs neutered so their progeny don't kill anyone. randome May 2013 #17

Wonderful! Nt xchrom May 2013 #18

The pitbull only saved them so that she could later eat them. justanidea May 2013 #19

we think alike flamingdem May 2013 #31

Another person who thinks like me? justanidea May 2013 #44

Impossible! All Pit Bulls are monsters that while away their lives just waiting for an opportunity Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #20

Geezers? Nine May 2013 #26

I am a geezer myself and so reserve the right to utilize the term. If it bothers you, Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #32

Are you saying that dogs act on instinct and not free will? Nine May 2013 #34

That's why it saved them from the fire jberryhill May 2013 #51

Waiting for them to tenderize... Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #68

"If dogs don't go to heaven. Then I when I die, I want to go to wherever it is that they do go." - Douglas Carpenter May 2013 #21

It can't be heaven if there are no dogs. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #33

Later, this hero dog journeyed to the underworld to save the children previously mauled by pit bulls Orrex May 2013 #27

My friend has a pit bull richmwill May 2013 #28

Baby deserves to have people see her picture: baldguy May 2013 #38

god bless dogs. they save my life everyday. i pity people who carp on them. roguevalley May 2013 #48

Good news on DU trumped by ignorant posters. Film at 11. flvegan May 2013 #45

+1. nt newfie11 May 2013 #60

The hardened pit bull hating execution squad will be here any minute to call it a fluke... Jamastiene May 2013 #54

Well gosh! That makes up for all of it! Iggo May 2013 #64