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newfie11

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70. Many times the gun nuts type

Thu May 16, 2013, 10:27 AM

May 2013

Is the same type wanting an aggressive dog.
If the statics could tell the owners personality and what training was done with the dog then I would be inclined to believe it.
Statics can be deceiving depending on questions.

Yes this breed and others can be aggressive and some idiots breed for that.
This is not a breed for a novice dog owner.
Neither are Cane Corsos, Malinois, dobys (although breeders have done a great job improving temperament), Chows, etc.

You hear more about " pit bulls" because many times is is a cross but has a short muzzle. Boxers ( breed I grew up with) bull dogs, American Boxer are just a few that could also produce that head in cross breeding.

Sorry I cannot blame a breed but I can blame irresponsible owners and breeders.

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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