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Honeycombe8

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33. What a marvelous story. Gave me a lump in my throat. The poor dog could've been killed or hurt.

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 08:48 PM

Mar 2012

And he doesn't know that some people will hate him because of what he looks like or his breed.

What a brave boy. I'd adopt him, if it were me. But I bet he belongs to someone. He looks pretty healthy.

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Saved By a Pit Bull Superhero [View all] Are_grits_groceries Mar 2012 OP

... xchrom Mar 2012 #1

One of the reasons I like dogs better than most people. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #2

+1 get the red out Mar 2012 #3

Dogs ARE my favorite "people". SammyWinstonJack Mar 2012 #6

Ditto. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #32

What a good dog! knitter4democracy Mar 2012 #4

And yet there are those - even here on DU - who think Pit Bulls should be eradicated. baldguy Mar 2012 #5

Not me! SammyWinstonJack Mar 2012 #7

looks like my roomie's little girl frylock Mar 2012 #13

Beautiful dog auburngrad82 Mar 2012 #72

Yes, I'm fortunate to have Orchid in my life. baldguy Mar 2012 #75

that is a stunningly beautiful dog. nt arely staircase Mar 2012 #86

Awww, what a great story! PotatoChip Mar 2012 #8

GOOD BOY! Treats? dballance Mar 2012 #9

What a wonderful story! I hope he gets adopted by Angela! sinkingfeeling Mar 2012 #10

I'll admit I'm leery of pit bulls, but this one is a keeper! Bake Mar 2012 #11

The thing is, this pit is much more representative of the breed, MadHound Mar 2012 #12

Agree Johnny2X2X Mar 2012 #15

True. I have owned 2 pit bulls and 2 Rottwielers. RebelOne Mar 2012 #17

Bull Terriers are just like that. Great with rough and tumble kids. Auntie Bush Mar 2012 #37

"i can haz chicken marsala and zopa toscanna?" - superhero pitbull. arely staircase Mar 2012 #14

Lets see GiveMeFreedom Mar 2012 #16

I'm not buying it. Mosby Mar 2012 #18

I do, MadHound Mar 2012 #19

you could have disagreed with me without resorting to insults. Mosby Mar 2012 #20

No one resorted to insult. NashvilleLefty Mar 2012 #39

"is showing a great deal of ignorance about dogs" hfojvt Mar 2012 #74

I believe that you are misinterpreting my reply MadHound Mar 2012 #83

Thanks for the clarification Mosby Mar 2012 #85

Family decides pitbull rescue can find an better, stable, permanent home for "Angel" uppityperson Mar 2012 #22

you're not buying it because magical thyme Mar 2012 #25

Wow! This story is four years old! Prometheus Bound Mar 2012 #34

Thought this story was familiar sammytko Mar 2012 #69

That's a good pibble! flvegan Mar 2012 #21

For every one of these , there are 1000 bad stories. ErikJ Mar 2012 #23

Yup, the media loves the topic flvegan Mar 2012 #31

Even just in my city, it's ridiculous TheCruces Mar 2012 #61

Mouse attack brought up 570. Wow. Micies are scary.News does like to report what'll sell and uppityperson Mar 2012 #56

Don't talk about a Pit Bull unionworks Mar 2012 #24

How about if youve been attacked by one? ErikJ Mar 2012 #26

where and when unionworks Mar 2012 #27

No police report ErikJ Mar 2012 #28

I understand unionworks Mar 2012 #29

My Sammie unionworks Mar 2012 #30

Pit bulls are not a large dog TheCruces Mar 2012 #64

I was given Sam unionworks Mar 2012 #68

And quite frankly, people like you are the problem. baldguy Mar 2012 #35

THis is all I have to say in response to that. ErikJ Mar 2012 #36

Would you be surprised that, when dog bites are attributed to Pit Bulls baldguy Mar 2012 #42

OK-then the dogs that LOOK like Pit bulls ErikJ Mar 2012 #44

And where do you place the responsability of the owners? baldguy Mar 2012 #45

"jaws bred to tear" flvegan Mar 2012 #53

Again, where do you place the responsability of the owners? baldguy Mar 2012 #70

stop! guitar man Mar 2012 #79

SHUT UP!!!! flvegan Mar 2012 #80

I love how guitar man Mar 2012 #81

I've rescued, fostered, and worked at shelters. BeachBaby Mar 2012 #47

http://tinyurl.com/6uj7ya9 ErikJ Mar 2012 #48

That's all you've got? BeachBaby Mar 2012 #49

Are you implying Black men have been ErikJ Mar 2012 #50

Wow. Really? BeachBaby Mar 2012 #52

Wow-like debating ignorant RWers! ErikJ Mar 2012 #54

Yeah. And I know someone who has a doctorate in education and is a grammatical nightmare. BeachBaby Mar 2012 #55

But what about the poodles! Whoa_Nelly Mar 2012 #57

If that's your claim, then shame on your university. Not that I believe it. flvegan Mar 2012 #58

But it's on the Google! Dr. Strange Mar 2012 #73

"Google News; Pit bull attack read all 667 hits "darlin"" PamKlaus Mar 2012 #60

For someone who has a so called biology degree TZ Mar 2012 #67

And there is a difference between dog aggression and human aggression TheCruces Mar 2012 #66

You should also think, by that logic that George W Bush was awesome. flvegan Mar 2012 #51

Having worked with dogs (of all breeds) TheCruces Mar 2012 #65

Yep. Same here. BeachBaby Mar 2012 #77

That's a pretty good way to describe it. TheCruces Mar 2012 #87

Careful dude. Look above my post here. flvegan Mar 2012 #38

Pit bulls are often dog aggressive TheCruces Mar 2012 #63

I have seen my Pit attacked by groups of other dogs. NashvilleLefty Mar 2012 #41

Just like Republicons. Anecdotal evidence. ErikJ Mar 2012 #43

Hold on... flvegan Mar 2012 #59

Personally, I think dog parks are the dumbest idea ever TheCruces Mar 2012 #62

The only thing dog parks are good for guitar man Mar 2012 #71

Neither will I TheCruces Mar 2012 #76

What a marvelous story. Gave me a lump in my throat. The poor dog could've been killed or hurt. Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #33

What a great dog! guitar man Mar 2012 #40

good dog! certainot Mar 2012 #46

How do we know it's a pit bull? They are hard to identify, you know. I am sure there is a graphic RadiationTherapy Mar 2012 #78

There's a pic at the link guitar man Mar 2012 #82

Starts out Mom is with a 2 year old son, then she is with her daughter...?? AnotherDreamWeaver Mar 2012 #84