alice in chains
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Anyone here dislike pitbulls? If so I challenge you to present your evidence and reasoning of why.
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I don't care for pitt bulls, but it is simply preference. I don't harbor ill will torwards anyone that has them provided they train them properly, and don't raise them to fight...because that makes them slimy bastards who deserve to be tied up and eaten by rabid squirrels..
But then again there is this...we like documentation right?
I am sure some of this is the owners fault
http://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics.php
Dog bite statistics ::
Each day, about 1,000 U.S. citizens require emergency care treatment for dog bite injury.1 The following studies examine injury occurrence and the dog breeds most likely to bite.
Dog Attack Deaths and Maimings, U.S. & Canada,
September 1982 to December 26, 2011
By compiling U.S. and Canadian press accounts between 1982 and 2011, Merritt Clifton, editor of Animal People, shows the breeds most responsible for serious injury and death.
The combination of pit bulls, rottweilers, their close mixes and wolf hybrids:
77% of attacks that induce bodily harm
73% of attacks to children
81% of attack to adults
68% of attacks that result in fatalities
76% that result in maiming
Read study highlights »
Report: U.S. Dog Bite Fatalities January 2006
to December 2008
A 2009 report issued by DogsBite.org shows that 19 dog breeds contributed to 88 deaths in a recent 3-year period. Pit bulls accounted for 59% followed by rottweilers with 14%.
Of the 88 fatal dog attacks recorded by DogsBite.org, pit bull type dogs were responsible for 59% (52). This is equivalent to a pit bull killing a U.S. citizen every 21 days during this 3-year period.
The data also shows that pit bulls commit the vast majority of off-property attacks that result in death. Only 18% (16) of the attacks occurred off owner property, yet pit bulls were responsible for 81% (13).
Read study highlights »
Emergency Department Visits and Inpatient Stays
Involving Dog Bites, 2008
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality published a study in 2010 showing that the number of Americans hospitalized for dog bites almost doubled over a 15-year period.
The average cost of a dog bite-related hospital stay was $18,200, approximately 50 percent higher than the average injury-related hospital stay.
There were 4 times as many dog bite-related ED visits and 3 times as many hospital stays in rural areas than in urban areas.
Read study highlights »
Nonfatal Dog Bite-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments - United States, 2001
In 2003, the Center for Disease and Control (CDC) published a study that examines the frequency of dog bite-related injuries treated in U.S. emergency departments.
In 2001, an estimated 368,245 persons were treated in U.S. emergency rooms for nonfatal dog bite-related injuries.
42% of dog bites in 2001 occurred among children aged 14 years and younger; injury rates were highest among children aged 5-9 years and were significantly higher for boys than for girls.
Read study highlights »
Breeds of Dogs Involved in Fatal Human Attacks in the
United States Between 1979 and 1998
A 2000 report issued by the Center for Disease and Control (CDC) reviewed a 20-year period to determine the types of dog breeds most responsible for U.S. dog bite fatalities.
During 1997 and 1998, at least 27 people died of dog bite attacks (18 in 1997 and 9 in 1998). At least 25 breeds of dogs were involved in 238 human dog bite related fatalities during the past 20 years. Pit bulls and rottweilers were involved in over half of these fatalities and from 1997 to 1998 were involved in 67%.
Read study highlights »
Which Dogs Bite? A Case-Control Study of Risk
Factors (1991)
In 1994, researchers released a study of "which dogs bite" based on 1991 Denver County dog bite data. Pit bulls are not included in the study. In 1989, Denver banned pit bulls.
Biters are 6.2 times as likely to be male than female
Biters are 2.6 times as likely to be intact than neutered
Biters are 2.8 times as likely to be chained as unchained
I am sure some of this is the owners fault
http://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics.php
Dog bite statistics ::
Each day, about 1,000 U.S. citizens require emergency care treatment for dog bite injury.1 The following studies examine injury occurrence and the dog breeds most likely to bite.
Dog Attack Deaths and Maimings, U.S. & Canada,
September 1982 to December 26, 2011
By compiling U.S. and Canadian press accounts between 1982 and 2011, Merritt Clifton, editor of Animal People, shows the breeds most responsible for serious injury and death.
The combination of pit bulls, rottweilers, their close mixes and wolf hybrids:
77% of attacks that induce bodily harm
73% of attacks to children
81% of attack to adults
68% of attacks that result in fatalities
76% that result in maiming
Read study highlights »
Report: U.S. Dog Bite Fatalities January 2006
to December 2008
A 2009 report issued by DogsBite.org shows that 19 dog breeds contributed to 88 deaths in a recent 3-year period. Pit bulls accounted for 59% followed by rottweilers with 14%.
Of the 88 fatal dog attacks recorded by DogsBite.org, pit bull type dogs were responsible for 59% (52). This is equivalent to a pit bull killing a U.S. citizen every 21 days during this 3-year period.
The data also shows that pit bulls commit the vast majority of off-property attacks that result in death. Only 18% (16) of the attacks occurred off owner property, yet pit bulls were responsible for 81% (13).
Read study highlights »
Emergency Department Visits and Inpatient Stays
Involving Dog Bites, 2008
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality published a study in 2010 showing that the number of Americans hospitalized for dog bites almost doubled over a 15-year period.
The average cost of a dog bite-related hospital stay was $18,200, approximately 50 percent higher than the average injury-related hospital stay.
There were 4 times as many dog bite-related ED visits and 3 times as many hospital stays in rural areas than in urban areas.
Read study highlights »
Nonfatal Dog Bite-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments - United States, 2001
In 2003, the Center for Disease and Control (CDC) published a study that examines the frequency of dog bite-related injuries treated in U.S. emergency departments.
In 2001, an estimated 368,245 persons were treated in U.S. emergency rooms for nonfatal dog bite-related injuries.
42% of dog bites in 2001 occurred among children aged 14 years and younger; injury rates were highest among children aged 5-9 years and were significantly higher for boys than for girls.
Read study highlights »
Breeds of Dogs Involved in Fatal Human Attacks in the
United States Between 1979 and 1998
A 2000 report issued by the Center for Disease and Control (CDC) reviewed a 20-year period to determine the types of dog breeds most responsible for U.S. dog bite fatalities.
During 1997 and 1998, at least 27 people died of dog bite attacks (18 in 1997 and 9 in 1998). At least 25 breeds of dogs were involved in 238 human dog bite related fatalities during the past 20 years. Pit bulls and rottweilers were involved in over half of these fatalities and from 1997 to 1998 were involved in 67%.
Read study highlights »
Which Dogs Bite? A Case-Control Study of Risk
Factors (1991)
In 1994, researchers released a study of "which dogs bite" based on 1991 Denver County dog bite data. Pit bulls are not included in the study. In 1989, Denver banned pit bulls.
Biters are 6.2 times as likely to be male than female
Biters are 2.6 times as likely to be intact than neutered
Biters are 2.8 times as likely to be chained as unchained
I had a dog that was a mix of the two. She was the sweetest dog ever.
Joe the meek
Active Member
As the picture clearly shows, I hate them.
Although she's an AST, very few people can identify what an American Pit Bull looks like and everyone assumes she's a Pit Bull.
Recently there was a news story about a guy in the suburbs and they showed a picture of his dog and the news source called it a Pit Bull. The dog looked like it didn't even have any Terrier blood in its line. That's the first issue (along with many) about statistics on dog bites.
That said, ANY dog that has size and is strong can cause some seriously bodily injury and the chances of death in an attack increase because of those two variables.
I believe the Chow and Akita probably show more tendencies towards aggression over the Terrier breed, but those breeds aren't the choice of ignorant people who shouldn't have a dog in the first place, and those same ignorant people end up choosing a Pit Bull because they don't want a family pet, but a "tough looking breed".
Most people can't even begin to fathom the idea of how much you increase the likely of increasing a dogs aggression by keeping it on a chain let alone all the other factors in raising a dog.
Although she's an AST, very few people can identify what an American Pit Bull looks like and everyone assumes she's a Pit Bull.
Recently there was a news story about a guy in the suburbs and they showed a picture of his dog and the news source called it a Pit Bull. The dog looked like it didn't even have any Terrier blood in its line. That's the first issue (along with many) about statistics on dog bites.
That said, ANY dog that has size and is strong can cause some seriously bodily injury and the chances of death in an attack increase because of those two variables.
I believe the Chow and Akita probably show more tendencies towards aggression over the Terrier breed, but those breeds aren't the choice of ignorant people who shouldn't have a dog in the first place, and those same ignorant people end up choosing a Pit Bull because they don't want a family pet, but a "tough looking breed".
Most people can't even begin to fathom the idea of how much you increase the likely of increasing a dogs aggression by keeping it on a chain let alone all the other factors in raising a dog.
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Springsteen
Number 2, Rafael!
The Akita is an interesting choice. My friend used to have one and it was always calm around other people, it barked at the door when someone knocked on it but that's normal behaviour. But I have known that without the right owners breeding one it can be dangerous.
On Pit Bulls, I personally wouldn't own one, but that's just preference in general. Nothing against anyone who chooses one provided they breed it right.
On Pit Bulls, I personally wouldn't own one, but that's just preference in general. Nothing against anyone who chooses one provided they breed it right.
Accountable
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Okay. They have short fur. I like my dogs furry. Collies are great! Golden retrievers too.
Joe the meek
Active Member
Although breeding does play a factor in a dogs personality, it is not the most important factor that will determine if the dog becomes aggressive. Added the fact that most people can't afford a good bloodline and they go to Bubba who's making a fast buck selling "full blooded" whatever.
Jezzebelle
Active Member
I love Pibbles!
Amen to that!!! I have had many people yell "look, a pit bull" while I have been walking Shadow. Shadow is a black lab/bulldog mix and her face has HEAVY lab features, not bulldog. Her hind quarters are "squatty" like a bulldog, but that's the only real resemblance.
Yeah...definitely NOT a pit bull, IJS
MainerMikeBrown
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I've never met a pit bull that I didn't like. The ones I've met are well behaved and friendly.
I think they're sort of cute too!
I think they're sort of cute too!
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