Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below 
C0LUMB0
Moderator
FML, thanks digi
somewhat excited!
- Thread starter shirlene29
- Start date
and attorney that's willing to put together the paperwork required pro bono has been located
multiple states are overturning breed specific legislation citing irresponsible dog ownership as the issue with dog bites not breeds (studies repeatedly support this) ..this has me thinking more on the bully breed angle ...
thoughts?
multiple states are overturning breed specific legislation citing irresponsible dog ownership as the issue with dog bites not breeds (studies repeatedly support this) ..this has me thinking more on the bully breed angle ...
thoughts?
billfred
New member
You will never get past the bull reputation - bad idea
Tectime
New member
Pits do make great pets and can be very loving and playful, it all depends how they were raised. Only thing is pits require a lot of room to run and chase other little varmints and such, they are very active dogs maybe too active for someone to use as a service animal. Although very easy to train if you take the time the will always remain aggressive and need a safe outlet to express that( pulling on ropes, active play areas ect).mine are excellent service animals they keep anyone from entering my prop. and if someone does they are very efficient at making sure they don't try it again . Hahaha . Then come home and play with no aggressive tendencies towards known people. When I say come home that's because my (yard) is 160 acres, giving them plenty of room to run and play, they have never spent one day on a chain nor in a cage. Great pets if treated right! Service animal ? Loyal, trustworthy, breed but due to all the media and the fact that most people mistreat them! Super bad rep! Hey but good fortune in your endeavor ! Pray for the best outcome for you! Seems like a sincere plan.
my pit was ultra neglected and abused and is a hardcore coach potato who loves everyone and everything and exhibits absolutely zero aggressive characteristics.
She does like tug but will play it with the two year old even and let the two year old "win". I'm finding she's really not the anomaly but yeah, I've met quite a few small high strung pits that need a lot of exercise whether it be mental or physical.
You can definitely shape a weak nerved dog with bad treatment and a lack of socialization to be aggressive but even with poor treatment a vast majority of them do not become aggressive.
That's the problem with generalizations about any breed. People assume labs are all natural retrievers that are very friendly..they're actually usually very friendly because they are usually kept as family pets and retrieve because this is what everyone assumes you do with labs. Pits are regarded as aggressive because a certain type of owner has had them for almost a decade now. The same perception has happened in history with bloodhounds, newfoundlands, mastiffs, dobermans, shepherds (less so than the rest), rottweilers and pit bulls. Now I'm not saying all pits are good dogs because they're obviously not. Some are downright fuckheads.
but on the same note the two top SAR dogs in the nation are a pair of pits but their handler has had a lot of bumps along the way.
I think billfred is right though. I think only a very small section of the population is going to be accepting of them as service animals so I think the original plan to leave it breed open with pits being regarded on the same playing field as other breeds will be the way to go but I don't think they should be discounted or avoided either but perhaps only placed in states that have made preemptive legislation banning breed specific legislation.
She does like tug but will play it with the two year old even and let the two year old "win". I'm finding she's really not the anomaly but yeah, I've met quite a few small high strung pits that need a lot of exercise whether it be mental or physical.
You can definitely shape a weak nerved dog with bad treatment and a lack of socialization to be aggressive but even with poor treatment a vast majority of them do not become aggressive.
That's the problem with generalizations about any breed. People assume labs are all natural retrievers that are very friendly..they're actually usually very friendly because they are usually kept as family pets and retrieve because this is what everyone assumes you do with labs. Pits are regarded as aggressive because a certain type of owner has had them for almost a decade now. The same perception has happened in history with bloodhounds, newfoundlands, mastiffs, dobermans, shepherds (less so than the rest), rottweilers and pit bulls. Now I'm not saying all pits are good dogs because they're obviously not. Some are downright fuckheads.
but on the same note the two top SAR dogs in the nation are a pair of pits but their handler has had a lot of bumps along the way.
I think billfred is right though. I think only a very small section of the population is going to be accepting of them as service animals so I think the original plan to leave it breed open with pits being regarded on the same playing field as other breeds will be the way to go but I don't think they should be discounted or avoided either but perhaps only placed in states that have made preemptive legislation banning breed specific legislation.
They are a terrible breed that should be eradicated. I have seen countless attacks and heard first hand stories of how a fantastic family raised pit attacked/killed/maimed a family member. Sure all dogs have the potential to bite but not all dogs have the potential to kill as easily as they do. Their violent nature is instinctual and it only requires a trigger to set it off. Anyone that gets a pit bull with small children in the house is a shitty fucking parent.
billfred
New member
...and that is why the liability of a non-profit dishing out Pits will never work.
WoodyO
New member
^^^ This! Oh, and they are the stupidest looking mongrels ever.
hulkamainia 119
New member
its not the breed its the person who raised it is to blame, yes pitbulls can be dangerous but if you raise them right there more friendly around kids then most small dogs. its all stereotypical, like how you see someone cross the street just because some one walking a rottweiler, if the owner trains the dog and disciplines it there not killers, if the owners a lazy piece of shit the dog will be too because that's his owner. yes there still are chances the dog will go ape shit and attack everything in sight without a care in the world, as white foam is coming out its mouth.. but the chances are highly unlikely with a good owner, you have to traon your dog the right way because even after decades as being pets there still animals, any way you spin this its owner who's held responsible.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using EliteFitness
